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Quick Facts

Medium Of Instructions	Mode Of Learning	Mode Of Delivery
English	Self Study	Video and Text Based

Course Overview

Swayam offers the Material Characterization certification course at both UG and PG level. The training is provided under the category of Electronic Materials, Metallurgy & Material Science, and Mining Engineering. It is the first course on the microstructural characterisation of materials at the undergraduate level.

Moreover, the Material Characterization certification syllabus is spread across 12 weeks. The curriculum covers the basic techniques and principles of scanning electron, X-ray diffraction, and transmission electron microscopy. Other core topics covered include Optics fundamentals, image formation, and X-ray scattering.

The Material Characterization course also provides instrument details demonstrations and imagining experiments using video examples. Numerous technique demonstrations are also included to provide practical examples of sample preparation techniques for microstructural analysis and optical microscopes. If you are a postgraduate or undergraduate from a relevant field, then you can join the Material Characterization programme to gain a comprehensive knowledge of microstructural characterisation. And earn a course certificate to testify your newly acquired learnings.

The Highlights

UG/PG course
12-weeks programme
100% online
E-Certificate
No prerequisites
Expert faculty
An IIT Madras offering
Demonstrations
Practical learning
AICTE approved course
Video examples

Programme Offerings

online learning
E-certificate
IIT Madras course
free enrollment
Demonstrations
Video examples
Practical Learning

Courses and Certificate Fees

Fees Informations	Certificate Availability	Certificate Providing Authority
INR 1000	yes	IIT Madras

Swayam charges Rs. 1000 as the certification fee.
Admission to the Material Characterization course by Swayam is free.

Material Characterization fee structure

Course Option	Fee
Access to course materials	FREE
Access to course materials + Certificate	Rs. 1000

Eligibility Criteria

The Material Characterization programme does not demand any prior qualifications or prerequisites. You can join the course for free.

Further, Swayam offers a certificate based on two certification qualifying criteria. The final score will comprise your average assignment score and certification exam score. You will need to submit 12 assignments throughout the course for marking. Swayam will consider 8 of your best-scored assignments to calculate the average score. And 25 % of that average score must be >= 10/25 to qualify.

Also, 75% of your certification exam score must be >=30/75. If you don't meet any of the two criteria, you will not receive the Material Characterization certificate.

What you will learn

Once you finish the Material Characterization course by Swayam, you will have mastery over the following topics:

Optics fundamentals
Optical microscope details
Phase contrast
Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM)
Fluorescence microscopy
Polarised light
Phrase contrast
Imagining techniques
X-ray scattering basics

Who it is for

The Material Characterization online course has been purposefully designed for the UG/PG students enrolled in metallurgical and allied courses. These include students of Physics, Biological Sciences, and Chemistry.

Admission Details

Step 1: You can begin the enrolment procedure for the Material Characterization course by clicking on this link: https://onlinecourses.nptel.ac.in/noc21_mm07/preview.

Step 2: Click on the red-coloured 'Sign-in/Register' tab on the webpage to sign up for Swayam.

Step 3: Fill out the necessary details to sign up. Otherwise, log in using your social media IDs (Facebook/Google/Microsoft).

Step 4: Begin learning once you've logged in successfully.

Application Details

Applying for the Material Characterization programme by Swayam only requires completing an online sign-up form. Provide a username, email ID, and password in the online form. Then, tap the 'send verification code' button.

Once your account is verified, you can start learning once the Material Characterization online course commences.

The Syllabus

Fundamentals of optics
Optical microscope and its instrumental details

Variants in the optical microscopes and image formation
Phase contrast, Polarized light, Differential interference contrast, Fluorescence microscopy

Sample preparation and applications of optical microscopes

Introduction to Scanning electron microscopy (SEM)

Instrumental details and image formation of SEM

Various imaging techniques and spectroscopy
Sample preparation and applications of SEM

Fundamentals of X-ray scattering
Bragg’s law derivation and the factors affecting the intensity

Crystallite size, effect of strain on the intensity
Profile fit, indexing, peak broadening

Quantitative analysis, residual stress analysis
Instrumentation details and demo experiments of XRD

Introduction to transmission electron microscopy (TEM)

Diffraction and image formation
Various imaging techniques and spectroscopy

Sample preparation and applications of TEM
Instrumentation details and demo experiments of TEM

Evaluation process

A written exam (optional) is conducted by Swayam for the Material Characterization course. Candidates can sign up for the proctored assessment online.