Swayam Free Courses & Certifications

The Advanced Computer Architecture certification is offered under the Department of Computer Science and engineering. Swayam offers this program in association with IIT Guwahati. Participants who take admission in this course come to know about high-end microprocessors, cache memory, cache optimization using gem5, etc. The course does not ask the students to pay any fees to access the course. The Advanced Computer Architecture training given through this program is completely online and there is no requirement of attending the video sessions at any specific time. The video lectures can be joined by the students at any time. Similarly, candidates can leave the sessions too according to their requirements. 

Students also get the chance to acquire a verified certificate for the online course which can be availed by paying the registration amount as exam fees and qualifying for an in-person exam. The approximate time which will be taken by the mentor of the course to complete the Advanced Computer Architecture certification syllabus is 8 weeks. Students can also learn from the course on their own if they want to choose a longer period of time than 8 weeks. The program is available on the website throughout the year so that students can apply to the course whenever they feel the need. 

The Design, Technology, and Innovation online course is an eight-week-long program created by the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay's IDC School of Design. The course sheds light on how innovation links together various sectors, including technology, management, design and humanities. You will gain insightful information about innovation through theoretical concepts, case studies and real-world examples.

Several well-renowned scholars from multiple departments are a part of this course. They will impart practical knowledge through their own research-to-information journey and how it benefited society as a whole.

The Design, Technology and Innovation certification course will walk you through the entire innovation process. You will learn essential topics like innovation methodology, pitfalls of innovation, collaborative innovation model, the transformation of research into innovation and its stages, etc. The course is sure to spark curiosity and encourage you to innovate in your work field.

Ethnography, one of the most interesting forms of qualitative research, has gained popularity in academics and other areas in the last decade. The Understanding Ethnography online program aims to help you explore the uses of ethnography in several practice-based disciplines such as management, engineering, design, and social work. You will be acquainted with many tools and techniques of ethnographic practice.

Understanding Ethnography certification course also discusses the debates and theories of ethnographic research. The concepts taught in the course are based on real-world examples and case studies. During the course duration, many experts from numerous fields will share their unique experiences of research. So, you will get an enhanced perspective of various dimensions of ethnographic practice.

The Understanding Ethnography program throws light on the application of the ethnographic approach in multiple areas like education, craft, and product design, and film-making. You will learn how this approach enables you to gain knowledge from phenomena, people, and places that focus on study.

The Introduction to Modern Indian Drama training is an online programme that provides all its learnings at zero cost. Candidates who enrol for this programme get to know about the historical theatre practices, political issues, and its development with the passage of time. The course provides a postgraduate level of training to the students and is provided by the Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati. The Introduction to Modern Indian Drama certification course does not have any time limits and can be joined by students as per their convenient time slot. The programme will be delivered via online mode wherein the candidates will be given activities such as assignments, tests, debates, etc.

Candidates can pursue this programme as per their available time slot to complete Introduction to Modern Indian Drama certification syllabus but the mentor or guide will be able to complete the same in only 8 weeks. The platform does not demand any extra payment in order to gain extra access to the course. Candidates will be able to achieve a certificate for the course if they wish to do so. The Introduction to Modern Indian Drama programme needs the candidate to go through the payment of the exam fees and an offline examination to be able to get certified for the course. This is a self paced course and can be accessed when the duration of the course has expired and students can learn from the programme on their own.

The Employment Communication A Lab-Based Course training aims to provide aspiring workplace professionals with a finishing school to prepare themselves aptly. This core curriculum focuses on undergraduate students who are about to become employees. The training strives to equip them with all the necessary skills and techniques to ace the three-stage Employment Communication process. 

These three include CV writing, where candidates will learn about drafting compelling CVs to capture the recruiter’s attention. Secondly is group discussion (GD), where students will learn about the fundamental strategies to ace GD and showcase excellent team-working. The third is the interview questions. Learners will undertake a lucid lecture on tackling interview-round problems and participate in personal interview (PI) sessions for real-time practice, eliminating the fear factor. 

IIT Kharagpur and Swayam have jointly created the Employment Communication A Lab-Based Course certification syllabus, that falls under the ‘Humanities and Social Sciences purview. This eight-week curriculum also features industry-recognition amongst several companies, assisting learners seeking employment in such sectors. Interested students can also acquire the Employment Communication A Lab-Based Course certificate by fulfilling its criteria and clearing Swayam’s term-end examination.

Data mining is the study of algorithms. It finds patterns in large data sets. It is an interdisciplinary subject that involves machine learning, algorithms, and databases. The Data Mining program will provide a comprehensive and holistic view about this integral subject of modern industry. 

Participants of the course will learn about basic algorithms like classification, data pre-processing, visualization, association rules, and sequence mining. With regular assignments and case studies, participants are offered a well-rounded understanding of the subject of this course. 

Data Mining is an eight-week program presented on the online learning platform Swayam. The course syllabus is designed by the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur Professor Pabitra Mitra will be teaching this course. It is an undergraduate course in the field of computer science and engineering. Candidates can also opt for certification, for which they will have to sit for an offline exam.

The Financial Accounting online course offered by Swayam. This course covers the fundamentals of financial reporting and accounting. This course was created with the goal to assist students in becoming savvy users of accounting data. The Financial Accounting training teaches about the fundamentals of finance and accounting. Candidates will learn to recognize how events impact the company's value. The program trains students to recognize the methods used to record financial transactions and makes the participants feel at ease when reviewing financial statements. The Financial Accounting syllabus provides candidates with the ability to evaluate company performance using financial data.

Learning has taken various new forms and has been upgraded for online consumption in the past few years. This is where MOOCs come into play as they make learning more accessible and interactive for a wide range of aspiring students. 

Designing Learner-Centric MOOCs online program is a free elective course that aims to bring Massive Open Online Courses forward and explain how these courses can be designed to become more learner-friendly.

The Designing Learner-Centric MOOCs certification is a part of the multidisciplinary category and the Faculty domain for experienced categories. The course is aimed at teachers and MOOC creators to help them create effective learning environments for their students. 

The Designing Learner-Centric MOOCs certification syllabus consists of four modules that will be taught in a span of eight weeks using video lectures and regular assignments. You can also earn a certificate by sitting for the proctored exam and qualifying with a valid score. 

The ‘Accreditation and Outcome-based Learning’ online certification course is designed for the students to learn about the effective methods of teaching and to gain insights to develop an outcome-oriented curriculum for learning. This free online certification course is provided by the education portal, Swayam along with the National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning (NPTEL). The classes are scheduled to be conducted for eight weeks and this is an undergraduate-level course for any individual who is interested in knowing more about effective pedagogic strategies to fulfill the knowledge needs.

The course instructors for this elective course and multidisciplinary program are assistant professor S K. Das Mandal from the Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur and Prof. Anup Kumar Ray. The students of this program are given academic and industrial training by professionals through hands-on methodologies that impart a theoretical and practical understanding of the concepts.

The ‘Accreditation and Outcome-based Learning’ online training helps students get a course certificate and two credit points after completion of the course.

Understanding Disciplines and Subjects Course is one of the core courses provided by the Indira Gandhi National Open University in the teacher education programme. The 8-weeks long course, included in the B.Ed programme as per the NCTE Regulations, 2014, allows candidates to understand the factors affecting the formation of an academic discipline.

Understanding Disciplines and Subjects Certification by Swayam aims at helping candidates understand the concept of knowledge and the ways of identifying specific categories of knowledge. It will further deal with the categorization of academic disciplines with the use of a knowledge base. The course will help candidates excel in the sphere of teaching and academics.

The Understanding Disciplines and Subjects Training course would assist aspiring teachers to frame school subjects and curriculum using their detailed insight about different aspects of academic disciplinary knowledge. The course will ultimately help candidates to make their teaching-learning process multidisciplinary and trans-disciplinary.

Technical education has witnessed considerable growth in the last two decades. However, its quality faces criticism as the educational system’s various subcomponents, like the input, instructional procedures, curriculum,  resources, etc., require improvement. To introduce change in this system, systematic collection, analysis, and interpretation of data are crucial. This is where educational research comes into play, and the Research in Technical Education programme explains its numerous aspects.

The Research in Technical Education course by Swayam is an eight-week curriculum that helps teachers understand the essentials of teaching-learning and its relevant areas. The programme syllabus covers vital topics that will help you obtain the skills for defining and choosing research problems and describing research methodologies. You will be skilled in collecting data, formulating research proposals, and other critical activities.

Designed by the National Institute of Technical Teachers Training and Research, Chandigarh, the Research in Technical Education training is an AICTE-approved FDP. Upon satisfying all the eligibility conditions, you can also earn the verified e-certificates to display your acquired fluency in this domain and seek career opportunities.

The Fundamental of Outcome-Based Curriculum in Engineering Education online programme is an eight-week-long course developed by the National Institute of Technical Teachers Training and Research, Bhopal. It is designed to provide in-depth knowledge of Outcome-Based Curriculum Development (OBCD). OBCD serves as the basis of Outcome-Based Education (OBE). This course lets you explore the curriculum development process in detail by discussing four distinctive elements of OBCD.

The four phases discussed in the Fundamental of Outcome-Based Curriculum in Engineering Education course by Swayam are curriculum designing, curriculum evaluation, curriculum planning and curriculum implementation. You will also study the foundational characteristics of Outcome-Based Teaching-Learning (OBTL). The course educator is professor Joshua Earnest of NITTTR, Bhopal.

The Fundamental of Outcome-Based Curriculum in Engineering Education certification programme uses numerous teaching methods, including PowerPoint presentations, examples, discussion forum,  learning activities, videos, doubt clearing sessions, etc. You will learn how to use Outcome-Based Assessment (OBA) in multiple situations like laboratory, industry, classroom and the field.

The Accreditation for Diploma Engineering certification course throws light on the procedures followed by institutions to get accredited and the NBA certification benefits. The course training is imparted through fourteen modules, NBA documents, eighty-nine video sessions, in-course assessments, and discussions that enhance learners' conceptual understanding. 

The Accreditation for Diploma Engineering course curriculum requires the students to devote forty hours to the programme. This elective course falls under the domain of teacher education and is scheduled for eight weeks. Comprehensive coverage of the curriculum ensures that the learners have a holistic understanding of the subject. 

Mr. Badrilal Gupta provides the Accreditation for Diploma Engineering online training. Professor, Department of Management at the National Institute of Technical Teachers Training and Research, Bhopal. He has over thirty-four years of experience in education, training, consultancy, extension, and research. 

The Accreditation for Undergraduate Engineering certification course takes learners through the complete process of accreditation and drives focus towards the intricacies of the outcome-based approach. It enables and equips the learners to obtain the certification successfully. It is an elective course and is scheduled for eight weeks. 

The Accreditation for Undergraduate Engineering course curriculum falls under the domain of teacher education. Moreover, its extensive coverage of concepts related to NBA accreditation for higher technical education ensures that the students have complete knowledge of the entire process. Everything is covered in training, from the attainment of POs, PSOs, and COs to applying for accreditation and visit. 

The Accreditation for Undergraduate Engineering online training is offered by eminent faculty from the NITTTR, Bhopal - Professor R.K. Dixit, with several years of teaching and training experience, candidates can be assured of being trained by the best professionals in the field. 

A capstone project enables an individual to design a problem, develop the solution, and tackle troubleshooting. It is an important milestone in any professional programme. The goal of the Capstone Project programme is to enable you to integrate theories, skills, and principles and encourage you to use them to solve real-world problems. While capstone projects come in various forms, this particular course will focus on various aspects of technology.

The curriculum of Capstone Project certification has been developed by the National Institute of Technical Teachers Training and Research or NITTTR, Kolkata. This massive open online course or MOOC has been approved by the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) as a faculty development programme or FDP. The course instructor will be Dr. Prasanta Sarkar, professor and head of the electrical engineering department at NITTTR, Kolkata.

Capstone Project is an eight-week online course in the Teacher Education category. It also offers certification if you pay the necessary fee, submit all assignments and appear for an offline exam at the end of the term. Otherwise, enrolment is free.

Learning resources are available in abundance on different levels and in several forms such as books, journals, social media, audio and visual materials, databases, newspapers, digital and printed archives, and more. However, it is crucial to manage and organise these learning resources through planning and technology. The Managing Learning Resources by Swayam aims to teach how to maximise the utilisation of resources using minimum investment. 

The Managing Learning Resources certification has been compiled by NITTTR Kolkata for the welfare of current and aspiring teachers. This eight-week course has been termed an FDP course and is approved by the AICTE for the online learning platform. After finishing this course that consists of eight modules, you will be eligible to write the proctored exam and earn a course certificate.

Besides, the Managing Learning Resources program is a self-paced online learning MOOC. Hence, you can learn at your own time and leisure and gain new skills and valuable knowledge.

Swayam has designed a unique programme centred on student evaluation and question paper authoring in association with NITTTR. Question Paper Authoring and Student Evaluation  helps teachers construct different assessment procedures and testing methods that provide better learning outcomes. The curriculum discusses assessment methods that can judge the students’ quantitative and qualitative performance and incorporate 360-degree feedback. 

The Question Paper Authoring and Student Evaluation syllabus includes assessment procedures, designing question papers, performance assessment, two-dimensional learning and more. The MOOC will help you learn through interactive methods and develop a deeper understanding of the concepts. The modules help in self-learning, and the internal assessment method of weekly assignments will test your progress during the course.

The Question Paper Authoring and Student Evaluation programme comes under the teacher education series and is a valuable course for teachers at different academic levels. If you wish to obtain the certificate, you can register for the certification exam and qualify for it.

Developed by NITTTR Chennai, the Integrating Educational Technology into Teaching program by Swayam focuses on the AICTE Technical Teacher Training module. This interactive MOOC will help you learn how technology is enhancing and transforming classroom instructions. Since incorporating technologies into classroom teaching is challenging, this curriculum provides all the critical learnings to help faculty members like you become fluent in technology-enabled learning.

The eight-week Integrating Educational Technology into Teaching training will also help you leverage your teaching skills and discover an ideal approach for your students, educational contexts, and yourself. The extensive syllabus will enable you to comprehend effective virtual teaching practices and progressively design your online learning activities. 

Furthermore, the Integrating Educational Technology into Teaching certification curriculum is a result of experts input, experiential sharing, and stakeholders interviewees. It also contains numerous case studies and examples, which will help you establish technology-enhanced instructions and what to address when you create these experiences. Upon fulfilling the required criteria, you can also obtain the course certificate.

Today, there are rapid changes in the world’s knowledge landscape. According to the National Education Policy 2020, an ideal educational institution is one where students feel cared for and welcome. Such an environment must provide stimulating and safe learning, diverse educational experiences, appropriate resources, and a robust physical infrastructure. Every educational institute must strive to attain these attributes for achieving NAAC’s accreditation, and the Quality Assurance through NAAC Accreditation Process program explains how to do that. 

The Quality Assurance through NAAC Accreditation Process certification syllabus covers essential topics to understand how accreditation and assessment are used as external quality assurance mechanisms for higher education. These topics include curricular aspects, learning resources, student progression, institutional best practices, etc. To learn these concepts in the best way possible, the curriculum offers leading experts’ demonstrations, discussions, and lectures, who work in coveted NAAC-accredited institutions.

The AICTE-approved Quality Assurance through NAAC Accreditation Process is an eight-week FDP (faculty development program). It belongs to the ‘Teacher Education’ domain and also offers verified e-certificates if you clear all the eligibility prerequisites. The curriculum is divided into 8 modules, and you can also access books and references for further reading. 

Swayam’s BLII- 014: ICT in the Libraries training course is a part of the IGNOU Programme Certificate in Library and Information Science. It is targeted at specialists working in a school, college, public, and university libraries. Through this course, you will learn how to efficiently employ Ubuntu, LibreOffice Writer, Impress, and Calc for day to day services.

The BLII- 014: ICT in Libraries online programme covers significant themes such as Library Automation, Digital Literacy, and Internet-based tools and services. This programme is carefully designed for library professionals and individuals aspiring to get basic computer training and learn various ICT tools.

Furthermore, the BLII- 014: ICT in Libraries certification training has a comprehensive curriculum to provide you with multimedia content including e-tutorials, video lectures, reading material and weekly quizzes. The course is spread over 8 weeks, and it is a diploma level programme. Explore various ICT instruments and increase employment opportunities with a course completion certificate.

The program on ‘Sustainability through Green Manufacturing Systems: An Applied Approach’ is a National Program for Technology Enhanced Learning free course developed and organized by the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur. The online course is provided by the Swayam online education portal initiated by the ministry of education in India.

The online program is scheduled for eight weeks and the course instructors are faculty from IIT Kanpur namely, Prof. Deepu Philip working in the industrial & management engineering department and Prof. Amandeep Singh from the mechanical engineering department. The course study helps the students discuss the innovative ways that lead to green manufacturing systems that provide sustainability. By the end of this undergraduate-level course, the students will gain two credit points and a course completion certificate for which the proctored final exam is mandatory. This ‘Sustainability through Green Manufacturing Systems: An Applied Approach’ training program, a part of the management studies and manufacturing processes and technology is an elective course.

The Marketing Management-II elective course by Swayam takes around eight weeks to complete. It is the second part of the Marketing Management curriculum by Swayam. It is an undergraduate and postgraduate level programme falling under the category of Management Studies and Marketing. Professors Jayanta Chatterjee and Shashi Shekhar Mishra teach this course, which AICTE approved.

The Marketing Management-II online programme aims to introduce to the students the evolving marketing process in present times. Candidates will learn about the leading principles and practices which form the building blocks of marketing strategies. This course gets plenty of recognition and industry support from several Pharmaceutical, automotive, chemical, FMCG industries, and many engineering and service industries.

The Marketing Management-II training is 100% online except for the end-term evaluation examination. There are video lectures, reference material, graded tests, and assignments available to the candidates when they enroll in the course. Swayam does not charge any fee for enrolment in the programme.

The Integrated Marketing Management online course will be providing the candidates with the details for providing them with a strong foundation in the field of the essentials of marketing management. The program covers all the necessary details that are involved in the fiercely competitive Indian market scenario. 

The Integrated Marketing Management certification syllabus covers the following details about - marketing function, relationship with other functions, marketing concept, buyer behavior, consumer, marketing environment, marketing planning, relevance, marketing organization, product policy, market segmentation, sales forecasting,  markets, distribution, management of sales force, advertising and promotion. 

Upon completing the eight-week program the students will be learning to market new products. They will be able to formulate the product life cycles.  The working mechanisms of pricing will also be covered in the online session on the Integrated Marketing Management by Swayam. The course will be helping the students to deal with the applications that are related to meta marketing strategies.

Designed exclusively for mechanical and production engineering students, the Materials Science and Engineering online course by Swayam focuses mainly on structural materials. The course covers both the theoretical as well as practical aspects of materials engineering. The syllabus has been divided into three categories, Crystallography, Mechanical properties, and Phase diagrams and heat treatments, each of which will be studied in detail. 

IIT Roorkee curates the Materials Science and Engineering certification program. The course will be taught by a top instructor from the institute, Professor Vivek Pancholi. This course is an elective type, undergraduate-level program. The course falls under the category of Mining engineering, Material sciences, and Metallurgy. 

The Materials Science and Engineering training will take around eight weeks to complete. Candidates will be taught online via video tutorials and graded assignments for self-assessment. There will also be an optional certification exam at the end of the term for candidates who want to receive the e-certificate.

The Solar Photovoltaics: Principles, Technologies and Materials online programme is curated by IIT Kanpur. It is an elective course which runs for a duration of eight weeks. It is designed for both UG and PG level students and falls under the category of Electronic materials, Metallurgy and Material sciences and Mining engineering. This programme is an FDP course approved by AICTE. 

The aim of the Solar Photovoltaics training by Swayam is to introduce the candidates to the different photovoltaic materials and their role and functioning in solar cells' operation. Other important topics such as semiconducting materials, semiconductor junctions and their basic properties will also be discussed. This programme will also focus on first, second and third-generation solar cells and photovoltaic devices' essential characteristics.

The Solar Photovoltaics certification programme is taught online and rife with study materials and video tutorials. Candidates will be able to access all course material free of cost and at their own pace. They can also apply for certification and appear for the proctored exam at the end of the term.

The Numerical methods course by Swayam is one of the tremendous courses that has its application in engineering and science fields. This course contains basic mathematical concepts like differentiation, differential equations and integration. In the digital world, numerical computation plays an important role in solving logical operations. In most of these operations, it is difficult to obtain results in an analytical manner. The main objective of this course is to provide algorithms and numerical methods for solving problems.

Real life problems from Engineering and sciences are solved using linear and nonlinear equations. Apart from this, the course also covers matrix problems that are solved using eigenvalues and eigenvectors. It also covers concepts like Jacobi theorem, Interpolation, difference tables, difference operators, forward difference, backward difference, Newton’s divided difference interpolation and Lagrange interpolation. 

The system for solving first and second order ordinary differential equations are taught through methods like Euler method, Modified Euler method, Milne PC method and Runge-Kutta method. 

This programme helps the engineers to tackle various industrial and engineering related problems. Implementation of numerical methods to solve the problems will make the candidate a great problem solver with high accuracy in problem solving.

The Multivariable Calculus certification course is an undergraduate-level introductory program spread over eight weeks. It is offered to students with a background in engineering and sciences. Various topics related to calculus functions of two or more variables like differentiation and integration are discussed along with other applications. 

The Multivariable Calculus training also throws light on vector functions calculus and its wide array of applications.  This core course falls under the ‘‘Mathematics’’ domain and is offered by Professors S.K Gupta and Sanjeev Kumar from IIT Roorkee. Both the trainers are associate professors from the Institute’s Department of Mathematics and have several published research papers under their name.

The Multivariable Calculus certification syllabus covers the multivariable calculus topics extensively. Concepts ranging from limits, continuity, and partial derivatives to Taylor’s theorem, polar curves, and multiple integrals comprise this curriculum. Moreover, the certification issued contains the student’s name, his/her photography, the logos of NPTEL and IIT Roorkee, and their acquired final exam scores.

The Calculus of One Real Variable programme is an undergraduate level training. Swayam offers 40 lectures divided into a course plan of eight weeks. The curriculum aims to familiarise students with the elementary and advanced aspects of the calculus of a single variable. Candidates will find several applications of this knowledge in engineering, economics, and science domain.

The Calculus of One Real Variable online programme provides all-encompassing learning content about functions like continuous functions, inverse functions, transcendental functions, and limits and derivatives of a function. Students will also master the intermediate value theorem, Rolle’s Theorem, Lagrange’s mean value theorem, and maximum value theorem. Swayam also allows students to avail of the course free of cost.

Furthermore, Joydeep Dutta, who is presently a professor of Economics at IIT Kanpur’s Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, will teach you the course. Students from engineering, mathematics, economics, and science streams will benefit from the Calculus of One Real Variable certification training.