Swayam Free Courses & Certifications

The Discrete-Time Signal Processing certification course is an eight-week-long online program brought to you by the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kharagpur. The main objective of the course is to reinforce the basic Discrete-Time Signal Processing (DSP) concepts. You will learn all the properties of discrete-time signals and systems during the course duration.

The Discrete-TimeSignal Processing program by Swayam will cover central concepts of DSP, including stability, rational models, causality, sampling of analog Fourier transform, and discrete-time structures. You will also learn how to design discrete-time systems to perform certain types of processing. Various topics under electrical engineering will be touched by the training curriculum.

The Discrete-Time Signal Processing training also aims to teach several ideas and dimensions of DSP that are not available in general books. Vital concepts such as polyphase decomposition, interpolation, and decimation will also be taught in this online program. You also have an opportunity to get an e-certificate after fulfilling certain criteria.

The Certification Programme in Power System Protection and Switchgear by Swayam serves as an introductory programme aimed for students wanting extensive knowledge in the domain of system protection and switchgear. The course is structured to provide comprehensive learning materials in the modern power system.

The Certification Programme in Power System Protection and Switchgear by Swayam brings close the gap between theoretical advances, practical engineering and experimental validations in practicality. The course in detail provides a theoretical conclusion along with examples of real-life engineering. The Certification Programme in Power System Protection and Switchgear by Swayam deals with day-to-day engineering challenges.

The Certification Programme in Power System Protection and Switchgear by Swayam includes theories and methods of power protection and switchgear. The course is intended for an audience of electrical engineering.

The Fundamentals of Electronic Materials and Devices certification course is designed for graduates as well as postgraduates. The course is completely an online course that is available throughout the year without having to pay any amount by the students. Candidates who want to enrol in this course get to know about semiconductors, its applications, variations, and other topics related to the subject. The course requires no admission fees to be given at the time of admission. The duration in which the Fundamentals of Electronic Materials and Devices certification syllabus can be completed in 8 weeks but students are allowed to take more time to have an in-depth understanding of the subject.

The Fundamentals of Electronic Materials and Devices programme provides certification at the end of the course to those students who choose to pay for the exam fees and then appear for an offline exam. The programme does not demand any payment for the study material as it comes included in the whole programme. The sessions of the programme are conducted in an interactive manner through case studies and discussion etc. The Fundamentals of Electronic Materials and Devices certification allows the students to learn from the course on flexible timings depending upon their schedules as it provides self-paced training. 

An Introduction to Information Theory training encompasses dealing with certain key concepts of information theory which will further address the fundamental questions of the fundamental limit of data compression and the maximum data rate for transmission over a communication link. Taught by experienced IIT Kanpur faculty, this course will also enlighten learners about practicing source compression algorithms and determining the computed channel capacity of simple channels.

An Introduction to Information Theory certification syllabus will be covered in eight weeks when candidates can learn at their own pace within the comfort of their homes. The course is being offered by NPTEL to bridge the digital divide between the privileged and the lesser privileged. Since SWAYAM is an indigenous IT platform initiated by the Government of India, pursuing the course would be instrumental for self-actualization, in turn providing opportunities to candidates for life-long learning.

Moreover, its coherent pace will even help amateurs understand basic concepts surrounding the topic. Candidates can check their learning through self-assessed tests and participate in discussion forums for clearing their doubts.

The Analog Circuits certification course is designed with a dynamic platform that will provide an enrolled candidate with a diverse scope of engaging with learning practices of the major in the field of analog circuits. This course is planned for undergraduate students as an introductory course on analog circuits. The basic components and methodologies used for analog modeling are covered. The rest of the section deals with circuits based on OP AMP. Some BJT-related circuits are discussed later in the course. 

The course is divided into subparts that include each particular core and fundamental modules and elements that are necessary for the functioning of analog circuits. The Analog Circuits certification will be provided to that particular student who will complete the criteria for clearing the qualification in regard to certification within 8-weeks duration by the end of the course. 

The Analog Circuits training will include a platform by which students can engage their learning perspective with the practical framework. The course will be a 8-week program where the analog circuit model will be significantly taken as both a practical and comprehensive framework that will surely help the candidate to absorb and grab the learning more efficiently. 

The Electronics Equipment Integration and Prototype Building course by Swayam is an elective study of prototype building. Learners will learn principles to assemble, design, model, and finish electronic equipment. The course completion certificate will carry the candidate’s photograph, name, marks, and IISc’s and NPTEL’s logos. 

The Electronics Equipment Integration and Prototype Building certification syllabus includes an eight-week study in communications and electrical engineering. Students will understand how to select components, draw layouts, and assemble elements to construct a prototype. It is recommended for students to have an understanding of engineering and drawing.

This e-course is developed by IISc Bangalore, and Professor N V Chalapathi from IISc Bangalore instructs the students of the course. It furnishes an e-verifiable Electronics Equipment Integration and Prototype Building certification. Candidates must complete the assignments, course, and register for an end-term assessment. By securing the minimum marks stated for each criterion, students will receive the certificate.

Over the last few decades, the mobile communication industry has been working hard to provide us with seamless data connectivity. 5G has been introduced as the latest offering of this industry to cater to the demand for faster data rates and unequivocal services. The Evolution of Air interfaces towards the 5G online course details the architecture and signaling methods of this new technology. 

Candidates enrolled in the Evolution of Air interface towards 5G training will study the technologies that have made 5G possible in detail. These include new waveforms, non-orthogonal multiple access, millimeter wave technology, radio access network, and more. They will also discuss the new 5G radio waveform genesis and its variants. 

AICTE has approved this online course as a Faculty Development Program. The Evolution of Air interface towards 5G certification course is free for enrolment, and candidates can complete it in eight weeks. Further, study material and notes are also provided by the  IIT Kharagpur faculty.

The Linear Dynamical Systems online course will be elaborately dealing with the linear system and will discuss the cornerstone of the existing control theory. The online certification program serves as a prerequisite course and subject for almost all the advanced level graduate programs and courses in this particular domain. The aim of this program on  Linear Dynamical Systems by Swayam is to make the candidates exposed to the elementary concepts of linear algebra. The eight-week program will be comprehensively dealing with the following topics-state-space solutions and realizations, controllability: part, stability. 

The course will be helping the candidates to strengthen their basic logical arguments that exist behind the mathematical proofs and problems. The entire program will be conducted on the online medium to help the students develop a more elaborate and fuller perspective of the linear system theory. The students in the session will thus develop their skills to solve the problems that are related to the linear dynamical systems.

The Electromagnetic Waves in Guide and Wireless Media programme is an eight-week study that focuses on the propagation of guided electromagnetic waves. The elective programme stresses transmission, radiation, and diffraction of EM waves. Moreover, several companies and sectors, including ISRO and DRDO, support wireless communications and EM waves studies. 

Students need to submit eight assignments based on solving computational and conceptual problems as part of the Electromagnetic Waves in Guided and Wireless Media certification syllabus. The course sets an undergraduate/postgraduate level of study. Students can utilise the video lectures and references that come with the programme for learning effectively.

Developed by IIT Kanpur, Professor Pradeep Kumar from the Electrical Engineering department instructs the course study. For the Electromagnetic Waves in Guided and Wireless Media certification, candidates must satisfy both criteria mentioned for the certificate, i.e., averages assignment and proctored test scores, after paying a nominal fee.

Learners of the Electronics Enclosures Thermal Issues program is an eight-week course that studies heat management of electronic device designs. It is curated by IISc Bangalore as an elective study. Professor N V Chalapathi Rao mentors the course training. Learners will explore complicated equations related to the precision and rigor of thermal problems.

Split into 21 parts; the Electronics Enclosures Thermal Issues certification syllabus highlights various enclosures and refrigerated cabinets. Learners will explore conductive heat transfers, radiations, convection, ventilation, and instrumentation of such devices. References and video lectures will help students in grasping concepts. Learners must have completed their 12th class in any stream prior to enrolment.

The study is in-demand by industries involved in electrical and mechanical designing. It is intended for students who pursue technical and scientific studies, product designers, and managers. Students can pursue an Electronic Enclosures Thermal Issues certification by writing a final proctored examination and submitting all in-course assignments.

The Concentration inequalities online course is an 8 weeks program offered by Swayam, the government of India’s education ministry initiative. It is generally known that functions containing a large number of unpredictable integers act more predictably and less arbitrarily than their components.

Top-notch faculty from the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore delivers the Concentration inequalities classes lectures. The course also provides candidates with a government-approved certificate via Swayam, Candidates must register and take the proctored in-person exam offered by the course provider at one of the approved testing centres which costs Rs 1000.

This graduate-level Concentration inequalities training on concentration inequalities addresses the fundamentals of the subject while also introducing advanced themes and approaches. Applications from computer science, electrical engineering, and statistics will be used to demonstrate the utility of the derived inequalities. 

The Concentration inequalities syllabus covers the following topics:

• Chernoff bounds: Hoeffding’s inequality, Bennett’s inequality, Bernstein’s inequality
• Introduction & motivation: Limit results and concentration bounds
• Variance bounds: Efron-Stein inequality, Poincáre inequality
• Isoperimetric inequalities
• The transportation method
• The entropy method and log Sobolev inequality
• Other special topics

Advances in UHV Transmission and Distribution certification is an 8 weeks course. This course is launched with the help of NPTEL and IISc Bangalore on the platform of Swayam. This certification course with 2 credits actually introduces the students to the current advances in the transmission and distribution systems of EHV/UHV. Also, this online course helps candidates secure certificates after sitting for a proctored test at the end of the course.

Advances in UHV Transmission and Distribution training programme will start by having a discussion on the importance of the transmission of EHV or UHV, how it is growing now vs how it will be in the future. The entire syllabus in the different UHV transmission components like its design elements and substances will be covered with the help of practical, and theoretical lectures, and videos that are topped off with assignment exercises, and demonstrations. 

The Dc Microgrid and Control System online course is an 8 weeks program provided via Swayam, an Indian government’s education ministry initiative. The elective course lecture is provided by the top faculty of IIT Roorkee.

This Dc Microgrid and Control System training is appropriate for PG students who study system and control, power systems, and power electronics. The course explains the essential principles of microgrids and their components, as well as the many types of microgrids and the benefits of microgrids over the central conventional grid. 

The Dc Microgrid and Control System syllabus specifically explain broad ideas and applications, control techniques, and the principles of functioning of DC microgrids. The course is ideal for researchers and students in the power system fields who want to do research in the rapidly developing and rising renewable energy technologies.

The Design for the internet of things online course is an 8 weeks program offered by the course provider Swayam, an initiative by the government of India. The course includes an overview of IOTs, as well as the creation of smart devices that enable ubiquitous and collaboration services. The Design for the internet of things training emphasizes the importance of design for durability and energy efficiency and introduces the system design step by step. Candidates will be shown short video clips, allowing students to prototype. The candidate is expected to select the appropriate software, hardware, and protocols for the suggested application at the conclusion of the course. The postgraduate level Design for the internet of things syllabus includes IoT introduction, application, definition, and challenges of IoT such as power, unique ID, location, security, etc.

The Digital Switching online course is an eight weeks course offered by Swayam, an Indian government initiative by the ministry of education. The duration of the AICTE-recognized undergraduate/postgraduate stage FDP course lasts 8 weeks and is worth 2 credit points. Digital Switching training will teach students the fundamentals of digital telephony. It will begin with a crossbar switch and go through switch theory. The fundamentals of packet switching will be covered at the conclusion. The Digital Switching syllabus covers various topics such as strowger exchange, basic signaling, crossbar, banyan networks, crossbar operation algorithm, ShuffleNet, delta network, etc.

The Electrical Distribution System Analysis online course is offered by Swayam. A power distribution system's structure and load patterns differ substantially from those of a transmission system. Furthermore, with the introduction of distributed storage, and smart generation grid technologies, distribution networks are shifting from passive to active.

As a result, analytical techniques designed for transmission systems will not be immediately relevant to distribution networks. This Electrical Distribution System Analysis training will cover components (distribution transformer, feeders, regulators, loads, capacitors, storage, distributed generation, etc.), analysis(short-circuit, load flow, etc.), and modeling methodologies created specifically for the distribution system.

The Electrical Distribution System Analysis syllabus includes Distribution feeder configurations, the Computation of transformers, distribution transformers, overhead lines, cables and feeders, distribution system analysis, load flow analysis, etc.

The ‘System Design Through VERILOG’ online course is a study about the fundamentals and the techniques used in Verilog, a hardware description language for design and synthesis. This is an elective course for the students who are at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels provided on the Swayam online education platform. The National Program for Technology Enhanced Learning (NPTEL) free course is developed and offered by the Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati.

The course instructor for this All India Council for Technical Education(AICTE)  approved course is Prof. Shaik Rafi Ahamed from the IIT Guwahati. The course is categorized under the domain of electrical engineering, electronics, and communications engineering along with VLSI design. The students of the ‘System Design Through VERILOG’ training course can earn two credit points and a course certificate consisting of the authenticated logos of NPTEL and IIT Guwahati.

The online program is conducted for the students, faculties and industry professionals for eight weeks.

Basic Building Blocks of Microwave Engineering & Design Principles of RF And Microwave Filters And Amplifiers Certification will introduce students to the three basic building blocks of microwave engineering namely microwave transmission system, passive circuit components at microwave frequency level and microwave active devices.

Basic Building Blocks of Microwave Engineering & Design Principles of RF And Microwave Filters And Amplifiers Classes will make an effort to emphasise the necessity for a basic understanding of the building blocks in somewhat detail so that fundamental design principles behind a microwave network. 

All students get a Basic Building Blocks of Microwave Engineering & Design Principles of RF And Microwave Filters And Amplifiers Certification by Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur (IIT Kharagpur) under the Swayam Initiative by Government of India. 

VLSI Signal Processing Certification is important for the future as digital signal processing (DSP) has emerged as the single most key component in all electronic applications such as multimedia and mobile communications, video compression, network cameras, smartphones, radar imaging, GPS, biomedical signal processing, etc to name just a few. 

VLSI Signal Processing Classes will start with topics such as the graphical representation of DSP algorithms. Also covering graphs used like Signal Flow Graph (SFG), Data Flow Graph (DFG), and lastly dependence graph.

All students get a VLSI Signal Processing Certification from the Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur (IIT Kharagpur) under the Swayam Initiative by the Government of India. 

The ‘Developing Soft Skills and Personality’ online certification program is designed for the students to improve their soft skills and communication competencies to achieve supremacy in their profession and personality. This massive open online course is provided by Swayam and National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning (NPTEL). The classes of this elective course are offered online through video lectures, assessments, and other online resources for eight weeks.

The instructor for this program is an English professor from the department of humanities and social sciences at the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, Prof. T. Ravichandran who will guide the students into gaining insights on the concepts and strategies to develop one’s personality and soft skills. 

The ‘Developing Soft Skills and Personality’ certification course ensures that the students receive a course certificate at the end of the program which is valued at two credit points. This training is approved by the All India Council for Technical Education. 

Quality Control and Improvement with MINITAB online course is a part of the Management Studies and Operations subject category. It is an FDP course approved by the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE). The programme has been curated by the faculty of IIT Bombay in collaboration with NPTEL and the Swayam learning platform.

The Quality Control and Improvement with MINITAB certification syllabus will introduce you to quality control concepts using MINITAB, a data analysis software. The online programme is targeted at a wide range of individuals in the management and engineering fields. It is an elective course that runs for eight weeks and includes video lectures and regular assignments to test your progress.

The Quality Control and Improvement with MINITAB online training also include an e-certificate at the end of all modules. If you wish to gain the certificate, you can register and sit in the final exam and qualify with the required score.

The Total Quality Management certification course is an eight-week-long digital program that gives you extensive insights into the concepts of quality. You will get an overview of how nuances of quality have changed over the years starting from the historical perspective of Deming and Juran. The course teaches basic concepts related to quality assurance, fishbone diagrams, house of quality, and more.

The Total Quality Management online program will also discuss various types of sample distributions, probability distributions, and how they are utilized in quality control. You will also learn about brainstorming, the design of experiments, and relevant ideas used in statistical quality control. The course uses real-life examples, recorded lectures, and case studies to provide an in-depth understanding of the ideas.

The Total Quality Management training helps you explore different kinds of hypotheses testing procedures. You will understand the significance of these procedures and learn how inferences about quality can be drawn through them.

Swayam’s Diseases of horticultural crops and their management course is focused on the importance of diseases that lead to horticultural crop losses. This subject falls under plant pathology and discusses various crops such as potato, brinjal, guava, pomegranate, apple, and coffee. Diseases of these crops along with their management is studied in detail in the duration of this programme.

Diseases of horticultural crops and their management course is offered by the College of Agriculture, Central Agricultural University, Imphal. It is an 8-week programme that has been extensively designed to explain the development of crop diseases, pathogen environment relation, host-pathogen interaction and pathogen survival. 

In addition, the Diseases of horticultural crops and their management course gives the learners knowledge about various management practices of important diseases that affect different horticultural crops. There are interactions and discussions at the end of each week’s module to make the learning process enjoyable and responsive. 

Researching skill is a very basic and instrumental skill. A plethora of students, research scholars and professionals struggle on the research front due to lack of training on the same. After receiving Introduction to Research training, they will be able to effortlessly conduct research and discover various undiscovered aspects of research including ethical research to avoid legal repercussions.

By pursuing this course, learners will surely be au courant with the important aspects of research including modelling skills and data analysis. The intent of this course is not only to bring awareness regarding the details associated with formal research but also to break the myths and common misconceptions in the minds of students so that they may perform authentic research. 

The course will prepare candidates to formalise and refine their researching skills under the able pedagogy of IIT Madras faculty. They can work on their learnings by solving quizzes and assignments given generously throughout the course. This online learning program helps a person with lack of resources to obtain formal learning to know everything about research free of cost. Undergraduate students can pursue this course to prepare themselves for higher studies.

The ‘Development Research Methods’ online course is designed for the students to get an overview of the implementation of development methods and development research strategies while writing dissertations and theses. This massive open online course is provided by the free online education portal Swayam in collaboration with the National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning. The course classes are scheduled online for eight weeks. 

The course curriculum consists of four modules and is delivered through videos, lectures, weekly assignments, and a final examination at the end of the program. The instructor for this online training program is Rajshree Bedamatta, an associate professor teaching economics from the department of humanities and social sciences at the Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati.

The ‘Development Research Methods’ online certification program enables students to get the certificate of achievement and credit points after completing this elective course and assessments successfully. This certification course is recognized by the All India Council for Technical Education.

The ‘Decision Modeling’ online course is a free online certification program offered for the professionals and students of engineering and management to get a conceptual understanding of the strategies and details of operations research that enables optimized decision making. This online training course is provided by the Swayam education portal with the ‘National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning (NPTEL). The classes are conducted online through videos, lectures, and other online resources for a period of eight weeks studying the course modules. The students are guided by the program instructor who is an academic and professional expert, Prof. Biswajit Mahanty, from the department of industrial and systems engineering at Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur. This elective course, classified under the management studies and operations domain is recognized by the All India Council for Technical Education.

The ‘Decision Modeling’ online certification program ensures students receive the course certificate and credit points at end of the course after completion of the assessments and exam.

While Java, C#, and Python together dominate a significant part of the programming sector, C and C++ still possess extreme significance due to their efficient nature. Moreover, C++ forms the foundation for writing Python Virtual Machine - Python Interpreter (PVM) and Java Virtual Machine (JVM). The Programming in C++ certification course brings forth this all-encompassing program to help students establish their language skills. 

The Programming in C++ certification syllabus focuses on numerous vital touchpoints, including C programming fundamentals, basic data structures (list, array, queue, stack, binary tree, etc.), C++ semantics, syntax, constructs, idioms, features, and more. IIT Kharagpur’s Professor Partha Pratim Das, the course instructor, will also use assignment problems, examples, illustrating numerous OOP (Object-Oriented Programming) and OOAD (Object-Oriented Analysis and Design) concepts for a crisp understanding. 

This eight-week Programming in C++ training belongs to the Programming and Computer Science and Engineering domains, set for undergraduate and postgraduate aspirants. After finishing all modules, learners can opt for the digitally-verifiable program certifications, which require clearing unsupervised and proctored tests.

Plastic waste has emerged as one of the leading waste streams in today’s world. The Plastic Waste Management online course is created to raise awareness about this issue by providing in-depth information on plastic pollution. You will understand how plastic is adversely affecting marine life, the economy, wildlife, human health, and the overall environment. 

The Plastic Waste Management certification program presents a holistic view of the plastic disposal problem in Indian as well as the global context. During this course, you will study the current management techniques and better methods to limit plastic waste. The extent, character, and severity of the plastic pollution problem will be discussed extensively.

The Plastic Waste Management training by Swayam also teaches you about Extended Producer Responsibilities (EPR) concepts, risk alleviation, and Plastic Waste Management Rules 2016. You will also get acquainted with alternatives to plastic and their real-life feasibility and environment-friendliness as compared to plastic.

Fundamentals of MIMO Wireless Communication Certification is a radio communications technology or RF technology that is being used in many new technologies these days such as Wi-Fi, LTE (Long Term Evolution) radio, wireless, RF, and many other technologies.

Fundamentals of MIMO Wireless Communication Classes teach candidates about newer MIMO wireless technology that provides increased link capacity and spectral efficiency combined with improved link reliability using what was previously seen as interference paths.

All students get a Fundamentals of MIMO Wireless Communication Certification from the Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur (IIT Kharagpur) under the Swayam Initiative by the Government of India. 

Design of Power Electronic Converters Certification is about the basics of power electronics, different types of power converters that are used in industry, and their applications such as DC/DC, AC/DC, DC/AC, and AC/AC Converters. It mainly converts the electrical energy of one type into another with different characteristics and is used to drive any device that requires an input of electric power other than that supplied by the primary power source.

Design of Power Electronic Converters Classes covers the basics of Power Electronics Types of Power Converters and their usage in the optimization of algorithms that select optimal parameters and components.

All students get a Design of Power Electronic Converters Certification from the Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati (IIT Guwahati) under the Swayam Initiative by the Government of India.