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Medium Of InstructionsMode Of LearningMode Of Delivery
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Course Overview

Water, Society, and Sustainability certification is a course for one month that is held directly using the Swayam platform. The course curriculum is designed by the 2 institutions NPTEL and IIT Kharagpur to help understand the global water scenario. The world consists of a number of people who do not have access to safe and clean water. Candidates will learn about certain lessons from small-scale community water conservation practices. 

Water, Society, and Sustainability training for the course exhibits all the characteristics across technology, water, society, and science The course is located at the intersections across the water, technology, science, and society towards a sustainable future. The context is important for understanding and addressing the need for water beyond the technical, and physical attributes of the water shapes designed by the society. Also, the students will be understanding the challenges associated with water like availability, severe drought, or floods. The certificate that is showered at the end of the course modules, assignments and an examination will be supported across different commerce industries.

The Highlights

  • 4 weeks programme
  • The course type is elective
  • Credits available
  • Free course training
  • Online classes held
  • IIT Kharagpur faculty
  • Completion certificate
  • Government-approved certificate

Programme Offerings

  • 4 Weeks Course
  • Online Course
  • completion certificate
  • Credit Points
  • free course
  • assignments
  • Final Exam

Courses and Certificate Fees

Fees InformationsCertificate AvailabilityCertificate Providing Authority
INR 1000yesIIT Kharagpur

Though the Water, Society, and Sustainability certification fee by NPTEL and IIT Kharagpur is free, the completion certification isn’t free, as an optional fee of Rs. 1000 is charged from the participants.

Water, Society, and Sustainability Fee Structure

Description

Amount in INR

Programme Fee

Free

Exam Fee

Rs. 1000


Eligibility Criteria

Educational Qualification

Certification Qualifying Details 

  • Water, Society, and Sustainability certification by NPTEL and IIT Kharagpur depend on the average assignment score and the final exam score. The scores for the assignment must at least be out of 25, 10 marks. As for the proctored exam, securing 30 is a must out of 75. Failing to meet the above criteria will result in not receiving the certificate.

What you will learn

Civil Engineering skills

With the Water, Society, and Sustainability certification syllabus, candidates will understand, and also keep addressing water as something more than the technical, and physical attributes through which water shapes itself, and then gets its shape turned by the society. The study also is a combination of theoretical, fundamental, practical, and methodological approaches, and challenges related to water.


Who it is for

Since the course is in between society, science, sustainability, and technological concepts, it will be beneficial for those students who have a background in different fields like for example environmental sciences, water resource engineering, agriculture, geology, humanities, and more.


Admission Details

Learn about Water, Society, and Sustainability classes admission procedure below: 

Step 1: Follow Swayam’s official website: https://onlinecourses.nptel.ac.in/noc23_hs92/preview

Step 2: As for the 2nd step, finding, and clicking the 'Sign in/Register’ button has to be done.

Step 3: The button at the next step clearly brings open a registration page where doing registration is important. 

Step 4: The finishing of the signup process guarantees admission.

Application Details

Swayam has decided to chop off the application form filling process by replacing it with only a 2 liner registration form. All they need to know is the candidate’s email IDs, username, and some secure password. The sign-up has been made easier as Swayam allows Microsoft, and Google accounts to be used for registration.

The Syllabus

  • Setting the Context
  • Beyond Hydrology
  • Socio Hydrology
  • Political Ecology of Water
  • Hydrosocial

  • Critical Physical Geography
  • The South Asian Context
  • Water Harvesting and Water Use Techniques in Ancient India 1
  • Water Harvesting and Water Use Techniques in Ancient India 2
  • Water Harvesting and Water Use Techniques in Ancient India 3

  • Water Technology in Medieval India 1
  • Water Technology in Medieval India 2
  • Colonial Hydrology’
  • Dams and Development in Contemporary India
  • The Farakka Barrage Project: Historical and Technical Details

  • The Farakka Barrage Project: Socio-environmental Implications
  • Urban Waters: Historical and Political Ecological Perspectives
  • Transforming Trajectories of Blue Infrastructures of Kolkata
  • Peri-urban Water Justice in the Global South
  • Discussion and Conclusion

Evaluation process

A final examination is scheduled for the students if they decide on getting themselves completion certificates. The exam is proctored and is never held online, and the total marks for it are 75 out of which for seeking the certification a minimum of 30 has to be attained. 

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IIT Kharagpur Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's)

1: Is the Swayam app available on the google play store for downloading?

For studying this certificate, the candidates may choose to download the Swayam app from the play store.

2: What is the duration of the Water, Society and Sustainability online programme?

This programme on sustainability has a 4-weeks duration.

3: What is the category of the Water, Society and Sustainability online certification?

The category is social sciences and humanities.

4: What are the passing marks in the course assignments?

The passing mark for this certificate in the assignments is 10/25.

5: Can the certificate of Water, Society and Sustainability online course be downloaded?

The certificate is downloadable as it is an electronic certificate.

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