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

Course Overview

Non-destructive testing is an integral part of quality control, structural health monitoring, and flaw detection. It has many applications in industries related to manufacturing and production. Theory and Practice of Non-Destructive Testing program is an undergraduate/postgraduate course that will teach you about various NDT methods in depth.

Theory and Practice of Non-Destructive Testing certification is an online MOOC. It provides a comprehensive overview of NDT methods, starting with the basics and the underlying principles and concluding with specific NDT methods process details. There will be periodic assignments and an optional offline exam to help you evaluate your progress.

Theory and Practice of Non-Destructive Testing online course is curated and designed by IIT Madras. It is eight weeks long and comes under Materials joining, Metallurgy and material science, Mining engineering, Manufacturing processes, and technology. The course also offers certification. It is an elective course approved by AICTE as an FDP course.

The Highlights

Undergraduate/Postgraduate elective course
Categories: Metallurgy, manufacturing processes, and technology, material science, mining engineering, materials joining
Online MOOC with eight weeks duration
Periodic assignments and an optional offline exam
E-certificate available
An instructor from IIT Madras
Available on Swayam
FDP course approved by AICTE
No enrolment fees
Books and references provided,
Supported by the automotive and manufacturing industries

Programme Offerings

Eight-Week Course
AICTE-approved FDP course
Optional final exam
Free course audit
UG/PG-level course
Developed by IIT Madras
E-certificate
assignments
elective course

Courses and Certificate Fees

Fees Informations	Certificate Availability	Certificate Providing Authority
INR 1000	yes	IIT Madras (IITM)

Theory and Practice of Non-Destructive Testing training is free to audit. You only need to pay the exam fee of Rs. 1,000 if you want to attempt to secure certification.

Theory and Practice of Non-Destructive Testing program fee structure

Course Name	Fee
Theory and Practice of Non-Destructive Testing (Final exam qualification)	Rs. 1,000

Eligibility Criteria

To join the Theory and Practice of Non-Destructive Testing program, you must have a diploma or graduate degree in these engineering disciplines: Applied mechanics, Aerospace, Mechanical, Civil, Production, Manufacturing, Materials engineering.

To secure a certificate, you must ensure the minimum passing marks in assignments and the offline exam. Adding these scores according to their weightage will give you the final score.

Assignments carry 25% of the weightage. You must submit all the assignments. The best six out of the eight assignments will be considered and averaged to find your assignment score. The minimum passing assignment score is 10/25.

The offline exam carries 75% of the weightage. You must appear for the exam and secure at least 30/75.

The minimum passing final score is 40/100.

What you will learn

Knowledge of engineering

You will learn about the below-given aspects of NDT in the Theory and Practice of Non-Destructive Testing program:

Fundamental science behind NDT methods
Underlying principles of NDT methods
Details of commonly used NDT methods

Who it is for

Theory and Practice of Non-Destructive Testing online courses have been designed for students, practicing engineers, and researchers.

Admission Details

You can join the Theory and Practice of Non-Destructive Testing by Swayam using these steps:

Step 1: Visit the Swayam website at https://swayam.gov.in/ and click on the ‘Sign-in/Register.’

Step 2: Sign in, sign up or log in according to your credentials.

Step 3: In the search box that says ‘Search catalog’, run a search for ‘Theory and Practice of Non-Destructive Testing.

Step 4: If the course is available in the ‘Upcoming (Enrollment Open)’ column, click on the join.

Application Details

The Theory and Practice of Non-Destructive Testing program have no registration form for joining. All you need to do is register an account on the Swayam website.

To register yourself, you need to provide a valid email address and choose a username and password. The email address will be verified for authentication. If you have an existing Swayam account, you can use that to log in instead of signing up. You can also decide to skip the signing up process altogether by using your Google, Facebook, or Microsoft account.

If you want to appear for the offline exam, you need to fill up an online registration form.

The Syllabus

Evaluation process

Theory and Practice of Non-Destructive Testing training has an offline supervised examination for those who want to secure a certificate. You can appear for the exam only if you pay the exam fee and fill the online registration form. The examination will be held in multiple designated exam centers. There will be two slots available, 9 am to 12 pm and 2 pm to 5 pm.

All the details related to the exam, such as the address of the exam center, the date, and timing, any change or update will be provided to you in advance.