List of Online Courses and Certifications

The Mechanics and Control of Robotic Manipulators Certification Course is a massive open online that deals with the basics of robotic systems and robotic manipulators. This certificate course in robot mechanics is led by Prof. Santhakumar Mohan of IIT Palakkad on the Swayam online platform. The course makes use of Matlab or Simulink, other course resources and tools mputational exercises using Matlab/Simulink or similar tools will be part of weekly exercise.

The Mechanics and Control of Robotic Manipulators Training is provided through expert lectures and course materials. The course will cover the fundamentals of mechanics and control of robotic systems along with mathematical modelling simulations, computational exercises. Once all steps of evaluation are done, you will get the Mechanics and Control of Robotic Manipulators Certification by NPTEL and IIT Palakkad.

The Mechanics: Motion, Forces, Energy, and Gravity, from Particles to Planets Certification Course is a 100% online beginner-level course that is based on the important aspects of mechanics. The course is suitable for senior secondary students and university freshers who are interested in the domain of physics. The course can be easily accessed on the online learning platform Coursera.

The Mechanics: Motion, Forces, Energy, and Gravity, from Particles to Planets Training is provided by the expert faculty at the UNSW Sydney (The University of New South Wales). The mode of delivery for the course includes videos, reading materials, and practice exercises along with animations, experiments, and practice problems. The course will reward learners with a Mechanics: Motion, Forces, Energy, and Gravity, from Particles to Planets Certification by Coursera after completing all assessments.

Learners of Certification Course on Fundamentals Of Material Processing-I will find themselves enchanted by different takeaways from the course which are primarily related to various materials processes that are regularly deployed in different industries for the creation of form materials for a wide range of applications. The aim of this course is centred on visiting the materials processing and fundamental physics behind the aforementioned processes in an elaborate yet understandable pace.

Students will get to delve into the mechanics behind the designing of the processes and predict their outcome with Prof. Shashank Shekhar, faculty at IIT Kanpur with an experience of ten years. The first part of the course deals with powder metallurgy and solidification, while the second part covers thin film fabrication and metal processing.

With a detailed explanation on each topic and the added option of revisiting video modules for a strong grasp, active discussion forum, and standard questions in the exam, this course will provide learners with a memorable experience. Learners will be provided detailed solutions to weekly assignments along with ensuring their progress in a timely manner. Learned IIT faculty will empower individuals with lifelong knowledge and skills.

The Scanning Electron/Ion/Probe Microscopy in Materials Characterization certification program by Swayam aims to teach learners about the three microscopy variants which aid in obtaining a solid material’s surface morphology at nanometer ranges. This is an ongoing core course for eight weeks, a built-in collaboration between Swayam and IIT Kharagpur. The curriculum mainly focuses on postgraduate aspirants, technicians, engineers, and researchers (biological and material scientists). 

The Scanning Electron/Ion/Probe Microscopy in Materials Characterization certification syllabus initializes learning by covering these microscopy techniques’ essential principles, how different parameters affect image quality, preparing various samples, and interpreting data/results. It also uses practical examples to explain these techniques’ advancements. With every week, the curriculum progresses towards other core areas such as scanning probe microscopy, AFM operation modes, using probe microscopes, and others. 

The Scanning Electron/Ion/Probe Microscopy in Materials Characterization online course features recognition amongst any material-related industries. What’s more, the program also provides digitally-verifiable certificates to help candidates seek employment in such sectors or their associated companies.

The Properties of Materials (Nature and Properties of Materials: III) program is an eight-week elective course that brings forth materials’ electrical and mechanical characteristics. This introductory training also familiarises students with metals’ electrical properties, semiconductors, Drude theory, band theory, and other vital concepts. This is an IIT Kanpur offering at the undergraduate-level without any enrolment prerequisites. 

The Properties of Materials (Nature and Properties of Materials: III) certification syllabus also deals with mechanical properties’ notation, elastic properties, strengthening mechanisms, thermal properties, basic elasticity, and metals’ plastic deformation. The entire curriculum belongs to the ‘Mining Engineering’ and ‘Metallurgy and Material Science’ categories, taught by IIT Kanpur’s Professor Ashish Garg through virtual lectures. 

The Properties of Materials (Nature and Properties of Materials: III) training also offers digitally-verifiable certificates to eligible students who score adequately in their weekly assignments and program-end test. This requires a registration fee and attending the examination in-person at Swayam’s designated centers across the country.

The Surface Engineering of Nanomaterials certification course is scheduled for eight weeks and falls under Metallurgy, Material Science, and Mining Engineering. The study’s main objective is to enhance the performance capabilities of nanomaterials when used with some matrix. This can be achieved by modifying the properties of the surface. 

The Surface Engineering of Nanomaterials online training deals with solid surfaces and how their modifications result in various applications with improved electrical and thermal properties. The AICTE has also approved this elective FDP course. It covers multiple concepts from microencapsulation, the kinetics of release and plating to deposition, surface modification methods, and chemical vapor deposition. 

The Surface Engineering of Nanomaterials certification curriculum has been designed so that the academic requirements of both undergraduate and postgraduate students are catered to. Moreover, the course is offered by Professor Kaushik Pal, an associate professor in the Department of Industrial and Mechanical Engineering. 

The Corrosion Failures and Analysis online course is offered by Swayam, a govt. Of India’s Ministry of Education initiative. The 8-week elective course lectures will be delivered by the renowned faculty of IIT Kanpur. The Corrosion Failures and Analysis training will concentrate on mentioning component failures due to corrosion and analyzing the corrosion events that caused the failures. 

It will utilize examples from many sectors and businesses, including construction, household, petrochemical, medical, and naval buildings. The course will also cover potential protective philosophies based on environmental change, materials, coatings, design, inhibitors, etc. 

The Corrosion Failures and Analysis syllabus includes various topics such as uniform corrosion, galvanic corrosion, petrochemical industries, dealloying, intergranular corrosion, pitting, crevice corrosion, corrosion cracking, erosion-corrosion, and general factors affecting corrosion.

An Introduction To Materials: Nature And Properties certification course is an eight weeks programme which is a presentation of NPTEL and IIT Kanpur. These institutions have established a partnership to deliver this course with Swayam. The topics focused on the programme shall be crystallography, its symmetry, the structure of alloys, defects of these materials, and more.

An Introduction To Materials: Nature And Properties (Part 1: Structure Of Materials) training is taught online and gives a broader introduction on the nature of materials that can be suitable for both undergraduate and postgraduate students who have studied science or engineering. This course comes free for learning, but earning certificates needs around rupees one thousand for the final examination. The certification after completion shall be supported and assisted by the companies that are dealing with materials.

The course on ‘Thermo-Mechanical And Thermo-Chemical Processes’ is a National Program for Technology Enhanced Learning(NPTEL) online course developed and offered by the Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee. This online course on thermo-mechanical and chemical processes is provided on the Swayam online education portal.

The course study of this online training is about microstructural aspects and the processes involved in thermo-mechanical or thermo-chemical treatments for the students and graduates of engineering, specifically in the domain of metallurgy, materials engineering or and the professionals in the aluminum and steel industry. This is an elective course that will be conducted for eight weeks by the course educators, Dr. Vivek Pancholi and Dr. Sai Ramudu, professors from the department of metallurgical and materials engineering at IIT Roorkee. 

The ‘Thermo-Mechanical And Thermo-Chemical Processes’ training program is an undergraduate or postgraduate level course belonging to the Metallurgy and Material science & Mining Engineering division and it provides the students with two credits and a certificate after completion of the course.

The Corrosion - Part II course is a continuation of the course Corrosion Part-1 by Swayam. The course delves deeper into the phenomenon of corrosion, from different corrosion events to corrosion-based experiments. Another crucial aspect that this course focuses on is the mixed potential theory used in electrochemistry. 

In addition, the Corrosion - Part II programme talks about the different methods of conversion, as well as methods of protection from corrosion. Students will get to learn about the oxidation of alloys and metals in detail. This is an excellent opportunity for candidates who are interested in Metallurgy and electrochemistry to learn about the subject of corrosion, free of cost. 

Furthermore, the 8-week online Corrosion - Part II course allows the students to earn an E-certificate upon successful completion of the course. IIT-Kanpur and NPTEL will also accredit the certificate, so it will help improve your professional prospects in the future. 

The Defects in Crystalline Solids (Part-1) programme by Swayam is a course that aims to give its candidates a broad understanding of the defects in materials and their function in determining the properties of the materials. The students will gain a thorough understanding of crystals and their structures, along with plastic deformation mechanisms. 

Taught by Professor Shashank Shekhar from IIT Kanpur, the Defects in Crystalline Solids (Part-1) course is an undergraduate-level course under the Metallurgy and Material Science and Mining Engineering category. It is intended for first-year graduate students who have a prior idea about thermodynamics and undergraduate-level mathematics. 

It will take approximately eight weeks to complete the Defects in Crystalline Solids (Part-1) programme. It is a 100% online course and the course material can be accessed for free upon enrolment. The course is replete with video lectures, specially prepared reading material that can be downloaded and printed by the candidate, and in-course tests and assignments.

An 8-week online course is provided for the Introduction to Crystal Elasticity and Crystal Plasticity Certification. Even if Swayam is contracted to teach the course, IIT Guwahati creates and approves the course syllabus. The organisations that issue this course certificate are NPTEL and the Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati.

The Introduction to Crystal Elasticity and Crystal Plasticity Certification course is an 8-week online program. The course syllabus is prepared and authorized by the IIT Guwahati, even if Swayam is hired to deliver the course. The Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati, and NPTEL are the organisations that grant this course certificate.

Introduction to Crystal Elasticity and Crystal Plasticity training is a part of the Metallurgy and Material Science & Mining Engineering elective curriculum. Swarup Bag is the instructor of this certification course. 

The objective of this course is to fill the knowledge gap between material science and continuum mechanics, where phenomena are defined at diverse length scales. The course focuses on essential concepts of the relevant topics by studying the mechanical properties of typical metals and alloys via mathematical and physical challenges.

The Corrosion Part-1 Certification course is an 8-week online program. The course syllabus is prepared and verified by IIT Kanpur even if Swayam is appointed to provide the course. This course certificate is presented by the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, and NPTEL.

Corrosion Part-1 training is a part of the Metallurgy and Material Science & Mining Engineering core curriculum. This certification course is taught by Kallol Mondal.

The principles of corrosion are emphasized in this course from the perspectives of thermodynamics, like its process at the interface, free energy, and electrochemical potential, and the kinetics of electrochemical processes, like activation, concentration, and resistance polarization; various types of corrosion associated with materials; mixed potential theory; and electrochemical methods of safeguarding metals and alloys.

Technology is applied in almost all fields bringing innovative breakthroughs. Technology also fetched advancements in agriculture. IIT Kanpur presents you with a detailed understanding of nanotechnology used in the agricultural industry through the Nanotechnology In Agriculture online course. Nanotechnology In Agriculture is an online certification course designed for undergraduate and postgraduate students in the field of agriculture, fertilizer industry,  seed industry and food technology industry. 

The Nanotechnology In Agriculture Certification Course is approved by the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE). It will cover the application of nanotechnology in agriculture and the chemical processes used in agriculture, including using fertilisers and pesticides. Swayam offered the Nanotechnology In Agriculture Certification in collaboration with IIT Kanpur.

The online course of Knowledge Management in Nuclear Energy Organizations certification, which is spread over at a stretch of 7 weeks is an intermediate level course and covers the subject exhaustively. Knowledge Management in Nuclear Energy Organizations Course is planned for understudies of atomic strengths as well as for the staff of associations working in the field of serene utilization of atomic energy. Knowledge Management in Nuclear Energy Organizations Course is likewise intended to meet the suggestions of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). Knowledge Management in Nuclear Energy Organizations Course was created based on IAEA distributions on atomic information of the executives. To take the course you needn't bother with a bit of profound information on atomic innovation. EdX brings this course in company with National Research Nuclear University which is the only leading nuclear research university in Russia. 

It’s faculty and alumni have made significant commitments to different fields of cybernetics, experimental and theoretical physics, computer sciences, and mathematics. Students who want to kick start their journey in Nuclear Knowledge Management must apply to Knowledge Management in Nuclear Energy Organizations Online Course.

The Introduction to Petroleum Engineering certification course, delivered and created by Tomsk Polytechnic University, is a beginner-level, self-paced study in petroleum engineering. The programme helps you develop an understanding of the field life cycle. Moreover, this 100% online course will also teach you how to undertake an interdisciplinary approach to petroleum field operations.

In the Introduction to Petroleum Engineering online course, you will learn concepts like oil and gas production, petroleum deposit drainage, reservoir energy and forces, well operation techniques, development systems, and much more. Basics of drilling engineering will also be discussed, along with major exploration techniques.

At the end of the Introduction to Petroleum Engineering, you will be adept in reservoir engineering, production technology, drilling, etc. The programme takes approximately 27 hours to complete. Moreover, Coursera allows you to adjust deadlines as per your convenience. Konstantin Maksyutin and Liubov Vorobyeva will be your instructors.

Introduction to Computational Materials Design by edX is a comprehensive 8-week course, provided extensively through instructor-led sessions on a schedule. The course curriculum focuses on teaching you fundamental computational methods and designing materials with quantum simulation program codes. So that you can learn to implement material science's new paradigm effectively. 

Moreover, the Introduction to Computational Materials Design certification syllabus will stress quantum simulations' fundamentals and their applications to semiconductor spintronics, chemical reactions, dynamics at surfaces, carbon functional nanomaterials, and material informatics, and more. 

You will also learn to use different computational techniques and stimulate materials using the basic quantum theory. Equipped with core subject knowledge, you'll be able to apply quantum simulations fundamentals efficiently. 

Skilled professors teach introduction to Computational Materials Design certification at Osaka University to provide you with the best online learning experience. While interested candidates can audit the course for you, a verified certificate is also available on successful completion, if they pay the necessary certificate fee.

Renewable Energy Engineering: Solar, Wind and Biomass Energy Systems online course is an elective programme for students pursuing undergraduate and postgraduate level degrees and science and engineering professionals. This AICTE-approved, eight-week-long FDP course has no prerequisites. The training is suitable for a broad audience. 

Furthermore, the Renewable Energy Engineering certification belongs to the 'chemical engineering' and 'energy and environment categories. You will learn about various energy sources and the methods through which they can be utilised. The curriculum will also help you familiarise yourself with the design and engineering aspects of non-conventional energy sources, limitations of such technologies, research trends, developments, and various other critical touchpoints.

Renewable Energy Engineering online training also involves weekly assignments to help you understand the concepts better. These assessments will help determine your final score, along with your final exam performance, to determine your eligibility for the course certificate. This programme is an IIT Guwahati curation, well-recognised by the energy industries and energy equipment manufacturing companies.

Offered by Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU), Using Photovoltaic (PV) Technology in Desert Climates is an 8-week online certification course. The course discusses the effect of temperature and dust on solar cells and PV modules. Students will get to know about the cleaning methods utilised to reduce soiling and how to measure solar cell and PV module performance. With Using Photovoltaic (PV) Technology in Desert Climates certification by HBKU via edX, students will also be able to optimize the design of the technology to enhance the energy yield.

Using Photovoltaic (PV) Technology in Desert Climates certification syllabus consists of eight modules that will be taught by expert faculty from Hamad Bin Khalifa University. The course can be accessed in the free Audit Track and Varified Track. In the Free Audit Track, learners will have limited access to course materials and edX support. Varified Track, on the other hand, will give them unlimited access to course materials and edX support, along with access to graded assignments and exams and a shareable certificate. Students can enroll in the free audit track with limited access or they can upgrade to the paid verified track directly.

The Health, Safety, and Wellness in Mining certification course is provided by EdX for learners who are keen to study various concepts related to health, safety, and wellness in the mining industry. Mining in itself is a huge and complicated process that must be done with precautions and safety measures. The online self-paced course by EdX is an initiative for making the workforce aware of the safety measures in this industry. This is one of a total of six Modern Mining Professional Certificate courses offered by EdX. 

Health, Safety, and Wellness in Mining training draws on the expertise of academics and content from the University of Queensland and Curtin University. This course comprises video lectures, training by experts, simulations, and class discussions. Besides, the candidate will also receive the  Health, Safety, and Wellness in Mining certification by EdX after the completion of the course if one has opted for a verified track learning mode. In the free mode, the learners can audit the self-paced course for a limited period. 

The Biostatistics and Design of Experiments programme is an 8-week elective programme. The course is curated by IIT Madras and is offered at the UG and PG level. The programme falls under the category of Biological Sciences and Bioengineering. It is AITCE approved FDP course with plenty of industry support from particular Biotechnology, biopharma and agriculture companies. 

Professor Mukesh Doble teaches the Biostatistics and Design of Experiments course by Swayam. It is focussed on the various applications of statistics in pharmacy, medicine and a number of other topics in Biology. The course syllabus covers some essential topics in Statistics such as sampling and distribution of data, regression analysis, tests of significance, design of experiments, etc. 

The Biostatistics and Design of Experiments training is relevant for all students pursuing either a UG/PG degree in Biotechnology or its allied fields. The course lectures are provided online via video tutorials, and internal assignments are also offered for self-assessment. If the candidate wants to get certified, they can also sit for the certification examination at the end of the course.

This is an online course on Advanced Textile Printing Technology by Swayam for candidates who have prior knowledge of dyeing and printing. The course offers various topics for a better understanding of textile printing technology to the participants. The course will cover the mechanism of sublimation transfer with the free path length and along with this, the course covers the topics like fundamentals conventional printing with complexities and limitations.

The Advanced Textile Printing Technology Certification course will provide the candidate with an E-certificate by the end of the course which will be having the logo of NPTEL and IIT Madras. The instructor in this course will be a well-experienced faculty member of IIT Delhi Professor Kushal Sen from the department of textile technology to guide the students during the course duration of the 8 weeks. 

Advanced Textile Printing Technology Training course will offer the candidate a self-paced online learning program and the course is free of cost as the swayam is the Indian government initiated online learning program for the better understanding of the candidate with no fee charges.

The Testing of Functional and Technical Textiles certification course is a significant phase during the selection of textile materials, and it helps students assess their performance characteristics. It explains to students how testing is crucial while ensuring that the customer specifications are met. 

The Testing of Functional and Technical Textiles online program is spread over eight weeks and falls under the broad domain of textile engineering. Swayam offers this online course at both the postgraduate and undergraduate levels. Moreover, the curriculum covers all topics ranging from geotextile testing to ballistic protective textile testing and has also been approved by the AICTE. 

The Testing of Functional and Technical Textiles certification training is offered by Professor Apurba Das. He is presently working as a professor in the Department of Textile Technology at IIT Delhi. Thus, the students can be assured of being trained by the best in the field.

The Architectural Acoustics certification course consists of eight modules that are clubbed into three sub-sections. The first section focuses on an introduction to the course and sound physics; the second part teaches space acoustic design, while the third part covers the core aspects of environmental noise control-air and structure-borne.

Backed with models that can be used by Acoustical Consultancies and Architectural Designers for their induction programmes, the Architectural Acoustics course by Swayam is designed for a neutral audience. However, candidates are required to possess some knowledge of Architecture, Mathematics, and Physics to enrol in the course. 

Moreover, this eight-week core is an undergraduate-level course and falls under the category of Architecture and Planning. Prof. Sumana Gupta and Prof. Shankha Pratim Bhattacharya from IIT Kharagpur teach this online course. Besides, this course is free to learn from, with an option to appear for a proctored exam at designated centres for a nominal fee of Rs 1,000.

In everyday lives, you get to see different signals and systems being used at large ranging from making a phone call, editing a picture, editing audio files, listening to songs to something as complex as speech recognition software, and taking X-rays. 

All of this requires assembling, stockpiling, transferring, processing data from the actual world. Signals and Systems program deals with performing all of the above tasks by studying the fundamental structure of systems and signals.

System and signals program part 1, which is divided into two halves explores multiple properties related to systems and signals and learning of various systems and theorems with their characterization. These ideas will be useful in comprehending different electrical engineering programs. 

Signals and systems course will be very useful for students of other fields such as mechanical and aerospace as well and even for other branches of science and engineering. 

The program information will be available in English and Hindi but the assignments will be in English only.

Signals and systems form a part of our day-to-day experiences let it be as basic as listening to music, receiving and making calls, using voice recognition software like Google Now and Siri, photo editing to taking ECGs. Each of these includes gathering, transmitting, storing, and preparing data from the physical world.

This course will prepare you to handle these assignments effectively by learning the fundamental numerical system of signals and systems. The contents of this course are divided into two parts namely part one – EE210.1x and part two - EE210.2x. And this being part two will include various transforms and theorems where the contents of part one will be these courses prerequisites. The candidates will deal with Z- transform, Laplace transform, sampling theorem, and discrete Fourier transform, the concepts introduced in this course will be used in understanding various other courses such as communication systems, digital signal processing, digital message transmission, electrical engineering courses, and understanding control systems.

Signals and Systems, Part-2 will provide the candidates with a clear understanding of the contents that fall under signals and systems.

The Computer-Aided Drug Design online course is an 8-week program offered by Swayam, an initiative by the Indian Government’s ministry of education. The course lecture is given by academics from IIT Madras and is completely free. The candidate must pass an in-person test at one of the approved centres in order to earn certification. The examination would cost Rs. 1,000.

Drug research and development is a lengthy and costly process that can take up to ten years and cost up to billion dollars. Clinical trials fail for a variety of reasons. Computer-assisted drug design can shorten the process, eliminate surprises, and anticipate characteristics, lowering R&D costs. The Computer-Aided Drug Design training teaches students to use various free software to address molecular modeling, structure, and target-based design, quantum physics, drug similarity characteristics, QSAR pharmacokinetics, and dynamics.

The Computer-Aided Drug Design syllabus includes Introduction to drug discovery, ADME-rules, Structure and property, Force field/MM/QM, QSAR/Pharmacophore, Boundary conditions/Conformation, PK/PD, Enzymes/proteins structures/docking, etc.

The Wheeled Mobile Robots programme is a collaborative online course by IIT Madras and IIT Palakkad. Students will learn algorithms and measurements to design basic electrical and mechanical robots. The curriculum adopts an elective approach to product design, mechanical engineering, technology, and manufacturing processes subjects. Those interested in mobile robotics and are at their graduate/undergraduate level will gain the most from this course.

Aiming at undergraduate/postgraduate students, the Wheeled Mobile Robots certification syllabus is spread across eight weeks. It explains sensors, robot types, mapping, motion controlling, navigation, and error propagation. Students will also learn the Newton-Euler and Lagrange-Euler methods of mobile dynamics. Assignments and study references come along as course materials.

Learners can opt for the Wheeled Mobile Robots certification to verify their newly acquired knowledge. They must register via the course website for the proctored examination conducted by Swayam at select examination centres. Additionally, they must complete the study and submit all the in-course assignments.

The Robot  Motion Planning  Certification course is an 8-week online course. The IIT Kanpur is responsible for creating and approving the course syllabus, although Swayam is used to deliver the course. Once more, the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, and NPTEL are the organizations that award this course certificate.

The training in robot motion planning is a part of the robotic engineering elective curriculum. Ashish Dutta is the professor of this certificate programme. The fundamental ideas and mathematics covered in this course will be necessary for understanding, analyzing, and designing the algorithms needed for the motion planning of serial robotic arms.