List of Online Courses and Certifications

The Model Predictive Control: Theory and Applications certification syllabus will give the candidates an overview of MPC. It covers both theories as well as all the practical applications. For some of the modules, the course also offers MATLAB hand-based learning. The candidates will be able to understand and solve all the advanced control problems.

The aspirants will become aware of the practical and industrial relevance. The course focuses on the multiple aspects of the implementation of MPC. The course extensively covers all the system models so that the candidates have smooth and better learning. 

The Model Predictive Control: Theory and Applications online course also offers the participants certification for their remarkable journey of learning. The experts also provide experience on the tools so that the candidates are able to easily implement the learning whenever they are exposed to the industry. The state estimation has been broadly explained so that the candidates do not face any problem understanding the same.

The Optimization in Chemical Engineering certification course is optimally designed towards learning the aspects and fundamentals that are included in the procedure of the field chemical engineering. The course provides a brief overview of the industry with its subcomponents and focuses on how much each component is essential to complete the one process employed in the respective field. 

The purpose of this Optimization in Chemical Engineering training is to expose engineering students to automation techniques, with a focus on problems that occur in applications of chemical engineering. Both linear and nonlinear programming problems are included in the course. The fundamental principles of optimization and how to achieve a statistical description of the optimization problem are discussed in the first part of the course. 

The second section of the course discusses various methods for solving certain problems that can be used to eventually solve them. Finally, it also addresses a collection of software methods to solve optimization problems. Upon satisfactory completion of this Optimization in Chemical Engineering certification, the student will be able to understand the core scientific concepts of optimization, articulate the problem of optimization, and choose the best method/solver for solving the problem of optimization.

The online Polymer Reaction Engineering training will be providing the registered candidates with a complete overview of the principles of the- future as well as current aspects involved in polymer engineering. The core concepts and mechanisms as well applications of the finished polymer product properties will be covered in the certification course. 

The fundamentals and the basics as well as the mechanisms of the chemistry behind the process of polymerization process will also be incorporated in the Polymer Reaction Engineering certification syllabus. Over the course of twelve weeks various concepts such as- reaction initiation, termination, propagation, thermal kinetics, reaction kinetics, molecular weight and physical features such as -morphology, microstructures, fractural strength, and tensile will be elaborately discussed. The online certification course on Polymer Reaction Engineering by Swayam will also discuss the concepts of - polymerization concepts, kinetics principles, and methodology. Hence the course will be helping the students to develop skills more comprehensively.

The Process Control- Design, Analysis, and Assessment certification course trains students with all the necessary knowledge regarding tuning, stability, and controller concepts usually taught in a control class. This undergraduate course falls under the shared domain of chemical engineering, computational chemical engineering, and minor 2 in chemical. 

The Process Control- Design, Analysis, and Assessment training enables students to understand the MIMO control concepts at the most basic level for enhanced clarity of the process. Spread over 12 weeks, this course is taught by Professor Raghunathan Rengaswamy, who is currently working as a professor of the Department of Chemical Engineering at IIT Madras. 

The Process Control- Design, Analysis, and Assessment online course also enables students to obtain accreditation from one of India’s preeminent institutions, IIT Madras. The e-certificate will feature the name of the student, his/her photograph, the final score, and the logos of NPTEL and IIT Madras.

A chemical process plant is home to several industrial types of equipment like reactors, absorbers, distillation columns, evaporators, heat exchangers, and crystallizers, to name a few. The Process Equipment Design certification course enables the students to understand the design features of the various equipment used in chemical process plants.

The Process Equipment Design training gives students the chance to explore the complete design processes of condensers, heat exchangers, reboilers, evaporators, crystallizers, packed columns, and distillation columns. Further, the mechanical design structure of the distillation column is also introduced to the learners. 

Spread over twelve weeks, the Process Equipment Design online course is taught by Professor Shabina Khanam, who has published 29 and 24 research papers in reputed journals and conferences respectively. She is currently working as the Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering in IIT Roorkee. Besides, the students can also obtain a certificate that will have their name, photograph, final score, and the logos of NPTEL and IIT Roorkee.  

The Transport Phenomena certification course is designed with a phenomenal structural course that will give a complete fundamental understanding that is involved in chemical engineering. For all students of chemical engineering, this is a fundamental subject and is also relevant in disciplines as varied as mechanical engineering, biotechnology, and nanotechnology. 

The topic has revolutionized the way engineering science is taught over the past few decades. This chapter dealt with the integrated care of the various transport systems, both in industry and in nature, which is everywhere. Owing to the underlying similarity of the mathematics and molecular processes explaining those methods, momentum, heat, and mass transfer are taught together. 

The Transport Phenomena training will include equal industrial support that will help the enrolled candidate to learn about the segments more analytically. The course will begin with a fundamental understanding of the core modules that is essential to understand the later portion. Students would be made aware of the key science ties and motivated to address questions on the basis of apt analogies. The Transport Phenomena certification would be provided in the last that is the assured certificate for the candidates who want to pursue some high courses in the upcoming future.

The Transport Processes I: Heat and Mass Transfer certification course will focus on a fundamental understanding of the area in unit operations that include mixing, heating/cooling, reactions, and flow, physical and chemical conversions of raw materials to products are achieved. The success of these processes depends significantly on the heat and mass transfer borne along with flowing fluid and across solid/fluid interfaces.

The Transport Processes I: Heat and Mass Transfer training will focus on enhancing the comprehensive structure of the respective programme. The course will undertake transport through interfaces due solely to molecular diffusion, which is the transport of concentration or temperature gradients in a stationary fluid. In unit operations, the combination of convection (transport by moving fluids) and diffusion determines the transport rate and the overall performance.

The Transport Processes I: Heat and Mass Transfer certification will be provided at the end of the course. The candidate will acquire a physical understanding in this course of how the equilibrium between convection and diffusion influences the total transfer speeds in chemical systems and gives rise to many of the methodological parallels used in the design of chemical engineering. The course is structured as 12-week online comprehensive training along with industrial support for the course.

The Aspen Plus simulation software - a basic course for beginners is a 12 weeks program provided by Swayam, an initiative by the Ministry of Education, Government of India. Aspen Plus is a process simulation software used in the chemical industries for optimization, process monitoring, and conceptual design. 

The Aspen Plus simulation software - a basic course for beginners training teaches to mimic the most typical chemical plant unit activities. The course presents basic unit functions such as, Reactor, Pump, Valve, Distillation Column, Heater, and so on, which will be beneficial to students, instructors, researchers, and engineers working in plant operation/design and R&D.

The Aspen Plus simulation software - a basic course for beginners syllabus is highly didactic, with a heavy emphasis on case studies and applied theory. By the end of the course, students will be able to build up a model, obtain design parameters, run it, optimize, and obtain results. This is strongly recommended for individuals interested in a career in modelling/simulation using the software.

The Chemical Process Intensification online course is a 12 weeks program offered by Swayam, an initiative by the ministry of education, Government of India. This course examines the advancements in a variety of enhanced technologies, with a focus on the use in chemical processes. The Chemical Process Intensification training is designed to be a valuable resource for practising chemists and engineers who are interested in using enhanced separator and/or reactor systems in the chemical industry. The course offers engineers and chemists who are unfamiliar with the principles of chemical engineering and process intensification a rudimentary understanding of these topics.

The Chemical Process Intensification syllabus is an invaluable resource for chemical engineers who want to use their knowledge in separation and reaction engineering to the formulation and construction of green processing techniques based on system intensification concepts. Students enrolled in undergraduate and postgraduate degree programs that address advanced reactor processes and design intensification will get a better grasp of practical applications in various fields.

The Introduction to interfacial waves online course is a study about the wider aspect of vibrations and oscillations along with the specific focus on the challenges in hydrodynamic stability. This National Program for Technology Enhanced Learning(NPTEL) online course is developed and offered by the Indian Institute of Technology(IIT) Bombay for students pursuing chemical engineering and mechanical engineering as an elective course.

The course instruction is conducted for twelve weeks and the course educator for this faculty development program is Dr. Ratul Dasgupta, an associate professor from the department of chemical engineering at IIT Bombay.

The students of this online training program are provided with three credit points and a course certificate. The course certificate consists of the logos of NPTEL and IIT Bombay adding more value to it. The online course on introduction to interfacial waves is provided on the Swayam education platform and is a postgraduate level program.

The ‘Upstream LNG Technology’ training program is a National Program for Technology Enhanced Learning online free course developed by the Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur. The informative course is provided on the Swayam online education platform for the students of undergraduate and postgraduate levels.

The online training is scheduled for twelve weeks and the course study is guided by Prof Pavitra Sandilya from the cryogenic engineering center in IIT Kharagpur assisted by two other research scholars. This faculty development program is approved by the All India Council for Technical Education and is part of the chemical engineering and physics category. The participants of this online program will gain three credit points and a course completion certificate after completing the course and clearing the exam with the required mandates. The course certificate of the ‘Upstream LNG Technology’ online course consists of the NPTEL and IIT Kharagpur’s logos which makes the certificates more significant and authorized.

The ‘Fluidization Engineering’ training program discusses fluidization in association with hydrodynamics and transport aspects for the students and industry professionals to gain valuable experience. The online National Program for Technology Enhanced Learning online course is provided by the Swayam online education platform. This free online training is developed and facilitated by the Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati for students from engineering and science backgrounds.

This faculty development program offered by the IIT Guwahati is organized for twelve weeks. The course educator for the course on fluidization is Dr. Subrata Kumar Majumder, a faculty in the department of chemical engineering at IIT Guwahati. This is an elective course for undergraduate and postgraduate level students which enables them to earn three credit points after completing the online training.

After completion of this ‘Fluidization Engineering’  online program, the eligible students are issued with the course completion certificate that consists of the logos of NPTEL and IIT Guwahati.

The ‘Flow Through Porous Media’ National Program for Technology Enhanced Learning (NPTEL) online course describes the classification and application of porous media flow with an understanding of industrial applications. This course is provided on the Swayam online education platform to the students of undergraduate, and postgraduate level from various disciplines of engineering which includes petroleum, biochemical, soil science, geotechnical, and hydrology. This elective course is developed and offered by the Indian Institute of Technology(IIT) Kharagpur.

This faculty development program on porous media flow will take twelve weeks to complete the course. The course instructor for the AICTE approved online training program is Prof. Somenath Ganguly from the department of chemical engineering at IIT Kharagpur. The candidates who take this elective course will be provided with three credits for their undergraduate or postgraduate program. Along with the course credits, the eligible students can get the course certificate which consists of the logos of NPTEL and IIT Kharagpur.

The ‘Mass Transfer Operations II’ online course is part of the National Program for Technology Enhanced Learning(NPTEL) and is provided as Swayam courses for undergraduate level students. This online program on ‘Mass Transfer Operations’ is designed and taught by the faculty of the Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati. 

This is a core course for the students and is categorized under the chemical engineering domain. The course instructor for the online training is Dr. Chandan Das from the department of chemical engineering at IIT Guwahati. The course study will focus on the aspects of 

Mass transfer and analysis, theoretically and experimentally. The students can earn three credits after completing this course and will be provided with a course completion e-certificate with the logos of NPTEL and IIT Guwahati which can be downloaded from the website.

This ‘Mass Transfer Operations II’ is a faculty development program approved by the All India Council for Technical Education that is organized for twelve weeks.

Chemical Process Utilities is an undergraduate/postgraduate online programme offered jointly by Swayam and IIT Roorkee. The course will talk about the process utilities in chemical process plants. The duration of the online course is 12 weeks. 

Offered by Swayam, Chemical Process Utilities Certification Course can be taken by the learners free of cost. Yet, Swayam and IIT Roorkee will conduct an exam for the learners to get certified and there is an exam fee of Rs 1,000. The programme will elaborately explore the different utilities and their applications. 

Physico-chemical processes for wastewater treatment is an online certification programme on wastewater control and treatment. The elective programme offered by IIT  Roorkee is 12 weeks in duration. The Physico-chemical processes for wastewater treatment Certification Course will walk you through the physicochemical methods and principles for wastewater pollution control and wastewater treatment. Along with the conceptual understanding, the learners will also be provided with practical understanding through various case studies. 

Physico-chemical processes for wastewater treatment online course, approved by the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), is a joint programme between Swayam and IIT Roorkee. The course is meant for undergraduate, postgraduate and PhD students from the backgrounds of civil engineering, chemical engineering and environmental engineering.

The Design of steel structures course by Swayam provides the best platforms to the candidates who want to build a career in the structure designing and building branch of engineering. This course will assist the candidate in developing the skills that play a major role in developing a career in engineering. The need to determine the factors to create a strong building using steel has improved a lot due to the increasing career opportunities for candidates. 

The learning process for new techniques and skills is made highly simple for the candidates. From the process of designing steel to calculating the required resistance for building a strong structure, this course covers every element to make the course easier for the candidate. 

Candidates who are seeking career opportunities in designing and structure development can get the most benefits from the Design of steel structures course by Swayam. As their skills are refined for their future career chances, they will increase their chances of getting hired in their dream company. 

This certification will highlight the skills of the candidate and will make their resume look better than other candidates.

This course is presented under NPTEL, which is funded by MoHRD, by IIT Kharagpur. It aims at teaching the basics of foundation engineering. The course consists of topics in civil engineering. This course will familiarize the candidates with a sound and solid foundation. They will be able to apply principles of pressure, arching, design if they wish to pursue Civil Engineering further. Students will also be taught to apply these concepts to different engineering problems. 

It is an undergraduate core course, which focuses on the designing of axially loaded pile foundation and shallow foundation. The students will be taught the various soil testing methods, performed on the field or in a laboratory. It will also be discussed how to determine the soil required to fit the design parameters. 

The characteristics of foundations for different soils will also be discussed. The course is appropriate for undergraduate students that are planning to appear for competitive examinations like IES, and GATE, and for college or university examinations. Field Engineers will also benefit from this program. NPTEL certification helps you to enhance your concepts, increase the depth of your understanding of this subject in a much better way.

Strength Of Materials is a core course designed primarily for students studying mechanical sciences. Different components and structures are designed and engineered using different materials. Therefore, it is necessary to understand the characteristic behaviour of all these materials. 

The objective of the Strength Of Materials programme is to acquaint candidates with the concept of resultant load, its consequences, and how specific materials withstand different kinds of loadings. In 12 short weeks, candidates will learn about stress, strain, and the relationship between the two. It also covers uniaxial loading, bending of beams, the stability of columns, deflection of beams, combined stresses, torsion, and spring. 

Furthermore, the instructor for the Strength Of Materials online course is Prof Sriman Kumar Bhattacharyya. He is a senior faculty member at IIT Kharagpur and formerly headed the Civil Engineering department. Also, the course is ideal for Mechanical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, and Applied Mechanics students. The manufacturing and construction sectors and structural design organisations will recognise this certification.

The Structural Analysis - I course is an elementary level course in Structural Analysis. Different methods used to determine how structures respond to environmental conditions and external agitation, and the underlying Physics are discussed in this programme. It is a basic and comprehensive course that will help candidates build a foundation for more technical courses in Structural Engineering.

In the Structural Analysis - I online programme, candidates will learn about the stability, equilibrium, and determinacy of a structure, shear force and bending moment diagram in frames and beams. Also, analysis of statically determinate and indeterminate structures, all in 12 short weeks.

The Structural Analysis - I online course is free to enrol and learn. But if candidates wish to get certified by NPTEL and IIT Kharagpur, they must pay the examination fee and write the 100-mark proctored exam at one of the designated centres. Candidates taking this course can expect to land a lucrative job after graduation, as all Civil Engineering companies will recognise this certification.

Swayam is an initiative taken by the government to help learners gain knowledge about various topics. It also provides certification implying with terms and conditions which is optional. This course is designed to be very quantitative, fundamental and informative. With online classes and doubt clearing sessions, participants can easily learn a lot from this course with no problems at the end. This course also makes the candidate's industry ready and helps by providing various industry insights.

Participants can use reference books such as A First Course in Iron and Steelmaking, Dipak Majumdar, UP-IIM, Hyderabad, 2015 and The iron blast Furnace: Theory & Practice, Peacy and Davenport, Pergamon Press, Oxford, 1979.

This course also provides learners with certificates having logos of IIT Kharagpur and NPTEL. The certification will help candidates to prove their skills and knowledge on the topic. This course will also lead learners with various job opportunities. The certificate provided will be available in the soft copy so they can access them easily.

The Fluid Mechanics course is an interdisciplinary programme which will cover the principles and applications of Fluid Mechanics in Mechanical Engineering, Civil Engineering and Chemical Engineering. Through this course, you will acquire new problem-solving techniques like streamline patterns and control volume concepts. The course will also demonstrate the visualisation of fluid-flow problems.

The curriculum in the Fluid Mechanics programme includes lessons on Properties of Fluids, Fluid Kinematics, Flow-through Pipes, Mass, Bernoulli & Energy Equations, and more. On course completion, you will have a robust foundation on Fluid Machines so that you can apply the essential laws and principles to engineering designs, as required. 

Moreover, Prof. Subashisa Dutta, who has been teaching for more than 15 years in IIT Guwahati, will teach this course, while the NPTEL offers the online course in collaboration with IIT Guwahati. Any interested learners can join the Fluid Mechanics online programme; however, they must have prior knowledge of Fluid Mechanics fundamentals. 

Soil Mechanics/Geotechnical Engineering I is a 12-week course featuring all the soil mechanics concepts ranging from the origin of soil to stability of soil slopes. The training from Swayam extensively covers two segments, namely soil mechanics and foundation engineering. Candidates will also learn about earth pressure theory, shear strength, Bouusinesq’s theory, and effective stress concepts.

The Soil Mechanics/Geotechnical Engineering I training curriculum includes in-depth information about the origin of soil, soil compaction, and its classifications. Learning the elementary principles of geotechnical engineering through soil mechanics will acquaint you with the core of civil engineering. The course also contains a list of books and references from world-renowned authors to supplement your learning.

Swayam offers the Soil Mechanics/Geotechnical Engineering I programme free of cost. However, students who want to get a certificate featuring the logos of IIT Kharagpur and NPTEL must sit for a 100-mark proctored test by paying a sum of Rs 1,000. Students who want to pursue the course must have a background in engineering mechanics.

Our world is surrounded by several environmental challenges that are becoming troublesome by the day. Therefore, the online course in Applied Environmental Microbiology by Swayam aims to teach students about these pressing issues by developing in-depth knowledge about microbial processes and communities, found in inbuilt and natural environments. The program holds impeccable industry support from numerous water and wastewater treatment organizations, Biotechnological companies, and Bioremediation entities. 

The Applied Environmental Microbiology certification syllabus lays a firm foundation of basic microbial energetics, microbiology, and diversity. Then, it progresses to microbiology’s tools, state-of-the-art and traditional applications, and how they address relevant environmental problems. The curriculum offers a holistic exploration of microbes’ diverse roles, microbial communities, cell elements, ecology, microbial energetics, environmental microbial processes, and more.

The Applied Environmental Microbiology online course is a 12-week, free elective training, under the civil Engineering and Environment category. This postgraduate-level program also offers certification, for which candidates must register, pay the exam fees, and clear the course-end proctored assessment. In doing so, they’ll earn an e-verified certification with NPTEL and IIT Roorkee’s logos.

Advanced Foundation Engineering program primarily focuses on the design of shallow foundations on layered soil, on eccentric loading conditions, and under inclined soil. The course will also provide an overview of lateral loading conditions and piles under uplift. These topics are especially useful for engineering students and working professionals as they are not covered in the conventional engineering degree courses. 

Advanced Foundation Engineering certification courses will be most beneficial for final-year undergraduate engineering students and postgraduate and doctoral students in their first semester. It will also prove useful for individuals who are preparing for competitive examinations. 

Advanced Foundation Engineering is a twelve-week course that uses online lectures, weekly assignments, and a final exam to motivate students to complete the course and gain maximum knowledge out of it. Candidates can achieve a certificate by completing the assignments satisfactorily and scoring higher than the cut-off in the final examination.

Advanced Soil Mechanics program is an excellent course for anyone who wants to brush up and reinforce their foundational concepts learned during their undergraduate training. It deals with various topics related to geotechnical engineering that are studied by postgraduate students from the basics. Topics such as continuum mechanics and geomechanical characteristics of soil will be explored.

Advanced Soil Mechanics certification is an elective course in the field of civil engineering and structural analysis. It has been approved by the All India Council for Technical  Education as an FDP for the faculty development program. The course syllabus has been developed by IIT Guwahati in association with Swayam. 

Advanced Soil Mechanics is a twelve-week long course that employs assignments and a final exam to motivate students and help them evaluate their progress. The course also offers an e-certificate which will be awarded after completing the course successfully. While all the lectures will be held online, the exam will be held in person at the various designated exam centers.

The Basic Construction Materials online course is intended for those candidates who are working or studying in the construction sector. The course is about the structural elements of construction materials.  The course will emphasize forming the basic understanding of the relationship between material compositions and the constructed structures. The candidates of this course will be thoroughly guided by construction engineering experts.

The course has scheduled start and end dates. The course is offered on the Swayam platform. It is verified by NPTEL. The course will be instructed by two faculty professors of the Indian Institute of Technology. The course will have weekly graded assignments. The candidates must register for the certification examination.

The Basic Construction Materials certification will have logos of the Indian Institute of Technology Madras and NPTEL. The candidates who wish to go for higher studies in construction-related engineering will be benefitted. The engineering professionals can gain promotional help from the certification.

The Geographic Information Systems certification course is structured with student favourable modules that will provide them with an easy environment to learn about the respective field. Detailed understanding of geographic information systems and their uses in civil engineering and earth sciences is offered in the proposed course.

In this course, all topics from data input to modeling will be addressed. Different datasets, like DEMs, their source, generation strategies, derivatives, errors and limitations, will be thoroughly explored in the proposed course. In the complete Geographic Information Systems training, the candidate will be given the continuous support that will help them to complete the whole curriculum along with timely submission of assessments.

The candidate will be given practical knowledge along with theoretical understanding of the particular concepts and the candidate can get the chance to be more creative in implementing their understanding that they will get while learning the course in respective assessments designed for the completion of the programme. The Geographic Information Systems certification will be provided in the last of the programme to give the students credit and accreditable for the course so that they can pursue the further courses in the respective field.

The Geology And Soil Mechanics certification course will help candidates gain insights on the basic properties as well as index properties of soil. The course has been extensively designed for the candidates with mechanics of solids where they will be exposed to the industry learning as well.

The candidates will be learning all the various terminologies and the experts will be assessing the learning and participation of the  participants in every module. The candidates will have effective learning in every module. The topics have been considered as per the latest trends in this industry.

The Geology And Soil Mechanics certification benefits all the topics which have been well explained. The candidates will be receiving certification for the course as well. The Geology And Soil Mechanics certification course will help candidates to get jobs and recommendations in other industries as well. The theories have also been added in the course and fundamental of consolidation.

In the Geomorphology program, candidates will learn about the numerous behavior of natural surfaces as well as subsurface agents involved in the removal of the old and new landforms on the surface of the earth. The candidates will learn how to bring in sustainable development and the importance of every area while making any changes in the development. 

The candidates will be learning the usage of the knowledge in the industry. 

It will help candidates in the control of floods, disposal of waste, and the development of a smart city. The discussion forums will help candidates to have better learning and knowledge about the implementation of knowledge. The different layers of geomorphology have been well explained by the tutors.

The Geomorphology certification course also offers the candidates certificate after they complete the course successfully and give the end term examination. The importance of geomorphic evaluation has been well discovered throughout the syllabus. The certificate boosts up the resume or learning of the individuals.