IIT Madras registration for 500 online courses on SWAYAM platform begins!
The list of Swayam courses offered by IIT Madras includes programming, data structures and algorithms using Python, basic electrical circuits, engineering thermodynamics, health research fundamentals and constitutional studies.
National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning (NPTEL) founded by India's one of the premier technology institutes, Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT-M) commenced the registration for more than 500 online certificate courses on 'Study Webs of Active-Learning for Young Aspiring Minds (Swayam)' platform as part of Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs). According to the official reports, students and working professionals can avail these courses free of cost to students though there is an examination fee for in-person tests to receive the qualifying certificate. Students can access these courses at swayam.gov.in.
The list of Swayam courses offered by IIT Madras includes programming, data structures and algorithms using Python, basic electrical circuits, engineering thermodynamics, health research fundamentals and constitutional studies. The online courses can be opted by people aged between 13 to 86 years.
Talking about the offered courses, Professor Andrew Thangaraj, Coordinator, SWAYAM-NPTEL-IIT Madras, said, “In order to streamline the efforts of learners and to guide them to obtain expertise in an area, NPTEL has initiated the idea of ‘Domain Certification’. A domain comprises a set of core and elective NPTEL courses. Those who complete a domain (specified core courses + elective courses) with an average score of 60 will get a domain certificate from NPTEL. There are no additional charges/ fees involved in obtaining domain certification. There are 44 domains across 12 disciplines available now and more are in the pipeline”.
In order to give more exposure to the students, NPTEL will also coordinate with industry professionals. It shares educational videos, weekly online assignments and conducts in-person exams for the subscribers. Earlier, UGC requested the universities and colleges to make students and faculty aware of the Swayam courses through universities’ website and various social media handles.
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