NPTEL launches new courses on electric vehicles, IoT
The enrolment for July-December 2021 semester has already started. The last date to enrol for the first set of NPTEL courses is August 2. Interested candidates can enrol for NPTEL courses through swayam.gov.in/NPTEL.
The National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning (NPTEL), a joint initiative of the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) and the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore, has launched new courses on electric vehicles and renewable energy, design for Internet of things (IoT), business and sustainable development, for the July 2021 Semester on the SWAYAM platform.
Courses taught by IIT, IISc faculty
The courses are taught by the faculty from IITs and IISc. Learners can enrol for NPTEL courses through swayam.gov.in/NPTEL.
Vignesh Muthuvijayan, NPTEL coordinator at IIT Madras, said, “SWAYAM-NPTEL is currently working with more than 4,000 educational institutions in engineering, arts, science, commerce, and management across the country. Students and faculty from these institutions take up NPTEL courses to upgrade their knowledge and skills. Some of the popular courses on NPTEL platform include data science for engineers, courses on programming in Python, C, C++, introduction to machine learning, soft skills, project planning and control, among others.”
NPTEL offers certification courses through the MOOCs format. Learners need to watch videos online, submit assignments on a weekly/monthly basis and can register for an optional proctored final exam. There is a nominal fee charged towards the in-person proctored exam for the certification. Students can request for transfer of credits once they clear the NPTEL certification exam if it is approved by the educational institute they are affiliated with.
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