All About NPTEL

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About SWAYAM

SWAYAM is a program initiated by the Government of India and designed to achieve the three cardinal principles of Education Policy viz., access, equity, and quality. The objective of this effort is to take the best teaching and learning resources to all, including the most disadvantaged. SWAYAM seeks to bridge the digital divide for students who have hitherto remained untouched by the digital revolution and have not been able to join the mainstream of the knowledge economy.

This is done through a platform that facilitates hosting of all the courses, taught in classrooms from Class 9 till post-graduation to be accessed by anyone, anywhere at any time. All the courses are interactive, prepared by the best teachers in the country, and are available, free of cost to any learner. More than 1,000 specially chosen faculty and teachers from across the country have participated in preparing these courses.

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The courses hosted on SWAYAM are in 4 quadrants – (1) video lectures, (2) specially prepared reading material that can be downloaded/printed (3) self-assessment tests through tests and quizzes, and (4) an online discussion forum for clearing doubts. Steps have been taken to enrich the learning experience by using audio-video and multimedia and state-of-the-art pedagogy/technology.

To ensure that the best quality content is produced and delivered, nine National Coordinators have been appointed. They are:

AICTE (All India Council for Technical Education) for self-paced and international courses
NPTEL (National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning) for Engineering
UGC (University Grants Commission) for non-technical post-graduation education
CEC (Consortium for Educational Communication) for undergraduate education
NCERT (National Council of Educational Research and Training) for school education
NIOS (National Institute of Open Schooling) for school education
IGNOU (Indira Gandhi National Open University) for out-of-school students
IIMB (Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore) for management studies
NITTTR (National Institute of Technical Teachers Training and Research) for Teacher Training programme

Courses delivered through SWAYAM are available free of cost to the learners, however, learners wanting a SWAYAM certificate should register for the final proctored exams that come at a fee and attend in person at designated centers on specified dates. Eligibility for the certificate will be announced on the course page and learners will get certificates only if this criteria is matched. Universities/colleges approving credit transfers for these courses can use the marks/certificates obtained in these courses for the same.

Credit Transfer in NPTEL

UGC has already issued the UGC (Credit Framework for online learning courses through SWAYAM) Regulation 2016 advising the Universities to identify courses where credits can be transferred onto the academic record of the students for courses done on SWAYAM. AICTE has also put out a gazette notification in 2016 and subsequently for the adoption of these courses for credit transfer.

You can indicate your grievances related to Credit Transfer at your parent university by submitting them in this form.

The current SWAYAM platform is developed by the Ministry of Education and NPTEL, IIT Madras with the help of Google Inc. and Persistent Systems Ltd.

National Coordinators

To ensure the best quality content is produced and delivered, nine National Coordinators have been appointed. They are AICTE for self-paced and international courses. NPTEL for engineering, UGC for nontechnical post-graduation education, CEC for undergraduate education, NCERT & NIOS for school education, IGNOU for out-of-school students, IIMB for management studies, and NITTTR for Teacher Training program.

Local Chapters

NPTEL has been offering self-study courses across engineering, humanities, and science streams for more than a decade. These are available at: http://nptel.ac.in. From March 2014 NPTEL has been offering online certification for its courses, the highlight being the certification exam through which the student gets an opportunity to earn a certificate from the IITs!
These are available here

To take this initiative forward and to encourage more students across colleges to participate in this initiative, we are setting up a SWAYAM-NPTEL chapter in colleges (with the approval of the management) which will be under the headship of a faculty member of the college, who would be our Single Point of Contact (SPOC). We will keep the SPOC updated about all the latest NPTEL initiatives and give him information that he can disseminate among the students. He can identify suitable mentors for various courses, who can ensure that students are active in a course, are submitting their assignments on time, and also clarify the doubts they may have.

We hope your college will be part of this initiative and thank you for your valuable time.

About NPTEL Awareness Workshops for faculty

NPTEL Awareness Workshops aim to create maximum awareness among faculty members about NPTEL and its various initiatives. The workshop will include sessions on NPTEL and its features, NPTEL Online Certification courses, and the concept of NPTEL Local Chapter. NPTEL and the host Institute will jointly organize the workshop. The host college will invite 2-3 faculty members from colleges (both Engineering Institutions and Arts and Science colleges) that are within a radius of 150 km. Typical duration of the workshop: 10:00 am – 2:00 pm.

NPTEL is now conducting e-awareness workshops also in association with its partner colleges.

Expected outcome: The faculty will become aware of NPTEL and how it can be used and can take it back to the Heads of their institutions for implementation in the best way to benefit their students. These members can also have a session with their students, where they can explain about NPTEL to them.

Note: Workshop requests from colleges will be entertained only under the following conditions:
1) Similar workshops have not been conducted so far in the region where the college is located (at least in the last 2 years)
2) Availability of NPTEL coordinators and Resource persons from the IITs / IISc

Problem-solving Live sessions every week

Every week there will be an online live interaction – where problems will be solved pertaining to
content of the week and answer any additional questions/doubts.

Sessions conducted: Friday – Tuesday every week from week 1.
Session timings: will be announced on the respective course announcement page.
The session reminder will be sent to the enrolled candidates and spocs.
The recorded session will be updated later as a YouTube link on the course page.

Free preparation assistance for GATE exams

(https://gate.nptel.ac.in/)
● Linking GATE topics to relevant NPTEL content (Syllabus Mapping)
● Online Assessment platform for Mock practice (Mock Tests)
● Video solutions to previous gate questions (Video Solutions)
● Online Assistance through Mentors (Live mentoring sessions)

● GATE Syllabus Mapping is made available for the following 10 disciplines:
○ CS, EE, EC, ME, CE, MT, CY, IN, MA & PH
● Mock Tests are available for 6 disciplines – EE, EC, ME, CE, PH & CY
○ Conducted a total of 115 mocks, 3500+ students attended these practice Mocks to date.
● The number of registered students in the NPTEL GATE Portal till date is 35,585.
● GATE Video solutions are available for the following 9 departments with 4191 videos in total & 420 hours
of content approximately.
● Live sessions/Online assistance through mentors conducted in the following departments – CS, CE, CH,
CY, EC, EE, ME, MT, PH – 890 sessions in which 7965 students participated in Live Mentoring Sessions
conducted by GATE NPTEL.

Internships for Toppers

Course offering faculty have to consent to take interns during the summer or
winter
NPTEL will reach out to the toppers of the course asking them to apply –
resume, SOP
Faculty chooses from the pool
NPTEL sends confirmation
Internship – in-person at the institute/online
Stipend and certificate from NPTEL on successful completion of internship

Translation

More than 224 unique courses translated into various languages
Soft copies can be downloaded from the NPTEL website

Apply for translation via Google form, where a sample of the translated document
has to be submitted
The sample will be quality-checked
Selected translators will be allocated to a course folder.
We will provide the translators with the English doc files and the pdf files.
The translator will provide us with the translated content below formats:
a. Monolingual Doc
b. Bilingual Doc
c. Monolingual Pdf
d. Mp3 of Monolingual
All files are checked by the QC

NPTEL partners with Microsoft and Ansys for certification courses

MICROSOFT
● Connecting active NPTEL LCs to set up Microsoft Learn for Educators (MSLE) accounts and enable students to
obtain Microsoft Fundamental Certifications through the “Future Ready Talent Program”
● NPTEL Domain Scholars provided an opportunity to upskill on Microsoft certifications and create a project
aligned to industry requirements and on completion of the project – eligible for off-campus placement drives
conducted by Microsoft Partners / Career Fairs organized by the FRT partners.

ANSYS

20 NPTEL courses identified by Ansys – toppers of these courses would be offered Free track
completion badges (worth Rs.12,000 each) for the mapped Ansys learning tracks
Out of the 20, the following 11 courses are open for enrollment in July 2023
Basics Of Finite Element Analysis – I, Fundamentals of Conduction and Radiation, Foundation of
Computational Fluid Dynamics, Analysis And Design Principles Of Microwave Antennas, Basics of
Materials Engineering, Fundamentals of Convective Heat Transfer, Engineering Mechanics,
Computational Fluid Dynamics using Finite Volume Method, Microwave Engineering, Solid
Mechanics, Introduction to Mechanical Vibration

Communication modes with the NPTEL office

Whatsapp groups for every state
A Google group of all SPOCs: noc-spoc@nptel.iitm.ac.in
Send email to localchapter@nptel.iitm.ac.in; Phone number of LC team: 7200043633
Every Thursday at 5 pm, the NPTEL office has a 1hour meeting to solve the issues of SPOCs
Most information is shared on the NPTEL-Local Chapter Website
Access to data:
On SWAYAM – all SPOCs have a login where you can see the enrollment information, assignment
scores and mentor setting
On the NPTEL website: SPOCs get access to
a. Enrollment data
b. Exam registration data
c. Hall tickets and center information
d. Marks scored by those who share their certificates, FDP certificates
e. Detailed information about learners in their college
f. Certificates of local chapter, specs and mentors
g. Fee waiver selection and document upload
Other information inside the login includes:
a. Local Chapter establishment letter
The Local chapter page of each college on the NPTEL site publicly displays the status of participation
and topper information.

Frequently Asked Questions About NPTEL Courses and Exams

I just came to know that an online course that I wanted to join has concluded its run. Is there any chance of this course being offered again?

Depending upon the demand of students and logistics, NPTEL may offer the course again. Kindly keep checking our website for the latest news.

How do I enroll/register for an NPTEL online course?

Steps to enroll for the courses:
Step 1 – Go to the following link – Link
Step 2 – Click on the tab “SIGN-IN/REGISTER” seen in the top right corner.
Step 3 – Use a Google account-enabled email ID to log in.
Step 4 – Choose your desired course. On the upcoming page, go through the details and click on the Join button Next, fill in the details, and click on the “Join” button.
Step 5 – If the course has content uploaded, you will now be able to see it.

Once these steps are carried out, you will receive a confirmation email.

Steps to Registration for the courses:
Step 1: Go to the link is here -Register for NPTEL Exams at Click here
Step 2: Login using the email ID used for enrollment
Step 3: Go to the option Courses
Step 4: Add courses to your account
Step 5: Register for the same.

Is there a fee to join/register for an online course?

No. Joining/enrolling for an NPTEL online course is free. Once enrolled, the videos and associated study material may also be downloaded for free. Learning from the course, submitting assignments, participating in the discussion forum is free. To write the final exam, you need to pay Rs. 1000/- per course.
If you are taking exams outside India, please write to outside-india@nptel.iitm.ac.in with the country and city where you will be taking the exam.

What is the eligibility criterion for joining an online course?

There is no specific eligibility criterion for any of the NPTEL online courses. The faculty of a particular course may recommend some basic knowledge of certain topics for a person to fully grasp the contents of a course.

How old should I be to register for an NPTEL online certification course?

Anyone may join an NPTEL online certification course. There is no age limit.

Can I join for more than one course at a time?

Yes.You may join for any number of NPTEL courses you wish but you can write exams only for a maximum of six courses per semester.
You can take one exam in the forenoon session and another during the afternoon session on the same day. 2 exams a day x 3 days = 6 exams in a semester. You cannot take more than 2 exams a day even though you have joined for more courses whose exams fall on the same day. NPTEL will allot the session (Forenoon/Afternoon) and it will be mentioned in the hall ticket. There is no option to change the date of the exams. You need to have the same registered email ID for all courses to have two different sessions on the same day in the same exam centre. NPTEL will allot sessions accordingly and the sessions will not clash.

I enrolled for a course but now I want to withdraw from this course and join another course. How should I do this?

Once you have enrolled to a course you cannot withdraw from a course. You may choose to “Unsubscribe from Announcement and Forum” which is available in the Progress tab of the respective courses. This way, you will not be receiving email notifications.

I have enrolled for an online course. What is the next step?

Those who have enrolled for a course will receive a confirmation welcome mail. After that, when the course begins and the weekly lessons are released, you will be notified via e-mail. Also, any news, announcements, etc. will be posted in the Announcement Page of the course. You can now start watching the videos. Please keep checking your course page for updates.

It is difficult to watch all the videos online. Can I download notes for these video lectures?

Yes. For certain online courses, the text transcription of the video material has been made available for free download at the following link. http://nptel.ac.in/courses. Here, you may search for your desired course and download videos and transcripts PDF, MP4 files. If you do not find your choice of course in that list, please understand that the transcription work is in progress. Kindly bear with us. Some of the text material has also been translated to local languages; do check it out (if available, it will be available within the course page). Also, please visit https://nptel.ac.in/Translation/

If I were to suggest a particular subject/topic for an NPTEL online course, will you take that into consideration?

We will most definitely take a note of your suggestion and consider that while designing future online certification courses.

How will I come to know about assignments and deadlines?

All announcements and other vital information are posted in the Announcement page of the course. Also, e-mail and sms alerts will be sent periodically.

How do I find out my score in each assignment?

Your score will be posted online after the deadline of the assignment. Using your unique password and log in id, you may check your score any time after the deadline.

Will there be self-assessment assignments?

Yes. Certain courses will have these types of assignments. These are meant only for assessing your learning from the course. Typically, these assessments will not carry any marks. The answers for such assignments will also be posted in the course page. Please note that the faculty decides on the type of assignments for each course.

Will the score that I get for the assignment(s) be counted along with my exam marks for the final score?

Yes, the assignment scores also contribute to the overall score. 25% of the total score comes from Assignment marks; 75% from final exam.

I may not be able to submit all the assignments. Will this hinder my final score?

The final score may be affected as the assignment scores will be counted towards the final exam score. But this will not hamper your writing the certification exam.

What if I have limited internet access? How do I watch videos online?

You may download the videos and watch them offline. Available on https://nptel.ac.in/courses -> Courses, website where the same content will be posted. Also, for certain courses, transcripts are available which are relatively smaller in file size and easier to download.

How will these online courses fit into my curriculum?

You have to check with your college/University if they will take this into consideration and incorporate it into your certificate.

I live outside India. Can I still enroll for NPTEL online courses?

Yes. You may enroll for any online course no matter where you live and go through the course material.

I live outside India. Can I take the certification exam?

NPTEL conducts the final certification exam as a proctored exam where the candidate has to come in person to a designated centre and write the exam. If you are staying outside India, please write to outside-india@nptel.iitm.ac.in with the country and city where you will be taking the exam. We will enable Remote Proctored Exam, after verifying certain documents that have to submitted as evidence of your stay outside India. You will also have to pay an extra facilitation fee.

Will I get credit equivalents for NPTEL certification courses?

You will have to check with the authorities at your college/university. For 12 weeks/8 weeks/4 weeks courses, NPTEL recommends 3/2/1 credits respectively. NPTEL will share the e-certificate once the learner has passed, along with the score in the exam and the assignments as well. The university/college may use this information and convert it into their system of grades as per their requirement. It is upto your college/university how much credit should be given for each course. Please check with your college/university authorities. For more details kindly refer to the below document.
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