NPTEL is a Flagship initiative in line with the NEP 2020.  It Offers Certifications & Courses from Top Institutions Like IIT Bombay, IIT Delhi, IISC Bangalore & 5 Other IIT’s for Free. Today, Lets discuss on how you can avail most out of it.

NPTEL (National Program for Technology & Enhanced Learning) is a Joint initiative by IIT & IISc as a move towards Open Education For all. Till Date it has over 2.7 Crore Enrollments, 2 Million Exam Registrations and has won the Life Long Learning Award – Gold. Courses are completely free to access and certifications are Optional. A Nominal fee of Rs 1000 should be paid for certification which is completely worth it and such charges are only being levied to avoid misuse.

Steps:

Steps to enroll for the courses:
Step 1 – Go to the following link – https://swayam.gov.in/NPTEL
Step 2 – Click on the tab “SIGN-IN/REGISTER” seen on 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 https://examform.nptel.ac.in/2023_01/exam_form/dashboard
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.

Certification exams will be conducted on Saturday and Sunday. There will be 2 exam sessions on both days. Morning Session – 9 am to 12 pm Afternoon session – 2 pm to 5 pm You will have to appear at the allotted exam center and produce your Admit Card and Identification Card for verification and take the exam in person.

SWAYAM is the National MOOCs portal developed by MoE, Govt. of India. In order to ensure best quality content is produced and delivered, seven National Coordinators have been appointed under SWAYAM. NPTEL is the official SWAYAM national coordinator for engineering. All NPTEL online certification courses are SWAYAM courses too, and they are available on the SWAYAM platform. By participating in NPTEL online courses, you and your college are officially participating in SWAYAM.