An NPTEL primer from IIT Madras on the design thinking process: empathise, analyse, solve and test, with workshops and stories.
Paid certificateDesign & UX
Self-pacedBeginner
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Free NPTEL courses
The National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning is an initiative of the IITs and IISc funded by India's Ministry of Education. It publishes full lecture courses and runs semester-based online courses via SWAYAM with optional paid certification exams.
- Courses from IITs and IISc
- Huge engineering and science catalogue
- Exams recognised for credit transfer by many Indian universities
- Free lecture archive
NPTEL
11 courses · 0 free certificates
Course videos are free; certificates require passing a proctored exam with a registration fee.
Visit NPTEL11 free courses
A popular 8-week NPTEL course from IIT Kanpur on goal-setting, habits, listening, email etiquette, body language and presentations.
Paid certificateCareer SkillsSelf-pacedBeginnerIIT Kanpur NPTEL course introducing perception, learning, memory, emotion and personality.
Paid certificateHealth & PsychologySelf-pacedBeginnerAn 8-week IIT Kanpur course on marketing fundamentals: environment scanning, research, buyer behaviour and segmentation.
Paid certificateBusiness & MarketingSelf-pacedBeginnerMadhavan Mukund's NPTEL course on Python, sorting, searching and core data structures.
Paid certificateProgramming48 hrsBeginnerIIT Madras' short NPTEL course on Python, pandas and visualization with two case studies.
Paid certificateData Science16 hrsBeginnerIIT Ropar's popular NPTEL course that teaches Python through games and puzzles.
Paid certificateProgramming30 hrsBeginnerA 12-week NPTEL course from IIT Kharagpur on cloud architecture, resource management, security, fog/edge and serverless computing.
Paid certificateCloud & DevOpsSelf-pacedIntermediateIIT Madras' NPTEL course on the maths and methods behind data science, using R.
Paid certificateData Science48 hrsIntermediateProf. Balaraman Ravindran's NPTEL machine learning course from IIT Madras.
Paid certificateAI & Machine Learning96 hrsIntermediateIIT Kharagpur's 12-week NPTEL course on probability theory and statistical inference.
Paid certificateMathematicsSelf-pacedIntermediate
Best for: Indian students and professionals wanting IIT-level courses.
NPTEL free courses: questions
Are NPTEL courses free?
The 11 NPTEL courses listed here can be studied for free. Course videos are free; certificates require passing a proctored exam with a registration fee.
Does NPTEL give a free certificate?
None of the NPTEL courses we list give a free certificate; the learning itself is free.