MITAOE SWAYAM-NPTEL LOCAL CHAPTER

Features of SWAYAM-NPTEL online courses 

• Contents and course material in the form of video and lecture notes for the above courses are based on the model curriculum suggested by All India

 Council for Technical Education (AICTE) and the syllabi of major affiliating Universities in India.

• The course material available through NPTEL would be rich in content and discusses the topics in depth which will obviously increase the knowledge

level of the faculties and students.

• Course contents will be useful for teacher training and through them improve the quality of students.

• No registration fee is required for enrollment of the online course.

• NO Travel/Accommodation required. The whole lecture content is available right at our DESKTOP

• No academic leave is required for attending the course, hence no disturbance to the regular duties.

• The registered participants either student or faculty have complete/anytime access to these video lectures.

• Interaction is available with Course Instructor/Teaching assistants/Other participants via an Online Forum during the entire short term course.

• Involves (a) weekly assignments and (b) end of the course examination thereby making the faculty exercise the learnt skills

• NPTEL frequently offers Online Certification Courses that are in great demand and well recognized by IITs/NITs and NASSCOM 

• Excellent professors can reach more students all over the world

• Slow Learners can review the videos, pause it to understand as per their pace

• Low Income participants can acquire knowledge from professors of high class institutes

• Interaction through peer review and group collaboration helps social network building

• You can learn the subject from the expert faculties of IITs/IISc.

• You can get certified by   IITs/IISc.

• In most of the courses, there is a list of industries that will consider this course certificate.  

•  Students can review and assess their own progress through assignments(weekly).

• Inculcate mode of self-learning and get access to lectures of IIT/IISc distinguished Faculty

•  On successful completion of advanced NPTEL course by the faculties, AICTE approves as FDP so that they can get the points for the same. This FDP certificate is given full consideration for promotions under CAS as per AICTE notification.

• Students can use the NPTEL programmes for GATE and High Studies preparation.

Highlights / New Initiatives:

• Largest online repository in the world of courses in engineering, basic sciences and selected humanities and social sciences subjects.

• Laboratory workshops - in person, to give hands-on experience to learners

• Lab workshops for students at some of the top institutes, such as the IITs, IISERs and IIITs is proposed, which will be attended by them in person.

• Internships for course toppers with course instructors

• To improve the skills and employability of students and to prepare them for taking up jobs in the industry.

• Soft Skills Workshops for improving employability: Train students to face interviews, hold mock interviews, train in business communication skills - speaking and writing.

• GATE exams: This effort will create a portal that has both video content and aligned questions from previous year question papers. Support to attend technical conferences: NPTEL to sponsor the cost of travel and conference registration fees for Coordinators of different Local Chapters (colleges who partner with NPTEL). This will help them upgrade themselves and be abreast of the latest developments in the field which will benefit the students they are teaching.

• Analytics of the data accrued: This will help identify the gaps in course offering and better the pedagogy and learning experience.

• Continuous portal development: NPTEL involves incorporating more features for better testing of knowledge accrued.

• Translation of English Transcripts of NPTEL Videos: Translation of the English transcripts of NPTEL video courses are being carried out in 10 regional languages. The goal is to help the students coming from local language schooling.