''' National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning[https://nptel.ac.in/ National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning](NPTEL)''' is an Indian learning platform for university-level [[science, technology, engineering, and mathematics]] subjects. It is jointly developed by [[Indian Institutes of Technology]] and [[Indian Institute of Science]].<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Ananth|first=M. S.|date=July 2011|title=National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning (NPTEL): The Vision and the Mission|url=https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/6004353|journal=2011 IEEE International Conference on Technology for Education |pages=8–8 |doi=10.1109/T4E.2011.9}}</ref> The initiative is funded by the [[Ministry of Human Resource Development|Ministry of Human Resource and Development]], [[Government of India]]. The project's central idea is to put recorded lectures taught by its member institutes online for open access. It operates one of the most extensive educational [[Youtube channel]] covering engineering, basic sciences, and some humanities and social science subjects.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Pulakkat|first=Hari|title=How NPTEL is democratising education and going into the next level|work=The Economic Times|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/services/education/how-nptel-is-democratising-education-and-going-into-the-next-level/articleshow/46615577.cms|access-date=2020-08-06}}</ref>
