'''NationalNATIONAL ProgrammePROGRAMME onON TechnologyTECHNOLOGY EnhancedENHANCED LearningLEARNING''' <ref> [https://nptel.ac.in/ National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning]</ref> ('''NPTEL''') is ana quality Indian e-learning platform for university-level [[science, technology, engineering, and mathematics]] (STEM) 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 ResourceEducation Development(India)|Ministry of Human ResourceEducation and Development(MoE)]] , [[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>
== History and About ==
NPTEL was initiatedlaunched in 2003 by seven IITs ([[Indian Institute of Technology Bombay|Bombay]], [[Indian Institute of Technology Delhi|Delhi]], [[Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur|Kanpur]], [[Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur|Kharagpur]], [[Indian Institute of Technology Madras|Madras]], [[Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati|Guwahati]] and [[Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee|Roorkee]]) and [[Indian Institute of Science|Indian Institute of Science (IISc)]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Nptel, online courses and certification, Learn for free|url=https://nptel.ac.in/about_nptel.html|access-date=2020-08-06|website=nptel.ac.in}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2017-07-24|title=What makes NPTEL India's EdTech hero — without newsy fundings and valuations|url=https://factordaily.com/nptel-india-edtech-mooc/|access-date=2020-08-06|website=FactorDaily|language=en-US}}</ref> Since March 2014, NPTEL began offering courses along with certificatesin-centre toand thoseproctored who pass thecertification examinations successfully. Course credits can also be transferred to HEIs/ Universities/ student [https://abc.gov.in Academic Bank of Credits] (ABC) under the UGC guidelines. It is the largest e-repository in the world of courses in engineering, basic sciences and selected humanities and management subjects. The initiative runs through MOOCs model so that students outside IIT system can also participate in learning quality content and get certified provided they meet the passing criteria in the exams conducted at the end of the NPTEL semesters. All courses are free to enrol and learn from. The certification exam is optional and comes at a fee of Rs 1000 per course exam.
The headquarter of NPTEL is located inside [[IIT Madras]].
