'''NATIONAL PROGRAMME ON TECHNOLOGY ENHANCEDThe LEARNING''' <ref> [https://nptel.ac.in/ National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning]</ref> ''' (NPTEL''') is a qualityan Indian e-learning platform for university-level [[science, technology, engineering, and mathematics]] (STEM) subjects. It is jointly developed by [[Indian Institutes of Technology]] (IITs) and [[Indian Institute of Science]].<ref>{{Cite book|last=Ananth|first=M. S.|title=2011 IEEE International Conference on Technology for Education |chapter=National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning (NPTEL): The Vision and the Mission |date=July 2011|chapter-url=https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/6004353|pages=8 |doi=10.1109/T4E.2011.9|isbn=978-1-4577-1521-1 |s2cid=7045958 }}</ref> The initiative is funded by the central [[Ministry of Education (India)|Ministry of Education (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 extensivean educational [[YoutubeYouTube]] 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 launched 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]], andin conjunction with the [[Indian Institute of Science|Indian Institute of Science]] (IIScIISC)]].<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> SinceIn March 2014, NPTEL began offering courses along with in-centre and proctored certification examinations. Course credits can also be transferred to HEIs/other Universities/higher education institutions student [https://abc.gov.inor the 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 headquarterheadquarters of NPTEL is located inside [[IIT Madras]].
