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'''National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning (NPTEL)''' is an initiative funded by [[Ministry of Human Resource Development|Ministry of Human Resource and Development]], [[Government of India]] and coordinated by [[IIT Madras]] and Other IITs. The central idea is to put recorded lectures on engineering and science subjects taught by IIT professors for a particular course on its [[YouTube|youtube]] channel where students across the globe can freely access it. It is already the most viewed educational youtube channel and largest online repository in the world of courses in engineering, basic sciences and selected humanities and social sciences subjects.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/services/education/how-nptel-is-democratising-education-and-going-into-the-next-level/articleshow/46615577.cms|title=how-nptel-is-democratising-education-and-going-into-the-next-level|last=|first=|date=|website=|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://nptel.ac.in/about_nptel.php|title=NPTEL Home page- About|last=|first=|date=|website=|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=}}</ref>

== History ==

NPTEL was initiated 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]], Madras, [[Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati|Guwahati]] and [[Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee|Roorkee]]) along with the [[Indian Institute of Science|Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://factordaily.com/nptel-india-edtech-mooc/|title=what makes nptel india's endtech|last=|first=|date=|website=|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=}}</ref>

Since March 2014, NPTEL began offering online courses along with certificates from IITs/IISc to those who completed the courses successfully. <ref name=":1" />

== Statistics ==