'''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 Otherother IITs. The project's central idea is to put recorded lectures taught by IIT professors for a particular course on its [[YouTube|youtube]]member channelinstitutes whereonline studentswith across the globe can freelyopen 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}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://nptel.ac.in/about_nptel.html|title=NPTEL Home page- About}}</ref>