NPTEL provides E-learning through online Web and Video courses in Engineering, Science and humanities streams. The mission of NPTEL is to enhance the quality of Engineering education in the country by providing free online courseware. (Mission Statement from the NPTEL website: http://nptel.iitm.ac.in/index.php, accessed March 26, 2012)
NPTEL is funded by the Ministry of Human Resources Development of the Government of India. The focus is to develop curriculum-based video and web courses to enhance the quality of engineering education in India. NPTEL funds seven Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT), and IISc Bangalore to collaboratively develop the web and video based online coursework in basic science and engineering.
Over 250 courses were available online in 2009. The course videos are available in streaming mode, and may also available for offline viewing after download. The video files are also available on the IIT Channel in Youtube.
Participating Institutions
Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi
Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati
Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur
Indian Institute of Technology, Madras (coordinating Institute)
Indian Institute of Technology, Mumbai
Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee
Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur
References
Official NPTEL Website http://nptel.iitm.ac.in/index.php
YouTube IIT Channel http://www.youtube.com/iit
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