Is NPTEL useful for JEE?
Yes, studying NPTEL online courses is beneficial. Even, NPTEL certificates have a separate importance in an Engineering student’s journey. NPTEL certificates have the quotations of many IIT’s and have the signature of many respected HOD’s or Dean of IITs.
Can anyone learn from NPTEL?
It is now possible for ANYONE outside the IIT System to be able to do an online certification course from NPTEL and get a certificate from the IITs. IITs are reaching out and taking education to the homes of people through this initiative.
How do I download NPTEL slides?
If the course is in pdf, then download option will be available in top right corner of the course or you can right click and save the file. In case of html format, select the text and copy it to the word document. We are working on providing downloads as PDF.
What is your review of the NPTEL course?
NPTEL courses are a great way to gain theoretical insight into a topic because the content of these courses are great. If you are interested in any topic, I would definitely recommend NPTEL because these are made by highly experienced professors of IIT’s.
Is it common for people to watch NPTEL lectures over YouTube?
It is very common to notice that people who don’t attend the lectures regularly visiting NPTEL lectures over youtube a few days/hours before the exam to get an idea about the few concepts. So many IITians preparing for GATE, or ESE also use this platform,
Is NPTEL good for gate preparation?
So many IITians preparing for GATE, or ESE also use this platform, NPTEL is actually an amazing platform designed bt MHRD for promoting the higher education in the country by making video lectures from the top professors from IITs easily available for the general public.
When was the NPTEL started?
Totally agree with Prashant. In 2003, NPTEL was initiated by MHRD (Ministry of Human Resource Development) as Distance Education Engineering Programme. Kudos to the guy who had this brainwave.