Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras: Join Hands To Support 10,000 NPTEL Students

The scholarship program offers many benefits, one of which is that it allows students to obtain NPTEL certification, which may have been out of reach for them previously. This is made possible by the generous support from Sutherland. Professor Andrew Thangaraj, NPTEL Coordinator from IIT Madras, spoke about how important this program is for many students who come from first-generation learner families.

“When my father passed away two years ago, my mother became a housewife. To manage the economic conditions of our home, I have to do a part-time job along with my studies,” said Kartavya Singh Jadoun, one of the beneficiaries from Madhya Pradesh. “This scholarship will help me to fund my next NPTEL examination registration.”

The NPTEL is a national initiative of IITs, including IIT Madras, and the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), under the Ministry of Education (MoE), Government of India. “NPTEL offers more than 600 courses for certification every semester on the national Massive Open Online Courses’ (MOOCs) portal– swayam.gov.in, in various engineering disciplines, sciences, humanities and management,” said IIT Madras in a release.

Another grateful recipient, Ms Divya C Samse from Maharashtra, said: “My parents are farmers, and they have been facing financial difficulties due to the weather. I want to thank Sutherland for the scholarship program, which has helped me continue my education.”