Government Online Courses & Skill Development
Access thousands of free courses from India’s top institutions — IITs, IIMs, and Central Universities. Earn government-recognised certifications without spending a rupee.
Free Course Platforms by Indian Government
These are the primary government-funded platforms offering free online courses with certification for students, professionals, and lifelong learners.
SWAYAM
India’s largest free online course platform. Access courses from IITs, IIMs, and Central Universities. Earn university credits transferable to your degree. Covers engineering, science, humanities, management, and more.
NPTEL
World-class engineering and science courses taught by IIT and IISc professors. Includes video lectures, assignments, and certification exams. Highly valued by employers and used for university credit.
Skill India Digital
India’s one-stop platform for skill development, upskilling, and career growth. Offers courses in IT, digital marketing, AI, data science, healthcare, and vocational skills with government-backed certifications.
PMKVY
India’s largest skill certification scheme. Short-term training (150-300 hours) and Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) across sectors like automotive, beauty, healthcare, IT, retail, and construction.
Course Categories
Explore courses across all major disciplines — all available for free on government platforms.
Engineering & Technology
Computer Science & IT
Management & Business
Science & Mathematics
Arts & Humanities
AI & Data Science
Healthcare & Medicine
Vocational & Skill Training
More Government Learning Portals
Additional government-backed platforms for specialised learning, school education, and emerging technologies.
DIKSHA
National platform for school education (Class 1-12). 80,000+ e-books, interactive content in 18 languages. Used by 10M+ teachers and students.
ePathshala
NCERT’s digital textbook platform. Access 1,886 audio files, 2,000+ videos, 696 e-books, and 504 flip books for Class 1-12 in multiple languages.
PM e-Vidya
Unified platform bringing together all government digital education initiatives — DTH TV channels, radio, podcasts, and online content for multi-mode learning access.
NASSCOM FutureSkills
Industry-driven learning platform by NASSCOM for emerging technologies — AI, blockchain, IoT, cybersecurity, cloud computing. Aimed at re-skilling 2 million IT professionals.
e-Yantra
IIT Bombay’s robotics and embedded systems education initiative. Hands-on lab-based learning through competitions, MOOCs, and faculty development programmes.
Virtual Labs
Remote-access lab experiments from IITs and other top institutions. Over 1,800 experiments across 225 labs in 9 engineering and science disciplines. No equipment needed.
Start Learning Today — It’s Free
India’s government has invested billions in making world-class education accessible to everyone. All you need is an internet connection.