IIT Kharagpur has launched a free Deep Learning course for students pursuing a career in Artificial Intelligence (AI). Undergraduate (UG) and Postgraduate (PG) students can register on the online NPTEL portal until January 26, 2026. The course is 12 weeks long, and a certificate will be awarded upon passing the examination.
IIT Kharagpur AI Free Course: IIT Kharagpur has launched a free Deep Learning course for students aspiring to build a career in Artificial Intelligence (AI). This course is available on the online NPTEL portal, and registration will be open until January 26, 2026. Starting from January 19, 2026, this 12-week course is designed for undergraduate (UG) and postgraduate (PG) students. Upon completing the course and paying an examination fee of INR 1,000, students will receive a certificate, which will be issued with their name, photograph, and a breakdown of their exam scores.
Registration Until January 26
IIT Kharagpur has launched a free Deep Learning course for students aiming for a career in Artificial Intelligence (AI). The registration process is ongoing on the online portal onlinecourses.nptel.ac.in and will remain open until January 26, 2026. The course is set to begin in January 2026 and will be entirely online.
Who Can Apply for the Course
Undergraduate (UG) and Postgraduate (PG) students are eligible to enroll in this course. The course has a total duration of 12 weeks, running from January 19, 2026, to April 17, 2026. Upon completion of the course, students must take an examination, and successful candidates will receive a certificate. The certificate will include the student's name, photograph, and a breakdown of their exam scores, along with the NPTEL and IIT Kharagpur logos. The examination fee is INR 1,000.
Students must score at least 10/25 marks in assignments and 30/75 marks in the final exam. This ensures that the certificate holder has a good grasp of the course fundamentals.
What Will Be Taught in the Course
The course focuses on applying Deep Learning techniques to real-world problems. This includes detecting diseases from medical scans, image recognition, creating voice assistants and chatbots. Furthermore, it will cover fraud detection through text pattern analysis, weather and traffic prediction, and supporting autonomous systems like drones and self-driving cars.
Deep Learning is a technique that teaches computers to learn from data. Instead of rigid rules, it enables computers to recognize patterns by exposing them to large amounts of data. It is a crucial part of AI and helps make machines smarter.
