Archive · 20 Nov 2025
IIT Kharagpur Offers Free Deep Learning Course Starting Jan 19
IIT Kharagpur is offering a free online Deep Learning course starting on January 19, 2026.
This course teaches students how to use computers to learn from examples, like humans do.
It covers topics like recognizing faces, understanding speech, and suggesting things we might like.
The course is 12 weeks long and is open to students currently enrolled in undergraduate or postgraduate programs who have knowledge of certain math and science topics.
Students can earn a certificate by passing an exam, but it's not required to take the course.
IIT Kharagpur, in collaboration with SWAYAM, opens registrations for a free online Deep Learning course
Course begins Jan 19, 2026, and runs for 12 weeks
Taught by Dr. Prabir Kr. Biswas, covering topics like Bayesian Classification, Multilayer Perceptron, CNNs, and Autoencoders
Applicable to real-world problems such as disease detection, image recognition, and powering AI systems
Students enrolled in UG or PG programs can join, with knowledge of Linear algebra, DSP, and PDE
- Who
- Students enrolled in UG or PG programs, with knowledge of Linear algebra, DSP, and PDE
- What
- Free online Deep Learning course
- When
- January 19, 2026, to April 17, 2026
- Where
- Online, through the SWAYAM portal (onlinecourses.nptel.ac.in)
- Why
- To learn and apply Deep Learning techniques to real-world problems
- Course Duration
- 12 weeks
- Registration Deadline
- January 26, 2026
- Exam Date
- April 25, 2026
- Exam Fee
- Rs. 1,000
- Certificate Criteria
- Score >= 10/25 in Assignments and >= 30/75 in Exam