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Aakash’s NPTEL Journey — Building Both Structures and Knowledge

by NPTEL TeamNPTEL-STAR, Starstruck June 16, 2025June 16, 2025No Comments

Aakash Ravindra Babar – NPTEL STAR Learning, for Aakash Ravindra Babar, has always been quiet, consistent, and focused – much like the man himself. Originally from Sangli, Maharashtra, Aakash holds a Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering and a Master’s in Structural Engineering. Currently based in Navi Mumbai, he works as a structural design engineer, bringing …

A Teacher’s Path to Becoming an NPTEL STAR – Meet Dr. Amitbodh Upadhyay

by NPTEL TeamBlog, NPTEL-STAR, Starstruck June 13, 2025June 16, 2025No Comments

Dr. Amitbodh Upadhyay – NPTEL STAR Let us meet Dr. Amitbodh Upadhyay, a man born and brought up in a family deeply entrenched in academics. His father was a History professor, and his siblings hold doctoral degrees in History and Marketing. His wife is also a Chemistry Professor. “Teaching runs in the family,” he says …

A Professor’s Pursuit: The Journey of Relentless Learning

by NPTEL TeamBlog, Starstruck June 11, 2025June 16, 2025No Comments

Professor Koneru Gopal Krishna – NPTEL STAR Professor Koneru Gopal Krishna truly embodies a curiosity-driven learner. While he graduated at the top of his Mechanical Engineering class from Andhra University and holds an MTech in Physics from IISc Bangalore, it’s his undying curiosity for learning that truly defines him. He was consistently seen as an …

NPTEL Courses Propelled an Engineer’s Research in E-Governance for Process Safety

by NPTEL Teamprofessionals March 1, 2024No Comments

Dheerajkumar R Narang is a seasoned corrosion, reliability, and process safety engineering specialist. He is presently employed with the integrated asset management department and digital manufacturing services unit of L&T Technology Services Limited. DheerajKumar is also a PhD Student at the Information Systems Engineering & Management Department of Harrisburg University of Science & Technology, Pennsylvania, …

NPTEL Courses Now Available in Local Languages

by NPTEL TeamBlog February 12, 2024February 28, 2024No Comments

In an initiative to widen the reach and accessibility of NPTEL courses, courses are being made available in 11 regional languages, including Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Odia, Punjabi, Tamil and Telugu. NPTEL, India’s largest online education platform, has started translating popular courses into local languages. Along with regional language subtitles, the courses …

DRDO, IIT-Madras and more – How NPTEL courses helped Raghavendra in his accomplishments

by NPTEL TeamKnowledge-quest, professionals February 5, 2024February 5, 2024No Comments

DRDO and IIT-Madras are dream places for most people that they hope to work or study at, one day. But for Raghavendra Chowdery, these are already impactful points on his resume. He completed B.Tech in Aeronautical Engineering from Guru Nanak Institute Technical Campus, Telangana and graduated in 2019. After completing his final year project with …

From being a Motivated Learner to motivating everyone with her journey – A Tale of how Dr Swagata Sarkar has dabbled in multiple fields while doing over 20+ courses with NPTEL

by NPTEL Teamprofessionals, Starstruck February 5, 2024February 5, 2024No Comments

With two Masters, a Doctorate, a Diploma, an MBA degree and an MSc in Psychology in her list of accomplishments already, Dr. Swagata Sarkar insists that it is her good fortune that has given her opportunities to learn more and more. Her passion for delving into subjects and learning in depth and hard work are …

90 years young!- the tale of how her love for learning has made Dr Sarada Ramani take up NPTEL courses to master German

by NPTEL TeamExpert February 5, 2024March 11, 2024No Comments

We are merely specks of stardust in this vast Universe and there is so much that we do not know. However, learning stops after a Bachelor or Master degree for most people , for they equate learning with studying in college. This misconception causes a lot of people to not pursue the subjects closer to …

Gaining Competitive Advantage With Continuous Learning

by NPTEL Teamprofessionals February 2, 2024February 5, 2024No Comments

Though Abhijit Sinha completed his MBA from Pune University in 2003, it was not until 2017 that his “bring up-to-date” journey began. When his IIT-Kharagpur alumnus brother made Abhijit understand the need and importance of upskilling and updating, it made him thinking. The first step was an Executive Development Programme in Human Resources Management from …

NPTEL Courses are now being offered in Vernacular Languages

by NPTEL TeamBlog February 2, 2024February 5, 2024No Comments

Course details: For more details, please visit: https://nptel.ac.in/course.html Transcript of the Interview with the faculty members offering the courses is given below. Where did it all start? What motivated you to start a technical course in vernacular languages? Dr. Kushal: I have been teaching since 2010, first in JNU and later in IIT Delhi and IISER Bhopal. …