Author: NPTEL Team

A. Mareeswari There is one moment A. Mareeswari returns to whenever she thinks about NPTEL. It was the afternoon she walked through the gates of an IIT for the first time and simply stood there, looking. The coordinators were moving past her, while researchers headed somewhere with folders under their arms. She had come for …

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Dr Manik G. Deshmukh Imagine writing so many exams in a single semester that the watchman at the exam centre starts recognising your face. Morning shift, afternoon shift, then back again the next morning. He finally stops you: why are you writing so many papers? What do you even get from this? For most people, …

Read more “Dr. Manik G. Deshmukh Had 35 Years of Experience. So Why Did He Feel Like a Beginner? “

Dr Tirumala Ramashri By the time Dr. Tirumala Ramashri reaches home, it is past eight. She sets off for Sri Venkateswara University College of Engineering at seven-thirty in the morning and drives forty kilometres home. She sits down right away to revise. She had already taken eight NPTEL exams that semester, and between the commute, …

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Dr Naresh Babu For many, becoming a teacher might mark the end of formal learning. For Dr. Naresh Babu, it became the beginning of a lifelong journey. With an MBA, an MSc in Mathematics, and a PhD in Management, he also gained professional experience in Global Treasury Operations before moving into academia. Today, as a …

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Dr R. Selvakumari For Dr. R. Selvakumari, learning has never been a destination – it has always been a way of life. Armed with an MBA, M.Phil., and a Ph.D., she has spent years shaping young minds in higher education. After serving for over fourteen years in academia, she now leads the Department of Business …

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Ravi Suryadevara Can a seasoned professional with decades of experience in nuclear engineering and software project management discover new avenues for learning? For Ravi Suryadevara, an accomplished scientist and quality systems consultant, the answer is a definitive yes. His experience with NPTEL serves as a compelling testament to the idea that learning is lifelong, transcending …

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Karthik C Airani As a Senior Research Engineer and a part-time PhD scholar at NIT Calicut, Karthik C Airani already had a demanding professional and academic routine. NPTEL added four more subjects to it – and, unexpectedly, brought back the student in him.  Karthik’s foray into NPTEL was initially driven by a requirement for his …

Read more “From Automobile Dashboards to That of a Student: Karthik C Airani’s Recalibration “

 Dr D Rosy Salomi Victoria For many, becoming a teacher marks the moment when one moves from being taught to becoming the one who teaches. For Dr. Rosy Salomi Victoria, that line has never been distinct. After 35 years in academia, she remains a student in her own right – curious, persistent and willing to …

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 Dr Arunashri For Dr. Arunashri, learning is not a phase that ends with a degree, a job, or a certificate. It is a way of staying alert – to her profession, to her students, and to the world around her. An assistant professor of Anatomy at Kempegowda Institute of Medical Sciences in Bangalore, she has …

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Asheesh Kumar Dr Ashish Kumar’s life reads like a map of places that taught him to adapt. Born in Banda district of Uttar Pradesh, he moved often because his father was in the army – living in Hyderabad, Jammu and Kashmir, Bareilly, and finally Allahabad (Prayagraj). Those early shifts bred a practical curiosity that later …

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