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How NPTEL Cultivates Passion and Discipline: Rizwan Ahamed’s story

by NPTEL TeamBlog, NPTEL-STAR, Starstruck June 20, 2025June 20, 2025No Comments

Rizwan Ahamed – NPTEL STAR Rizwan Ahamed, a Biotechnology graduate, is currently a Pre-Doctoral Research Fellow at IIT Kharagpur, supported by an NPTEL-funded program. He is conducting research focused on developing transparent biomaterials for wound healing under the guidance of Dr. Shubamoy Mondal. Growing up, Rizwan didn’t see himself as a bright student, but he …

64 Courses and Counting – A Teacher’s Quest: Prof J Subba Reddy

by NPTEL TeamBlog, NPTEL-STAR June 19, 2025June 19, 2025No Comments

Jonnala Subba Reddy – NPTEL STAR An Associate Professor in the Mechanical Engineering Department at Lakireddy Bali Reddy College of Engineering in Andhra Pradesh, Prof Subba Reddy, not just brings teaching experience but also a relentless passion for lifelong learning. Hailing from Guntur in Andhra Pradesh, his academic journey began at a Telugu-medium government high …

Deethya’s NPTEL Journey: Beyond Credits to a Defined Career

by NPTEL TeamBlog, NPTEL-STAR June 18, 2025No Comments

Deethya Reddy – NPTEL STAR Born and raised in Bangalore, Deethya Reddy is an Associate Software Engineer with nearly two years of experience. During her college years (2019-2023) at Visvesvaraya Technological University, Bangalore, she discovered NPTEL. Her engagement with the platform wasn’t solely driven by curiosity, but also by her university’s Honours degree requirements. Students …

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 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 …

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. …

NPTEL Introduces Japanese course in Hindi

by NPTEL TeamBlog, Knowledge-quest February 2, 2024February 5, 2024No Comments

Ms. Vatsala Misra is in talks with the NPTEL Team on her new initiative of offering a Japanese course in Hindi medium; Japani Bhasha – Saral swaroop (Japanese course taught in Hindi). Ms. Vatsala, who learned her Japanese as a Foreign language at Tokyo University, has been teaching the Japanese language at the Foreign Languages Program …

NPTEL-GATE Portal: Students Speak on their GATE Exam Success

by AnirudhBlog January 17, 2024February 2, 2024No Comments

“Video solutions in the NPTEL-GATE portal provided clarity on the questions. Tips and tricks were also available, which helped me to solve the questions quickly. Precise and concise content was available in syllabus mapping. The sorting feature also helped me prepare and assess based on the year and topics,” said Ram Balaji, a #1 GATE …