The Institute has signed an MOU with IIT Bombay, regarding the online courses offered by them under the Spoken Tutorial platform. These courses are provided Free of Cost to the admitted students of this Institute. Each student can appear for only Three certification courses in a Semester as per the student’s preference. As well as, these courses are offered as Faculty Development Programme (FDP) for the faculty members of this Institute.
Course Co-ordinator:
Dr. C.N. Kayate charankayte@gmail.com
Mentors for Students:
Dr. S. K. Bawiskar
Ms. V. A. Kale kale_vini@rediffmail.com
Exam Time Table 2020
The following courses are implemented by the institute using the Spoken Tutorial platform:
| Sr.No. | Software | Certificate Criteria | Application |
| 1 | Basic IT Skills package | Learn how to use
The Linux operating system
LibreOffice Suite – for basic Office applications and
Firefox web browser – to browse the internet safely This package is useful to all who wish to learn basic IT skills. Absolute must for beginners. | |
| 2 | Applications of GeoGebra | Certificate | Applications of GeoGebra Interactive Geometry, Algebra and Calculus application for UG/PG students (12th standard and above) as well as Research Scholars. |
| 3 | Arduino | Certificate | Arduino is open source hardware, software and
micro-controller based kit. It is used for building digital devices and
interactive objects that can sense and control physical devices.
Useful for High School and UG/PG Electronics students, hardware professional. |
| 4 | Ascend | Training only, No certificates | ASCEND is a free, open source, mathematical modelling system.
Its main uses have been in the field of chemical process modelling, with its novel modelling language conventions and powerful solver. Useful for UG/PG Chemical Engg and Chemistry students. |
| 5 | Avogadro | Certificate | Avogadro is a free and open source, advanced molecule editor
and visualizer designed for cross-platform use in computational
chemistry, bioinformatics, etc. It offers flexible high quality
rendering.
Useful for UG/PG Chemistry and Bioinformatics students. |
| 6 | BASH | Certificate | Bash is a “Unix shell” command-line interface for
interacting with the operating system. Bash has the ability to run an
entire script of commands, known as a “Bash Shell script” or “Shell
script”.
Familiarity with GNU/Linux command lines, and familiarity with basic programming concepts is a pre-requisite for learning BASH. Polytechnic/UG/PG computer hardware students and system administrators will greatly benefit by learning to automate common tasks using BASH. |
| 7 | Biopython | Certificate | Biopython is a collection of Python tools for computational biology
and bioinformatics. Biopython contains modules and classes to represent
protein sequences, nucleic acid sequences and sequence annotations.
Useful for UG/PG Bioinformatics students. |
| 8 | Blender | Certificate | Open source equivalent to Maya and 3DMax. Useful to create 3D Animation for Architecture & Animation students.
Can be used by UG/PG Civil Engineering students, also. |
| 9 | C and C++ | Certificate | Powerful features, simple syntax, and portability make C a
preferred language among programmers, for business and industrial
applications. Widely used in the development of operating systems.
Useful for High School and UG/PG CSE/CS/IT students and anyone who wishes to learning basic programming. |
| 10 | Advanced C | Training only, No certificates | For Advanced C series, learner should necessarily go through C and C++ series beforehand.
Useful for High School and UG/PG CSE/CS/IT students and anyone who wishes to learning advanced programming. |
| 11 | Advanced C++ | Certificate | For Advanced C++ series, learner should necessarily go through C and C++ series beforehand.
Useful for UG/PG CSE/CS/IT students and anyone who wishes to learning advanced programming. |
| 12 | CellDesigner | Certificate | CellDesigner is a process diagram editor for drawing
gene-regulatory and biochemical networks. CellDesigner is used for
user-friendly visualization Modeling and Simulation of genetic
regulatory networks, Protein networks and metabolic networks.
Useful for UG/PG Bio-Chemistry students. |
| 13 | Chemcollective Virtual Labs | Certificate | ChemCollective Virtual Labs is a simulation of a chemistry
laboratory. It allows students to explore and reinforce fundamental
concepts, select various standard reagents (aqueous) and use them as
they use in a real laboratory.
Useful for Chemistry students from 9th standard onwards. |
| 14 | Drupal | Certificate | Drupal is a free and open source content management system (CMS)
written in PHP and distributed under the GNU General Public License.
Useful for website-building and web applications.
Useful for web developers, website administrators, and UG/PG CSE/IT/CS students who wish to learn website management. |
| 15 | DWSIM | Certificate | DWSIM is an open-source CAPE-OPEN compliant chemical process
simulator. It allows us to conduct experiments and analyze data using
advanced models and operations.
Useful for UG/PG Chemical Engineering students to run the simulations and get a better understanding on a phenomenon. |
| 16 | eSim | Certificate | eSim (previously known as Oscad / FreeEDA) is an open source EDA
tool for circuit design, simulation, analysis and PCB design. It is an
integrated tool built using open source software such as KiCad (http://www.kicad-pcb.org) and Ngspice (http://ngspice.sourceforge.net/).
Useful for UG/PG Electrical Engg/Electronics students. |
| ‘17 | Expeyes | Certificate | ExpEYES stands for Experiments for Young Engineers and Scientists.
It is used to perform basic Physics and Electronics experiments.
ExpEYES junior can be used from secondary to graduate level and also in some engineering branches. |
| 18 | Firefox | Training only, No certificates | Free, open source and popular web browser. Allows you to view
Internet web pages, navigate through web pages, and search for web pages
using search engines such as Google, Yahoo Search or Bing.
Anyone who wishes to learn web browsing. |
| 19 | FrontAccounting-2.4.7 | Certificate | Free, open source business accounting software (having features similar to Tally).
Useful for UG/PG Commerce students. |
| 20 | GChemPaint | Certificate | GChemPaint allows you to draw and display 2D chemical structures. Very useful to teach and learn abstract chemistry concepts.
This application is useful for school students (9th standard and above) as well as school teachers. Works only on Linux |
| 21 | GeoGebra 5.04 | Certificate | Interactive Geometry, Algebra and Calculus application. Very useful to teach and learn abstract geometry concepts.
Useful for school students (7th standard and above) as well as school teachers. |
| 22 | gedit Text Editor | Certificate | gedit Text Editor is a powerful general purpose text editor. It is
free and open source software. It is simple and ease of use with simple
GUI.
Useful for everyone who wish to learn to use a text editor in Linux. Works only on Linux |
| 23 | GIMP | Certificate | Graphics art and design software application for the editing and
creation of original images, icons, graphical elements of web pages and
art for user interface elements. Useful for all graphic related work.
Open source equivalent of Photoshop.
Useful for High School and UG/PG students who wish to learn photoediting and create graphics. |
| 24 | GIT | Certificate | Git is a distributed version control software. It is a free and
open source software. It keeps track of changes made to a file or set of
files. It helps in tracking the project progress history.
Useful for UG/PG CSE/IT/CS students, working professionals |
| 25 | Inkscape | Certificate | Graphics art and design software application for the editing and
creation of original images, icons, graphical elements of web pages and
art for user interface elements. Useful for all graphic related work.
Open source equivalent of CorelDraw and Illustrator.
Useful for High School and UG/PG students who wish to learn desktop publishing work – creating banners, posters, brochures, CD cover image, artwork for textiles, etc. |
| 26 | Introduction to Computers | Certificate | Absolute basic tutorials on parts of a computer, connecting the
parts using cables, printer configuration, creating a gmail account,
sending and receiving mails and using the Google Drive.
Useful for first-time computer users of any age group. |
| 27 | Java and Netbeans | (Java) Certificate (Netbeans) Test In Progress | Learn to use Java
Free and open source, high level, simple as well as object-oriented
programming language. Included in the curriculum of schools and
colleges offering Computer Science and IT subjects.
Learn to use Netbeans IDE NetBeans IDE is an open-source integrated development environment. NetBeans IDE supports development of all Java application types (Java SE including JavaFX, (Java ME, web, EJB and mobile applications) With Netbeans IDE, one can quickly and easily develop desktop, mobile and web applications with Java, HTML5, PHP, C/C++ and more. Useful for UG/PG CSE/IT/CS students We recommend that Java series be followed with Netbeans series. |
| 28 | Java Business Application | Certificate | Learn how to create a business application from scratch.
For Java Business Application series, learner should necessarily go through Java and Netbeans series beforehand.
Useful for UG/PG CSE/IT/CS students and working professionals. |
| 29 | Joomla | Certificate | Learn how to a Content Management System for building websites, webpages, etc.
Useful for web developers, website administrators, and UG/PG CSE/IT/CS students who wish to learn website management. |
| 30 | Jmol Application | Certificate | Learn how to create 3D chemical, crystal and biomolecules
structures. Very useful to teach and learn abstract chemistry concepts.
This application is useful for school students (9th standard upto Post Graduation level) as well as school teachers. |
| 31 | Koha Library Management System | Certificate | Learn how to create a library, a librarian, add books, journals,
and other library items, Marc framework, order a book, cataloging,
circulation, add subscription, serial subscription, receive serials,
OPAC search, access library on web, cataloging using Z39.50, manage
budgets and funds, convert Excel data to MARC, import MARC in Koha.
Koha is useful for Library Science students and Library Staff who wish to create a Koha library for their institute. |
| 32 | KTurtle | Certificate | An educational programming environment which helps in learning how
to build logic and how to program, in an easy manner. Some of its
features are: intuitive syntax highlighting, simple error messages,
integrated canvas to make drawings on, integrated help function,
slow-motion or step execution, and more.
Recommended for all who would like to learn programming logic. Useful for school students (7th standard and above) |
| 33 | LaTeX & XFig | (LaTeX) Certificate
(XFig) Certificate | LaTeX is a typesetting software for preparing reports,
letters and presentations – specially useful for persons engaged in
writing/ publishing documents from science/ arts/ commerce fields.
Xfig is a free and open source vector graphics editor. In Xfig, figures may be drawn using objects such as circles, boxes, lines, spline curves, text, etc. … and used in LaTeX and other documents.
Useful for UG/PG students, faculty and research scholars. |
| 34 | LibreOffice Suite | Certificate | Trains in basic computer usage skills like Word processing, Spreadsheet, Presentation using the LibreOffice components Writer, Calc and Impress. One can also learn other useful components like Draw, Math and Base in this series.
Useful for school students (7th standard and above), anyone who wishes to learn to use an OFFICE suite. |
| 35 | Linux & Ubuntu BOSS Linux | Certificate | Free operating system, almost neutral to virus attacks and no hassles for licensing issues.
Polytechnic/UG/PG computer hardware students and system administrators will greatly benefit by learning to use the Linux OS. |
| 36 | Linux AWK | Certificate | Linux AWK is a language for processing text files. AWK is typically
used as a data extraction and reporting tool. It is a standard feature
of most Unix-like operating systems. Polytechnic/UG/PG computer hardware students and system administrators can learn how to use the wide variety of AWK commands of Linux, to handle files, directories, processes etc. |
| 37 | Moodle Learning Management System | No certificate | Moodle LMS is one of the most popular LMS used globally by educational institutes.
This Moodle series is divided into 2 parts – one for Moodle site administrators and another for teachers. Moodle site Administrators will install Moodle on the server create course categories as per institute guidelines and manage courses and user accounts for multiple courses Teachers will learn to- upload and edit content for their course. create assignments and quizzes to assess the students’ progress and enroll students to their course and communicate with them. Useful for system administrators, site administrators, trainers and faculty. Not useful for students |
| 38 | OpenFOAM | Certificate | Open source/ free CFD (Computational Fluid Dynamics) software
available for solving and analyzing problems and to create a real world
fluid flow movie. Open source equivalent to FLUENT. Widely used in
Academics and is gaining popularity in Industry as well- Companies
including AUDI, Tata Steel, Volkswagen, and Govt. agencies like BARC
(Babha Atomic Research Center).
Useful for Mechanical, Civil, Chemical Engineering students in 3rd and 4th year. Works only on Linux |
| 39 | OpenModelica | Certificate | OpenModelica is an open source modelling and simulation environment
intended for industrial and academic usage.It is an object oriented
declarative multi domain modelling language for complex systems.
Useful for Chemical Engg students to learn how to do energy balance |
| 40 | Perl | Certificate | Practical Extraction and Reporting Language commonly known as PERL
is a high level, general purpose and dynamic programming language. PERL
has been used in graphics, web and network programming etc and you can
find it’s footprints in finance and bioinformatics domain, too.
Useful for UG/PG CSE/IT/CS students to learn programming of business applications. |
| 41 | PHP & MySQL | Certificate | Package for developing interactive websites and establishing
back-end connectivity with a database – Famous websites using PHP
include Facebook, Google, and Wikipedia.
Useful for UG/PG CSE/IT/CS students |
| 42 | Python 3.4.3 | Certificate | Numerical computational software for Science and Engineering
Education – used in 3D animation and Gaming industry, Artificial
Intelligence, YouTube, NASA, CERN, Yahoo and so on.
Useful for UG/PG CSE/IT/CS students and CBSE high school students |
| 43 | QCAD | Certificate | QCAD is a free, open source application for computer aided drafting (CAD) in two dimensions (2D).
Learn to create technical drawings such as plans for buildings, interiors, mechanical parts or schematics and diagrams using QCAD.
Useful for UG/PG architecture students |
| 44 | R | Certificate | R is the most preferred open-source language for analytics and data
science. R offers a large variety of statistical (linear and nonlinear
modelling, classical statistical tests, time-series analysis,
classification, clustering, …) and graphical techniques, and is highly
extensible.
Useful for UG/PG CSE/IT/CS students to learn statistics, big data, data science |
| 45 | RDBMS | Certificate | RDBMS stands for Relational Database Management System. RDBMS is
the basis for SQL, and for all modern database systems like MS SQL
Server, IBM DB2, Oracle, MySQL, PostgreSQL and Microsoft Access.
PostgreSQL is a powerful, open source relational database system. It
runs on all major operating systems, including Linux, Windows and Mac
OS. It supports most SQL data types, foreign keys, joins, views,
triggers and stored procedures. It has programming interfaces for C/C++,
Java, Perl, Python, Ruby etc.
Useful for UG/PG CSE/IT/CS students to learn industry database management |
| 46 | Ruby | Certificate | Dynamic, open source, general-purpose, interpreted, true
object-oriented programming language. It is a server-side scripting
language similar to Python and PERL. Large programs written in Ruby are
easily maintainable. It can be easily connected to DB2, MySQL, Oracle,
and Sybase.
Useful for UG/PG CSE/IT/CS students to learn industry level programming |
| 47 | Scilab | Certificate | Mathematical and scientific calculation software, open source substitute for MATLAB, very useful for all science and engineering students, in academics particularly. |
| 48 | Single Board Heater System | Certificate | A single-board heater system is a low cost, open source,
lab-in-a-box setup. It consists of a heater assembly, fan, temperature
sensor, ATmega16 micro-controller and associated circuitry.
The application of this device is in the Control Systems area of Engineering. All Undergraduate level experiments and most Post graduate level control experiments can be performed on the SBHS device. |
| 49 | Synfig 2D animation | Not for Training | 2D animation software designed as a powerful industrial-strength
solution for creating film-quality animation using a vector and bitmap
artwork.
Useful for High School and UG/PG students who wish to learn animation. |
| 50 | UCSF Chimera | Certificate | UCSF Chimera is a program for interactive visualization and
analysis of molecular structures and related data. Using Chimera, one
can generate high-quality images and animations.
Useful for UG/PG Chemistry students. |
| Typing Software | |||
| 51 | KTouch | Training only, No certificates | Typing tutor – teaches how to type using an online interactive keyboard. Learn typing at your own pace. Gradually increase your typing speed and along with it, your accuracy. |
| 52 | TuxTyping | Training only, No certificates | Typing application especially for children Start typing, Practice lessons, Play a typing game, Set a language for typing |
| Utility software/application | |||
| 53 | K3B | Not for Training | Learn to burn audio/video/data CDs/DVDs using K3B |
| 54 | Filezilla | Not for Training | Learn to configure and use Filezilla, a free file transfer protocol application that’s easy to set-up and customize. |
| 55 | Thunderbird | Not for Training | Learn to configure and use Thunderbird, a free email application that’s easy to set-up and customize. |
| Screen-reading software for the Visually Impaired | |||
| 56 | Orca | Training only, No certificates | Orca helps a visually-impaired person to navigate and use a PC/laptop for his/her day-to-day activities on their own without aided help. |
In the academic year 2017-18, total 284 students have completed certification from spoken Tutorial and have benefited from it. The following list shows the students who have completed certification courses along with the Course Title:
The following course are implemented by the institute using the Energy Swaraj Foundation platform