NPTEL offers several Design Engineering courses scheduled for early 2025. Here are some notable options:
Innovation by Design
This course, led by Prof. B.K. Chakravarthy from IIT Bombay, explores the journey of a design idea from problem identification to impactful solutions. It emphasizes the ‘seven concerns of innovation’ and the importance of empathy, user interaction, and collaboration. The course runs from January 20 to February 14, 2025, with an exam on March 22, 2025.
Product Engineering and Design Thinking
Offered by IIT Kharagpur, this course focuses on the principles of product engineering and the application of design thinking methodologies. It aims to equip learners with skills to innovate and design products effectively. The course is scheduled from December 16, 2024, to February 14, 2025, with an exam on March 23, 2025.
Advanced Foundation Engineering
Conducted by Prof. Kousik Deb from IIT Kharagpur, this course delves into the design of shallow foundations on sloping ground, layered soil, and under inclined and eccentric loading conditions. It also covers piles under uplift and lateral loading. The course runs from January 20 to April 11, 2025, with an exam on April 26, 2025.
Full List of NPTEL Design Engineering Courses 2025
| SUBJECT | COURSE | INSTITUTE | DURATION | COURSE START DATE | ENROLLMENT DEADLINE | CLICK TO JOIN |
| Design Engineering | Design, Technology and Innovation | IIT Bombay | 8 Weeks | January 20, 2025 | January 27, 2025 | JOIN |
| Design Engineering | Fundamentals of Automotive Systems | IIT Madras | 12 Weeks | January 20, 2025 | January 27, 2025 | JOIN |
| Design Engineering | Innovation by Design | IIT Bombay | 4 Weeks | January 20, 2025 | January 27, 2025 | JOIN |
| Design Engineering | Strategies for Sustainable Design | IIT Hyderabad | 12 Weeks | January 20, 2025 | January 27, 2025 | JOIN |
| Design Engineering | Understanding Design | IIT Bombay | 4 weeks | January 20, 2025 | January 27, 2025 | JOIN |
| Design Engineering | Understanding Ethnography | IIT Bombay | 8 Weeks | January 20, 2025 | January 27, 2025 | JOIN |
| Design Engineering | Understanding Incubation and Entrepreneurship | IIT Bombay | 12 Weeks | January 20, 2025 | January 27, 2025 | JOIN |
| Design Engineering | Usability Engineering | IIT Guwahati | 12 Weeks | January 20, 2025 | January 27, 2025 | JOIN |
| Design Engineering | Design Practices for Intelligent Product Design | IIT Kanpur | 8 Weeks | February 17, 2025 | February 17, 2025 | JOIN |
