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Free Machine learning and AI courses
How machines learn from data, from the maths to working models. These are government courses on NPTEL (run on SWAYAM): free to learn, with a paid exam only if you want the certificate.
When and what it costs
- January 2027 semester: NPTEL's timelines say enrolment opens 13 Nov 2026 and courses start from 18 Jan 2027 (read 23 Oct 2026).
- Learning is free. The certificate needs a proctored exam: Rs 1000 per exam in July 2026, with lower fees for SC/ST and PwD candidates. The January 2027 timelines document did not print an exam fee when we read it.
- Course pages for January 2027 were not open on 26 Oct 2026: the list below is NPTEL's tentative list, and NPTEL may change it. Find each course on SWAYAM once enrolment opens.
NPTEL courses for January 2027
Introduction to Machine Learning
Prof. Balaraman Ravindran · IIT Madras · 12 Weeks · run before
Find it on SWAYAM ↗ · Its July 2026 run on Shishya's NPTEL page →
Introduction to Machine Learning (Tamil)
Prof. Arun Rajkumar · IIT Madras · 8 Weeks · run before
Mathematical Foundations of Machine Learning
Prof. Prathosh A P · IISc Bangalore · 12 Weeks · run before
Machine Learning for Engineering and science applications
Prof. Balaji Srinivasan and Prof. Ganapathy · IITM · 12 Weeks · run before
Artificial Intelligence: Knowledge Representation And Reasoning
Prof. Deepak Khemani · IITM · 12 Weeks · run before
Artificial Intelligence (AI) for Management
Prof. Saji K Mathew · IIT Madras · 12 Weeks · run before
MATLAB Programming with Generative AI
Viraj Kumar · IISc Bangalore · 8 Weeks · new course
More on SWAYAM: search SWAYAM for "Machine" ↗ — SWAYAM also carries courses from UGC, CEC, IGNOU, IIM Bangalore and AICTE.
Sources, read 26 Oct 2026: NPTEL January 2027 tentative course list, SWAYAM: About; dates and fee from NPTEL's timelines (read 23 Oct 2026). Shishya chose which skill each course is listed under; it earns nothing from any link here.