IIT Madras NPTEL: Over 200 technical courses translated into Indian regional languages

In a statement issued by the institute, it said that NPTEL has published 199 e-books in Hindi on its website, expanding access to educational resources in the language. Additionally, audio recordings totalling 1,200 hours of video content are available in Hindi

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The Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras) NPTEL has translated 207 technical courses to regional languages. The IIT Madras NPTEL has also translated the ‘highly sought-after courses’ like ‘Introduction to Internet of Things’. To ensure the accuracy and quality of translations, NPTEL has a team of 1,029 Hindi translators and 139 quality controllers (QCs).

In a statement issued by the institute, it said that NPTEL has published 199 e-books in Hindi on its website, expanding access to educational resources in the language. Additionally, audio recordings totalling 1,200 hours of video content are available in Hindi to enrich the learning experience for Hindi-speaking learners.

NPTEL, an IIT Madras statement said, has prioritised key disciplines, notably computer science (35 courses), social sciences (32 courses), and electrical engineering (29 courses).

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“NPTEL actively solicits feedback from course participants, with overwhelmingly positive responses received for translations such as ‘The Joy of Computing using Python’,” it said adding that efforts are underway to expand the translation efforts, with courses like ‘Introduction to Machine Learning’ being translated into Hindi using machine learning tools, accompanied by voiceovers for enhanced accessibility.

NPTEL has so far translated its courses into 11 languages, including Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Odia, Punjabi, Tamil and Telugu. The objective is to help learners who completed their schooling in regional languages and are transitioning to English for technical education.

NPTEL (National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning), is a joint venture of the IITs and IISc, funded by the Ministry of Education (MoE) Government of India, and was launched in 2003. Initially started as a project to take quality education to all corners of the country, NPTEL now offers hundreds of courses for certification every semester to students and working professionals across India.

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