The National Programme for Technology Enhanced Learning (NPTEL) was initiated by the MHRD in 2003 to enhance the quality of

National Program for Technology Enhanced Learning (NPTEL) was initiated by the MHRD in 2003 to enhance the quality of Engineering education.

National Programme for Technology Enhanced Learning (NPTEL):

• It is an initiative by seven Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT Bombay, Delhi, Guwahati, Kanpur, Kharagpur, Madras, and Roorkee) and the Indian Institute of Science (IISc)
• Initially, five engineering branches (Civil, Computer Science, Electrical, Electronics and Communication, and Mechanical) and core science programs taken into consideration for the undergraduate program in India. 
• The model curriculum for the content was suggested by the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) and the syllabi of major affiliating Universities in India.
• The basic objective of science and engineering education in India is to devise and guide reforms that will transform India into a strong and vibrant knowledge economy.
• Four basic focus of the NPTEL project
  • Higher education,
  • Professional education
  • Distance education
  • Continuous and open learning, roughly in that order of preference.
• NPTEL program is implemented by National Programme Committee (NPC) headed by the Joint Secretary, Higher Education, MHRD and the Programme Implementation Committee (PIC), headed by Professor M. S. Ananth, Director IIT Madras and Professor in Chemical Engineering.