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3,200
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The courses India took this semester.

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Learning practical growth strategies was exactly what I needed from this time-efficient course. Now I'm ready to build a prototype using the market positioning insights I gained.
Dr T RaniManagement
I saw LLM capabilities as essential knowledge for anyone making a serious comeback in tech. Understanding how to automate workflows has made me stand out and understand core capabilities.
Arshdeep DubeyComputer Science and Engineering
Opting for this course reflects my commitment to evolving as a person through ongoing learning and growth. I'm captivated by NPTEL courses because they explore the role of research in fostering innovation.
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I am thankful this course was available because numerical modelling was something I needed to understand far better. I studied every heat exchanger and power cycle topic carefully, and my result at the end made me proud of the effort I gave.
Shaikh Mohammad NakibMechanical Engineering
I had always wanted to analyse sample data in R rather than rely on other tools, so I chose this course to start. I went from finding variance and expectation abstract to using them confidently in real data science project work.
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