-
You can register for the course by clicking on the Register button of the website: https://www.mooc.e-yantra.org.
Registration is simple, just follow the instructions.
-
Yes, there is a nominal registration fee. Details regarding the same are available on the website: https://www.mooc.e-yantra.org/sfc_intro
-
Yes, this course is open to all. Any matric passed student from any discipline or a working professional from industry, educational or any other background eager to learn the basics of Open Source Software system can register for this course.
-
Yes, the Early Bird Discount is available. We encourage you to register between March 23rd to 31st, 2021 to grab an additional discount.
-
Registrations are open till 04th April 2021. But, we encourage you to register as early as possible.
-
Yes, for sure. The learning from this course will help you build a robust software system by exposing you to a wide range of technologies and enabling you to contribute to many open source projects. We recommend you to take advantage of this course and strengthen your basics right from the undergraduate level.
-
Yes, this course is open to all types of students whether at 10+ grade, Diploma, undergraduate or postgraduate level.
-
Engineering in today’s world is a fusion of many fields. Concepts learnt in this course such as Linux, Python, Git etc. will help the participant to effectively use these in their respective fields..
-
No, it's open for all kinds of students and working professionals. But, the learning from this course will definitely increase your knowledge and experience to participate in eYRC and eYIC in upcoming editions.
-
No prerequisites required. The course is designed for Beginner and Intermediate level learners. Only requirement is the desire and passion to push oneself beyond its limits and aptitude to learn the skills throughout the course. e-Yantra team will provide adequate instructions as required.
-
Yes, absolutely. Academics or your daily office work will not be hampered. You can work on Assignments throughout the week(s) and submit once done.
-
Yes, after the registration and payment, you will be directly inducted into the course. The course will start from 05th April 2021.
-
Schedule as well as Syllabus are available on the portal https://www.mooc.e-yantra.org/sfc_syllabus. Kindly go through it.
-
On successful registration, individuals will receive a notification email. There can be any of the following reasons:
- You may have entered a wrong email address.
- Email is stored in the Spam folder due to email settings.
-
After paying the fee, a message “Payment has been recorded” will appear along with other details. Also, note that the Make Payment button will disappear after successful payment.
-
In case of payment failure, please wait for 2-3 hours to get a failure confirmation and then retry the transaction. Please Do Not try to do the transaction immediately after failure.
-
Please mail us at resources@e-yantra.org. Do NOT forget to write your name and attach a payment screenshot
-
The course will consist of recorded video lectures, reading material along with hands-on assignments and quizzes. Doubt clearing happens through live discussion forums where participants can post their queries and Course Instructors clear their doubts.
-
As explained in the previous question, the course will consist of recorded video lectures and reading material. There will be different quizzes and assignments which participants need to complete and submit in a week’s duration. There won’t be any daily work or submissions. Enough time is given to complete the quizzes and assignments. On average, one will need to invest 4 to 6 hours per week, or approx. 1 hour daily..
-
Internship will be offered to undergraduate students who are in full-time education, based on the evaluation of all quizzes and assignments.
-
We have a discussion forum where participants can post their queries and Course Instructors will reply to them.
-
This course is not designed for school students. We will be releasing a separately designed course for students between 6th to 10th grade which involve Project-based Learning. Do fill this form for early access notification
-
The installation steps for Linux or Ubuntu OS will be provided in the very first week as soon as the course starts. It is not mandatory to have Linux / Ubuntu OS installed pre-installed as dual-boot in your PC/laptop. You can work with Windows OS throughout the course.