In collaboration with American technology giant IBM, India’s National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning (NPTEL) launched a 12-week online course on blockchain architecture, design and uses, on June 19, 2018.
Students can enroll for the course from July 2018, and aim to develop over practical and conceptual skill sets pertaining to the technology. All coursework will be available free-of-cost on the NPTEL website.
“The popularity of blockchain has moved from cryptocurrency to business applications across many industries such as insurance, finance, supply chain logistics, digital identity, healthcare and public sector,” said Sandip Chakraborty of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur. Mr. Chakraborty co-developed this course with IBM’s Technical Manager of Smart Contracts and Blockchain, Praveen Jayachandran.
Jayachandran added, “IBM’s collaboration with India’s leading academic minds to create a blockchain curriculum is a reflection of our commitment to enabling the technology to realize its full potential, while also addressing the increased demand for adequate skills for students and developers.”
Although cryptocurrencies are the most well-known application of blockchain, the technology is steadily progressing to various over domains, such as business process management, IoT, and logistics.
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