Invitation to Register for SWAYAM Course on Design Thinking and Innovation – Commencing from 19th January 2026 –Reg.

 Dear Sir/Madam,

Greetings from the Innovation Cell, AICTE, Ministry of Education, Government of India, New Delhi!

We are pleased to inform you that the SWAYAM Online Course on “Design Thinking and Innovation” is scheduled to commence from 19th January 2026.

The Design Thinking and Innovation course will help students Identify problems and be able to find solutions and apply Design Thinking processes and methods to solve various problems. The course will help students learn the fundamentals/essentials of the Design Thinking and Innovation process. The students will solve live contextual problems such that it creates awareness in the students through observation, discovery, analysis, experience, collaboration and reflection. The intention is to nurture their curiosity and enhance their explorative abilities and be able to apply it to foster creativity and innovation in students in any field. The students will also be able to realize their ideas as prototypes, test it and get feedback from users so that they can iteratively improve their solutions.

In this regard, we request your esteemed institution to kindly disseminate this information among your students and faculty members and encourage them to register for the course. Their participation will contribute significantly to strengthening the culture of innovation and design thinking within your campus.

For your convenience and wider outreach, an A3-size poster is attached herewith. You are requested to kindly display the same on your institutional notice boards and digital communication platforms.

Course Details:

We look forward to your kind support in ensuring maximum participation from your institution.

Pfa:- https://drive.google.com/file/d/1HHAG41FFRBvwrdmuAcJRQtnSoE5GWIrA/view?usp=sharing  

With Warm Regards
Dr. Elangovan Kariappan
Assistant Innovation Director
Innovation Cell, AICTE
Ministry of Education, Govt. of India
New Delhi - 110 070
Email - dti@aicte-india.org


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