 Hi, I'm Shiva. I've been associated with NVTEL for quite some time now. I did my first course in the month of March in 2014. Today, I stand at a place where I have four certificates certified from various IIDs. Coming to how the certification courses have been beneficial to me, in reality the these certification courses actually taught me how to think. Initially, when I did my courses at my regular college, I just used to complete the course for the sake of completing it and getting the marks. But in reality, when I did, when I studied from one of the best faculties in the country, I realized the importance of what subject really is. It also helped me learn at my own pace. Supposing I did not get something at the first attempt, I always used to watch the videos over and over again, until I really got the hang of the topic. Now, the certificate that I have got is really useful because it is e-verifiable, meaning that anybody, any company or any manager can enter the reference number of the this thing of the certificate that I have got onto the NPTEL website and verify for its authenticity. At the same time, I also feature in the toppers list of various NPTEL courses, which is really useful for me. Now, besides that, a couple of other things helped me do really well in the courses that I have done. First really was taking the assignments with the utmost seriousness, because if we take, if we watch all the videos seriously and do the assignments within the deadline schedule, then you are bound to do well in these courses. Also, these courses are for free. So we must realize and avail this opportunity for learning from the best faculties in India and exhaling in our careers. Thank you.