The Spoken Tutorial Project is about teaching and learning a particular FOSS (Free and Open Source Software). It is the initiative of "Talk to a Teacher" project of the National Mission on Education through Information and Communication Technology, launched by MHRD, Government of India.

It offers variety of Spoken Tutorials on various Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) in various Indian regional languages. Spoken Tutorial is a pedagogical audio-visual tutorial, created using Screen cast methodology.

The main objective of this initiative is to elevate technical abilities of students and staff as per current industrial requirements with the use of such open source software.

In PES Modern College of Engineering, we started organizing the spoken tutorials from 8th June 2015. Students are encouraged to register for Spoken Tutorial conducted by IIT, Bombay.

The students watch the video, of the course registered and finally give an exam for the same. If the student passes he/she will receive an e-Certificate of completion.

The courses offered are:-

C, C++, Advanced C, JAVA, Ubantu Linux, Scilab, Python, My SQL, Pearl, LaTex, PHP and My SQL, R Programming, Arduino and many more.

Some of the salient features of SELF (Spoken Tutorial based Education and Learning through Free FOSS study) are as follows.

1. This distance education method is highly conducive to self-learning.
2. Once one gets started, any student or faculty can master the FOSS (based on clearing an assessment test)
3. UG, PG or Research scholar students and even teachers of Science, IT, Engineering, Commerce, Management, MCA disciplines can learn any of the FOSS.
4. Typically, the first Training at any college is of 2 hours duration. Timing is as per the group's convenience.
5. There is no lower or upper limit on the number of participants.
6. Support from IIT Bombay is always available.