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"The most unfortunate thing is that India still seems to believe in proprietary solutions. Further spread of IT which is influencing the daily life of individuals would have a devastating effect on the lives of society due to any small shift in the business practice involving these proprietory solutions. It is precisely for these reasons open source software need to be built which would be cost effective for the entire society.
In India, open source code software will have to come and stay in a big way for the benefit of our billion people."
- Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam


Projects

FOSSEE (Free/Libre and Open Source Software for Education) project promotes the use of FLOSS tools in academia and research. The FOSSEE project is part of the National Mission on Education through Information and Communication Technology (ICT), Ministry of Education (MoE), Government of India. Below is the list of projects which are promoted by FOSSEE.

Python

Python is a general-purpose, high-level, remarkably powerful dynamic programming language that is used in a wide variety of application domains. It supports multiple programming paradigms.

eSim

eSim (formerly known as Oscad/FreeEDA) is an EDA tool for circuit design, simulation, analysis and PCB design. It is developed by the FOSSEE team at IIT Bombay as a free/libre and open source alternative to OrCAD.

Osdag

Osdag is a free/libre and open-source software which allows the user to design steel structures using a graphical user interface. The GUI also provides 3D visualization of the designed component and images

DWSIM

DWSIM is a free/libre and open source CAPE-OPEN compliant chemical process simulator. Helps understand the behavior of Chemical Systems by using rigorous thermodynamic and unit operations models.

OpenFOAM

OpenFOAM is a free/libre and open source CFD toolbox useful to solve anything from complex fluid flows involving chemical reactions, turbulence and heat transfer, to solid dynamics and electromagnetics.

OpenModelica

OpenModelica is a free/libre and open source environment based on the Modelica modelling language for modelling, simulating, optimising and analysing complex dynamic systems.

OpenPLC

OpenPLC is a fully free/libre and open source Programmable Logic Controller creating opportunities for people to study its concepts, explore new technologies and share the resources.

FLOSS-Arduino

The FLOSS-Arduino is devoted to the control of Arduino using Free/Libre Open-Source Software. The interface helps the user to perform embedded systems experiments on the Arduino Uno board.

SBHS

SBHS (Single Board Heater System) is a lab-in-a-box setup useful for teaching and learning control systems.

R

R is a language and environment for statistical computing and graphics.

QGIS

QGIS (Quantum GIS) is a free and open-source desktop Geographic Information System (GIS) application.

FOCAL

FOCAL (Free and open-source creative art library) an initiative by FOSSEE to promote Open Source Software in computer graphics.

SOUL

SOUL (Science OpensoUrce Software for Teaching Learning) is a collection of ICT software that can be used as teaching/learning tools by the community of educators and the learners to teach/ learn the basic as well as the advanced concepts in science subjects.

Activities


The FOSSEE Project promotes the use of the following FLOSS tools to improve the quality of education and research: We promote these tools by encouraging students and faculty to use them in education and research through the activities listed in this page.



Textbook Companion

The Textbook Companion (TBC) activity aims to port solved examples from standard textbooks using a Free/Libre and Open source software.

Objectives:

  1. Make individuals learn FLOSS through a practical approach.
  2. Provide a huge database of Textbook Companions as a learning resource.
  3. To make it easy for users of such textbooks to start using FLOSS.
  4. To improve the documentation available for FLOSS.

Note: Due to the shortage of funds, the FOSSEE Project is not in a position to pay you the honorarium for activities like Textbook Companion, Lab Migration and Niche Software Activities. However, we will continue to issue the e-certificate and give credits on our website for the contributions made. This policy will be effective for proposals accepted on or after 10 August 2020. Please note that the FOSSEE project may change this policy in the future.


This internship is available for the following FLOSS supported by FOSSEE:

Scilab
Python
eSim
OpenFOAM
DWSIM
R
OpenModelica

Lab Migration

Lab Migration aims to migrate labs that use proprietary software to a Free/Libre and Open Source Software (FLOSS) only lab. Colleges can save a large amount of money that is spent on procuring licenses for commercial software by switching to FLOSS.

Objectives:

  1. Provide suggestions on the different ways FLOSS can be implemented in the laboratory.
  2. Coordinate the migration of the lab to a FLOSS only laboratory.
  3. Provide solutions to the lab's problem statements.

Note: Due to the shortage of funds, the FOSSEE Project is not in a position to pay you the honorarium for activities like Textbook Companion, Lab Migration and Niche Software Activities. However, we will continue to issue the e-certificate and give credits on our website for the contributions made. This policy will be effective for proposals accepted on or after 10 August 2020. Please note that the FOSSEE project may change this policy in the future.


We currently offer Lab Migration for the following FLOSS:

Scilab
eSim
OpenFOAM
R
DWSIM

Niche Software Activities

To popularise FLOSS in all colleges in India, we have initiated various activities that aim to convert typical projects undertaken by students as their final semester/year project or any mini project during undergraduate or higher studies. This can get good students attention from industry which can result in possible internship and subsequent employment. Some of these activities are

Note: Due to the shortage of funds, the FOSSEE Project is not in a position to pay you the honorarium for activities like Textbook Companion, Lab Migration and Niche Software Activities. However, we will continue to issue the e-certificate and give credits on our website for the contributions made. This policy will be effective for proposals accepted on or after 10 August 2020. Please note that the FOSSEE project may change this policy in the future.



Forum

For assistance in installation and use of the Free/Libre and Open Source Software, we recommend you to visit the FOSSEE Forum to post your queries. This forum is monitored by domain experts who would attend to your queries. Note: Before posting your questions, you are requested to go through the list of questions already answered. There could be similar queries with solutions already provided.

Workshops & Conferences

We conduct various conferences, seminars, hands-on workshops to introduce FLOSS users to various developments in the respective FLOSS.Through these events, we also aim to evangelize the tool among new users.

International conference on Python for education and scientific computing to be held at IIT Bombay on 29 & 30 November, 2019View Here
International conference on Python for education and scientific computing to be held at IIT Bombay on 21 & 22 December, 2018View Here
National conference cum job fair on Chemical Process Simulation was held on 26 November, 2018 at IIT Bombay
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FOSSEE Summer Internship 2017. Last date to apply 28 Feb, 2017.

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  • Yaksh Online Test Python

    FOSSEE team has developed a Free/Libre and Open Source Python-Django based web application to conduct online programming as well as MCQ based quizzes. It is an online solution to test the practical skills of students in various programming platforms like Python, C, C++, Java, Scilab & Bash.

  • Scilab Toolboxes Scilab

    FOSSEE has taken efforts to raise the level of Scilab toolboxes. Following are some of the toolboxes we are working on: Image processing toolbox, Signal processing toolbox, Communication toolbox, Optimization toolbox, Identification toolbox, Control systems toolbox, Scilab to C toolbox.

  • Python Textbook Companions on Cloud Python

    In order to allow anyone to easily view, modify, and run the Python textbook companions, the FOSSEE team has made these available online. This is done by using IPython notebooks that are hosted on our server at https://tbc-python.fossee.in. This environment allows viewers to use the examples with just a browser.

  • Mixed Mode Simulation in eSim eSim

    NGHDL is a mixed mode circuit simulator developed by FOSSEE, using NgSpice and GHDL. In NGHDL, NgSpice is used to simulate the analog components and GHDL is used to simulate the digital components, where the analog and digital components are communicating through socket.