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Syllabuses, textbooks and study material, with the licence stated

Everything here is published by somebody else. For each one we say who published it, what you are allowed to do with it, how closely it matches a syllabus, and whether anybody has checked that it is still the current version. Where the answer is “nobody has checked”, it says that instead of guessing.

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19 resources

Digital libraryInstitutional source
National Digital Library of India
National Digital Library of India, IIT Kharagpur
A federated search across Indian and international educational collections, run by IIT Kharagpur for the Ministry of Education. Filters by class, subject and material type.
Free to readFree to read on the publisher’s site. That does not make it free to copy.
Any curriculumNot tied to a curriculum. Useful whatever you are studying.
Version not confirmedRecorded as the version in force, but nobody has checked it against the source. Confirm the year on the source page.
An index across many collections. Rights and access differ from item to item, and some results lead to material you cannot open without an institutional login.
Open free resource (opens in a new tab, on another site)Licence, source and coverage
A free external resource, hosted by its publisher. Free to read is not free to copy. This link reached the site on 2026-08-31. We did not read the page.
Open textbookInstitutional source
OpenStax textbooks
OpenStax, Rice University
Peer-reviewed university and senior-school textbooks from Rice University, free to read online and free to download. Physics, chemistry, biology, mathematics, economics and more.
Openly licensedFree to read, and the licence allows reuse under its own conditions.
Around the subjectUseful alongside the subject rather than part of it.
Version not confirmedRecorded as the version in force, but nobody has checked it against the source. Confirm the year on the source page.
Written for a US curriculum. Excellent for understanding a topic, and not a substitute for your board’s syllabus. Most titles are CC BY 4.0; each book states its own licence on its title page.
Open free resource (opens in a new tab, on another site)Licence, source and coverage
A free external resource. Its licence allows copying and reuse under its own terms. This link reached the site on 2026-08-31. We did not read the page.
Interactive simulationInstitutional source
PhET interactive simulations
PhET Interactive Simulations, University of Colorado Boulder
Simulations from the University of Colorado Boulder for physics, chemistry, biology and mathematics. You change the variables and watch what happens.
Openly licensedFree to read, and the licence allows reuse under its own conditions.
Mapped to the syllabusTutor mapped this against a named syllabus version. It is our reading, not theirs.
Version not confirmedRecorded as the version in force, but nobody has checked it against the source. Confirm the year on the source page.
Open free resource (opens in a new tab, on another site)Licence, source and coverage
A free external resource. Its licence allows copying and reuse under its own terms. This link reached the site on 2026-08-31. We did not read the page.
Open coursewareInstitutional source
MIT OpenCourseWare
MIT OpenCourseWare
Materials from MIT’s own courses — lecture notes, problem sets, exams and many full video lecture series — published openly by the institute that teaches them.
Openly licensedFree to read, and the licence allows reuse under its own conditions.
Around the subjectUseful alongside the subject rather than part of it.
Version not confirmedRecorded as the version in force, but nobody has checked it against the source. Confirm the year on the source page.
University-level. A strong Class 11 or 12 student can follow parts of it; it is not written for a school syllabus and does not follow one.
Open free resource (opens in a new tab, on another site)Licence, source and coverage
A free external resource, hosted by its publisher. Free to read is not free to copy. This link reached the site on 2026-08-31. We did not read the page.
Open coursewareInstitutional source
OpenLearn
The Open University
Free short courses from The Open University across sciences, humanities, business and study skills, with stated study times.
Openly licensedFree to read, and the licence allows reuse under its own conditions.
Wider readingOffered to widen the view. No curriculum claim at all.
Version not confirmedRecorded as the version in force, but nobody has checked it against the source. Confirm the year on the source page.
Reading a course is free. A record of it, or a badge, may ask you to create an account.
Open free resource (opens in a new tab, on another site)Licence, source and coverage
A free external resource, hosted by its publisher. Free to read is not free to copy. The site declined our automated check on 2026-08-31. It normally opens fine in a browser.
Open textbookInstitutional source
LibreTexts
LibreTexts
A large collection of open textbooks assembled by university faculty, arranged as browsable chapters across science, mathematics, humanities and social sciences.
Free to readFree to read on the publisher’s site. That does not make it free to copy.
Around the subjectUseful alongside the subject rather than part of it.
Version not confirmedRecorded as the version in force, but nobody has checked it against the source. Confirm the year on the source page.
Each book on LibreTexts states its own licence, and they differ. Check the licence on the title you use before reusing anything from it.
Open free resource (opens in a new tab, on another site)Licence, source and coverage
A free external resource, hosted by its publisher. Free to read is not free to copy. This link reached the site on 2026-08-31. We did not read the page.
Open resource collectionScholarly archive
OER Commons
OER Commons, ISKME
A search across openly licensed teaching and learning material, filterable by education level, subject and licence type.
Free to readFree to read on the publisher’s site. That does not make it free to copy.
Any curriculumNot tied to a curriculum. Useful whatever you are studying.
Version not confirmedRecorded as the version in force, but nobody has checked it against the source. Confirm the year on the source page.
An index. Every result carries its own licence, shown on the result itself — read it there rather than assuming everything indexed here is reusable.
Open free resource (opens in a new tab, on another site)Licence, source and coverage
A free external resource, hosted by its publisher. Free to read is not free to copy. The site declined our automated check on 2026-08-31. It normally opens fine in a browser.
Institutional publicationInstitutional source
UNESCO on Open Educational Resources
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
UNESCO’s account of what open educational resources are and what its member states agreed in the 2019 OER Recommendation.
Free to readFree to read on the publisher’s site. That does not make it free to copy.
Any curriculumNot tied to a curriculum. Useful whatever you are studying.
Version not confirmedRecorded as the version in force, but nobody has checked it against the source. Confirm the year on the source page.
Open official source (opens in a new tab, on another site)Licence, source and coverage
Goes to the official site. The published document there is the one that counts. This link reached the site on 2026-08-31. We did not read the page.
Lecture seriesInstitutional source
NPTEL courses
National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning
Recorded course series from the IITs and IISc across engineering, sciences, management and humanities, with lecture videos and transcripts.
Free to readFree to read on the publisher’s site. That does not make it free to copy.
Around the subjectUseful alongside the subject rather than part of it.
Version not confirmedRecorded as the version in force, but nobody has checked it against the source. Confirm the year on the source page.
Watching is free. Certification is a separate paid examination.
Open official source (opens in a new tab, on another site)Licence, source and coverage
Goes to the official site. The published document there is the one that counts. This link reached the site on 2026-08-31. We did not read the page.
VideoSupplementary source
Khan Academy
Khan Academy
Short video lessons and practice exercises across mathematics and the sciences, organised by topic with progress tracking.
Free to readFree to read on the publisher’s site. That does not make it free to copy.
Covers the topicIt covers the same ground. No syllabus was consulted, and none is implied.
Version not confirmedRecorded as the version in force, but nobody has checked it against the source. Confirm the year on the source page.
Watching does not need an account; saving your progress does. Khan Academy licenses much of its material openly, but the terms vary by item and we have not established the position for any particular one.
Open free resource (opens in a new tab, on another site)Licence, source and coverage
A free external resource, hosted by its publisher. Free to read is not free to copy. This link reached the site on 2026-08-31. We did not read the page.
PreprintScholarly archive
arXiv
arXiv, Cornell University
The preprint archive for physics, mathematics, computer science, quantitative biology, statistics and economics. Papers appear here before, or instead of, journal publication.
Free to readFree to read on the publisher’s site. That does not make it free to copy.
Any curriculumNot tied to a curriculum. Useful whatever you are studying.
Version not confirmedRecorded as the version in force, but nobody has checked it against the source. Confirm the year on the source page.
Most of what is here has not been peer-reviewed. That is what a preprint is, not a defect — but it means a paper on arXiv has not yet been checked by anyone but its authors. Each paper sets its own licence.
Open free resource (opens in a new tab, on another site)Licence, source and coverage
A free external resource, hosted by its publisher. Free to read is not free to copy. This link reached the site on 2026-08-31. We did not read the page.
Journal directoryScholarly archive
Directory of Open Access Journals
Directory of Open Access Journals
A vetted index of open-access journals and their articles, across every discipline. Journals are assessed against published criteria before they are listed.
Free to readFree to read on the publisher’s site. That does not make it free to copy.
Any curriculumNot tied to a curriculum. Useful whatever you are studying.
Version not confirmedRecorded as the version in force, but nobody has checked it against the source. Confirm the year on the source page.
Open free resource (opens in a new tab, on another site)Licence, source and coverage
A free external resource, hosted by its publisher. Free to read is not free to copy. This link reached the site on 2026-08-31. We did not read the page.
Digital libraryScholarly archive
Directory of Open Access Books
Directory of Open Access Books
An index of peer-reviewed academic books that are free to read, by discipline and publisher.
Free to readFree to read on the publisher’s site. That does not make it free to copy.
Any curriculumNot tied to a curriculum. Useful whatever you are studying.
Version not confirmedRecorded as the version in force, but nobody has checked it against the source. Confirm the year on the source page.
Each book carries its own open licence. Read it on the book’s own page before reusing anything.
Open free resource (opens in a new tab, on another site)Licence, source and coverage
A free external resource, hosted by its publisher. Free to read is not free to copy. This link reached the site on 2026-08-31. We did not read the page.
Scholarly repositoryScholarly archive
PubMed Central
PubMed Central, US National Library of Medicine
The US National Library of Medicine’s free archive of biomedical and life-sciences literature.
Free to readFree to read on the publisher’s site. That does not make it free to copy.
Wider readingOffered to widen the view. No curriculum claim at all.
Version not confirmedRecorded as the version in force, but nobody has checked it against the source. Confirm the year on the source page.
Free to read is not the same as openly licensed here — many articles are deposited manuscripts whose reuse terms are set by the publisher.
Open free resource (opens in a new tab, on another site)Licence, source and coverage
A free external resource, hosted by its publisher. Free to read is not free to copy. This link reached the site on 2026-08-31. We did not read the page.
Scholarly repositoryScholarly archive
CORE
CORE, The Open University and Jisc
A search across open-access research from repositories worldwide, run by The Open University and Jisc.
Free to readFree to read on the publisher’s site. That does not make it free to copy.
Any curriculumNot tied to a curriculum. Useful whatever you are studying.
Version not confirmedRecorded as the version in force, but nobody has checked it against the source. Confirm the year on the source page.
Open free resource (opens in a new tab, on another site)Licence, source and coverage
A free external resource, hosted by its publisher. Free to read is not free to copy. This link reached the site on 2026-08-31. We did not read the page.
Scholarly repositoryScholarly archive
Shodhganga
Shodhganga, INFLIBNET Centre
The national repository of Indian doctoral theses, deposited by universities through the INFLIBNET Centre.
Free to readFree to read on the publisher’s site. That does not make it free to copy.
Wider readingOffered to widen the view. No curriculum claim at all.
Version not confirmedRecorded as the version in force, but nobody has checked it against the source. Confirm the year on the source page.
Theses are deposited by their universities. Copyright stays with the author.
Open free resource (opens in a new tab, on another site)Licence, source and coverage
A free external resource, hosted by its publisher. Free to read is not free to copy. This link reached the site on 2026-08-31. We did not read the page.
Public-domain bookScholarly archive
Project Gutenberg
Project Gutenberg
Over seventy thousand books whose copyright has expired, as plain text, EPUB and Kindle files. The literature set texts of most syllabuses are here.
Public domainFree to read, copy and adapt. No permission needed from anyone.
Around the subjectUseful alongside the subject rather than part of it.
Version not confirmedRecorded as the version in force, but nobody has checked it against the source. Confirm the year on the source page.
Public domain is judged under United States copyright law. A book free there may still be in copyright in India — check before republishing anything.
Open free resource (opens in a new tab, on another site)Licence, source and coverage
A free external resource. Its licence allows copying and reuse under its own terms. This link reached the site on 2026-08-31. We did not read the page.
Digital libraryScholarly archive
Open Library
Open Library, Internet Archive
A catalogue of books with scanned copies of many of them, lent one reader at a time by the Internet Archive.
Free, account neededNo payment, but the site asks you to register before you can read.
Any curriculumNot tied to a curriculum. Useful whatever you are studying.
Version not confirmedRecorded as the version in force, but nobody has checked it against the source. Confirm the year on the source page.
Searching the catalogue is open. Borrowing a scanned book needs a free account, and copies in copyright are lent to one reader at a time.
Open free resource (opens in a new tab, on another site)Licence, source and coverage
A free external resource, hosted by its publisher. Free to read is not free to copy. This link reached the site on 2026-08-31. We did not read the page.
Skill guideInstitutional source
V&A — ceramics collection
Victoria and Albert Museum
The Victoria and Albert Museum’s ceramics holdings, with catalogue records, photographs and curatorial articles on technique, glaze and period.
Free to readFree to read on the publisher’s site. That does not make it free to copy.
Covers the topicIt covers the same ground. No syllabus was consulted, and none is implied.
Version not confirmedRecorded as the version in force, but nobody has checked it against the source. Confirm the year on the source page.
A museum collection, not a course. It is here because someone learning pottery needs to see good work and read how it was made; it will not teach you to throw a pot.
Open free resource (opens in a new tab, on another site)Licence, source and coverage
A free external resource, hosted by its publisher. Free to read is not free to copy. This link reached the site on 2026-08-31. We did not read the page.

Links were last checked on 2026-08-30. That check opens the address; it does not read the page, so it cannot tell you whether a syllabus is this year’s.