SWAYAM and SWAYAM PRABHA are digital initiatives by the MHRD to provide online courses and educational television channels across India. SWAYAM offers MOOCs from various national coordinators covering school, undergrad, postgrad education available anytime free of cost. Courses range from credit to non-credit with assessments. SWAYAM PRABHA provides 32 DTH channels delivering curriculum-based educational content for 4+ hours daily from providers like NPTEL, IITs, UGC, targeting both formal education and those out of school. The initiatives aim to take best teaching resources to all Indians.

1. DIGITAL INITIATIVES IN INDIAN HIGHER
EDUCATION - SWAYAM & SWAYAM
PRABHA BY MHRD
Dr Sajeena S

2. SWAYAM- Study Webs of Active Learning
for Young Aspiring Minds
This has been
launched by the
government of
India with the
objective of taking
the best teaching
resources to all,
including the most
disadvantaged

3. Major Features of SWAYAM

4. Course Type
and
Duration
Credit
Non-
Credit
Course taught for at least
one semester as part of a
subject
Courses like awareness
programmes and specific skill
training that are not part of the
curriculum

5. Course components
Video lectures
Downloadable
/Printable
material
Self
assessment
tests
Online
Discussion
forum
Tests
Quizz
es

6. Eligibility
Anyone
Anywhere
Anytime

7. Course Fee

8. Certification
Needs to
register on the
SWAYAM
portal
Certificate will
be issued only
after the
successful
completion of
the course

9. Credits

10. 9 National coordinators for the
quality contents
AICTE
UGC
NPTEL
CEC
NCERT
IGNOU
IIMB
NITTR, NIOS

11. School
Education
NIOS
NCERT
Out-of-
School
Education
IGNOU
NITTR
Under-Graduate
Education
NPTEL
AICTE
CEC
IIMB
Post-Graduate
Education
NPTEL
AICTE
IIMB

13. Initiative
by MHRD
32 High
Quality
Educational
Channels
through DTH
Across the
country
On 24X7
basis

14. Curriculum
based
Course
content
Making high
quality
learning
resources
accessible to
remote areas
GSAT-15

15. Scope of the Channels
New
content
everyday
At least
for 4
hours
Repeated
5 times a
day
Students
can
choose
their time

16. Content Providers
• NPTEL
• IITs
• UGC
• CEC
• IGNOU
• NCERT
• NIOS

17. Major Areas
The
Higher
Educatio
n
Assist
students
School
Educatio
n ( 9-12
years)
Curriculu
m based
courses

18. In short
• Major features of
SWAYAM
• National coordinators
for quality assurance
• SWAYAMPRABHA
• Scope of
SWAYAMPRABHA
• The areas covered by
SWAYAMPRABHA

19. Thank you