1. SWAYAM (Study Webs of Active Learning for Young Aspiring Minds) is India’s own MOOCs (Massive Open Online Course) platform, which offers free online courses on almost all the discipline to students/learners. The objective is to ensure access to the best teaching learning resources to all, including the most disadvantaged. The courses delivered on SWAYAM are expected to reduce the digital divide by providing access to best content to all. These courses are developed by reputed teachers in the country and available free of cost. By integrating SWAYAM MOOCs with conventional education the learning outcomes of the students are expected to improve in coming days.


2. More than 14,750+ MOOCs have been offered through the SWAYAM Platform, and the total number of enrolments in these courses has crossed 4.8 crores, and 37 lakh SWAYAM certificates have been issued


3. Courses offered through SWAYAM are fully recognized and eligible for credit transfer as per the UGC (Credit Framework for Online Learning Courses through Study Webs of Active Learning for Young Aspiring Minds) Regulations, 2021. These regulations, now facilitate an institution to allow upto 40% (forty per cent.) of the total courses being offered in a particular programme in a semester through the online learning courses offered through the SWAYAM platform. The credits/marks obtained by the candidate enrolled in universities for SWAYAM Certificate will be counted in the transcript of the Candidate, only if the University has adopted MOOCs Courses offered on SWAYAM Platform for Credit Transfer as per the UGC (Credit Framework for Online Learning Courses through Study Webs of Active Learning for Young Aspiring Minds) Regulations, 2021.

1. Expression of Interest (EOI) is invited from the eligible faculty members for developing and running of the courses on SWAYAM. Courses are to be developed as per the UGC Curriculum for UG/PG. For ensuring the credit transfer seamlessly, it is required to adhere to the syllabus prescribed in UGC curriculum, amended/updated from time-to-time.


2. SWAYAM teaching and learning pedagogy is based on four quadrant approach, as given below: -
• Quadrant-I: Teaching content which could include teaching video and audio in organized form, animation, simulations, video demonstrations, virtual labs, interviews and soon etc, along with transcription of videos. All these depend on the concerned subject and the pedagogical strategy adopted by the teacher.
• Quadrant-II: The second quadrant is references or further learning resources,which typically is a webpage with curat edhyper links to relevant quality contents across theinternet. This may include self-instructional materials, e-Books, illustrations, case studies, open source content on internet, research papers & journals, anecdotal information, historical development of subjects, articles etc.
• Quadrant-III: This is a Discussion Forum for raising doubts by learners and providing clarification on a near real time basis by the Course Coordinator or his team members.
• Quadrant-IV: Assessment, which shall contain problems and solutions, could be in the form of MCQ, fill in the blanks, matching questions, short answer questions, long answer questions, quizzes, assignment and solutions, clarification on general misconceptions.


3. Similar to classroom courses that are divided into various units, SWAYAM courses are divided into various modules. Each module covers a section of the syllabus. A module consists of about 25-30 minutes of video, broken into three to four smaller length videos. Continuous video lecture of longer duration may be avoided, as it is difficult for a student to keep concentrated for more than 10-15 minutes in one stretch. To make the lecture more engaging, some activities/quizzes etc. may be included with a pause during video play. Duration of SWAYAM course is usually 8 to 12 weeks. Total video hours in a course, including all modules, should not exceed 20 to 25 hours of videos. Depending on the subject and teacher’s style of teaching, these modules are distributed over weeks, covering the entire course. Each week will begin with a brief introductory video of around Two minutes in duration introducing contents of that specific week. Module videos and assessments of the week will be released on scheduled days. Each week would conclude with a brief sum-up video of around 3 minutes reviewing concepts that are covered in that specific week.


4. The technical specification for production of videos and other finer details may be seen in SWAYAM Guideline attached at Annexure -II

1. SWAYAM teaching and learning pedagogy is based on four quadrant approach, as given below: -
• Quadrant-I: Teaching content which could include teaching video and audio in organized form, animation, simulations, video demonstrations, virtual labs, interviews and soon etc, along with transcription of videos. All these depend on the concerned subject and the pedagogical strategy adopted by the teacher.
• Quadrant-II: The second quadrant is references or further learning resources,whichtypicallyisawebpagewithcuratedhyperlinks to relevant quality contents across theinternet. This may include self-instructional materials, e-Books, illustrations, case studies, open source content on internet, research papers & journals, anecdotal information, historical development of subjects, articles etc.
• Quadrant-III: This is a Discussion Forum for raising doubts by learners and providing clarification on a near real time basis by the Course Coordinator or his team members.
• Quadrant-IV: Assessment, which shall contain problems and solutions, could be in the form of MCQ, fill in the blanks, matching questions, short answer questions, long answer questions, quizzes, assignment and solutions, clarification on general misconceptions.

• One Course introductory video (for the entire course) : 5-7 minute duration (Covers Course objectives, description, structure & brief about course content / curriculum , prerequisites & learning outcomes of the course, duration of the course , grading scheme, and number of credits offered) along with NCrF level and Industry linkage of the Course.
• Week Introductory Videos (for every week) : 1-2 minutes video covers the week-wise description & brief content and activities to be undertaken in the week.
• Week sum-up videos : 1-2 minutes summing up video covers the content taught in the week.
• Week-wise Content : Shall include the course content in the form of e-texts of 3000 words covering the entire topic with images and illustrations & videos, PPT, self-assessment along with graded questions, activities, discussion forums & references.The Video duration for the entire course is about 20 hours for 4-credit course. The duration of the full module Video should be 25-30 Minutes, which shall be broken into smaller length videos of about 6-8minutes to engage the student's attention throughout the course

1. The applicant must be a faculty member in a duly recognized institute/university/college, holding a Ph.D. and having a minimum of 5 years of teaching experience in Environmental Studies or related disciplines.


2. Faculty members employed in HEIs which are eligible to receive financial assistance from UGC as per the provisions of the UGC 1956 Act.


3. Faculty members are required to submit a consent letter from their respective HEI for offering the online course through SWAYAM as per UGC Credit Framework for Online Learning Courses through Study Webs of Active Learning for Young Aspiring Minds) Regulations, 2021.

• UGC SWAYAM Regulations 2021
• Ministry of Eduction SWAYAM Guidelines 2024
• Ministry of Eduction SWAYAM Financial Norms 2024

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