SWAYAM
About SWAYAM
SWAYAM is a programme
initiated by Government of India and designed to achieve the three cardinal
principles of Education Policy viz., access, equity and quality. The objective
of this effort is to take the best teaching learning resources to all,
including the most disadvantaged. SWAYAM seeks to bridge the digital divide for
students who have hitherto remained untouched by the digital revolution and
have not been able to join the mainstream of the knowledge economy.
This is done through an
indigenous developed IT platform that facilitates hosting of all the courses,
taught in classrooms from 9th class till post-graduation to be accessed by
anyone, anywhere at any time. All the courses are interactive, prepared by the
best teachers in the country and are available, free of cost to the residents
in India. More than 1,000 specially chosen faculty and teachers from across the
Country have participated in preparing these courses.
The courses hosted on
SWAYAM will be in 4 quadrants-
(1) video lecture,
(2) specially prepared reading
material that can be downloaded/printed
(3) self-assessment tests through
tests and quizzes and
(4) an online discussion forum for
clearing the doubts.
Steps have been taken to enrich
the learning experience by using audio-video and multi-media and state of the
art pedagogy / technology. In order to ensure best quality content are produced
and delivered, seven National Coordinators have been appointed:
They are NPTEL for
engineering, UGC for post-graduation education, CEC for
under-graduate education, NCERT & NIOS for
school education, IGNOU for out of the school students and,
for management studies.
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