Now, Colleges Can offer 40% of Course Online via Swayam
3 years, 11 months ago

Now, Colleges Can offer 40% of Course Online via Swayam

News 18  

Students studying in higher education institutes across India will now be able to study up to 40 per cent of their total course via the government’s online platform – SWAYAM while continuing the rest with their institute. Students in any institute can take relevant MOOCs online offered by any national or international faculty members on the government’s online platform and get their scores transferred for their degree programme too. A student enrolled in any course offered anywhere across India can study from any teacher teaching in online courses offered via SWAYAM. The parent institution will give the equivalent credit weightage to the student for the credits earned vide online learning credit courses through SWAYAM platform, in the credit plan of the programme, as per UGC “No university shall refuse any student for credit mobility of courses earned through SWAYAM platform,” as per the rules.

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India is poised to become a global leader in distance education: NCVET Chairman
2 days, 4 hours ago

India is poised to become a global leader in distance education: NCVET Chairman

The Hindu  

Atul Kumar Tiwari, Chairman of the National Council for Vocational Education and Training and Secretary of the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, on Thursday, said India is poised to become a global leader in distance education, with increasing internet penetration and the development of e-learning platforms. Addressing the 20th annual convocation of the Karnataka State Open University here, Mr. …

MGU to offer online courses along with regular programmes
2 days, 5 hours ago

MGU to offer online courses along with regular programmes

The Hindu  

Students can now study University Grants Commission-approved online programmes offered by Mahatma Gandhi University along with regular its regular programmes. Students enrolled in regular programmes will get 40% scholarship in the university’s online undergraduate and postgraduate programmes. The university’s Center for Distance and Online Education started online programmes in January 2022. The university is the only one in the State …

IIT Madras signs MoUs with industry & educational institutions to offer employability-focused courses on SWAYAM Plus
3 weeks, 1 day ago

IIT Madras signs MoUs with industry & educational institutions to offer employability-focused courses on SWAYAM Plus

Hindustan Times  

Indian Institute of Technology Madras joined hands with the industry and other Higher Education Institutes to offer employability-focussed courses on SWAYAM Plus. “The objective of these MoUs is to encourage higher education institutions to embed SWAYAM Plus courses into their semester schedules. Institutions will conduct proctored exams and award academic credits to students upon completing these courses and their assessments," …

JNTUH online classes to bridge gap for rural colleges, fix faculty shortage
1 month, 3 weeks ago

JNTUH online classes to bridge gap for rural colleges, fix faculty shortage

The Hindu  

Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University Hyderabad in-charge Vice Chancellor and Telangana Council of Higher Education Chairman V. Balakista Reddy on Friday launched a special online classes initiative to provide quality education to university students in the rural constituent colleges. The initiative is a significant step towards educational equity ensuring that no student is deprived of quality education due to geographical limitations, …

UGC urges students to exercise caution when enrolling in ODL and online courses
4 months, 2 weeks ago

UGC urges students to exercise caution when enrolling in ODL and online courses

India Today  

The University Grants Commission has issued a public notice urging students to exercise caution while enrolling in Open and Distance Learning and Online Learning programmes. Students are advised to verify the recognition status of Higher Educational Institutions for each academic session on the UGC Distance Education Bureau website. The UGC has underscored the importance of enrolling only in recognised programmes …

Students can now take SWAYAM exams at their own universities: UGC
7 months ago

Students can now take SWAYAM exams at their own universities: UGC

India Today  

The University Grants Commission has introduced a new framework that allows universities to conduct exams for courses available through the Study Webs of Active Learning for Young Aspiring Minds platform. However, under the new framework, students who complete SWAYAM courses can now choose to take their exams at their respective universities, according to a statement by the UGC. UGC'S NEW …

NCERT offers no-cost online courses for Class 11, 12 students on SWAYAM portal
7 months, 3 weeks ago

NCERT offers no-cost online courses for Class 11, 12 students on SWAYAM portal

India Today  

The National Council of Educational Research and Training is providing free online courses for students in Classes 11 and 12 through the SWAYAM portal. Enrich your knowledge by learning through FREE online courses offered by NCERT on the SWAYAM portal. For more information visit, https://t.co/3UCx6qhzjl #NCERT #SWAYAM #FreeCourses #OnlineLearningâ€æ pic.twitter.com/kARRzImhnF — NCERT August 6, 2024 COURSE STRUCTURE The course structure …

IIT-M signs MoUs with industry partners for online courses
8 months, 3 weeks ago

IIT-M signs MoUs with industry partners for online courses

The Hindu  

The Indian Institute of Technology Madras signed memoranda of understanding with industry partners to offer employability-focused programmes on Swayam Plus, an initiative by the Union Education Ministry and the institute. Twenty-four MoUs were signed with industry partners across multiple sectors to offer online skill courses. Institute Director V. Kamakoti said the partnership marked a significant step towards the mission of …

Delhi University may provide up to 20% courses online through Swayam portal
1 year, 4 months ago

Delhi University may provide up to 20% courses online through Swayam portal

India Today  

Delhi University may provide up to 20 percent of its courses through online medium on the Swayam portal. According to the proposal, colleges may consider providing up to 20 percent of the total courses being offered in a particular programme in a semester in online mode. The proposal is in line with the National Education Policy 2020 that aims to …

Andhra Pradesh’s Higher Education Department signs pact with edX for offering online learning programmes
1 year, 7 months ago

Andhra Pradesh’s Higher Education Department signs pact with edX for offering online learning programmes

The Hindu  

The Higher Education Department of Andhra Pradesh and edX, a partnership of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard University that offers Massive Open Online Courses, entered into an agreement for supporting the State government’s online learning programmes. On the occasion, Mr. Jagan Mohan Reddy said the agreement with edX was a game changer in the higher education sector as …

6 things to keep in mind while comparing online courses for yourself
1 year, 7 months ago

6 things to keep in mind while comparing online courses for yourself

India Today  

Online courses have experienced remarkable growth in recent years, offering students a convenient and flexible way to acquire knowledge and develop valuable skills. ACCREDITATION, RANKING, AND CREDIBILITY Considering the platform's credibility is paramount when enrolling for an academic or professional course, you must look for courses from the most trusted and comprehensive online education platforms and universities. COURSE CONTENT AND …

Digital lending in the education sector: How financial barriers are fading
2 years, 6 months ago

Digital lending in the education sector: How financial barriers are fading

Firstpost  

Based on the creditworthiness and requirements of the students, companies today provide a wide range of loan offers that can cover up to 100 per cent of the finance requirements In a country of nearly 1.3 billion people with a significant young population, financial barriers mustn’t affect the hope of pursuing higher education. In fact, the education loan approval rate …

UGC to launch portal for online courses
2 years, 8 months ago

UGC to launch portal for online courses

The Hindu  

On Friday, the University Grants Commission will launch a portal to offer undergraduate and postgraduate digital courses. UGC chairman M. Jagadesh Kumar said the commission had tied up with MeitY recently not only “to make the last mile connectivity a possibility” but also ensure students could access the content in regional languages besides English. The UGC is tapping into this …

UGC allows 40 percent of courses to be conducted online
3 years, 4 months ago

UGC allows 40 percent of courses to be conducted online

India Today  

The University Grant Commission, UGC, has allowed universities to conduct up to 40 percent of the courses online, using the SWAYAM website. 40 percent of the courses will be completed online As per the UGC, students can, side by side, attend the SWAYAM courses and their university studies at the same time. For this, UGC has directed colleges and institutions …

Colleges Post-pandemic Still to Have upto 40% Classes Online, Know Why
3 years, 4 months ago

Colleges Post-pandemic Still to Have upto 40% Classes Online, Know Why

News 18  

The University Grants Commission has allowed universities to offer around 40 per cent of their courses online through the SWAYAM website. Students studying in any colleges and universities can take up relevant Massive Open Online Courses offered by any colleges on the government’s online platform and get their scores transferred for their degree programme as well. This means students can …

Teachers Fear Job Loss Due to NEP's Push for MOOCs, Experts Say its Transitioning Challenge
3 years, 6 months ago

Teachers Fear Job Loss Due to NEP's Push for MOOCs, Experts Say its Transitioning Challenge

News 18  

The National Education Policy enables students to take a considerable section of their course via online platforms like the government’s MOOC platform SWAYAM. ‘MOOCS on SWAYAM can dislocate over 50% teachers’ Seema Das, associate professor, Delhi University believes that the push towards MOOCs can dislocate as many as 50% of teachers. “With almost 50% teachers of DU working on ad …

UGC allows varsities to teach online, distance learning post Covid
3 years, 7 months ago

UGC allows varsities to teach online, distance learning post Covid

India TV News  

The University Grants Commission has framed more flexible rules for various Central and other universities across the country. Under this, regular universities will be allowed to offer online courses and other important courses through distance learning even post Covid-19 pandemic. The National Testing Agency will conduct these examinations at various examination centers across the country, which will be conducted for …

How online learning can revolutionise and reform Indian higher education
3 years, 7 months ago

How online learning can revolutionise and reform Indian higher education

The Hindu  

Despite an increase in literacy rate over the last decade, India’s higher education infrastructure relies on didactic transmission and is in need of reforms and revamps. India’s Gross Enrollment Ratio stands at 26.3%, which means that only that percentage of youngsters in the 18-23 age group are pursuing higher education. The UGC giving the nod to the top 100 NIRF …

Online Degrees Make IITs, IIMs More Accessible, Smaller Colleges to Upgrade for Survival
3 years, 9 months ago

Online Degrees Make IITs, IIMs More Accessible, Smaller Colleges to Upgrade for Survival

News 18  

If every student could go to an IIT or an IIM or a Harvard, would the premier institutes still hold the ‘premier’ tag? The National Education Policy 2020 has allowed top ranking institutes in India to offer full-time degrees online to increase the gross enrolment ratio, however, those joining these online degrees are working professionals and students enrolled in tier-2 …

​UGC Extends Application Deadline for Online Courses
4 years ago

​UGC Extends Application Deadline for Online Courses

News 18  

ExThe last date for submitting applications for the online and other courses offered under Open and Distance Learning mode for the February-March session has been extended by the University Grants Commission till April 30, 2021. UGC has also asked all the universities and higher educational institutions who are offering the online courses for the current academic year to continue accepting …

UGC to offer 78 UG, 46 PG courses through SWAYAM platform in January 2021
4 years, 3 months ago

UGC to offer 78 UG, 46 PG courses through SWAYAM platform in January 2021

India Today  

The University Grants Commission has decided to offer over 100 online courses in January 2021 through the SWAYAM platform. The Massive Open Online Courses will be made available for students by the University Grants Commission from the January semester in 2021 on the SWAYAM platform, with has been set up by the central government. Students interested in enrolling for the …

SBI Announces Massive Open Online Courses to Develop Skill Sets of Career-oriented Individuals
4 years, 5 months ago

SBI Announces Massive Open Online Courses to Develop Skill Sets of Career-oriented Individuals

News 18  

The State Bank of India has announced that it will offer Massive Open Online Courses aimed to develop skill sets of individuals. According to a report published in Zee news, the SBI has entered into a partnership with global non-profit education platform edX and as part of the association, the country’s largest lender will be offering its Massive Open Online …

Online higher education tipped to grow ten-fold post-Covid, NEP
4 years, 7 months ago

Online higher education tipped to grow ten-fold post-Covid, NEP

Deccan Chronicle  

Chennai: Online opportunity in higher education has an opportunity to grow 10-fold by FY25, benefitting from tailwinds caused by Covid-19 and regulatory developments, including the new education policy. Online higher education space can become a $5 billion market by then, finds RedSeer Consulting. The overall online higher education market will benefit from the new reforms, including the increase in public …

India's Online Education Landscape Has Changed Because Broadband Was Ready - News18
4 years, 7 months ago

India's Online Education Landscape Has Changed Because Broadband Was Ready - News18

News 18  

The Covid pandemic has proved to be the biggest change agent for the education system. In India, the technology impetus within education is irreversible and the New Education Policy has also laid emphasis on this with the proposed creation of the National Educational Technology Forum. The lack of physical or facility-based instruction across the globe has created a fertile ground …

UGC doubles credit limit for online courses from 20% to 40%, students can now safely learn from MOOCs
4 years, 7 months ago

UGC doubles credit limit for online courses from 20% to 40%, students can now safely learn from MOOCs

India Today  

With the increased focus on online learning and online courses fuelled with the Covid-19 pandemic and lockdown and the new National Education Policy, the University Grants Commission has doubled the academic credit limit for online courses from the initial 20% to 40%> Since an academic bank of credits is also on the charts as per the NEP 2020, students can …

It is time to move India’s higher education online | Opinion
4 years, 8 months ago

It is time to move India’s higher education online | Opinion

Hindustan Times  

Education plays a dominant role in addressing the challenges a country faces and coming up with possible solutions. In 2020, the Internet penetration rate in India is 50%, and is rapidly increasing Covid-19 has given us the opportunity to reflect upon what should be the structures of higher educational institutes, and in what forms we can ensure accessible education during …

Online learning: The much-awaited reform in Indian education system
4 years, 9 months ago

Online learning: The much-awaited reform in Indian education system

India Today  

At the launch of India’s 2020-21 budget, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman had highlighted the new educational policy which the government is currently working on. A draft version of the policy outlines the important role online learning could play in reforming India’s education system and expanding access to higher education. Through online learning, students not only have access to quality education …

NPTEL-IIT Madras invites applications for 400 free online courses
4 years, 9 months ago

NPTEL-IIT Madras invites applications for 400 free online courses

India Today  

Amid coronavirus lockdown, National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning - IIT Madras has launched more than 400 online courses and started enrolment for the same. IIT Madras free online courses content generation In addition, the Institute has also launched a new initiative, in which eminent professors from various departments will deliver online lectures related to engineering streams. How free online …

Government to monetize online courses to sustain Swayam scheme
4 years, 10 months ago

Government to monetize online courses to sustain Swayam scheme

Live Mint  

The Union government aims to monetise its online education courses, which have so far been available for free, with online education gaining traction and blended learning set to be the future. Education regulators have approved an internal proposal for asking higher education institutions to pay for the government scheme, Swayam, which promotes online courses and hosts them on a dedicated …

Message from UGC to universities! Students can avail credits for MOOC courses offered on HRD's Swayam platform
4 years, 10 months ago

Message from UGC to universities! Students can avail credits for MOOC courses offered on HRD's Swayam platform

India Today  

The University Grants Commission has directed universities and colleges to use the 82 undergraduate and 42 postgraduate Massive Open Online Courses available on the HRD Ministry's 'Swayam' platform for credit transfer. "The students enrolled in universities and affiliated colleges may undertake Swayam courses and avail credits by completing these courses as per the University Grants Commission's present regulations on credit …

Use swayam MOOCs and enable credit transfer in colleges from July: UGC tells universities
4 years, 10 months ago

Use swayam MOOCs and enable credit transfer in colleges from July: UGC tells universities

India TV News  

The University Grants Commission has directed universities and colleges to use the 82 undergraduate and 42 postgraduate Massive Open Online Courses available on the HRD Ministry's 'Swayam' platform for credit transfer. "The students enrolled in universities and affiliated colleges may undertake Swayam courses and avail credits by completing these courses as per the University Grants Commission's present regulations on credit …

AICTE asks affiliated universities to allow 20% credit transfer from SWAYAM platform
4 years, 10 months ago

AICTE asks affiliated universities to allow 20% credit transfer from SWAYAM platform

Firstpost  

The All India Council for Technical Education has requested all affiliated universities and colleges to allow up to 20 percent credit transfer in every semester through online courses provided by the central government’s SWAYAM platform. The announcement by the technical education regulator comes after Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman emphasised on the need to focus more on online education. AICTE …

AICTE requests universities to allow 20% credit transfer from SWAYAM platform
4 years, 10 months ago

AICTE requests universities to allow 20% credit transfer from SWAYAM platform

India Today  

The All India Council for Technical Education has urged all universities and colleges to allow up to 20 percent credit transfer in every semester through the central government’s SWAYAM on Sunday i.e. Nirmala Sitharaman's announcement The Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs, Nirmala Sitharaman, had announced on Sunday that the top 100 universities will be allowed to offer online degree …

Kerala govt to initiate online classes for school students amid covid-19 lockdown
4 years, 10 months ago

Kerala govt to initiate online classes for school students amid covid-19 lockdown

India Today  

The Kerala government considering a proposal to start online classes for school students from June 1 in view of the ongoing lockdown, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said here on Tuesday. As all educational institutes have been shut down across the nation, the state government has planned to start online classes so that students don’t miss out on their studies during …

"New examination dates after lockdown lifts"
4 years, 11 months ago

"New examination dates after lockdown lifts"

India Today  

As the Covid-19 crisis threatens to disrupt the academic calendar and delay competitive and entrance examinations, it has led to an environment of uncertainty among students, teachers and parents. In an exclusive interview to Senior Editor Kaushik Deka, the Union minister for human resource development, Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’, spoke on how his ministry plans to minimise the disruptive impact of …

UGC Non-Technology PG MOOCs Courses on SWAYAM: Tomorrow is the last date to register
5 years, 5 months ago

UGC Non-Technology PG MOOCs Courses on SWAYAM: Tomorrow is the last date to register

India Today  

The University Grant Commission has released a notice for students who have enrolled themselves for UGC Non-Technology PG MOOCs Courses on SWAYAM Platform. Here's a link to exam guide https://www.ugc.ac.in/pdfnews/5229084_SWAYAM-Exam-Guide.pdf Steps to register The candidates have to create their login ID and password Pay the fees of the examination online They can now access the SWAYAM examination guide as well …

UGC allows all higher edu institutes to offer online courses: Is this a good move when classroom education is still filled with problems?
6 years, 1 month ago

UGC allows all higher edu institutes to offer online courses: Is this a good move when classroom education is still filled with problems?

India Today  

The University Grants Commission released a circular on January 4 inviting online applications from all from all eligible Higher Educational Institutions to grant courses/programmes in online mode from 2019-20 academic session. The UGC decision to allow higher education institutions to offer online courses to provide degrees could be game changing for the education sector. Read: How to judge the quality …

Virtually educated!
7 years, 9 months ago

Virtually educated!

Deccan Chronicle  

The internet has been churning out fine students with its vast resources for online education like Coursera and Udemy which are free websites. The online courses that I did gave me the knowledge for practical application which was a huge plus.” The responses that Aby Mathew, a business analyst got from his employers when he joined his job were positive …

Open online courses: A welcome step in Indian education system
10 years, 4 months ago

Open online courses: A welcome step in Indian education system

India TV News  

New Delhi: India has officially jumped on to the open online courses bandwagon with the government announcing Swayam, an initiative that aims at providing affordable and quality education to citizens for free. The move is a welcome step in India, which battles a shortage of infrastructure and qualified teachers in higher education, with the model also having the potential to …

Free online courses by professors in the offing
10 years, 6 months ago

Free online courses by professors in the offing

India TV News  

New Delhi: The government will soon launch a programme under which professors of centrally funded institutions and universities will offer free online courses to the citizens, it was announced on Thursday. Under the SWAYAM Programme, professors of centrally funded universities like Indian Institutes of Technology, Indian Institutes of Management and central universities will offer online courses. "SWAYAM is the Indian …

IITs, IIMs to launch free online courses
10 years, 6 months ago

IITs, IIMs to launch free online courses

Hindustan Times  

With an aim to providing education opportunities to all, the IITs, IIMs and central universities will soon offer free online courses through a web platform to be launched by the HRD ministry on September 25, the birth anniversary of Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyay. In the first phase, seven institutes - three IITs at Bombay, Chennai and Guwahati and four central …

Students log on for lessons in progress
11 years, 3 months ago

Students log on for lessons in progress

China Daily  

The rise of massive open online courses — a new generation of Web learning — may revolutionize study and the way universities teach, a Ministry of Education official has predicted. "It's expected that some universities may fold even earlier than the 50 years predicted, with the popularity of the new online courses," Li added. Li, from the Ministry of Education, …

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