Study Webs of Active-Learning for Young Aspiring Minds (SWAYAM)
SWAYAM (Study Webs of Active- Learning for Young Aspiring Minds) is a programme initiated by Government of India under the aegis of the National Mission on Education through Information and Communication Technology (NME-ICT) which is accessible at http://swayam.gov.in/ . It is designed to achieve the three cardinal principles of National Education Policy 2020 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.
National Education Policy, 2020 (23.6) highlights SWAYAM as a online platform for the integration of teaching-learning practices “Technology-based education platforms, such as DIKSHA/SWAYAM, will be integrated across school and higher education and will include ratings/reviews by users, so as to enable content developers to create user friendly and qualitative content”.
NCERT offers 28 online courses for classes XI and XII across 11 subjects (Accountancy, Business Studies, Biology, Chemistry, Economic, English Geography, Mathematics, Physics, Psychology, and Sociology).
NCERT Courses available on the SWAYAM portal follows the four-quadrant approach:
1. Video lecture
2. e-content: specially prepared reading material that can be downloaded/printed
3. Self-assessment tests through tests and quizzes
4. An online discussion forum for clearing the doubts.
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The courses on SWAYAM run twice a year and NCERT offers these courses considering the preparatory time required by students for their school examination (Courses run from April to September and October to March).
After the completion of the course, certificates are issued to the learners after evaluation of internal assessment and final assessment conducted at the end. Certificates to be issued are:
Course Participation Certificate - Learners who score 50% and above in the internal assessment
Course Appreciation Certificate - Learners who score 60% and above in the final assessment.
Course Completion Certificate - Learners who score 50% and above in the internal assessment along with 60% and above in the final assessment.
The certificates are issued to the learners as a reward in order to encourage them to study and learn through these courses on the portal.