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.

NPTEL

The National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning (NPTEL) is an MHRD project launched in 2003 by seven Indian Institutes of Technology (Bombay, Delhi, Kanpur, Kharagpur, Madras, Guwahati, and Roorkee) in collaboration with the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, to provide quality education to anyone interested in learning from the IITs. The primary goal was to develop web and video courses in all major branches of engineering and physical sciences at both the undergraduate and postgraduate levels, as well as postgraduate management courses.

Since 2013, an online portal has been offering 4-, 8-, or 12-week online courses on topics relevant to students in all years of higher education, as well as basic core courses in sciences and humanities with exposure to relevant tools and technologies. These courses are free to enrol in and learn from. An in-person, proctored certification exam (optional) will be conducted at Rs. 1000/- per course, with certificates provided by participating institutions and industry, as applicable.

About SWAYAM-NPTEL Local Chapter

NPTEL has been offering self-study courses across engineering, humanities and science streams for more than a decade. From March 2014 NPTEL has been offering online certification for its courses, the highlight being the certification exam through which the student gets an opportunity to earn a certificate form the IITs.

Link - https://swayam.gov.in/