Introduction
The Indian government taking education to a new level. And Swayam Portal is just part of that. However, Our central government launched National Education Policy in 2020. There are many changes in the education system from primary school to higher education. The education system become credit based in higher education. Which helps students to learn more about several areas.
Also Read: National Education Policy 2020 – Change in the Environment of the Examination System
Nowadays many students don’t know what is swayam portal and they also don’t know what to do in that portal. So, we will give you every detail about the portal. In this blog, we will talk about the What swayam portal is, How it works, what benefits you, and especially how you get the certificate from the portal.
What is Swayam Portal?
SWAYAM stands for the Study Webs of Active-Learning for Young Aspiring Minds. Under the Ministry of Human Resource Development, the AICTE (All India Council for Technical Education) & UGC (University Grant Commission) developed a portal called the Swayam portal.
It is a MOOC (Massive Open Online Course) Platform. It was launched on 9th July 2017. Moreover, Swayam is a programme initiated by the government of India to achieve the main 3 pillars of education. And it is access, equity and quality. Which was not provided before. The main aim of this initiative is to provide the best education, teaching resources, and experience to all the students and every age learner in India. Mostly, the courses in this portal are FREE for all.
However, the most important thing about this website is it gives IIT (Indian Institutes of Technology)courses for free. It gives exceptional education to students who want to learn despite not having the money requirements. Currently, many students have not been able to join the mainstream of the knowledge economy because they have remained untouched by the digital revolution. So, the SWAYAM initiative makes to help them revolutionize.
Detail Information about Swayam Portal
The website provides courses for the class 9th student to the post-graduation student. It can be accessed by anyone, anywhere at any time. All the courses are prepared or presented by the best teachers in the country. 1000+ faculties are available from the best institutes like IITs for candidates.
Swayam portal gives the below features to candidates.
- Recorded Video Lectures
- Reading Material – Specially prepared by the faculties
- Online Assessment Test – You can give an Online exam to get a learning certificate
- Online Discussion Forum – For clearing the doubts
In addition, It is the same as the online learning platform. Which gain immense popularity after the pandemic. There are several platforms available in the market for online learning. But this site gives you FREE courses from the top institutes in India.
There are a total of 9 organizations that check the content is quality proofed.
The AICTE checks every self-paced and international course. Moreover, they check the content provided is not use any illegal or unusual content for students. The NPTEL (National Prog. Technology-enhanced Learning) ensures about the best quality content is produced and delivered in the engineering field. The UGS enures non-technical courses for post-graduation. whereas, CEC checks undergraduate education. NCERT and NISO organizations ensure school education.
In addition, IGNOU (Indira Gandhi National Open University) provides courses for out-of-school education, more related to real-life examples. IIMB is the top management university in India and ensures management studies. Last, the NITTTR – provides the training programme for the teachers or faculties on the portal.
However, All courses are free of cost but if a candidate wants to appear for the certificate. He/she has to pay a small amount of fee and attend the exam. There are some criteria for the certificate. That detail is available on the course page. candidate should read all instructions before enrolling on the courses.
What is Credit Transfer in the Swayam Portal?
From the NEP 2020, the government implemented credit-based education. The same applies to the swayam portal. With the Guidelines of UGC – Credit framework for online learning courses, candidates get a particular credit for every course they complete and it will help him/her in their future education. It records the candidate’s academic progress.
Process of getting a certificate on the Swayam Portal with online examination
1) Open the Portal
Website – https://swayam.gov.in/
Click on the above link and you can go through the portal. From the below screen, you can see the home page of the website. Here you can see all the coordinators for this portal which we see earlier.
2) Login/Sign Up for the enrolment
Before the enrolment of any courses, you need to login in the portal. If you’re new to the (and off-course that’s why you reading this blog) website – then click on the SignUp. You can sign up with the basic information of your personnel. Enter the detail like username, password, and email address. The system will generate the verification code that goes to your email. Enter the verification code and you are done to enrol the courses.
You can find details about Swayam in the “About Swayam” section.
3) Find a Course According to Your Education
As per the screen, you can find a course according to your education. You can find the course by category wise in the left side of the portal. However, There are several courses available on the portal. Ex. All Engineering departments courses like programming, basics of data administrator, and Theory-based subjects. Courses like Digital Marketing, and Business Administration help you to get hands-on experience in the business department. It also provides 11th and 12th NCERT subject courses, that can help you to strengthen your core and fundamental thinking. It also gives non-educational courses like the physiology of the human body, meditation, etc.
4) Read the Course Instructions and apply for the examination
When you enrol or join the course you should read all the instructions. Like the start date of the course and enrolment date of the course. For the completion of the course, you need to submit the assignments and require documents. After submitting the online assignments you need to pay fees for the examination of the course.
Moreover, there are some criteria for every course’s exams. (You should read first again) Every exam has different kinds of criteria. So, Process every step guided by the educator.
In addition, After the giving the exam and clearing it you will receive the certificate from the top universities of India.
Conclusion
The Swayam Portal is a revolutionary initiative by the Indian government that aims to provide accessible, equitable, and quality education to learners of all ages across the country.
One of the most amazing advantages of the Swayam Portal is the opportunity it provides for learners to get certificates. These certificates, recognized by the top universities, also contribute to their academic progress and future education.
Nowadays, where online learning has gained immense popularity in India. The Swayam Portal stands out with its commitment to accessible education for all, it is truly the transforming of learning for India.
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