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SWAYAM is one of the world's largest Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) integrated platform of free online courses.

Key Points

Statement I: Courses delivered through SWAYAM are available free of cost to the learners.

• SWAYAM is a government-sponsored initiative aimed at achieving the three cardinal principles of education policy: access, equity, and quality.
• SWAYAM platform is developed by the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) and NPTEL, IIT Madras with the help of Google Inc. and Persistent Systems Ltd.
• It offers students over 2000 courses and over 80000 hours of learning. 
• Learners can take SWAYAM courses for free but if they want a SWAYAM certificate which costs money and take them in person at designated centers on specific days.

So, Statement I is true.

Statement II: At the end of each course, there will be an assessment of the student through proctored examination and the marks/grades secured in this exam could be transferred to the academic record of the students.

• At the end of each course, students will be assessed through a proctored test, and the marks/grades earned in this exam may be transferred to the students' academic records.
• The UGC creates a credit framework for online learning courses through SWAYAM Regulation 2016. 
• It instructs universities to select courses where credits can be transferred to students' academic records for courses taken on SWAYAM.

Thus, Statement II is true. 

Therefore, Both Statement I and Statement II are true.

SWAYAM (Study Webs of Active-Learning for Young Aspiring Minds) is a MOOC (Massive open online courses ) that offers courses in various fields like engineering, humanities, social sciences, etc.

• This program is initiated by the Government of India (i.e it is not a Non-Governmental Organization) and designed to achieve the three cardinal principles of Education Policy viz., access, equity, and quality.
• The objective is to take the best teaching-learning resources to all, including the most disadvantaged.
• It is an open online course (i.e. it is not an online platform)
• All the courses are interactive, prepared by the best teachers in the country, and are available, free of cost to any learner.
• The courses hosted on SWAYAM are 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 doubts.

• Various steps have been taken to enrich the learning experience by using audio-video and multimedia and state-of-the-art pedagogy/technology.
• Nine National Coordinators are appointed to ensure that the best quality content is produced and delivered. 

Hence, the only argument I is true about the assertion but argument II is false.

Conclusion: The aim of an organization is important to start a program and if we describe the SWAYAM, it's the first and foremost introduction that it is a digital program to achieve the principle of education. 

Key Points

• SWAYAM (Study Webs of Active Learning for Young Aspiring Minds) is an online education platform launched by the Government of India.
• It offers a variety of courses, including undergraduate and postgraduate courses, in a variety of subjects.
• The courses are interactive and are prepared by the best teachers in India. They are also available free of cost to the learners.

Statement I is true. 

Statement II: NCTE is a National coordinator of SWAYAM for Under Graduate education.

• NCTE (National Council for Teacher Education) is not a National coordinator of SWAYAM for Under Graduate education.
• The National coordinator for SWAYAM for Under Graduate education is Consortium for Educational Communication (CEC). 
• It does not have any role in the coordination of SWAYAM.

Statement II is false

Additional Information Here are some additional details about SWAYAM and NCTE:

• SWAYAM:
  • SWAYAM was launched in 2017.
  • It has over 10,000 courses available on its platform.
  • The courses are offered by a variety of institutions, including IITs, IIMs, NITs, and other universities.
  • SWAYAM is accessed by over 10 million learners every year.
• NCTE:
  • NCTE was established in 1993.
  • It is a statutory body under the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India.
  • NCTE is responsible for the regulation and development of teacher education in India.
  • NCTE has over 100,000 registered teacher education institutions in India.

The correct answer is Statement I is true but Statement II is false.

SWAYAM stands for Study Webs of Active-Learning for Young Aspiring Minds.

Key Points

Thus, A-IV, B - I, C - II, and D - III are correct matching. 

SWAYAM (Study Webs of Active-Learning for Young Aspiring Minds) is a MOOC (Massive open online courses ) that offers courses in various fields like engineering, humanities, social sciences, etc.

• This program is initiated by the Government of India and designed to achieve the three cardinal principles of Education Policy viz., access, equity, and quality.
• The objective is to take the best teaching-learning resources to all, including the most disadvantaged.
• All the courses are interactive, prepared by the best teachers in the country, and are available, free of cost to any learner.
   

The courses hosted on SWAYAM are in 4 quadrants –

1. Quadrant-I is a store of e-Tutorial: that shall contain: Video and Audio Contentinan organized form, Animation, Simulations, Virtual Labs.
2. Quadrant-II is e-Content: that shall contain: PDF/e-Books/illustration, video demonstrations, documents, and Interactive simulations wherever required.
3. Quadrant-III is Web Resources: that shall contain: Related Links, Open Content on Internet, Case Studies, An ecdotalin formation, Historical development of the subject, Articles.
4. Quadrant-IV is Self-Assessment: that shall contain: MCQ, Problems, Quizzes, Assignments and solutions, Discussion forum topics and setting up the FAQ, Clarifications on general misconceptions.
    

• Various steps have been taken to enrich the learning experience by using audio-video and multimedia and state-of-the-art pedagogy/technology.
• SWAYAM, an instrument for self-actualization, provides opportunities for life-long learning.
• SWAYAM presents a unique educational opportunity to expand the horizons of knowledge.
• SWAYAM uses 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 correct option is '4) A, B, C and E only'.

Key Points

• Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore (IIMB):
  • IIMB is one of the National Coordinators for SWAYAM courses, responsible for management studies and related disciplines.
• National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning (NPTEL):
  • NPTEL is a joint initiative by the IITs and IISc and is one of the National Coordinators for SWAYAM courses, focusing on engineering and technology.
• National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS):
  • NIOS is also a National Coordinator for SWAYAM, responsible for school education and teacher training programs.
• Block Institute of Teacher Education (BITE):
  • BITE is not listed as a National Coordinator for SWAYAM courses.
• Consortium for Educational Communication (CEC):
  • CEC is a National Coordinator for SWAYAM, focusing on undergraduate education in various disciplines.

Hence the Statements A, B, C, and E are correct.

The Government of India launched the SWAYAM. 

Key PointsStatement I: SWAYAM is Study Web of Active Learning for Young Aspiring Mind.

• SWAYAM stands for Study Web of Active Learning for Young Aspiring Mind.
•  It aims to achieve the three guiding principles of education policy: access, equity, and quality. 
• SWAYAM aims to close the digital divide for students. 

Thus, Statement I is correct. 

Statement II: SWAYAM is Source With Active Young Aspirational Mindfullness. 

• The goal of this initiative is to make the best teaching and learning tools available to everyone. 
• The courses available on SWAYAM is in 4 quadrants. 
• It hosts courses for students from Class IX to Post graduation. 

So, Statement II is incorrect. 

Therefore, Statement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect. 

SWAYAM is a programme initiated by the Government of India with the objective of taking the best teaching-learning resources to all, especially the most disadvantaged. It seeks to bridge the digital divide for students who have not been able to join the mainstream of the knowledge economy.

Hence, NPTEL, CEC,  NCERT and NIOS, NITTR are the national coordinators of Engineering, Under-graduate, School Education and Teacher Training Programmes, respectively.

The correct match is A-ii, B-iv, C-i, D-iii

SWAYAM stands for Study Webs of Active Learning for Young Aspiring Minds.

 Key PointsSWAYAM is an initiative of the Government of India to provide online courses and learning resources to students and teachers across India.

The primary objective of SWAYAM is to provide high-quality education to all, especially to those who are unable to access it due to various reasons such as lack of resources or physical access to educational institutions.

Now, let's review the given statements about SWAYAM:

• Swayam is designed to achieve three cardinal principles
  • The three cardinal principles of SWAYAM are access, equity, and quality.
• Swayam is hosting all the courses, taught in classrooms from IX till Post-graduation: 
  • SWAYAM hosts a wide range of courses, including school-level subjects from grade 9 to post-graduation level courses.
• Swayam assesses students continuously and grants degrees:
  • SWAYAM provides courses and learning resources, but it does not assess students or grant degrees.
  • It only provides certificates of completion upon finishing a course.
• It can be accessed by anyone, anytime at any place.
  • SWAYAM is an online platform, and it can be accessed by anyone with an internet connection from anywhere and at any time.

Therefore, the most appropriate answer is A, B, and D.

Key Points

• SWAYAM has been developed cooperatively by MHRD (Ministry of Human Resource Development) and AICTE (All India Council for Technical Education) with the help of Microsoft and is equipped for facilitating 2,000 courses.
• The current SWAYAM platform is developed by the Ministry of Education and NPTEL, IIT Madras with the help of Google Inc. and Persistent Systems Ltd.
•  SWAYAM is a program initiated by the 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.

Hence, the correct answer is A and B only.

Additional Information

The courses hosted on SWAYAM are in 4 quadrants –

1. video lectures 
2. specially prepared reading material that can be downloaded/printed
3. self-assessment tests through tests and quizzes, and
4. online discussion forum for clearing the doubts.