[1] The SWAYAM initiative was launched by the then Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) (now Ministry of Education), Government of India under Digital India to give a coordinated stage and free entry to web courses, covering all advanced education, high school, and skill sector courses.

It enables professors and faculty of centrally funded institutes like IITs, IIMs, IISERs, etc.

[5][6] SWAYAM has accumulated 203 partnering institutes, 2,748 completed courses, 12,541,992 student enrollments, 915,538 exam registrations, and 654,664 successful certificates.

The fourth quadrant also has Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) and their answers to clarify common misconceptions among students.

The UGC regulation requires Universities to make changes in their rules to incorporate provisions for credit mobility and MOOC courses under the SWAYAM platform.

[24] A local chapter will be under one faculty member of the college as one Single Point of Contact (SPOC).

As with the SWAYAM online portal, the content providers are NPTEL, IITs, UGC, NCERT etc.

[26] In 2023, the SWAYAM PRABHA started broadcasting educational counselling in Meitei language (officially called Manipuri language) on behalf of the Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) in Imphal.

The live sessions for the lectures were archived on YouTube, thereby enriching and the resources for its learners in the language.

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