40 % credit transfer for swayam courses : UGC

40 % credit transfer for swayam courses : UGC

Admin Enggsolution | 2021-03-28
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SWAYAM based online credit courses.- (1) The schedule of the SWAYAM based online credit courses shall be aligned with the conventional education semester commencing in the month of January and July of every year.

2. The SWAYAM based online credit courses shall be developed, delivered and assessed only by the course-coordinator.
3. The course and course-coordinator shall be identified by the National Coordinator in accordance with the SWAYAM guidelines with the prior approval of the SWAYAM Board.
4. The course-coordinator shall offer the SWAYAM based online credit courses through the Host Institution which shall issue the certificate with grades after the end term proctored examination for credit transfer.
5. The list of SWAYAM based online credit courses for the ensuing semester shall be notified on the SWAYAM platform before the 1^st November for the January semester and before the 1^st June for the July semester, every year.
6. All higher education institutions shall within four weeks from the date of notification of the SWAYAM based online credit courses under sub-regulation (5) shall consider through their competent authority the online learning courses which may be offered through the SWAYAM platform; and keeping in view their academic requirements shall decide upon the courses which they shall permit for credit transfer. 
7. Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-regulations (6), the higher education institution may allow only up to  forty per cent.  of the total courses, being offered in a particular programme in a semester, through the online credit course, through the SWAYAM platform.
8. The academic council may expedite the process of transfer of credit earned by the student at their parent institution.
9. The academic council may allow the Dean (Academics) or Chairman, Board of Studies, to approve the online credit courses of SWAYAM platform for credit transfer on the recommendation of the Head of the Department.
10. For proper and smooth conduct of the online learning of credit course offered  on  SWAYAM platform, the parent institution shall ensure that the physical infrastuctures viz, computer facilities, library, etc, essential for pursuing such courses  are made available for free and in adequate measure.

The parent institution shall designate a faculty member as a facilitator to guide the students from registration till completion of the credit course.

Evaluation and certification of credit-based MOOCs.- (1) The Host Institution and the coursecoordinator shall be responsible for evaluating the student registered for the credit-based MOOCs offered on SWAYAM platform.

2. The final evaluation of a course shall be based on internal assessment and semester end examination and the internal assessment (with a maximum of  thirty per cent.  marks) based on instruments such as discussion forums, quizzes, assignments, sessional examinations and the complete evaluation scheme of a course shall be announced at the time of launch of the course.
3. Online semester end examination shall be the preferred mode provided that the course-coordinator shall be authorised to decide on the mode of conducting the final examination,  either through online mode or pen and paper mode and this shall be announced in the overview of the course at the time of offering of the course.
4. The term end proctored examination for all the SWAYAM based credit courses shall be conducted either by the SWAYAM Board or by any other agency authorised by the Government of India in the Ministry of Education, across the country.
5. After conduct of the examination and completion of evaluation, the course-coordinator, through the Host Institution, shall award marks or grades, as per the evaluation scheme announced.
6. A certificate regarding successful completion of the SWAYAM based credit course shall be signed by the National Coordinator and authorised signatory of the Host Institution and shall be made available on SWAYAM platform within four weeks from the date of declaration of the semester end examination  result.

The parent institution shall incorporate the marks or grades obtained by the student in the marks sheet that counts for final award of the degree or diploma by the university or Institution deemed to be a university.

Credit Mobility of SWAYAM based Courses.- (1) The parent institution shall give the equivalent credit weightage to the student for the credits earned vide online learning credit courses through SWAYAM platform, in the credit plan of the programme.

(2) No university shall refuse any student for credit mobility of courses earned through SWAYAM platform

 

Credit Mobility of SWAYAM based Courses.- (1) The parent institution shall give the equivalent credit weightage to the student for the credits earned vide online learning credit courses through SWAYAM platform, in the credit plan of the programme.

(2) No university shall refuse any student for credit mobility of courses earned through SWAYAM platform

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