Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India has initiated an indigenous project called SWAYAM
'Study Webs of Active Learning for Young Aspiring Minds', which hosts 'Massive Open Online Courses' MOOCs. The
SWAYAM platform has been conceived to provide access to the quality e-learning/Online-learning resources across the
country.
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 design and take the best teaching learning resources to all, including the most
disadvantaged and make them able to join the mainstream of the knowledge economy.
In order to ensure that, the best quality content is produced and delivered, 9 National Coordinators have been
appointed under SWAYAM. They are: AICTE, NPTEL, UGC, CEC, NCERT, NIOS, IGNOU, IIMB, NITTTR.
