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Microsoft & AICTE signed agreement to build app for HRD Ministry’s SWAYAM platform

All Indian Council for Technical Education(AICTE) signed agreement with Microsoft and chosen Microsoft as their Technical partner for Online Courses

 

Features of the app:

  • The Online Course programme is named as SWAYAM (Study Webs of Active-microsoftLearning for Young Aspiring Mind)
  • About 2,000 Massive Open Online Courses to be started
  • Over 3 Crore Students and public will be nurtured under the Courses
  • UGC (Credit Framework for online learning courses through SWAYAM) Regulation, 2016 has been approved by the Ministry for successful implemention of the app.

Procedures of the UGC Regulation 2016:

  • SWAYAM Platform will hold the Online Courses by a partner Institution the National Massive Open Online Courses Coordinator
  • Table of Online Courses are offered in each semester will be informed to the Registrars
  • Free Physical Facilities like Laboratories, Computer Facilities and Library will be provided to Parent Institutions
  • AICTE will acquire the entire App from Microsoft after successful implementation after 3 years
  • A worth of 38 Crore rupees has been signed between Microsoft and All India Council of Technical Education.

About All Indian Council for Technical Education (AICTE)

  • Statutory body a national-level council for technical education, under Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Human Resource Development
  • Established in November 1945
  • Roles: Accredits PG and UG programs under categories at Institutions and Universities as per it charter