The University Grants Commission (UGC) on Tuesday released the frame work for universities for the conduct of examinations for SWAYAM courses. As per the UGC Credit Framework for Online Learning Courses through Study Webs of Active Learning for Young Aspiring Minds Regulations, 2021, an institution can allow students to take up to 40% of their total courses online in a particular programme in a semester, through the SWAYAM platform.

To encourage more students to earn credits through SWAYAM courses and provide re-attempt opportunities to students, it was decided in March 2024 that that Universities who have adopted UGC SWAYAM Regulations 2021 will be permitted to conduct examinations of the SWAYAM courses for their students who enrolled and completed Courses from the SWAYAM platform.

Students who have completed courses on SWAYAM will now have the option of writing their SWAYAM examination at their own university. Universities would conduct these examinations during the current semester for their students along with the end-term examinations, said UGC.

Universities would conduct examinations in the subsequent two semesters for their students who could not pass/appear in the end-term SWAYAM course exams.

Steps to be taken by the University:

If the University has decided to conduct the end-term examination for the SWAYAM Courses, the students in these SWAYAM Courses can take the end-term examination conducted by the university.

For conducting the end-term examination, the University shall be responsible for setting the Question Papers, evaluation of answer scripts and declaration of examination results.

The University shall ensure that students who have completed the entire SWAYAM course and submitted a minimum of 75% of the assignments and quizzes on SWAYAM shall only be allowed to appear for the end term examination conducted by the University.