Delhi University May Use The Swayam Portal To Deliver Up To 20% Of Its Courses Online

Up to 20% of Delhi University's courses may be available online via the Swayam platform. At its meeting on November 30, the Academic Council will be presented with a proposal in this regard. The idea states that colleges may think about offering up to 20% of all courses offered in a given program online during a given semester.

The plan stated that this would enhance the institute's teaching-learning process. As per Maya John, assistant professor at Jesus Mary College, the idea is likely to face resistance from a significant portion of the AC members who believe that the university's ability to generate jobs will be jeopardized due to the increasing popularity of online learning.

The proposal is in line with the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 that aims to achieve 50 per cent Gross Enrolment Ratio (GRE) in higher education by year 2035 with the help of Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) offered by the Swayam platform.

To adopt the UGC (Credit Framework for Online Learning Courses through SWYAM) Regulations, 2016, the Academic Council applied to the Executive Council in June 2019.

The university's Department of Commerce had stated earlier this year that it intended to use MOOCs created by department faculty and base its course design on the university's curriculum.