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Regulations pertaining to Credits, Academic Programmes and Award of Degrees:

Provided that an Institution can only allow up to 20% of the total courses being offered
in a particular program in a Semester through the online learning courses provided
through SWAYAM platform.
4.4. While making this decision, the Academic Council may, interalia, consider allowing
online courses of SWAYAM if:
a) There is non-availability of suitable teaching staff for running a course in the
Institution or
b) The facilities for offering the elective papers (courses), sought for by the students
are not on offer in the Institution, but are available on the SWAYAM platform.
c) The courses offered on SWAYAM would supplement the teaching-learning
process in the Institution.

4.5. Every student in the class of the institution offering a particular paper (course) would
be required to register for the MOOCs for that course/paper.

4.6. While allowing the online learning Courses offered by SWAYAM, it shall be ensured
that the physical facilities like Laboratories, computer facilities, library etc, essential
for pursuing the courses shall be made available free and in adequate measure by the
parent institution.

4.7. The parent institution must designate a course coordinator/facilitator to guide the
students throughout the course and to facilitate/conduct the Lab/Practical sessions/
examinations.

5. Evaluation and Certification of MOOCs
5.1. The host institution and the PI shall be responsible for evaluating the students registered
for the MOOCs course launched by him/her.
5.2. The evaluation should be based on predefined norms and parameters and shall be based
on a comprehensive evaluation throughout the length and breadth of course based
on specified instruments like discussions, forums, quizzes, assignments, sessional
examinations and final examination.

5.3. Whereas an online examination would be the preferred mode, the PI shall be authorised
to decide on the mode of conducting the final examination. This shall be announced in
the overview of the Course at the time of offering the course.

5.4. In case, a pen and paper final examination is to be conducted, the same shall be offered
through any college/school volunteering to conduct the same. The decision in this
respect will be of the PI and the host institution.

5.5. After conduct of the examination and completion of the evaluation, the PI through the
host institution shall award marks/grade as per the evaluation scheme announced.
5.6. The final marks/grade shall be communicated to the students as well as the parent
institution of the student, within 4 weeks from the date of completion of the final
examination.
5.7. The parent Institution shall, incorporate the marks/grade obtained by the student, as
communicated by the Host Institution through the PI of the SWAYAM course in the
marks sheet of the student that counts for final award of the degree/diploma by the
University with the proviso that the programs in which Lab/Practical Component
is involved, the parent institution will evaluate the students for the practical/Lab
component and accordingly incorporate these marks/grade in the overall marks/grade

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