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

(3) Online semester end examination shall be the preferred mode provided that the
course-coordinator shall be authorised to decide on the mode of conducting the final
examination, either through online mode or pen and paper mode and this shall be
announced in the overview of the course at the time of offering of the course.

(4) The term end proctored examination for all the SWAYAM based credit courses shall
be conducted either by the SWAYAM Board or by any other agency authorised by the
Government of India in the Ministry of Education, across the country.
(5) After conduct of the examination and completion of evaluation, the course-coordinator,
through the Host Institution, shall award marks or grades, as per the evaluation scheme
announced.
(6) A certificate regarding successful completion of the SWAYAM based credit course shall
be signed by the National Coordinator and authorised signatory of the Host Institution
and shall be made available on SWAYAM platform within four weeks from the date of
declaration of the semester end examination result.
(7) The parent institution shall incorporate the marks or grades obtained by the student in
the marks sheet that counts for final award of the degree or diploma by the university
or Institution deemed to be a university.
6. Credit Mobility of SWAYAM based Courses.- (1) The parent institution shall give the
equivalent credit weightage to the student for the credits earned vide online learning credit
courses through SWAYAM platform, in the credit plan of the programme.
(2) No university shall refuse any student for credit mobility of courses earned through
SWAYAM platform.
7. Amendments in rules and regulations for seamless integration through SWAYAM based
online courses.- Every higher education institution shall within four weeks from the date of
publication of these regulations in the Official Gazette make the necessary amendments, as
may be required, in their statutes, ordinances, rules and regulations to adopt and incorporate
the provisions of these regulations for seamless integration through SWAYAM based online
courses.
Prof. RAJNISH JAIN, Secy.

[ADVT.-III/4/Exty./556/2020-21]

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