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L.-33004/99 सी.जी.-डी.एल.-अ.-25032021-226123 xxxGIDHxxx CG-DL-E-25032021-226123 xxxGIDExxx असाधारण EXTRAORDINARY भाग III—खण् ड 4 PART III—Section 4 प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY स.ं 120] नई दिल्ली, बृहस्ट्प जतवार, मार् च25, 2021/र्त्रै 4, 1943 No. 120] NEW DELHI, THURSDAY, MARCH 25, 2021/CHAITRA 4, 1943 fo'ofo|ky; vuqnku vk;ksx vf/klwpuk ubZ fnYyh] 25 ekpZ] 2021 Qk- la- 1&100@2016 ¼,evksvkslh@bZ&lkexzh½.—fo'ofo|ky; vuqnku vk;ksx vf/kfu;e] 1956 ¼1956 dk 3½ dh /kkjk 12 ds [kaM ¼¥½ ds lkFk ifBr /kkjk 26 dh mi/kkjk ¼1½ }kjk çnÙk 'kfä;ks a dk ç;ksx djr s gq, vkSj fo'ofo|ky; vuqnku vk;ksx ¼^Lo;a* ds ek/;e ls v‚uykbu KkuktZu ikBîØeks a dh ØsfMV :ij[s kk½ fofu;e] 2016 dk vf/kØe.k djr s gq,] mu fo"k;ks a dks NksM+dj ftUgs a ,sl s vf/kØe.k ls igy s fd;k x;k gS ;k dju s ds fy, NksM+k x;k gS- fo'ofo|ky; vuqnku vk;ksx ,rn}kjk fuEufyf[kr fofu;e cukrk gS] vFkkZr%& 1- y?kq 'kh"kZd vkSj çkjEHk%&¼d½ bu fofu;eks a dks fo'ofo|ky; vuqnku vk;ksx ¼egRokdka{kh ;qokvks a gsrq lfØ;&KkuktZu ds v/;;u osc ds ek/;e ls v‚uykbu KkuktZu ikBîØeks a ds fy, ØsfMV :ij[s kk½ fofu;e] 2021 dgk tk,xkA ¼[k½ ;s fofu;e 'kkldh; jkti= eas çdk'ku dh frfFk ls ykxw gksxa sA 2- vuqç;ksx%&;s fofu;e ykxw gksxa s-& ¼d½ fo'ofo|ky; vuqnku vk;ksx vf/kfu;e] 1956 dh /kkjk 2 ds [kaM ¼p½ ds v/khu fufnZ"V fd, vuqlkj dsUæh; vf/kfu;e] çkarh; vf/kfu;e vFkok jkT; vf/kfu;e ds varxZr LFkkfir ;k fuxfer Hkkjr ds lHkh fo'ofo|ky;ks]a ,sl s fo'ofo|ky; }kjk ekU;rk çkIr vFkok lEc) laLFkkuksa vFkok Lok;Ùk egkfo|ky;ksa vkSj muls lEc) xSj&Lok;Ùk egkfo|ky;ks]a vkSj mä vf/kfu;e dh /kkjk 3 ds v/khu le fo'ofo|ky;] laLFkku vfHkçsr gSA ¼[k½ Hkkjr es a fdlh Hkh mPprj f'k{kk laLFkku es a ukekafdr fo|kFkhZ ds ØsfMV varj.k vfHkçsr gS A 3- ifjHkk"kk,¡%& ¼1½ bl fofu;e ea]s tc rd fd lanHkZ ls vU;Fkk visf{kr u gks]& 1805 GI/2021 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART III—SEC. 4] ¼d½ **'kS{kf.kd ifj"kn** ls fo'ofo|ky; ;k le fo'ofo|ky; laLFkku dh vdknfed ifj"kn vFkok ^Lo;a* ds ek/;e ls v‚uykbu KkuktZu ØsfMV ikBîØeks a dh vuqefr ls lacfU/kr fu.kZ; lfgr vdknfed ekeyks a ds laca/k eas fu.kZ; yus s ds fy, fof/kor 'kfä çkIr laLFkku ;k egkfo|ky; ds vdknfed fudk; vfHkçsr gSA ¼[k½ Þ'kS{kf.kd l=ß ls çR;sd dSyasMj o"kZ ds tuojh vFkok tqykbZ] tSlk Hkh ekeyk gks] ds eghus ls vkjHa k gksus okyh ckjg eghus dh vof/k vfHkçsr gSA ¼x½ Þvf/kfu;eß ls fo'ofo|ky; vuqnku vk;ksx vf/kfu;e 1956 ¼1956 dk 3½ vfHkçsr gSA ¼?k½ **ikBîØe** ls ,d isij vfHkçsr gS ftls fo"k;ks a ds ,d Hkkx ds :i eas de ls de ,d l= ds fy, i<k+;k tkrk gSA ¼³½ **ikBîØe leUo;d** ls fdlh 'kSf{kd laLFkku ds ladk; lnL; vkSj fo"k; fo'ks"kK vfHkçsr gS ftls jk"Vªh; leUo;d }kjk fpfUgr fd;k x;k gks vkSj fn, x, fo"k; eas ^Lo;a* ikBîØe dks fodflr djus vkSj fMyhoj djus dk dk;Z lkSaik x;k gksA ¼p½ **ØsfMV** ls rkRi;Z ml bdkbZ dks vftZr dju s ls gS] ftlds fy, fo|kFkhZ u s ml bdkbZ ds lUnHkZ eas KkuktZu ds fu/kkZfjr Lrj dk s çkIr djus ds fy, v/;;u dk fufnZ"V le; iwjk dj fy;k gS vkSj ,d ØsfMV ds fy, v/;;u ds ç;kl dk rkRi;Z fdlh fo|kFkhZ }kjk d{kk ds f'k{k.k eas yxu s oky s iaæg ?kaVs ds le; ds cjkcj le; ml bdkbZ dh lkexzh dks le>u s ds fy, O;rhr fd;k x;k gksA ¼N½ **ØsfMV ikBîØe** ls ,d ikBîØe vfHkçsr gS tk s 'kS{kf.kd ikBîØe dk ikyu djrk gS vkSj ftlds fy, bl fofu;e ds varxZr ØsfMV varj.k dh vuqefr çkIr gSA ¼t½ **prqFkZ inh; –f"Vdks.k** ls bZ&KkuktZu ç.kkyh vfHkçsr gS ftlds fuEufyf[kr ?kVd gks]a vFkkZr( i. in&I ,d bZ&VîVw ksfj;y gksxk ftles a lqO;ofLFkr :i es a –'; vkSj JO; fo"k;oLrq] ,fues'ku] fleqys'ku] vkHkklh ¼opZqvy½ ySc fufgr gSaA ii. in&II ,d fo"k;oLrq gksxh ftleas bZ&iqLrds@a ;k 'kCnkoyh] v/;;u ekeyk] çk;% iwNs tku s oky s ç'u] ohfM;ks O;k[;ku çfrys[ku vkSj vU; v/;;u lkexzh fufgr gSaA iii. in&III ikBîØe leUo;dks a vkSj vU; yksxks a ds lkFk lansg] jk; vkSj fVIif.k;ks a dh ppkZ ds fy, ,d ppkZ epa gksxkA iv. in&IV ,d Lo% eYw ;kadu gksxk ftles a cgqfodYih; ç'u leL;k,a] ç'uksÙkjh] vlkbuesVa vkSj lek/kku gksxa sA ¼>½ **mPprj f'k{kk laLFkku** dk vFkZ gS fdlh dsaæh; vf/kfu;e] fdlh çkarh; vf/kfu;e ;k jkT; fo'ofo|ky; vf/kfu;e ds rgr LFkkfir ;k xfBr fo'ofo|ky; ftls vk;ksx dh /kkjk nks ds [kaM ¼p½ ds rgr lanfHkZr fd;k tkrk gS] vkSj ,d ,slh laLFkk ftls mä vf/ku;e dh /kkjk rhu ds rgr le fo'ofo|ky; ekuk tkrk gS ] tks mPp f'k{kk ;k vuqla/kku ds {ks= esa ikjaifjd ek/;e ls ;k eqä vkSj njw LFk f'k{kk ek/;e ls ;k v‚uykbu ek/;e ls ikBîØeks a dh is'kd'k dj jgk gSA ¼¥½ **ets cku laLFkku** tks ml fofu;fer çkf/kdj.k }kjk fof/kor ekU;rk çkIr ;k vuqeksfnr mPprj f'k{kk laLFkku vfHkçsr gS] ftlls ikBîØe dh is'kd'k dj jgs ikBîØe leUo;d dk laca/k gSA ¼V½ **o`gn~ eäq v‚uykbu ikBîØe** ls ,sl s v‚uykbu ikBîØe vfHkçsr gSa tks prqFkZ inh; –f"Vdks.k dk ikyu djr s gq, f'k{kk 'kkL= ds vuqlkj fodflr fd, tkr s gSaA ¼B½ **jk"Vªh; leUo;d ls jk"Vªh; Lrj dh ,tsla h ;k laLFkku vfHkçsr gSa] ftUgsa dsaæ ljdkj }kjk v‚uykbu ikBîØeks a dks cuku s ds leUo; ds ç;kstu vkSj fdlh fufnZ"V fo"k; ;k KkuktZu ds Lrj eas mudh xq.koÙkk vkSj forj.k ds i;Zos{k.k ds fy, fofufnZ"V fd;k x;k gksA ¼M½ **eyw laLFkku** ls og mPprj f'k{kk laLFkku vfHkçsr gS tgka Nk= dk ukekadu gksrk gSA ¼<½ **i;Zos{k.kk/khu ¼çksDVMZ½ ijh{kk** ls vuqeksfnr O;fä ;k çkS|ksfxdh l{ke i;Zos{k.k ds v/khu vk;ksftr ijh{kk vfHkçsr gS tk s ijh{k.k ysus oky s dh igpku vkSj ijh{k.k yus s oky s ifjos'k] ;k rks isu&isij i)fr eas ;k daI;wVj vk/kkfjr ijh{k.k i)fr eas ;k iw.kZ v‚uykbu i)fr es a tSlk vuqer gks ldrk gS] dh lR;fu"Bk dk s lqfuf'pr djrh gSA ¼.k½ **dk;ZØe** ls ,d fMIyksek lfgr] Lukrd ;k LukrdksÙkj fMxzh dk;ZØe vfHkçsr gSA ¼r½ **Lo;a cksMZ** Hkkjr ljdkj ds f'k{kk ea=ky; }kjk o`gn~ eqä v‚uykbu ikBîØe ^Lo;a* vkSj ^Lo;a çHkk* dk;ZØe dh n[s kj[s k ds fy, xfBr cksMZ vfHkçsr gSA[भाग III—खण् ड 4] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3 ¼Fk½ **Lo;a fn'kkfunsZ'k** ls rRdkyhu Hkkjr ljdkj ds ekuo lalk/ku fodkl e=a ky;] }kjk 1 twu] 2017 dks tkjh ^Lo;a* ds fy, v‚uykbu ikBîØeks a dks fodflr dju s ds fy, fn'kkfunsZ'k] le;&le; ij ;Fkk la'kkfs/kr] vfHkçsr gSaA ¼n½ **Lo;a eap** ls v‚uykbu KkuktZu ikBîØeks a dh is'kd'k ds ç;kstu ls Hkkjr ljdkj ds f'k{kk ea=ky; }kjk fodflr vkSj dk;kZRed lwpuk çkS|ksfxdh epa vfHkçsr gSA ¼2½ ,sl s 'kCnks a vkSj vfHkO;fä;ks a dk ftudk dksbZ vFkZ ifjHkkf"kr ugha fd;k x;k gS] mUgs a Øekuqlkj fn, x, fofu;e es a ç;qä vFkZ ds leku ekuk tk,xkA 4- ^Lo;a* %& ¼d½ ^Lo;a* vk/kkfjr v‚uykbu ØsfMV ikBîØeks a dh vuqlwph dks gj o"kZ ds tuojh vkSj tqykbZ l= ls vkjaHk gksus oky s ikjaifjd f'k{kk l= ds lkFk Js.khc) fd;k tk,xkA ¼[k½ ^Lo;a* vk/kkfjr v‚uykbu ØsfMV ikBîØeks a dk fodkl] forj.k vkSj eYw ;kadu dsoy ikBîØe leUo;d }kjk fd;k tk,xkA ¼x½ jk"Vªh; leUo;d }kjk ^Lo;a cksMZ* ds iwoZ vuqeksnu ls ^Lo;a* fn'kk&funsZ'kks a ds vuqlkj ikBîØe vkSj ikBîØe leUo;d dks fpfUgr fd;k tk,xkA ¼?k½ ikBîØe leUo;d estcku laLFkku ds ek/;e ls ^Lo;a* v‚uykbu ØsfMV ikBîØeks a dh is'kd'k djsxk tks ØsfMV varj.k ds fy, vafre vof/k i;Zos{k.k ¼çksDVMZ½ ijh{kk ds i'pkr xzsM ds lkFk çek.k i= tkjh djxs kA ¼³½ vkxkeh l= ds fy, ^Lo;a* vk/kkfjr v‚uykbu ØsfMV ikBîØeks a dh lwph dks çR;sd o"kZ tuojh l= ds fy, 01 uoacj ls igy s vkSj tqykbZ l= ds fy, 1 twu ls igy s ^Lo;a* epa ij vf/klwfpr fd;k tk,xkA ¼p½ lHkh mPprj f'k{kk laLFkku ^Lo;a* vk/kkfjr v‚uykbu ØsfMV ikBîØeks a dh vf/klwpuk dh rkjh[k ls pkj lIrkg ds Hkhrj mi&fofu;e ¼³½ ds v/khu blds l{ke çkf/kdkjh ds ek/;e ls fopkj djsxa s] ^Lo;a epa * ds ek/;e ls çnku fd, tk jgs v‚uykbu f'k{k.k ikBîØeks a vkSj mudh vdknfed vko';drkvks a dks /;ku eas j[kr s gq,] mu ikBîØeks a ij fu.kZ; yasxs] ftlds ØsfMV varj.k ds fy, os vuqefr çnku djsxa sA ¼N½ mi&fofu;e ¼p½ eas fufgr gksus ds ckotwn] os lHkh laLFkku fdlh fof'k"V dk;ZØe eas v‚uykbu KkuktZu ØsfMV ikBîØe ds ek/;e ls ,d l= eas dqy ikBîØeks a ds pkyhl çfr'kr rd dh gh vuqefr çnku dj ldrs gSa] tSlk fd ^Lo;a eap* ds ek/;e ls çnku fd;k tkrk gSA ¼t½ 'kS{kf.kd ifj"kn vius ewy laLFkku es a Nk=ks a }kjk vftZr ØsfMV ds varj.k dh çfØ;k eas rsth yk ldrh gSA ¼>½ vdknfed ifj"kn] foHkkx ds çeq[k dh flQkfj'k ij ØsfMV varj.k ds fy, ^Lo;a epa * ds }kjk v‚uykbu ØsfMV ikBîØeks a dks vuqeksfnr çnku dju s ds fy, vdknfed Mhu ;k v/;{k] v/;;u cksMZ dks vuqefr çnku dj ldrh gSA ¼¥½ ^Lo;a epa * }kjk v‚uykbu KkuktZu ds mfpr vkSj lqpk: lapkyu dh vuqefr nrs s le; ;g lqfuf'pr fd;k tk,xk fd ikBîØeks a dks dju s ds fy, vfuok;Z HkkSfrd lqfo/kkvks a tSls daI;wVj lqfo/kk,a] iqLrdky; vkfn dks eq¶r vkSj i;kZIr ek=k es]a eyw laLFkku }kjk miyC/k djk;k tk,xkA ¼V½ eyw laLFkku iathdj.k ls yds j ØsfMV ikBîØe ds iwjk gksus rd Nk=ks a dk ekxZn'kZu djus ds fy, ,d ladk; lnL; dks lqfo/kk çnkrk ds :i eas ukfer djxs kA 5- ØsfMV&vk/kkfjr ,evksvkslh dk ewY;kadu vkSj çek.ku%& ¼d½ ets cku laLFkku vkSj ikBîØe leUo;d] ^Lo;a epa * ij çLrqr fd, x, ØsfMV&vk/kkfjr ,evksvkslh ds fy, iath—r Nk=ks a ds eYw ;kadu ds fy, mÙkjnk;h gkxsa sA ¼[k½ fdlh ikBîØe dk vafre eYw ;kadu vkarfjd eYw ;kadu vkSj l= dh vafre ijh{kk ij vk/kkfjr gksxk vkSj vkarfjd eYw ;kadu ¼vf/kdre rhl çfr'kr vadks a ds lkFk½ ppkZ epa ks]a ç'uksÙkjh] vlkbuesVa ] l=h; ijh{kkvks a tSls ek/;eksa ij vk/kkfjr gksxh vkSj fdlh ikBîØe dh iw.kZ ewY;kadu ;kstuk dh ?kks"k.kk ikBîØe ds 'kqHkkjaHk ds le; dh tk,xhA ¼x½ l= dh vafre ijh{kk gsrq v‚uykbu i)fr dk s çkFkfedrk nh tk,xh] c'krsZ fd ikBîØe leUo;dks a dk s vafre ijh{kk lapkyu dh i)fr vFkkZr v‚uykbu ;k isu vkSj isij] ds ckj s eas fu.kZ; dju s ds fy, çkf/k—r fd;k tk,xk vkSj ikBîØe dh is'kd'k djrs le; ikBîØe dh leh{kk es a bldh ?kks"k.kk dh tk,xhA ¼?k½ lHkh ^Lo;a* vk/kkfjr ØsfMV ikBîØeks a ds fy, vafre vof/k dh i;Zos{k.k ¼çksDVMZ½ ijh{kk iwjs n's k eas ;k rks ^Lo;a cksMZ* }kjk ;k Hkkjr ljdkj ds f'k{kk e=a ky; }kjk vf/k—r fdlh vU; çkf/k—r ,tsalh }kjk vk;ksftr dh tk,xhA ¼³½ ijh{kk ds vk;kstu vkSj ewY;kadu ds iwjk gksus ds ckn] ikBîØe leUo;d] ?kksf"kr ewY;kadu ;kstuk ds vuqlkj ets cku laLFkku ds ek/;e ls vad ;k xzsM çnku djsxkA4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART III—SEC. 4] ¼p½ ^Lo;a* vk/kkfjr ØsfMV ikBîØe ds lQyrkiwoZd iwjk gksus ds laca/k eas ,d çek.k i= ij jk"Vªh; leUo;d vkSj ets cku laLFkku ds vf/k—r gLrk{kjdrkZ }kjk gLrk{kj fd, tk,axs vkSj bls l= dh vafre ijh{kk ds ifj.kke dh ?kks"k.kk dh frfFk ls pkj lIrkg ds Hkhrj ^Lo;a eap* ij miyC/k djk;k tk,xkA ¼N½ eyw laLFkku fo|kFkhZ }kjk çkIr vad ;k xzsM dk s vad rkfydk esa 'kkfey djsxk ftldh x.kuk fo'ofo|ky;@le fo'ofo|ky; laLFkku }kjk fMxzh@fMIyksek ds vafre vokMZ ds fy, dh tkrh gSA 6- ^Lo;a* vk/kkfjr ikBîØeksa dh ØsfMV xfr'khyrk%& ¼d½ eyw laLFkku dk;ZØe dh ØsfMV ;kstuk eas] ^Lo;a epa * ds ek/;e ls v‚uykbu KkuktZu ikBîØeks a }kjk vftZr ØsfMV ds fy, fo|kFkhZ dks ØsfMV ds leku egRo nxs kA ¼[k½ dksbZ Hkh fo'ofo|ky; ^Lo;a epa * ds ek/;e ls vftZr ikBîØeks a dh ØsfMV xfr'khyrk ds fy, fdlh Hkh Nk= dk s badkj ugha djsxk A 7- ^Lo;a* vk/kkfjr ikBîØeksa ds ek/;e ls fo'ofo|ky; ds fu;eksa vkSj fofu;eksa esa fuckZ/k ,dhdj.k ds fy, vko';d la'kks/ku dh vko';drk%& çR;sd mPprj f'k{kk laLFkku vkf/kdkfjd jkti= eas bu fofu;eksa ds çdk'ku dh frfFk ls pkj lIrkg ds Hkhrj vko';d la'kks/ku djsxk] tSlk fd vko';d gks ldrk gS] muds dkuuw ks]a v/;kn's kks]a fu;eksa vkSj fofu;eksa eas ^Lo;a* vk/kkfjr v‚uykbu ikBîØeks a ds ek/;e ls fuckZ/k :i ls bu fu;eksa dks viuku s vkSj 'kkfey dju s ds fy, vko';d gks A çks- jtuh'k tSu] lfpo [foKkiu&III@4@vlk-@556@2020&21] UNIVERSITY GRANTS COMMISSION NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 25th March, 2021 No. F. 1-100/2016(MOOCs/e-content).- In exercise of powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 26 read with clause (j) of section 12 of the University Grants Commission Act, 1956 (3 of 1956) and in supersession of the UGC (Credit Framework for Online Learning Courses through SWAYAM) Regulations, 2016, except as respects things done or omitted to be done before such supersession, the University Grants Commission hereby makes the following regulations, namely:- 1. Short title and commencement.- (1) These regulations may be called the University Grants Commission (Credit Framework for Online Learning Courses through Study Webs of Active Learning for Young Aspiring Minds) Regulations, 2021. (2) They shall come into force from the date of their publication in the official Gazette. 2. Application.- These regulations shall apply to,- (a) all universities established or incorporated by or under a Central Act, Provincial Act or State Act as referred to under clause (f) of section 2 of the University Grants Commission Act, 1956, institution or college recognised by or affiliated to such universities and an institution deemed to be university under section 3 of the said Act. (b) the transfer of credits of such students who are enrolled in any higher education institution in India. 3. Definitions.- (1) In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires,- (a) “academic council” means the academic council of the university or institution deemed to be a university or the academic body of the institution or college duly empowered to take decision regarding the academic matters including the decision regarding permitting online learning credit courses through Study Webs of Active Learning for Young Aspiring Minds (SWAYAM); (b) “academic session” means the duration of twelve months commencing either in the month of January or in the month of July, as the case may be, of every calendar year; (c) “Act” means the University Grants Commission Act, 1956 (3 of 1956); (d) “course” means a paper which is taught for at least one semester as a part of a subject;[भाग III—खण् ड 4] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 5 (e) “course-coordinator” means a faculty member and subject matter expert belonging to an higher education institution, identified and entrusted with the task of developing and delivering SWAYAM Course in a given subject by a National Coordinator; (f) “credit” means the unit award gained as a learning outcome by a student by study efforts required to acquire the specified level of learning in respect of that unit and study effort for one credit means time required by a student to understand the contents equivalent to fifteen hours classroom teaching; (g) “credit course” means a course which follows an academic curriculum and for which credit transfer is permissible under these regulations; (h) “four quadrant approach” means the e-learning system that has the following components, namely:- (i) Quadrant-I, which shall be an e-Tutorial containing video and audio content in an organised form, animations, simulations, virtual labs; (ii) Quadrant-II, which shall be an e-Content containing e-Books or glossary, case study, frequently asked questions transcriptions of video lectures and any other study materials; (iii) Quadrant-III, which shall be a discussion forum, for discussion of doubts, opinions and comments with course-coordinators and others; (iv) Quadrant-IV, which shall be a self-assessment process that shall contain multiple choice questions, problems, quizzes, assignments and solutions; (i) “higher education institution” means a university established or incorporated by or under a Central Act, Provincial Act or State Act as referred to under clause (f) of section 2 of the Act, institution or college recognised by or affiliated to such university and an institution deemed to be a university under section 3 of the Act which is offering programmes through conventional mode or through open and distance learning mode or through online mode, in the area of higher education or research therein; (j) “Host Institution” means the higher education institution duly recognised or approved by the regulating authority, to which the course-coordinator offering the course belongs; (k) “Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)” mean such online courses which are developed as per the pedagogy following the four quadrant approach; (l) “National Coordinator” means a National level agency or institution designated as such by the Central Government, for the purpose of coordinating the production of the online courses and for overseeing their quality and delivery in a designated discipline or level of learning; (m) “parent institution” means the higher education institution where the student is enrolled; (n) “proctored examination” means the examination conducted under the supervision of approved person or technology enabled proctoring which ensures the identity of the test taker and the integrity of the test taking environment, either in pen-paper mode or in computer based testing mode or in full- fledged online mode, as may be permissible; (o) “programme” includes a diploma, undergraduate or postgraduate degree programme; (p) “SWAYAM Board” means the board constituted by the Government of India in the Ministry of Education to oversee Massive Open Online Courses, SWAYAM and SWAYAM Prabha programmes; (q) “SWAYAM guidelines” means the guidelines for developing online courses for SWAYAM programmes issued on the 1st June, 2017 by the Government of India in the erstwhile Ministry of Human Resource Development and as amended from time to time; (r) “SWAYAM platform” means an Information Technology platform developed and made functional by the Government of India in the Ministry of Education, for the purpose of offering online learning courses. (2) Words and expressions used herein and not defined in these regulations but defined in the Act, shall have the same meanings as respectively, assigned to them in the Act.6 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART III—SEC. 4] 4. SWAYAM based online credit courses.- (1) The schedule of the SWAYAM based online credit courses shall be aligned with the conventional education semester commencing in the month of January and July of every year. (2) The SWAYAM based online credit courses shall be developed, delivered and assessed only by the course-coordinator. (3) The course and course-coordinator shall be identified by the National Coordinator in accordance with the SWAYAM guidelines with the prior approval of the SWAYAM Board. (4) The course-coordinator shall offer the SWAYAM based online credit courses through the Host Institution which shall issue the certificate with grades after the end term proctored examination for credit transfer. (5) The list of SWAYAM based online credit courses for the ensuing semester shall be notified on the SWAYAM platform before the 1st November for the January semester and before the 1st June for the July semester, every year. (6) All higher education institutions shall within four weeks from the date of notification of the SWAYAM based online credit courses under sub-regulation (5) shall consider through their competent authority the online learning courses which may be offered through the SWAYAM platform; and keeping in view their academic requirements shall decide upon the courses which they shall permit for credit transfer. (7) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-regulations (6), the higher education institution may allow only up to forty per cent. of the total courses, being offered in a particular programme in a semester, through the online credit course, through the SWAYAM platform. (8) The academic council may expedite the process of transfer of credit earned by the student at their parent institution. (9) The academic council may allow the Dean (Academics) or Chairman, Board of Studies, to approve the online credit courses of SWAYAM platform for credit transfer on the recommendation of the Head of the Department. (10) For proper and smooth conduct of the online learning of credit course offered on SWAYAM platform, the parent institution shall ensure that the physical infrastuctures viz, computer facilities, library, etc, essential for pursuing such courses are made available for free and in adequate measure. (11) The parent institution shall designate a faculty member as a facilitator to guide the students from registration till completion of the credit course. 5. Evaluation and certification of credit-based MOOCs.- (1) The Host Institution and the course- coordinator shall be responsible for evaluating the student registered for the credit-based MOOCs offered on SWAYAM platform. (2) The final evaluation of a course shall be based on internal assessment and semester end examination and the internal assessment (with a maximum of thirty per cent. marks) based on instruments such as discussion forums, quizzes, assignments, sessional examinations and the complete evaluation scheme of a course shall be announced at the time of launch of the course. (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[भाग III—खण् ड 4] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 7 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] Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054.