UGC NET Questions (Paper – 1)

SWAYAM is the flagship national online platform created to host MOOCs for school, undergraduate and postgraduate learners. It aggregates courses from multiple institutions and allows learners to enrol and earn certificates. The stem describes a government MOOCs platform spanning various disciplines, which is precisely what SWAYAM provides.

Option A:
SWAYAM is explicitly designed as a common portal where courses from NPTEL, CEC, IGNOU and other coordinators are offered in one place. Its role is to deliver MOOCs to a wide audience with unified standards. This exact function corresponds to the stem, so Option A is correct.

Option B:
NPTEL is a major content initiative and a SWAYAM course coordinator, but it is not the umbrella national MOOCs platform itself. The question asks for the Government of India’s platform name, which is SWAYAM, so Option B is incorrect.

Option C:
e-PG Pathshala focuses on e-content modules mainly for postgraduate subjects and does not function as the national MOOCs platform in the way SWAYAM does (mass enrolment, course runs, quizzes/exams, certification). Thus, Option C does not match the stem.

Option D:
Sodhganga is a repository of theses and dissertations, not a platform for delivering MOOCs. Therefore, Option D is not appropriate.