SWAYAM Indian MOOC platform – UGC NET Question

SWAYAM (Study Webs of Active Learning for Young Aspiring Minds) is a national platform that aggregates massive open online courses from Indian universities and institutes. It aims to provide high-quality education to anyone with internet access, often with the possibility of credit transfer. The portal includes courses from school to postgraduate levels. Hence the MOOC platform described in the stem is SWAYAM.

Option A:
Option A, DIKSHA, primarily serves school education and teacher training and is focused on digital resources rather than university-level MOOCs across disciplines.

Option B:
Option B is correct because policy documents on India's ICT in education specifically present SWAYAM as the flagship MOOC platform integrating UGC, AICTE and NPTEL courses. The features mentioned match this initiative.

Option C:
Option C, VIDWAN, is a database of experts and researchers rather than a course-hosting site.

Option D:
Option D, e-PG Pathshala, provides postgraduate e-content but not necessarily the MOOC structure with enrolment and assessment found on SWAYAM.