LOCAL CHAPTER-SWAYAM NPTEL

    SWAYAM (Study Webs of Active-Learning for Young Aspiring Minds) is a programme initiated by Government of India and designed to achieve the three cardinal principles of Education Policy viz., access, equity and quality. NPTEL (National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning), is a project of MHRD initiated by 7 IITs along with the IISc, Bangalore in 2003, to provide quality education to anyone interested in learning from the IITs. NPTEL has been offering self-study courses across engineering, humanities and science streams for more than a decade. From March 2014 NPTEL has been offering online certification for its courses, the highlight being the certification exam through which the student gets an opportunity to earn a certificate form the IITs. These are available at: https://swayam.gov.in/NPTEL

     To take this initiative forward and to encourage more students across colleges to participate in this initiative, SWAYAM-NPTEL chapters are created in colleges which will be under the headship of a faculty member of the college, who would be the Single Point of Contact (SPOC). SPOC is always updated about all the latest NPTEL initiatives and is given information which he can disseminate among the students. The SPOC can identify suitable mentors for various courses, who can ensure that students are active in a course, are submitting their assignments on time and also clarify the doubts they may have. Sree Narayana College, Punalur is a local chapter of NPTEL co-ordinated by IIT, Chennai from 2020 onwards. 3710 is the LC Id. of the college. Deepthi PS, Assistant Professor, Department of English is the SPOC.