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SWAYAM Prabha is an initiative of the Ministry of Human Resources Development to provide 32 High-Quality Educational Channels through DTH (Direct to Home) across the length and breadth of the country on a 24X7 basis.
What is Swayam Prabha?
It has curriculum-based course content covering diverse disciplines. This is primarily aimed at making quality learning resources accessible to remote areas where internet availability is still a challenge.
The DTH channels are using the GSAT-15 satellite for programme telecasts.
UNIT I – Teaching Aptitude (Click below on the topic to read the study notes)
- Teaching: Concept, Objectives, Levels of teaching (Memory, Understanding and Reflective), Characteristics and basic requirements
- Learner’s characteristics: Characteristics of adolescent and adult learners (Academic, Social, Emotional and Cognitive), Individual differences
- Factors affecting teaching related to: Teacher, Learner, Support material, Instructional facilities, Learning environment and Institution
- Methods of teaching in Institutions of higher learning:
⇒ Teacher centred vs. Learner-centred methods (New Topic)
⇒ Off-line vs. On-line methods (New Topic)
⇒ Swayam (New Topic)
⇒ Swayamprabha (New Topic) (You are reading this)
⇒ MOOCs etc.) (New Topic)
⇒ Evaluation in Choice Based Credit System in Higher education,
⇒ Computer-based testing,
⇒ Innovations in evaluation systems
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Scope of SWAYAM PRABHA
The SWAYAM PRABHA has new content every day for at least (4) hours, which would be repeated 5 more times in a day, allowing the students to choose the time of their convenience. The channels are uplinked from BISAG, Gandhinagar. The contents are provided by NPTEL, IITs, UGC, CEC, IGNOU, NCERT and NIOS. The INFLIBNET Centre maintains the web portal.
The DTH Channels cover the following:
- Higher Education: Curriculum-based course contents at a post-graduate and under-graduate level covering diverse disciplines such as arts, science, commerce, performing arts, social sciences and humanities, engineering, technology, law, medicine, agriculture, etc. All courses would be certification-ready in their detailed offering through SWAYAM, the platform being developed for offering MOOCs courses.
- School education (9-12 levels): modules for teacher’s training as well as teaching and learning aids for children of India to help them understand the subjects better and also help them in preparing for competitive examinations for admissions to professional degree programmes.
- Curriculum-based courses that can meet the needs of life-long learners of Indian citizens in India and abroad.
- Assist students (class 11th & 12th) to prepare for competitive exams.
List of Swayam Prabha Channels
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Channel No.
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Channel Name |
Route/Parent |
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Managed by CEC, New Delhi.
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1
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Channel 01: VAGEESH: CEC/UGC: Humanities- 1, Language and Literature |
EMRC, EFLU, Hyderabad |
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2
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Channel 02: SANSKRITI: CEC/UGC: Humanities- 2, Arts, History, Philosophy and related Subjects |
CEC, New Delhi |
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3
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Channel 03: PRABODH: CEC/UGC: Social Science -1, Sociology, Political Science and related subjects |
EMRC Jodhpur
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Channel 04: SAARASWAT: CEC/UGC: Social Science – 2, Education, Psychology, Home Science and related subjects |
CEC, New Delhi
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5
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Channel 05: PRABANDHAN: CEC/UGC: Social Science – 3, Management, Library Science, Information Science and related subjects |
MCRC Jamia Milia |
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6
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Channel 06: VIDHIK: CEC/UGC: Social Science – 4, Law, Legal Studies, Human Rights and related subjects |
EMRC Patiala
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Channel 07: KAUTILYA: CEC/UGC: Economics, Commerce and Finance |
EMRC Ahmadabad
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8
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Channel 08: ARYABHATT: CEC/UGC: Physical sciences, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and related Subjects |
EMRC, University of Calicut
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Channel 09: SPANDAN: CEC/UGC: Life Sciences, Botany, Zoology, Bio-Science and related subjects |
EMRC, Kashmir University, Srinagar
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Channel 10: DAKSH: CEC/UGC: Applied Sciences, Allied Physical and Chemical Sciences and related subjects |
EMRC, Anna University, Chennai
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Managed by NPTEL
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Channel 11: NPTEL: Chemical Engineering, Chemistry and related Subjects |
IIT Kharagpur |
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Channel 12: NPTEL: Civil Engineering and related subjects |
IIT Delhi
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13
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Channel 13: NPTEL: Computer Science and Engineering |
IIT Kharagpur |
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14
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Channel 14: NPTEL: Electrical engineering, Electronics and Communication Engineering and related subjects |
IIT Delhi
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Channel 15: NPTEL: Engineering Sciences and general subjects for engineering |
IIT Madras
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16
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Channel 16: NPTEL: Humanities, Social Sciences and Management |
IIT Kanpur |
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17
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Channel 17: NPTEL: Mechanical Engineering and related subjects |
IIT Kanpur
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Channel 18: NPTEL: Mathematics, Physics, Metallurgy and related subjects |
IIT Tirupati / IIT Madras
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Managed for High School students by IIT Delhi and is called IIT PAL
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19
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Channel 19: IIT PAL: Biology |
IIT PAL 1 IIT Delhi |
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Channel 20: IIT PAL: Chemistry |
IIT PAL 2, IIT Delhi
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Channel 21: IIT PAL: Mathematics |
IIT PAL 3. IIT Delhi |
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Channel 22: IIT PAL: Physics |
IIT PAL 4, IIT Delhi
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Managed by IGNOU, New Delhi
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Channel 23: IGNOU: Liberal Arts and Humanities |
IGNOU, New Delhi |
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Channel 24: IGNOU: Agriculture, Vocational and Allied Sciences |
IGNOU, New Delhi
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Managed by the NIOS, New Delhi
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25
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Channel 25: NIOS: D.El.Ed (Regional Language) |
NIOS, New Delhi
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Managed by IGNOU, New Delhi
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26
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Channel 26: IGNOU: State Open Universities’ programs |
IGNOU, New Delhi
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| Managed by the NIOS, New Delhi |
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27
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Channel 27: NIOS: Secondary School Education |
NIOS, New Delhi
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28
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Channel 28: NIOS: Higher Secondary School Education |
NIOS, New Delhi
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Managed by UGC-INFLIBNET, Gandhinagar
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29
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Channel 29: UGC-INFLIBNET (PG Subject’s & YOGA) |
UGC-INFLIBNET, Gandhinagar
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Managed by the NIOS, New Delhi
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30
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Channel 30: NIOS: Gyanamrit |
NIOS, New Delhi
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Managed by NCERT
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Channel 31: NCERT: School and Teacher Education |
NCERT, New Delhi
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Managed by IGNOU and NIOS jointly
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Channel 32: IGNOU and NIOS: Teacher Education |
IGNOU and NIOS, New Delhi
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(Sources : https://www.swayamprabha.gov.in/
vikaspedia.in )
Its 34 D2H channels in swamprabha