UGC directs HEIs to integrate SWAYAM MOOCs for July semester 2026
Vaishnavi Shukla | July 5, 2026 | 04:02 PM IST | 2 mins read
UGC has directed HEIs to integrate SWAYAM MOOCs, identify relevant online courses, finalise credit transfer, and ask students to register before the deadline for July 2026 semester
The University Grants Commission (UGC) has requested higher education institutions (HEIs) to identify and integrate relevant SWAYAM Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) into their academic programmes for the July 2026 semester. UGC has also directed institutions to ensure that students complete their registrations within the deadlines specified by the national coordinators.
The government of India’s SWAYAM, India’s national online learning platform, offers high-quality online courses across a wide range of disciplines, supporting the objectives of the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 by encouraging multidisciplinary learning, academic flexibility, and wider learner choice, allowing students to earn academic credits.
The commission also highlighted that under the UGC’s Credit Framework for Online Learning Courses through SWAYAM regulations, HEIs may allow students to take up to 40% of the total courses offered in a particular course in a semester through online credit courses available on the SWAYAM platform.
UGC: Registration for July 2026 semester
According to the official notice, the last date for SWAYAM course registration, NC-wise, for the July 2026 semester is shown in the table below.
|
National Coordinator (NC) |
Registration last date |
|
University Grants Commission (UGC) |
August 8 |
|
Consortium for Educational Communication (CEC) |
August 8 31 |
|
National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning (NPTEL), IIT Madras |
4 weeks - set 1 : July 27
|
|
Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) |
August 8 |
|
Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIMB) |
August 8 |
|
August 8 |
|
|
National Institute of Technical Teachers Training and Research (NITTTR) |
August 8 |
|
Institutions of National Importance (INIs) |
August 8 |
UGC to HEIs: Map courses, finalise credit transfer
The UGC has instructed institutions to circulate the list of approved SWAYAM courses with deans, heads of departments, and SWAYAM University Nodal Officers (UNOs).
It has also directed universities to convene meetings of their SWAYAM advisory committees to identify and align relevant courses with existing academic programmes and curricula, finalise the framework for credit transfer and course adoption for the July 2026 semester, and publish the approved course list on their official websites and social media platforms.
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