Persistent Systems

Shaping the future of software driven business

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Prof. Andrew Thangaraj

National MOOCs Coordinator

NPTEL

SWAYAM is a program initiated by the Government of India and designed to achieve

the three cardinal principles of Education Policy viz., access, equity, and quality.

The objective of this effort is to take the best teaching learning resources to all,

including the most disadvantaged. SWAYAM seeks to bridge the digital divide for

students who have hitherto remained untouched by the digital revolution and have

not been able to join the mainstream of the knowledge economy.

This MOOC platform facilitates hosting of all the courses to be accessed by anyone,

anywhere, anytime. All the courses are interactive, prepared by the best teachers

in the country and are available, free of cost to any learner. This cloud platform is

highly reliable and scalable to cater to the needs of millions of students with an

emphasis on India and specific programs are being planned for Afghanistan and

Africa. The portal has a federated structure and the main portal integrates with any

other course-delivery platform through APIs and hence can be a single interface

for users to select courses offered by different universities and institutions.

Persistent has been a valuable partner in developing and maintaining this.

We always have strict timelines to go to market with a platform that has visibility

across the nation and speed is of the essence here. The Persistent team has been

delivering to expectations.

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