Free SWAYAM courses
- NCERT is promoting free SWAYAM online courses aimed at Class XI–XII students across multiple subjects. - Social posts noted the offering covers 11 subjects and showed early engagement in the hundreds of views. - The posts framed these courses as expanded free digital options for senior students preparing for exams. (x.com)
India’s National Council of Educational Research and Training is steering Class XI and XII students to free school-level courses on SWAYAM, the Indian government’s online learning platform. (swayam.gov.in) SWAYAM says it hosts courses from Class 9 through post-graduation and makes them available free of cost to any learner, with sign-in open through a SWAYAM account, Google, or Microsoft. (swayam.gov.in 1) (swayam.gov.in 2) On SWAYAM’s national-coordinator page, NCERT is listed as one of the agencies responsible for school education on the platform, alongside the National Institute of Open Schooling. The same page says NCERT has 397 completed courses and more than 557,000 student enrollments on SWAYAM. (swayam.gov.in 1) (swayam.gov.in 2) The pitch to senior-secondary students fits NCERT’s role in India’s school system. NCERT says it develops textbooks, digital materials and other resources for school education, and its syllabus pages include higher-secondary subjects for Classes XI and XII. (swayam.gov.in) (ncert.nic.in) For students, SWAYAM is not just a video library. The platform says its courses are built in four parts: video lectures, downloadable reading material, self-assessment tests, and an online discussion forum for questions. (swayam.gov.in) That matters for exam preparation because NCERT also publishes the standard textbooks used across Indian schools and competitive-exam prep. Its textbook portal gives free access to books for Classes I through XII in English, Hindi and Urdu. (ncert.nic.in 1) (ncert.nic.in 2) SWAYAM also separates free learning from paid testing. Its frequently asked questions say anyone can join a course, there is no specific age criterion, and learners may register for exams where a course offers certification. (swayam.gov.in) As of April 2026, the platform is actively running new semesters: SWAYAM says exam registrations for the January 2026 semester are live, and exam dates have been fixed for June 17-21, 2026. (swayam.gov.in) The immediate takeaway for Class XI and XII students is straightforward: NCERT-backed study material, practice tools and course access are already online, free to enroll in, and tied into the government’s main digital education platform. (swayam.gov.in) (swayam.gov.in)
