It is a 4 credit course at certificate level. The duration of the course is 12 weeks, to be completed within 3 months. Youths can join this course who have passed 10+2 examination. Besides, the course is open for the Life-long learners above the age 19 years.
The main objectives of the Course are:
To mobilize the capacity of the youths by updating their knowledge and equipping them with some locally relevant need based skills.
To generate awareness among the youths across the country on the current fields of employment and livelihood opportunities.
To encourage the youths for developing their capacity those who are willing to form some livelihood enterprises and also encourage the youths to become more productive.
| Course Status : | Ongoing |
| Course Type : | Core |
| Language for course content : | English |
| Duration : | 12 weeks |
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| Credit Points : | 4 |
| Level : | Certificate |
| Start Date : | 15 Jul 2025 |
| End Date : | 15 Nov 2025 |
| Enrollment Ends : | 15 Sep 2025 |
| Exam Date : | 14 Dec 2025 IST |
| Exam Shift: : | Shift-I |
Note: This exam date is subject to change based on seat availability. You can check final exam date on your hall ticket.
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Dr. Ritimoni Bordoloi, the course
coordinator, has been serving as an Assistant Professor in the Discipline of
Education at K.K. Handiqui State Open University, Assam, India since 2007. She
did her PhD from Gauhati University on the topic-“Social Security and Women
Empowerment”. Her research interests are in the areas of Gender Studies,
Economics of Education, Political Sociology, open and distance education and so
on. She has written number of research papers and articles in journals and
books and presented her works in several National and International seminars
and conferences. She has received the prestigious 2019 Emerald Literati Award
for the paper “Transforming and empowering higher education through Open and
Distance Learning in India” published in Asian Association of Open Universities
Journal has been selected by the selection panel as Highly Commended. She has
visited the University of Melbourne, Australia and Hanoi, Vietnam for
presenting the research papers in international conferences. Besides, she also
visited Korea National Open University (KNOU) as Visiting Scholar in 2019 under
International Staff Exchange Programme of AAOU. In 2020, she received an
international project grant from the Asian Association of Open University
(Indonesia) as one of proponents for conducting the research on the
topic-“MOOCs for Mobilising Higher Education in India.” Recently she has
co-edited a book entitled “Open Higher Education in the 21st Century”,
Published by NOVA Science Publisher, New York, USA.
Exam Registration URL: Announcements will be made when the registration form is open for registrations.
The online registration form has to be filled, and the certification exam fee needs to be paid.
CRITERIA TO GET A CERTIFICATE
30 Marks will be allocated for Internal Assessment (Final Quiz- Mandatory) which will be available at the end of the course and 70 Marks will be allocated for end term proctored examination.
A minimum of 40% passing marks (i.e. at-least 12 marks in Internal Assessment (Final Quiz- Mandatory) & 28 Marks in external proctored examination) will be required for being eligible for SWAYAM Certificate.
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