ARPIT and Swayam Prabha
Duration: 20 min
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This educational video lecture provides a comprehensive overview of two major Indian government initiatives: ARPIT (Annual Refresher Programme in Teaching) and SWAYAM PRABHA. The instructor begins by detailing the objectives of ARPIT, launched by the Ministry of Education in 2018, which aims to upgrade the knowledge of faculty in higher education through online refresher courses. The lecture then transitions to SWAYAM PRABHA, a satellite-based DTH channel initiative launched in 2017 to telecast educational content 24x7. A significant portion of the video is dedicated to memorizing the 40 SWAYAM PRABHA channels, their specific academic focuses, and the coordinating institutions (IITs, IGNOU, etc.). The instructor uses mnemonics and structured lists to help students recall the channel names and allocations, concluding with a brief look at the SATHEE initiative for competitive exams.
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0:00 – 2:00 00:00-02:00
The video opens with a slide titled 'ARPIT - Annual Refresher Programme in Teaching' and the URL https://arpit.nta.nic.in/. The instructor explains that ARPIT was launched by the Ministry of Education (MoE) on 13th November 2018. The platform used is SWAYAM (MOOCs). The purpose is to train and upgrade the knowledge of faculty/teachers in higher education through online refresher courses. Key objectives listed on the slide include Professional Development (continuous upgradation of knowledge), Career Advancement (helps in CAS for promotion), Digital Training (training in new areas using MOOCs), and Scalable training (large number of teachers simultaneously). The slide mentions that 75 discipline-specific National Resource Centres (NRCs) were identified in 2018 and 48 in 2019 to prepare online training material. The National Testing Agency (NTA) conducts the examination and certification.
2:00 – 5:00 02:00-05:00
The presentation shifts to a slide titled 'SWAYAM PRABHA', showing a screenshot of the website. The instructor states that SWAYAM PRABHA was inaugurated on 07 July, 2017. It is a group of 40 Direct-To-Home (DTH) television channels launched by the Government of India to telecast high-quality educational content 24x7 using the GSAT-15 satellite. The slide notes that every day, there will be new content for at least 4 hours which would be repeated 5 more times in a day. The channels are uplinked from BISAG-N (Bhaskaracharya Institute of Space Applications and Geo-Informatics) Gandhinagar. The contents are provided by IITs, UGC, CEC, IGNOU. The INFLIBNET Centre maintains the web portal. It is managed by MHRD (now MoE). The slide also mentions that 'DD SWAYAM Prabha' channels are upgraded from MPEG2 to MPEG4 technology.
5:00 – 10:00 05:00-10:00
A slide titled 'Swayam Prabha Channels Name' lists Channels 01 to 10. Channel 01 is VAGEESH (Language and Literature). Channel 02 is SANSKRITI (History, Culture & Philosophy). Channel 03 is PRABODH (Social & Behavioral Sciences). Channel 04 is SAARASWAT (Education and Home Science). Channel 05 is PRABANDHAN (Information, Communication and Management Studies). Channel 06 is VIDHIK (Law and Legal Studies). Channel 07 is KAUTILYA (Economics and Commerce). Channel 08 is ARYABHATT (Physical and Earth Sciences). Channel 09 is SPANDAN (Life Sciences). Channel 10 is DAKSH (Applied Sciences). A mnemonic is provided on the slide under 'Trick to remember': 'Vageesh Sanskrit Parbojha tha, Saarswat ne Prabandh kia, Vidhi Kaurwayi, Aryabhatt ko Spandan kia aur Dakshna di.' The instructor points to these names to aid memory.
10:00 – 15:00 10:00-15:00
The slide continues with 'Channels 11-16 -> IGNOU Focus' and 'Channels 17-20 -> IIT Bombay - Science & Tech'. Channels 11-16 are managed by IGNOU, New Delhi. Channel 11 covers Social Sciences and Humanities. Channel 12 covers Basic and Applied Sciences. Channel 13 covers Professional Education. Channel 14 covers Open Universities and Gyandarshan. Channel 15 covers Capacity Building and Teacher Education. Channel 16 covers Skill and Vocational Education. Channels 17-20 are managed by IIT Bombay. Channel 17 covers Biotechnology and Biochemical Engineering. Channel 18 covers Electronics and Communication Engineering. Channel 19 covers Electrical Engineering. Channel 20 covers Physics. A mnemonic 'Bio-Chem-Elec-Phys' is given for the IIT Bombay channels.
15:00 – 19:38 15:00-19:38
The slide lists 'Channels 21-39 -> IIT'. Various IITs are listed with their specific engineering/subject focus. Channel 21 (Textile Engineering) and 22 (PAL) are IIT Delhi. Channel 23 (Civil Engineering) is IIT Gandhinagar. Channels 24-28 are IIT Kanpur (Aeronautical, Humanities, Management, Mechanical, Visual communications). Channels 29-30 are IIT Kharagpur (Architecture, Computer Sciences). Channels 31-36 are IIT Madras (Instrumentation, Bridge Courses, Chemical, Health, Metallurgical, Skills). Channels 37-38 are IIT Tirupati (Chemistry, Mathematics). Channel 39 is University of Hyderabad (Performing Arts). A mnemonic is provided: 'Dhoom 2 me Gadar hua, Kaaa aaya 5 baar, Khiladi 2 Madras gya 6 bar kyuki Tirupati mein House full!'. The final slide shows 'SATHEE (Competitive Exam) Channels and Allocation' with 7 ongoing channels for Engineering, Medical, Law, Agricultural, SSC, Bank, and RRB.
The lecture systematically details India's educational infrastructure, starting with ARPIT for teacher training and moving to SWAYAM PRABHA for content delivery. The instructor breaks down the 40 channels into manageable groups, associating them with specific academic disciplines and coordinating institutions like IITs and IGNOU. By providing specific mnemonics and listing channel names, the lecture aids in memorizing the complex allocation of educational resources across the country, ensuring students can recall the specific focus of each channel and the institutions responsible for them.