Swayam Prabha

SWAYAM Prabha is an initiative of the Ministry of Education to provide 80 High Quality Educational Channels through DTH (Direct to Home) across the length and breadth of the country on 24X7 basis.

It has curriculum-based course content covering diverse disciplines. This is primarily aimed at making quality learning resources accessible to remote areas where internet availability is still a challenge.

The DTH channels are using the GSAT-15 satellite for programme telecasts.

Scope of the channels

The SWAYAM PRABHA has new content everyday for at least (4) hours which would be repeated 5 more times in a day, allowing the students to choose the time of their convenience. The channels are uplinked from BISAG, Gandhinagar. The contents are provided by NPTEL, IITs, UGC, CEC, IGNOU, NCERT and NIOS. The INFLIBNET Centre maintains the web portal.

The DTH Channels covers the following:

1. Higher Education: Curriculum-based course contents at post-graduate and under-graduate level covering diverse disciplines such as arts, science, commerce, performing arts, social sciences and humanities, engineering, technology, law, medicine, agriculture, etc. All courses would be certification-ready in their detailed offering through SWAYAM, the platform being developed for offering MOOCs courses.
2. School education (9-12 levels): modules for teacher's training as well as teaching and learning aids for children of India to help them understand the subjects better and also help them in preparing for competitive examinations for admissions to professional degree programmes.
3. Curriculum-based courses that can meet the needs of life-long learners of Indian citizens in India and abroad.
4. Assist students (class 11th & 12th) prepare for competitive exams.

List of Channels

To know the complete list of Channels, click here

To know the schedule of programmes, click here

To watch the Live programmes, click here

How to access

• Two-step process for configuring and installing DD Free Dish and Setup box, generally available with all TV dealers for less than Rs. 2,000/-, is as follows:
  Step 1: Install DD Free Dish as per the directions given at: http://ddindia.gov.in/Technical/Pages/DD-Free-Dish-(DTH).aspx
• Step 2: Set following parameters in the Set-top box for SWAYAM PRABHA Channels:
  

  'DD SWAYAM Prabha' channels are upgraded from MPEG2 to MPEG4 technology with effect from June 7, 2023.  Accordingly, the receiving parameters for ‘DD SWAYAM Prabha’ channels are changed as given below:

  • Satellite/ Orbital Position - GSAT-15 / 93.5^o East
  • Modulation - 11630 MHz
  • Polarization - Horizontal
  • Symbol Rate - 29500 Ksps
  • FEC - 3/4

To receive these channels, MPEG4 compatible set-top box are required.  

Source : Swayam Prabha Channel