SWAYAM
by Government of India (MoE)
India's national MOOC platform with captioned video across school and college courses.
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TL;DR
Best for indian students taking accredited online courses from IIT, IIM, IGNOU, and other partner institutions. Pricing: free.
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Pricing
free
Platforms
Web, Android
What it is
SWAYAM is the Government of India's national MOOC platform under the Ministry of Education, hosting courses from IITs, IIMs, IGNOU, NPTEL, and other partner institutions. Captions are added by partner institutions on a course-by-course basis.
Best for: Indian students taking accredited online courses from IIT, IIM, IGNOU, and other partner institutions.
Watch out for: Caption coverage depends on the host institution; quality varies by course.
Watch out for: Caption coverage depends on the host institution; quality varies by course.
Features
| Speaker diarization | No |
| Word-level timestamps | No |
| Streaming / real-time | No |
| Languages supported | None |
| HIPAA eligible | No |
SWAYAM vs Whipscribe
| Feature | SWAYAM | Whipscribe |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Products | Transcription APIs |
| Pricing | Not verified | $4–$24 one-time packs (credits never expire) · $2 single unlock · 60 min free on signup |
| Speaker diarization | Not verified | Yes |
| Word timestamps | Not verified | Yes |
| Streaming | Not verified | No |
| Languages | — | 99 |
| Platforms | Web, Android | Web, API, MCP |
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