• Candidates must apply for SWAYAM- 2026 (July Semester) “Online” ONLY by accessing the website https://www.nta.ac.in/swayam The Application Form other than online mode would not be accepted in any case. Only one application is to be submitted by a candidate. More than one application i.e., multiple Application Forms submitted by a candidate will be rejected.
• Please download and read carefully the Information Bulletin and instructions/procedure given therein before filling the Online Application Form.
• You can apply for SWAYAM July 2026 Semester ‘ON-LINE’ only through the official website of SWAYAM (https://www.nta.ac.in/swayam ).
• Candidates must use the same email ID throughout the course duration — for enrolling in course(s) and registering for exam(s). Assignments submitted through any other email ID will not be considered for the final consolidated score and certification. (Email ID should be same as used for enrollment of SWAYAM courses. (https://swayam.gov.in ).
• If you are providing the APAAR ID in the application, please ensure that the Name, Date of Birth, and Gender entered in the form are consistent with the details available in the APAAR system. In case of any mismatch, SWAYAM will not be able to transfer the credits to the ABC system.
• Application Procedure: 3 simple Steps to be followed to apply online:
  Step 1: Register for Online Application Form and note down system generated Application Number. The candidate should supply the required details while filling up the Online Application Form and is also required to create PASSWORD and choose Security Question and enter his/her Answer. After successful submission of the personal details, Application number will be generated, and it will be used to complete the remaining Steps of the Application Form and will also be required for all future reference/ correspondence. For subsequent logins, candidate will be able to login directly with the respective system generated Application Number and created Password.
  
  Step 2: Complete the Application Form. Candidate can login with the system generated Application Number and created Password for completing the Application Form.
  • Upload Scanned Images (Clearly legible) of Candidate’s Photograph, Signature and Documents (as applicable).
  • The recent passport size photograph should be either in colour or black & white with 80% face (without mask) visible including ears against white background. Photograph should be JPG/JPEG format (clearly legible) between 10 kb to 200 kb.
  • Signature file JPG/JPEG format between 10 kb to 50 kb.
  • Scanned copy of PwD/PwBD/UDID certificate (if applicable) should be in pdf format between 50 kb to 300 kb.
  • Select the course in which student wants to register for the examination.
  • You must select the Exam Date followed by course name, the exam centre by first selecting the State and then the city within the State.
  • You must give four choices for your exam centres. Giving four choices is mandatory.
  • Please note that in case there are fewergen students opting for an exam centre (city) no exam will be held in that centre. So, you are advised to give all four choices in their order of preference.
  • Check all details on the preview page. If you wish to edit the exam city choices, then you must delete the selected course(s) and again add the course(s) with desired exam city choices.
  Note: Upload the correct photograph, signature as the facility for correction will not be given.
  
  Step 3: The candidate has to select Debit card/Credit card/UPI/Net banking option to pay the application fee and follow the online instruction to complete the payment of fee. After successful payment, candidate will be able to print the Confirmation Page. In case the Confirmation Page is not generated after payment of fee then the transaction is cancelled and the candidates have to approach the concerned bank for refund of amount. However the candidate has to make another payment/transaction, in case the Confirmation Page is not generated. (details are at Annexure-I ).
• The Application Number printed on the computer generated Confirmation Page must be mentioned in all such correspondences. It is therefore essential to note down the application number printed on the Confirmation Page.
• Step by step screenshots of procedure for exam registration are available in Annexure-IV .

Mode of Exam:
SWAYAM will be held for 662 course(s) in Computer-Based Test Mode. Course(s) wise schedule is at Annexure-II .

Pattern of Examination:
Details are given below: Subject Details:
There are a total 662 courses registered in SWAYAM 2026 July semester for which Exam will be conducted by NTA in CBT Mode. Details of courses are available at (https://swayam.gov.in )

Medium of Question Paper:
The medium of question paper will be English only, except for the language papers which will be held in the respective language only.

Marking Scheme:

• There will be no negative marking for any wrong answer in the MCQ sections.
• Un-answered/un-attempted question will be given no mark/marks.
• If a question is found to be incorrect/ambiguous or has multiple correct answers, only those candidates who have attempted the question and chosen one of the correct answers would be given the mark.
• If a question is found to be incorrect and the Question is dropped, then mark/marks will be awarded to only those candidates who have attempted the question. The reason could be due to human error or technical error.

Eligibility Criteria for SWAYAM- 2026 (July Semester):
The student/learner who has enrolled in any of the 662 courses in the July 2026 semester is eligible for appearing in the examination of that course. Shift-wise and course-wise examination schedule is given at Annexure-II .
The students, who obtained 40% marks in term end written test conducted by NTA and 40% marks in internal assessment separately, will be eligible for certificate and credit transfer.

For Students Who Want to Appear in Multiple Exams:
Please note that student would be able to choose only one course in each shift i.e., student can appear for a maximum of Ten papers spread across Ten shifts. Those students who are doing multiple courses should ensure that the courses that they are choosing for examination are in different shifts. Shift-wise and course-wise examination schedule is given at Annexure-II .

Please read this Information Bulletin carefully before registering for SWAYAM-2026 (July Semester).

Note: Please ensure that you do not select more than one paper per session.

Exam will be held in two sessions per day, as per following schedule: The 662 SWAYAM courses for which the exams are going to be held have been divided among Ten shifts.

The shift-wise examination schedule (list of courses) is available in Annexure-II .

In case candidate has enrolled for more than one course falling in the same shift, he/she must make a choice carefully as to which course, he/she would like to appear for exam. Please note that the candidate will be able to appear in exam for only one course in one shift. Once you select the course for exam and pay the fees it cannot be changed.

The examination will be held in 173 cities across the country.
The State wise list of Exam Cities is available in Annexure-III .