The provision of earning credits from optional and elective courses was introduced in higher education institutions by which of the following?

AAcademic Bank of Credit

BMOOCs on the SWAYAM portal

CChoice Based Credit System ✓ Correct

DVocational courses

Correct answer: (C) Choice Based Credit System

Explanation

Earning credits from optional and elective courses in higher education was introduced through the Choice Based Credit System.

The Academic Bank of Credit stores and transfers earned credits but did not introduce the elective-credit provision.

MOOCs on SWAYAM deliver online courses but are not the framework that brought this credit choice.

Vocational courses are a category of study, not the credit system itself.

CBCS lets students pick core, elective and skill courses and earn credits for each.

The UGC introduced CBCS in Indian universities in 2015.

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