Introduction
Kommuri Pratap Reddy Institute of Management -KPRIM always strives for the betterment of students. The college always encourage and create awareness among the students with respect to the initiatives taken up by UGC, AICTE and Osmania University. These initiatives are namely Indian Knowledge System, National Education Policy- 2020, Intellectual Property Rights, Academic Bank Credits etc. Few drafts copies are released by UGC and circulated to stake holders and the college has also paid an attention towards the same as mentioned below here under.
- The University Grants Commission (UGC) has released the draft ‘Guidelines for Incorporating Indian Knowledge in Higher Education Curricula’.
- These guidelines aim to help colleges and universities develop courses for introducing students to the Indian Knowledge System (IKS).
About Indian Knowledge System (IKS)
- Established in October 2020, Indian Knowledge System (IKS) is an innovative cell under Ministry of Education (MoE) at AICTE, New Delhi.
- As a concept, IKS was introduced through the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020.
Objectives
- To promote interdisciplinary research on all aspects of IKS,
- Preserve and disseminate IKS for further research and societal applications,
- Actively engage for spreading the rich heritage of our country and traditional knowledge in the field of Arts and literature, Agriculture, Basic Sciences, Engineering & Technology, Architecture, Management, Economics, etc.
Functions of IKS Division
- Facilitate and coordinate IKS based/related inter and trans disciplinary work done by various institutions in India and abroad including universities, institutions of national importance, R&D laboratories and different ministries and inspire private sector organizations to engage with it.
- Establish, guide and monitor subject-wise interdisciplinary research groups comprising of researchers from institutes, centers and individuals.
- Create and promote popularization schemes.
- Facilitate funding of various projects and develop mechanisms to undertake research.
- Make Policy recommendations wherever required for the promotion of IKS
UGC’s Draft Guidelines with respect to IKS
- The University Grants Commission (UGC) has released draft guidelines for the incorporation of the Indian knowledge systems (IKS) in higher education for undergraduate (UG) and postgraduate (PG) courses.
- The UGC has also directed higher educational institutions to share a few suggestions on the draft guidelines by April 30.
- As per the directive, all UGC-recognized universities and institutions are to include subjects related to the Indian knowledge system as part of the National Education Policy 2020.
- The UGC argues that integrating IKS within the existing educational framework will aid in preserving and disseminating Indian Knowledge Systems for further research and societal application.
- Furthermore, the UGC has recommended that every student in UG and PG courses be encouraged to take credit courses in the Indian knowledge systems.
- Specifically, students enrolled in UG programmes in medicine will be required to study the Indian system of medicine, including Ayurveda, Yoga, Unani, Homeopathy, and Siddha, in their first year.
- In other courses, the role of ithihas and puranas will be incorporated to better understand the Vedas in UG and PG programs.
- The six vedangas - Sikha, Chhanda, Vyakrana, Nirukta, Jyotisha and Kalpa will also be integrated into the courses.
- Mathematics in Vedas and Sulba Sutras will also be integrated into the courses. Apart from Dharmasastra and Arthasastra, students will also learn about Indian astronomy.