New UG and PG courses soon on Indian systems of knowledge

 NEW DELHI: In line with the Education Ministry's push for Indian systems of knowledge, new undergraduate and postgraduate courses varying from Vastu to Indian musical instruments will be offered from the 2023–24 academic session.

This new initiative has been taken under the provisions of the New Education Policy, and UGC has already prepared a draught for it.

The new courses are foundation and optional and include Indian Language Science, Indian Vastu Shastra, Indian Logic Science, Metallurgy Science, Sculpture Science, Algebra, Indian Musical Instruments, and Pre-British Period Water Management.

In the foundation course, six vedangas, Indian civilization and culture, Indian mathematics, astrology, Indian health sciences, and Indian agriculture are included.

Besides, higher education institutes across the country will offer courses on idol worship, astrological instruments, Vedic philosophy, health philosophy, and agriculture, among others.

According to the UGC, universities, higher educational institutes, and states across the country have been sent the draught for the courses based on Indian systems of knowledge.

States and educational institutions can send their suggestions on the subject to the UGC until April 30.

According to UGC chairman M. Jagdish Kumar, in the higher educational institutes, admissions will be done under a four-year undergraduate programme.

The students taking admissions in the universities will get at least five percent of their credit from courses based on Indian systems of knowledge.

Initial steps have been taken for that, under which all IIT institutions, chancellors of all universities, and principals of colleges have been contacted. The UGC has sent a letter to all in which it is mentioned that steps have been taken to promote cultural development.

Efforts are on to introduce Vedic mathematics in higher educational institutes. (IANS)

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