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Guidelines for Training/ Orientation of Faculty on IKS

courses may only be taught at particular centers where experts are available, and these

courses could become the ‘USP’ of a particular center.
 Courses must be developed in a range of subjects across natural sciences, social sciences,

humanities, engineering, medicine, agriculture, community knowledge systems, fine and

performing arts, vocational skills, etc, which have IKS content. The courses must have a clear
mapping of the traditional subjects in IKS with the modern subjects such as chemistry,

mathematics, physics, agriculture, etc.
2.3 Suggestions for effective implementation

3 To connect with the oral tradition of IKS, one practical session on the ancient technique of
memorization, with a few examples from primary texts, would be helpful.

4 A few immersive sessions on Yoga, Meditation, Ayurveda, Classical Music should be arranged

to give teachers some grounding in the experiential aspects of IKS.
5 One session on Ayurveda with reference to self-exploration (Ayurvedic Personality Test) will

be very helpful at a personal level.
6 The higher education institutions with the help of the MoE-IKS cell and all scholars may build

a database of authentic books, papers, articles, videos. Faculty members may be invited to
contribute to the database, with a mechanism for peer review to assess the quality of the

submitted material.

7 Master trainer program could be implemented under Malviya Mission. This would be more
cost effective and will bring efficiency in implementation of IKS in right spirit as proposed in
these guidelines.
8 Malviya mission centres could be designated as the nodal agencies for preparing reading
materials and recorded lectures for training of faculty on the various subjects mentioned in
the document for FIP & Refresher Courses and Short term programs.

9 A suggested roadmap of effective implementation is shown below.

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