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of the courses taken in IKS amount to at least five per cent of the total mandated
credits. The students may be encouraged to take these courses, preferably during the
first four semesters of the UG programme. At least half of these mandated credits
should be in courses in disciplines which are part of IKS and are related to the major
field of specialization that the student is pursuing in the UG programme. They will

be included as a part of the total mandated credits that the student is expected to take
in the major field of specialization. The rest of the mandated credits in IKS can be
included as a part of the mandated Multidisciplinary courses that are to be taken by
every student.
2. All the students should take a Foundational Course in Indian Knowledge System,
which is designed to present an overall introduction to all the streams of IKS relevant
to the UG programme. The foundational IKS course should be broad-based and cover
introductory material on all aspects. It would enable students to explore the most
fundamental ideas that have shaped Indian Knowledge Traditions over the centuries.
Brief outlines of a few Model Curricula that may be followed in the Foundational
Courses in IKS are presented in Appendix.

3. All UG-teaching Institutions should offer a large number of Elective Courses in
IKS, from which the students may choose appropriately so as to complete a requisite
number of courses and credits in IKS. These credits may be apportioned to the core
disciplinary courses and the multidisciplinary courses. These courses could be in
any of the disciplines/topics that are part of IKS, which are related to the field of
specialization that the student is pursuing in the UG programme.

4. The students may be allowed to opt for internship/apprenticeship in any of the
disciplines/topics that are part of IKS.
5. Wherever possible, the students may be encouraged to choose a suitable topic related
to IKS for their project work in the 7/8th semesters of the UG programme.

6. Students who are enrolled in UG programmes in medicine may take a Credit Course
in the first year on Indian Systems of Medicine, which will provide them with a “basic
understanding of Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha, and Homeopathy”
(NEP 20.2), which are continuing traditions of medicine that still attend to the health
needs of large sections of the Indian population. During the second year, the
students may take a two-semester credit course on the Theory and Practice of any
one of the Indian Systems of Medicine, such as Ayurveda, Siddha, Yoga, etc.

7 These provisions may be incorporated into the curricular framework for the respective
programmes with the approval of the competent authority/body of the Higher
Educational Institutions/the concerned professional councils wherever applicable.

2.3 Guidelines for IKS Courses at the PG Level

1. All the students studying for PG programmes in Arts, Commerce and Sciences
should take an adequate number of advanced credit courses in any of the
disciplines/topics that are part of IKS and related to their subject of specialization

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