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so that the total credits of the courses taken by the student in IKS amount to at least
five percent of the total mandated credits.

2. The students may be allowed to opt for taking additional courses in disciplines/
topics that are part of IKS if such an option is available and is consistent with the
requirements of the PG programme.

2.4 Guidelines for IKS Courses in Sanskrit and Indian Language Universities

1. There are a number of Universities in the country which are designated as Sanskrit or
Indian Language Universities. These Universities should strive to broaden their scope
and develop into Universities of Indian Knowledge System without giving up their
focus on Sanskrit or the Indian Language of their region.
2. All students who are enrolled in UG programmes in the Sanskrit or Indian Language
Universities should take the following credit courses in IKS:

• A two-semester Foundational Course in IKS is designed to present an overall
introduction to all the streams of IKS.

• A two-semester Multidisciplinary Course on “IKS and Contemporary
Knowledge in a Selected Discipline”. The Universities should make due
efforts to offer such courses in several disciplines that are part of IKS so that
the students can choose their courses appropriately. For instance, the students
studying Nyāya-Śāstra could opt to take a two-semester course on “Nyāya
and the Greco-European Tradition of Logic.”
• A Course on “Manuscriptology and Critical Editing of Texts”.

2.5 Guidelines for PG Programmes in Disciplines that are Part of IKS
1. Currently, there are some PG courses in disciplines that are part of IKS, such as
Master of Arts in Indian Music, Master of Arts in Indian Philosophy, PG courses
in different streams of Indian Systems of Medicine, etc. Many of the Sanskrit
Universities also have an Acharya or Masters Degree programme in various Śāstras.

2. It is the view of this Committee that these courses need to be redesigned so as to
ensure that they are anchored in the tradition of IKS. As of now, the PG courses in
Indian Music, Indian Philosophy, or even Ayurveda or the studies of Śāstras in
Sanskrit Universities are not particularly related to the perspective of IKS and tend
to teach Western epistemologies and methodologies for studying and conducting
research in these streams. While some of the latter may be required, the perspective
and the main emphasis of these courses have to be rooted in the perspective of IKS.

3. After such PG programmes in disciplines that are part of IKS are approved and begin
to be taught, the same curricula may be adopted for conducting NET examinations
in these disciplines that are part of IKS. For instance, students who study a master’s
programme in Nyaya or Ganita will write a NET examination in Nyaya or Ganita,
respectively.

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