AICTE’s Indian Knowledge Systems division launches three new initiatives

NEW DELHI: Indian Knowledge Systems, Ministry of Education at All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), has launched three initiatives namely proposals for new IKS centres, competitive research proposals and student internships programme at an online event conducted today in the presence of AICTE members.

Interested candidates and experts are invited to visit the website of the IKS Division (https://iksindia.org/) for registrations and for more information on the various initiatives of the IKS Division and its activities.

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The IKS Centres programme is designed to encourage and fund the setting up of IKS Centres across the country with a view to catalyze original research, education and dissemination of the IKS knowledge. The goal of the IKS Centres is to act as a catalyst for initiating research, education, and outreach activities in various parts of the country.

The Competitive Grants programme of the IKS is designed to encourage and fund research studies that will contribute to the research mission of the IKS Division. Its goal is to make catalytic grants that encourage original, serious, and deep scholarly investigations in IKS and rejuvenate IKS research in India. The funds available to support the Competitive Grants programme are discretionary funds provided by the Ministry of Education, Govt. of India to support the activities of the IKS Division.

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There is a strong need to promote IKS in the country in traditional schools and STEM educational institutes which will be addressed by the IKS Internship programme. The programme is designed to encourage youth to take up deeper study of various topics related to IKS.

The focus is to create opportunities for students to contribute and be involved in active research during the summer breaks or anytime during the year. The applications for internships are being solicited through a country-wide open application process. Selected students will be paired with IKS experts who have vast experience in that field. The interns are expected to work on short research projects, activities/workshops, etc. as suggested by the IKS Division in consultation with the experts.

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The IKS Division has launched these new initiatives to promote interdisciplinary research activities. Furthermore, it seeks to encourage the study of traditional concepts, methods, technologies, or approaches using modern tools and approaches wherever necessary, to find sustainable indigenous solutions to contemporary societal problems based on a deeper understanding of Indian Knowledge Systems.