INDIAN KNOWLEDGE SYSTEM (IKS) CELL

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ABOUT THE INDIAN KNOWLEDGE SYSTEM (IKS) CELL

The Indian Knowledge System (IKS) Cell of Teachers Training College (B.Ed.), Aalo, serves as an institutional platform for preserving, promoting, and integrating India’s traditional wisdom, civilizational thought, and indigenous educational practices with modern teacher education. It functions in accordance with the academic frameworks of Rajiv Gandhi University (RGU), Doimukh, and the regulatory norms of ERC–NCTE, New Delhi.

The Cell focuses on embedding Bharatiya philosophical perspectives, cultural literacy, and indigenous pedagogical models into academic processes, as envisioned in the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020. It promotes research, dialogue, and interdisciplinary engagement revolving around traditional knowledge across domains like education, ecology, linguistics, arts, health, ethics, and architecture.

The IKS Cell organizes academic events, documentation drives, faculty development programmes, and collaborative initiatives with national IKS agencies. It ensures proper governance, research integrity, and curriculum integration of indigenous knowledge subjects within the teacher education structure.

Through its sustained academic contributions, the Cell aims to cultivate a holistic educational ecosystem that harmonizes India’s timeless wisdom traditions with contemporary academic needs.

OBJECTIVES OF THE INDIAN KNOWLEDGE SYSTEM (IKS) CELL

1. To embed IKS-based philosophical and pedagogical principles within institutional academic structures.
2. To integrate indigenous learning practices and cultural literacy in line with NEP 2020 mandates.
3. To promote research on traditional knowledge areas covering education, art, ecology, health, ethics, and linguistics.
4. To collaborate with the IKS Division, Ministry of Education, and other national bodies for academic enrichment.
5. To organize seminars, workshops, and discourses on Indian civilizational knowledge and holistic education.
6. To preserve manuscripts, oral traditions, and indigenous knowledge resources through archival systems.
7. To enrich curricula by embedding IKS principles while ensuring academic validity and regulatory compliance.
8. To nurture a culturally rooted yet globally aligned academic ecosystem in teacher education.

FUNCTIONS OF THE INDIAN KNOWLEDGE SYSTEM (IKS) CELL

1. To implement and periodically review pedagogical practices based on IKS philosophy.
2. To curate scholarly resources on Indian traditions, culture, science, and education.
3. To conduct seminars, FDPs, and discourse sessions on traditional Indian pedagogical models.
4. To initiate and supervise research on relevance, validation, and applicability of IKS in modern contexts.
5. To collaborate with IKS national networks for resource sharing and institutional strengthening.
6. To incorporate IKS concepts into the B.Ed. curriculum under university and NCTE guidelines.
7. To maintain digital archives of indigenous practices, manuscripts, and cultural heritage materials.
8. To document and report the Cell’s academic performance to the Principal and statutory bodies.