The IKS Centres program is designed to encourage and fund the establishment of IKS Centres across the country with a view to catalyze original research, education, and dissemination of 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 IKS activities are currently dispersed around many places in the country. There is a strong need to establish centres in the country in traditional schools and STEM educational institutes to focus these efforts. This initiative will
address this critical need.
Each IKS centre consists of three pillars, namely:
- 1) Research pillar
- 2) Education and mentoring pillar
- 3) Outreach and dissemination pillar
It is mandatory for the IKS centres to have deliverables and objectives centreed around all the three pillars.
Conceptual structure of a IKS Centre
One to Two Thematic Areas
Interdisciplinary Research in one to two thematic areas
Education and Mentoring
Outreach and dissemination
Thematic Areas: The proposals for IKS centres are expected to select minimum one (01) and maximum two (02) of the following areas of interest to the IKS Division. These areas of interest are nurtured in all languages of India such as Tamil, Sanskrit, Pali, Prakrit, Arabic, Persian, Kannada, Malayalam, Telugu, Odia, Bengali etc. The knowledge systems have been preserved in many textual, oral traditions and kula paramparas that are practiced. The selected themes cover all broad areas and are relevant for all people, at all times and in all places. This call for proposals has the following priority areas. Please note that applications in other areas will not be considered. We may not fund any proposals in a thematic area if we do not receive high quality proposals.
1. आन्वीक्षिकी विभाग / Vedic Philosophical and Cognitive Sciences
2. इतिहास एवं सभ्यता विभाग / Historical and Civilizational Sciences
3. लौकिकशास्त्र विभाग / Contemporary Social / Cultural Sciences
4. गणित-भौत-ज्यौतिष विभाग / Mathematical, Physical and Astronomical Sciences
5. वाग्विभाग / Speech and Linguistics
6. राजनीति एवं अर्थशास्त्र विभाग / Political, Economic and Strategic sciences
7. भैषज्य एवं आरोग्य विभाग / Medical and Health sciences
8. द्रव्य-गुण-संयोग विभाग / Culinary, Nutritional and Pharmacological Sciences
9. कृषि एवं पशुपाल्य विभाग वार्ता विभाग / Agricultural Science, Veterinary & Animal Husbandry
10. गांधर्व विभाग / Performing Arts
11. यांत्रिक एवं नव्य अभियांत्रिकी विभाग / Mechanical & Digital Design & Engineering
12. वास्तु विभाग / Civil and Architectural Sciences
13. शिल्प-आलेख्य विभाग / Fine Arts and Sculpture
14. रस-धातु विभाग / Chemical, Metallurgical & Material Sciences
15. अलङ्कारादि विभाग / Fashion and Interior Design
16. शैक्षणिक-क्रीड़नीयक विभाग / Edutainment Sciences