Overview

• Proposed courses include sutra-based algebra (Bharatiya Bijaganita), polynomial division via the Paravartya Yojayet sutra, and Kala Gaṇana covering traditional timekeeping.
• The draft draws on texts such as the Sūrya Siddhānta and Āryabhaṭīyam, introduces cosmic time cycles, and compares Vedic units like ghatis with GMT and IST while noting Ujjain’s prime meridian.
• Value-added offerings feature Bhaskara II’s Līlāvatī, a philosophy of Indian mathematics course, a ‘Bharatiya Innovations’ survey, and modules on mathematics in the Narada Purana.
• Curriculum committee chair Sushil K. Tomar describes the framework as a transformative, consultative effort intended to produce professionally competent graduates.
• Shiv Nadar University’s Amber Habib cautions that an emphasis on ancient content could leave students less prepared for modern research and master’s programs at institutions like the IITs and IISERs.