Overview

• Key modules include sutra-based algebra using Paravartya Yojayet, Kala Ganana, the panchanga and muhurtas, and comparative time units like Ghatis and Vighatis versus GMT and IST.
• The syllabus draws on classical works such as Surya Siddhanta and Aryabhatiyam and surveys ancient observatories and the Ujjain prime meridian.
• Elective and value-added options span Bhaskara II’s Lilavati, a philosophy of Indian mathematics course, a ‘Bharatiya Innovations’ survey, and mathematics in the Narada Purana.
• Framed under the NEP 2020 LOCF, the model organizes offerings into Discipline Specific Core, Discipline Specific Electives and Generic Electives, with minors and value-added courses.
• Committee chair Sushil K Tomar describes the proposal as a transformative, widely consulted reform, while mathematician Amber Habib cautions it may not prepare students for modern research or master’s programs at IITs and IISERs.