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B.E. (Computer Engineering) Indian Knowledge System Syllabus - Mumbai University 2026

The University has moved this degree onto NEP 2020 one year at a time. The first and second years are NEP 2020 syllabi; the third and fourth years are still examined on the REV-2019 'C' Scheme, which is what the University sets for them this year.

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Semester 2 · First Year CE · 2 credits

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Syllabus for Indian Knowledge System

Semester 2 · First Year CE · 2 credits

Module I: Introduction to the Indian Knowledge System (I.K.S.)

  • Basic knowledge and scope of IKS
  • IKS in ancient India and modern India,
  • Bhartiya education system – ancient to modern era,
  • Sources of Education, Aim of Education, Curriculum, methods of learning,
  • Educational Institutes, Higher Educational Institutions,
  • Advantages and Disadvantages of the Gurukul System,
  • Distinguish between the Gurukul system And the Modern Education System

Module II: Development of Scientific Thoughts in Ancient India

  • Development in Science, Technology, Astronomy, Mathematics, and Life Sciences Life Science, Physiology, Ayurveda, etc.

Module II: Development of Arts & Culture in India

  • Introduction to Ancient Architecture (Arts, Forts, Paintings, Sculpture, Temple architecture, etc)
  • Development in performing arts & culture: Music, Art of singing, Art of dancing, Natyakala Cultural traditions and Folk arts

Module I: Good Governance in Ancient India

  • Introduction to Indian religions
  • Moral and Ethical Governance
  • Vishva Kalyan through Vasudhaiva Kutumbkam
  • Principles of Good Governance about Ramayana, Mahabharat, Artha Sastra and Kauṭilyan State

Module V: Contribution of Indian Scientist & Nobel Laureates

  • Baudhayan, Aryabhatta, Brahmgupta, Bhaskaracharya, Varahamihira, Nagarjuna, Susruta, Kanada & Charak
  • Rabindranath Tagore, C.V. Raman, Har Gobind Khorana, Mother Teresa, Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar, Amartya Sen, V.S. Naipaul, Venkatraman Ramakrishnan, Kailash Satyarthi and Abhijit Banerjee

Module V: Sustainable Practices in Ancient India

  • Agriculture, waste management, water conservation, forest conservation, architecture, urban planning, biodiversity preservation, etc
  • Yoga, pranayama, and meditation for health and well-being

Text Books

  • 1 1. A.K Bag, History of technology in India (Set 3 vol), Indian Nation Science Academy, 1997.
  • 2 An Introduction to Indian Knowledge Systems: Concepts and Applications, B Mahadevan, V R Bhat, and Nagendra Pavana R N; 2022 (Prentice Hall of India).
  • 3 Ancient Indian Knowledge: Implications To Education System, Boski Singh; 2019
  • 4 India’s Glorious Scientific Tradition by Suresh Soni; 2010 (Ocean Books Pvt. Ltd.)
  • 5 Indian Art: Forms, Concerns, and Development in Historical Perspective (History of Science, Philosophy and Culture in Indian Civilization), General Editor: D.P. Chattopadhyaya, Ed. By. B.N. Goswamy; 1999 Munshiram Manoharlal Publishers Pvt. Ltd.
  • 6 Indian Knowledge Systems: Vol I and II, Kapil Kapoor and A K Singh; 2005 (D.K. Print World Ltd).
  • 7 Pandey, K.K. Kriya Sarira Comprehensive Human Physiology, Chaukhambha Sanskrit series, Varanasi, 2018
  • 8 Shukla Vidyadhar & Tripathi Ravidatt, Aayurved ka Itihas evam Parichay, Chaukhambha Sanskrit Sansthaan, New Delhi, 2017
  • 9 Textbook on The Knowledge System of Bharata by Bhag Chand Chauhan; 2023 (Garuda Prakashan) 6. Pride of India- A Glimpse of India’s Scientific Heritage edited by Pradeep Kohle et al. Samskrit Bharati; 2006
  • 10 Traditional Knowledge System in India, Amit Jha

Reproduced from the University of Mumbai syllabus for B.E. (Computer Engineering) under NEP 2020, in force from the academic year 2024-25. Wording is as printed in that syllabus. Module numbering is as printed there too.

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