The University Grants Commission (UGC), on March 16, 2023, issued a notification regarding Draft Guidelines for introducing courses based on Indian Heritage and Culture.
ln pursuance of the National Education Policy (NEP-2020) which lays emphasis on the promotion of Indian Heritage and Culture, the UGC has come up with "Guidelines for introducing courses based on Indian Heritage and Culture, such as Universal Human Values, Vedic Mathematics, Yoga, Ayurveda, Sanskrit, Indian Languages, Music and Classical Dance Forms to attract international Learners to India. The guidelines provide for Higher Educational Institutions (HEls) to offer tailor-made courses to individuals in the field such as those identified above as credit-based modular programs.
The draft "Guidelines for introducing courses based on Indian Heritage and Culture' are available on the UGC website. Feedback suggestions are invited from the stakeholders and the same may be latest by March 31, 2023.
[Notification No. 1-2/2022(Rajbhasha/NEP)]
