HILLWOODS ACADEMY OF HIGHER EDUCATION
Program Name: Bachelor of Computer Applications
Level: Under Graduate
Course / Subject Code: BC01001081
Course / Subject Name: Indian Knowledge System
w. e. f. Academic Year: June-2024
Semester: 1
Category of the Course: Indian Knowledge System (IKS)
Prerequisite: Motivation to learn and explore great Indian heritage
Rationale: INDIAN civilization has permanently attached great value to knowledge. In Bhagavad
Gita, Shree Krishna says – “न हि ज्ञानेन सदृशं पहित्रहिि हिद्यते।” - Indeed, there is
nothing purifying here comparable to Knowledge.
The Indian Knowledge System talks about two types of knowledge (हिध्या), one
अपराहिध्या (worldly knowledge) and पराहिध्या/ब्रह्महिध्या (knowledge which liberate).
However, it is a common perception that the body of knowledge represented in our
Indian Scriptures only relates to some ritual practices. On the contrary, there is an
amazingly large body of intellectual texts, the world's largest collection of manuscripts,
and its attested tradition of texts, thinkers, and schools in so many domains of
knowledge.
It is an exciting and fascinating aspect of knowledge in India that it prevails in diverse
ways and is expressed at varied levels. In many areas such as Medicine, Mathematics,
Science and Technology, Psychology, Philosophy, Agriculture, Grammar, Language,
Dance, Music, and Astrology, to name just a few, there is wide and extensive
knowledge both at the level of the classical texts and the folk traditions. They are often
referred to as “Shastra” and “Lok Parampara” respectively.
This course aims to introduce this great tradition of knowledge to BCA students. This
module will introduce scientific and technological aspects of the great Indian
Knowledge System.
Course Outcome:
After completion of the course, the student will able to:
No Course Outcomes RBT Level
01 Explain about various texts and traditions of the Indian Knowledge System. U
02 Explain the scientific aspects of Sanskrit and its Grammar. U
Explain Indian contribution to mathematics, science, technology, philosophy, health, U
03
and psychology.
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HILLWOODS ACADEMY OF HIGHER EDUCATION
Program Name: Bachelor of Computer Applications
Level: Under Graduate
Course / Subject Code: BC01001081
Course / Subject Name: Indian Knowledge System
Teaching and Examination Scheme:
Teaching Scheme Total Credits
Assessment Pattern and Marks
(in Hours) L+T+ (PR/2) Total
Theory Practical Marks
L T PR C
ESE (E) PA / CA (M) PA/CA (I) ESE (V)
2 0 0 2 70 30 - - 100
Course Content:
Unit No. of % of
Content
No. Hours Weightage
1. Introduction to IKS 2 5
2. The Vedic Corpus 2 5
3. Indian Philosophical System 3 10
4. Scientific Foundation in Linguistics 3 10
5. Indian Number System and Units of Measurement 3 10
6. Knowledge: Framework and Classification 3 10
Indian Mathematics: Vedic Mathematics and other ancient
7 8 40
mathematical work
8 Astronomy 2 5
9 Health, Wellness, and Psychology 2 5
Total 28 100
Suggested Specification Table with Marks (Theory):
Distribution of Theory Marks
R Level U Level A Level N Level E Level C Level
50 50 - - - -
Where R: Remember; U: Understanding; A: Application, N: Analyze and E: Evaluate C: Create (as per
Revised Bloom’s Taxonomy)
References/Suggested Learning Resources:
(a) Books:
1. Introduction to Indian Knowledge System: Concepts and Applications by B. Mahadevan,
Vinayak Rajat Bhat, and Nagendra Pavana R.N.; Publisher: Prentice Hall India
2. Set of five books published by School of IKS (धरोिर),
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HILLWOODS ACADEMY OF HIGHER EDUCATION
Program Name: Bachelor of Computer Applications
Level: Under Graduate
Course / Subject Code: BC01001081
Course / Subject Name: Indian Knowledge System
CO- PO Mapping:
Semester 1 Indian Knowledge System
POs
Course
PO1 PO2 PO3 PO4 PO5 PO6 PO7 PO8 PO9 PO10 PO11
Outcomes
CO1 - - - - - - 2 - - - 1
CO2 2 - - - - - 2 - 3 - 1
CO3 - - - - - - 2 - - 3 1
GTU Legend: ‘3’ for high, ‘2’ for medium, ‘1’ for low and ‘-’ for no correlation of each CO with
PO.
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