Indian Knowledge System simply means traditional indigenous ancient knowledge sources which are still in practice in the country since ancient times. E.g. Ayurveda as a health management system or Indian Classical Music & Dance, etc. In the era of modernization, the world is facing the limitations of the so-called Modern Western Knowledge System. The Western idea of development has created enormous challenges for mankind. Indian Knowledge System has solutions for many world challenges. For the last couple of centuries, Indian Knowledge System has not been attended to in the proper sense. It has been put aside as the knowledge of spirituality or religious rituals. Ironically IKS has such a huge potential that India was the richest country on the earth for a few thousand years. Travelers & visitors from all over the world were searching India in the quest for wealth & knowledge.

New National Education Policy 2020 has emphasized the IKS & making IKS applicable in today's world. Indian Knowledge System has the world's largest knowledge base available with it. Astonishingly the voyage of knowledge is continuous & still available. There are more than 10 million manuscripts available out of which hardly 5% have been studied. The remaining 95% of scripts are waiting to get explored. The whole world is looking to India to guide and provide directions for sustainable living. IKS does not have only spiritual knowledge but it contains mainly an application-oriented knowledge system for all times.

The central government has decided to explore the potential of IKS for modern times. The present conventional education system in the country has limitations to employment generation. The students are neither getting jobs with ready skill sets nor they can start self-employment. The government has now decided to make radical changes in the present education system through NEP 2020. Every UG & PG student has to acquire now a minimum of 5 % credits from IKS out of the total credits required for achieving total credits for a degree. It will create a revolution. The Foundation of the new education system will be Indian Knowledge System i.e. IKS. But there is a lack of IKS professionals, IKS faculty, IKS teachers, and IKS experts. IKS consultants are not available in the country. There will be a huge demand for IKS experts in the future. They will work as the backbone for the change that is expected to happen.
Bhishma School of Indian Knowledge Systems is devotedly working in the same direction to fulfill this gap in IKS expertise. Bhishma has launched four Masters programs, aligned with NEP 2020 to develop IKS expertise in the country.