Subhankar Chowdhury | 04 November 2026 | The Telegraph
A task force set up by the Suvendu Adhikari government to overhaul higher education syllabi in Bengal will recommend introducing Vedic mathematics at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels.
The revised curricula will also include Chanakya Niti for students of political science and economics, a member of the task force told Metro. The changes could come into effect from the next academic year. The task force, chaired by former UGC chairperson M. Jagadesh Kumar, has been mandated to frame a uniform syllabus for colleges and universities and incorporate the Indian Knowledge System (IKS) into the curricula.
“Earlier, we had some inhibitions about introducing IKS in syllabi. But we have overcome those reservations now and are going to include Vedic maths and Chanakya Niti. We must remember that zero was discovered in ancient India. Experts are exploring various aspects of Vedic maths, like our ancient astronomy,” said Kallol Paul, a Jadavpur University maths professor who is part of the task force. The task force, chaired by former UGC chairperson M. Jagadesh Kumar, has been mandated to frame a uniform syllabus for colleges and universities and incorporate the Indian Knowledge System (IKS) into the curricula.
“Earlier, we had some inhibitions about introducing IKS in syllabi. But we have overcome those reservations now and are going to include Vedic maths and Chanakya Niti. We must remember that zero was discovered in ancient India. Experts are exploring various aspects of Vedic maths, like our ancient astronomy,” said Kallol Paul, a Jadavpur University maths professor who is part of the task force.