Indian Knowledge Systems
AICTE IKS Division · Ministry of Education · Govt of India
IKS internship — ancient wisdom meets modern documentation, real research impact.
Rediscover and document India's ancient wisdom
Vedic Mathematics · Ayurveda · Yoga Science · Sanskrit · Traditional Architecture · Astronomy
The Indian Knowledge Systems (IKS) Division, set up by AICTE under the Ministry of Education, works to preserve, document and integrate India's vast traditional knowledge — from Vedic mathematics and Ayurvedic pharmacology to traditional architecture, astronomy and Sanskrit texts — into modern technical education. IKS internships place students inside research, documentation and content-development projects that reconnect contemporary engineering with India's five-thousand-year intellectual heritage.
What you get
Fellowship at a glance
- Stipend as declared on each posting
- Official AICTE IKS research & documentation certificate
- Exposure to primary manuscript sources and traditional knowledge systems
- Mentorship from IKS faculty, Sanskrit scholars and domain experts
- AICTE-verified internship reflected on your portal profile
AICTE IKS internship dashboard
Postings, seats and open positions attributed to the IKS programme, counted from the portal's database as you read this. Nothing here is typed in — a zero means the programme has not published a posting yet, and the moment it does these tiles move.
Who can apply, and what it is worth
The programme is open through your existing AICTE profile. Project assignment is made by the IKS Division based on your discipline and the knowledge domain being documented.
Who can apply
Students from any engineering, science, humanities, architecture or management discipline with curiosity about India's traditional knowledge systems and research skills.
Duration
Documentation and research internships run 6–12 weeks. Content-development and curriculum-integration roles run 2–4 months. The exact window is on each posting.
Certificate on completion
An official AICTE IKS research and documentation certificate issued on project delivery, endorsed by the Ministry of Education.
One profile, every posting
The AICTE profile you already have applies here. No separate IKS registration, no second document upload.
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- Official AICTE IKS · Ministry of Education programme
- IKS research & documentation certificate on completion
- Open to all disciplines — engineering, science & humanities
Official AICTE IKS · Ministry of Education programmeVedic Maths, Ayurveda, Sanskrit, Traditional Architecture & Astronomy tracksStipend, where declared, paid monthly via the portal