IGNOU - Centre for Traditional Knowledge Systems (CTKS)

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Focus on R&D activities, networking with other institutes to carry out inter-disciplinary activities, faculty development initiatives etc.
For TK, grass-root level multi-stakeholders need to be taken into confidence by effective consultation for mutual benefits and documentation procedures.
Validation, accreditation and certification of the traditional knowledge without causing disharmony for the traditional communities.
Encouraging traditional community’s interface with industry for transfer of traditional technology.
Development of useful, market driven training modules for the traditional communities.
Identifying the traditional communitarian management systems for assimilation into modern managerial skills.
Capacity building and competencies up-gradation of educated unemployed, drop-outs and multi-stake holding communities for employment generation.