While the Modi government could not set up a separate Gurukul Board of education as was originally proposed by many influential quarters, the Human Resource Development (HRD) ministry is closely examining the possibility of granting an all-India ‘recognition’ or school board/CBSE board-level equivalence to Vedic certifications. 

The government is considering a proposal by the Ujjain-based “Maharshi Sandipani Rashtriya Veda Vidya Pratishthan” for class 10 and class 12-level equivalence for class 10 and class 12-level equivalence for its Ved Bhushan and Ved Vibhushan qualifications, sources told ET. 

The Pratishtan—an autonomous body under the HRD ministry—admits students from Class 5 onwards. While the Ved Bhushan is granted after five years of study, a student earns the Ved Vibhushan after seven years of study.....Read more

Source web page: Economic Times