India, Aug. 21 -- The University Grants Commission (UGC) released draft model curricula for undergraduate Political Science courses that include a core or compulsory course on "Tradition of Political Thinking in Bharat", a discipline-specific elective on "Rajadharma Tradition in India", and general electives on Vinayak Damodar Savarkar, Deen Dayal Upadhyaya, B.R. Ambedkar, Mahatma Gandhi, Basaveshwar and Thiruvalluvar.

UGC secretary Manish Joshi said in a notice on Wednesday that the body has developed draft Learning Outcomes based Curriculum Framework (LOCF) for nine subjects so far. These include anthropology, chemistry, commerce, economics, geography, home science, mathematics, physical education and political science.

"The draft LOC...