The India International Multiversity was launched at the dawn of the 21st century to advance the paradigm of ‘Integrative Education’ that aims to dissolve the barriers separating different disciplines of learning in the traditional education system. Multiversity is striving to bring about the synthesis of Science, Spirituality and Culture to impart holistic knowledge to its aspiring learners. Multiversity’s education system is being built on the foundations of the Indian Knowledge System enshrined in Upanishads, Bhagavad Gita and Brahma-Sutra, the triad of Indian philosophy, which explores and enunciates the nature of Ultimate Reality, which is the very purpose of education. The objective is to create and nurture the next generation thinkers and philosophers, scientists and engineers, artists and architects, healers and doctors, economists and businessmen, managers and leaders, who will animate the emerging global society, understanding the ‘oneness’ in the multiplicity of this multi-splendored world.

Multiversity aims to resurrect India’s ancient ‘Gurukul’ system of learning that originated thousands of years back in the Vedic times which is still practised with reverence in many branches of learning such as classical music and dance, Yoga and Ayurveda, and traditional arts and crafts. Retaining its essential core of learning from the Master or Guru, the ancient Gurukul system will be reinterpreted for the contemporary world driven by science and technology.

In its education system, Multiversity will leverage the current and emerging advances in Information and Communication Technology (ICT) covering technology enhanced learning, eLearning, mLearning, interactive TV-centric learning, education eGovernance and emerging modes of communication and collaboration. In this process it will dissolve the barriers of distance, languages and economic levels for aspiring learners of tomorrow. Instead of bringing students to the portals of university, Multiversity will reach out to the doors of its learners.

The new integrative education system that Multiversity is advancing will coexist and will be interoperable with the formal education system of today. It will be possible to move from one system to the other as well as to take advantage of both the systems simultaneously. Multiversity will recognise the non-formal experiential education that occurs in real life. Through its tiered Membership Program, it will recognise people from different walks of life who have developed skills and competencies or new knowledge in their respective fields of work and made a noteworthy contribution to society.

Multiversity will incorporate multiple modes of learning in its education system such as learning in classroom, learning by exploration, learning by doing, learning through enquiry, creative learning and even learning through failure. The aim is to go beyond the present examination-centric learning to creative learning that is joyful and experiential. The Gurukul system will make it possible to offer personalised learning and ICT will make mass personalised learning possible.

Multiversity will try to teach to its students the art and science of living that can impart heightened meaning to their life. Multiversity believes it is possible to endow all the six opulences to one’s life namely, Success, Prosperity, Righteousness, Generosity, Knowledge and Detachment through integral education based on the synthesis of science, spirituality and culture.