Write in brief the nature of syllabus and curriculam of Sanskrit subject.
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In what might seem to some as the ultimate post-colonial irony, a British exam board is promoting its curriculum and certification for Sanskrit in India. CIE, the Cambridge International Examinations board has been in talks with a number of Indian schools to explore the possibility of students sitting the IGCSE (International General Certificate of Secondary Education) in 2016. The curriculum was created by the Sanskrit faculty at St James School, which has been teaching Sanskrit in London for nearly four decades. Their textbooks are published by Motilal Banarasidass, and carry a foreword by Prof Satya Vrat Shastri, chairman of a commission set up by the Modi government to "assess the present status of Sanskrit education and integrate the language into the modern education system". The Sanskrit faculty at St James will also offer teacher training to schools that subscribe to the curriculum.