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Higher Education System itt., , Higher education provides peaple with an opportunity to reflect on the critical, social, economical,, cultural, moral, and spiritual issues facing humanity. It contributes to the national development, , through dissemination of specialized knowledge and skills, , Indian higher education system, which includes technical education, is one of the largest in the, world, just after the United States and China, , ‘There are three principle levels of qualification in higher education:, , © Undergraduate level leading to bachelor’s degree, , © Postgraduate level leading to master’s degree, © Research level leading to Ph_D., Fellowship, or Post Doctorate

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Institutions of Higher Learning and Fy, , Education in Ancient India —, , © Inancient times, there were two education systems, such as “Vedic’ and “Buddhist”, , O The Vedic system refers to Vedas, the six Vedangas (phonetics, ritualistic knowledge, grammar,, exegetics, metrics and astronomy), Upanishads, the six Darshanas (Nyaya, Vaisheshika,, Sankhya, Yoga, Mimamsa and Vedanta). Puranas (history), Tarka shastra (logic) There were, some allied subjects also., , O Sanskrit was the medium of instruction in Vedic system. Vedanga was the synonym of all these, subjects taken together, where it corroborates the performance of sacrifice, correct, pronunciation, knowledge of prosody, etymology, grammar and Jyotishi or the science of, calendar.

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Institutions of Higher Learning and Fy, , Education in Ancient India —, , Fducation involved the comprehension of three basic stages involved in the process, O Sravana : Stage of acquiring knowledge of “Shrutis” by listening, , O Manana : Meaning pupils to think, analyze themselves about what they heard, assimilate the, lessons taught by their teacher and make their own inferences., , O Nididhyasana : Meaning comprehension of truth and apply it into real life., , The main goal of life is self-realization despite all people have different inclinations. The, preservation and enrichment of culture, character and cultivation of noble ideals were the main, aims. There was to be holistic development of the individual by taking care of both the inner and the, outer self.