VEDIC SYSTEM OF EDUCATION:

A GREAT SUPPORT OF PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT OF

COLLEGE STUDENT

INTRODUCTION

When the entire World was in darkness, the knowledge of Sun

has risen in the horizon of Aryabarta, the rays illumined the
entire land and the world later. An epoch-making event in the
history of Indian System of Education is the beginning of
culture, literature and science during the Vedic period. The
period from 1500 BC to 1000 BC is mostly considered the Vedic
period of education as most of the Vedic literature were
composed. The Indians were mostly indifferent to material
advancement. So, India could make less progress in material
and economic realm. But her contribution in the field of
education was illumining very true, it is that no such remarkable
progress was made in different areas of knowledge. Vedic
education by and large, was successful in developing character,
moral science, personality, different branches of knowledge and
for attainment of social efficiency and prosperity.

IMPORTANCE OF VEDIC EDUCATION

Development of character of the students was epitomized

during the Vedic period. The Vedic teacher realized that if the
students would learn good manners, sound habits and positive
attitude from early life their future would be peaceful, happy
and sublime. Regulated diary routine work was regarded
indispensable for developing in students a sound moral
character.
Students were required to lead disciplined and regulated life
doing all activities in time without fail. Simple living, high
thinking, honesty, sincerity, dutifulness, obedience, loyalty,
fellow feeling, reverence to elders etc were duly emphasized for
character development.

WHAT IS PERSONALITY

Most educational philosophers consider all round harmonious

development of individual to be the main aim of education. In
other words, physical, mental and spiritual of child’s personality
should be harmoniously developed. Gandhi Ji laid stress on this
aim of education. According to him, “true education is that
which draws out and simultaneously the spiritual, intellectual
and physical faculties of children. “Pestalozzi also has
highlighted this aim of education.
AIMS OF VEDIC EDUCATION FOR PERSONALITY
DEVELOPMENT OF THE COLLEGE STUDENT:-
1. Inculcation of a spirit of piety righteousness.
2. Preservation and spread of ancient of culture.
3. Development of personality.
4. Formation of character.
5. Inculcation of vocational efficiency.
Aim and principle of Vedic system of education if will be
followed by the present of the college student, no doubt they
will improve their character, personality, thought and behaviour.
Really if they will think full and realized the aims of education,
definitely they will sound from personality point of you. Hence it
is clear that Vedic system of education a great support for
personality development of college student.
CONCLUSION
The aim of Vedic education was very lofty. It aimed at providing
opportunity for the development of human qualities to enable
students to get full opportunity to develop themselves fully. It is
beyond doubt that “Vedic” education was fully capable of high
character building, development of various branches of
knowledge, Social personality etc.