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# Education in Ancient India c2.1

Education in Ancient India c2.1

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### [c2.1](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.altekar-1934-2.c2.1)

| | PAGE |  
| Preface . . . . .  iii | |  
| Abbreviations and Transliteration ... ... vii | |  
| Chap. I. The Conception and Ideals of Education ... ... 1 | |  
| Chap. II. Some Educational Principles and Postulates ... ... 22 | |  
| Chap. III. The Teacher and the Student ... 48 | |  
| Chap. IV. Educational Organisation and Finance ... ... 70 | |  
| Chap. V. Some Educational Centres and Institutions ... ... 103 | |  
| Chap. VI. Higher Literary Education; Curriculum, Method of Teaching and Examinations ... ... 143 | |  
| Chap. VII. Primary Education ... ... 170 | |  
| Chap. VIII. Professional & Useful Education ... 184 | |  
| Chap. IX. Female Education ... ... 204 | |  
| Chap. X. A General Resume ... ... 225 | |  
| Section A, Buddhism and Ancient Indian Education ... 225 | |  
| Section B, Period-wise Survey ... 233 | |  
| Chap. XI. Achievements and Failures ... 241 | |

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