ARTICLE · 29 MAY 2014

Education Sector In India - Legal Perspective & Analysis

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Education, in simple parlance, means to impart knowledge and make it available to others. The word has been derived from the latin word "education" which means "bring up".

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By Vinay Vaish, Advocate & Partner – Vaish Associates, Advocates,
email: [email protected] Phone: +91 11 42492525 & +91 11 42492512 (Direct)

INTRODUCTION

Education, in simple parlance, means to impart knowledge and make it available to others. The word has been derived from the latin word "education" which means "bring up". Thus, education means to bring out what is within you. The term 'education' refers to levels of education, and includes access to education, the standard and quality of education, and the conditions under which it is given.¹

It is an expression of knowledge that a person brings out from within himself and imparts it to the other. The meaning of education in social codes and manners, from as early as the 1610s, was "systematic schooling and training for work"². Hence, education has always meant delivering knowledge, knowhow and skills in an organized place.

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