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NEED OF CHARACTER EDUCATION IN UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES

Dr Sonal Shukla,Ms Neha Anand

Volume: 3 Issue: 3 2013

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In all the colleges of science and engineering students are taught Humanities as a subject. What is the significance of these subjects for future engineers and scientists? Not only for the students of science & technology humanities is being applicable for all professionals whether an engineer, a doctor, a lawyer, a teacher, a politician, a leader, an economist or even a businessman. Humanities provide an insightful understanding into moral, ethical, political & ideological forces. A society that comes under the category of successful society depends upon charity, altruism, civility, compassion and generosity. It is only Humanities that emphasize the importance of these characteristics. Today people are becoming too self centered. They are doing things being in the little sphere of their own concerns without realizing that they are society and any action done by them for the welfare of society will come to them in turn ultimately. This paper will discuss the significance of moral values in professional education and role of humanities in developing these values in one’s personality.

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