Education during Vedic period was divided in two levels namely
*Primary education
*higher education
Primary Education-
The Primary education during Vedic period was arranged in the families .The Vidyarambha Samskara (beginning of education)of the child was initiated on some special day at the age of about 5years.This ritual was conducted by the family priest .The child was bathed ,put on new clothes and was presented before the priest .The priest would spread a new cloth with grains on it. The gods and goddesses were worshipped by Vedic mantras and the child 's finger was made to run on the grains making letters of the alphabets .The priest then fed and paid dakshina.He blessed the child and thus his regular education started.
Higher Education
Higher education during Vedic period, was organised in the Gurukuls' . The children were admitted in Gurukuls at the age of 8-12 years. Upanayan samskar of the child was performed at the time of admission in gurukuls and higher education started after this ceremony.
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