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	SSS. H. Sec. School				Easwaramma School				Divine Discourse

The Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning was founded on November 22, 1981, by Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba. An autonomous body, it has been recognized by the Ministry of Education, Government of India, and the University Grants Commission (UGC), as a Deemed University. The Institute is a regular member of the Association of Indian Universities. The Institute which grew out of the Colleges founded earlier by Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba at Anantapur (A.P.), Whitefield (near Bangalore, Karnataka) and Prasanthi Nilayam (A.P.), aims at imparting Integral Education, development of character being considered the primary objective of education.

In practical terms, the programs offered by the Institute seek to combine the best of both our ancient traditions, and modern advancements. While the foundations are the eternal human values, the superstructure relates to today's Society. The Institute subscribes wholly to the concept and practice of national integration and has adopted an open admission policy, based on merit, encouraging the enrollment of boys and girls from all over the country. In order to effectively mold the student's personality, hostel living has been made compulsory and patterned in the ancient Gurukula style.

Bhagavan Baba is not only the Founder of the Institute, but also its Revered Chancellor. Extremely dear to Bhagavan Baba are the eternal principles of Sathya, Dharma, Santi, Prema and Ahimsa; all aspects of the Institute seek to reflect these noble ideals.

Bhagavan Baba has repeatedly declared that Education is for life and not for making a living. Accordingly, classroom work, hostel life and extra-curricular activities have all been designed to blend, mesh and to achieve a coherent development of the body, the mind and the soul of the student. The watchwords are Duty, Discipline and Devotion. The focus is on purity, and the harmony of thought, word and deed.

Bhagavan Baba has set the goal that when they graduate from the Institute, the students should be fully imbibed with noble ideas, patriotic fervour, compassion for the downtrodden, a desire for selfless service, and above all the firm determination to uphold Sathya and Dharma by observing the twin Vedic injunctions:

Sathyam Vada (Always speak the Truth)
Dharmam Chara (Always engage only in Righteous action)

This Institute is committed to the responsibility of education as stated by Bhagavan:

" .... Education must teach a person what life is, and its goal. It must purify the heart and clarify the vision. It must prevent pollution of heart and hand by habits injurious to the individual, the society and the nation. It must promote virtues and raise the moral and spiritual standards of the educated. There is an ancient axiom which says education imparts humility; humility ensures credibility; credibility brings wealth; wealth induces charity; charity confers peace and joy, here and hereafter."

In practical terms, the students are always expected to:

Love all and Serve all
Help ever and Hurt never

The Institute has several distinctive features. The more important among them are:

• Residential character of the Institute with students and faculty staying on the Campuses.
• An open admission policy enabling students from all over the country to seek admission to various courses, irrespective of income, class, creed, religion or region, making it truly national in character.
• Merit based selection through a very comprehensive testing and interviewing procedure giving adequate weightage to Intellectual attainments and intuitive insight.
• Free Education: The Institute does not charge any type of fees -- Tuition fees, laboratory fees, library fees, examination fees, caution deposit and the like.