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Education is the basic tool of human development. Development of innate abilities, increment in knowledge & arts and behavioral changes are brought about in humans by education only and he is made a civilized, cultured and able citizen. This work starts at the birth of a child only. Soon after birth, parents start teaching him hearing and speaking. When child grows little, then he is taught to sit, move, eat and social behavioral norms. At the age of 3–4 years, child starts to read and at this very age, he is sent to school. In school, his education goes on in organized way. Apart from school, he also learns at home and in community and the process of learning and teaching keeps going even after school and for the whole life. If we watch in detail, then in any society this process keeps functioning always. In its real sense, the permanent process of learning and teaching in any society is called education. If we look at it from application point of view, then it has two applications one is in the form of process and second is the result of that process. When we say that his education is going on fi ne, then education means process here. When we say that he has received higher education, then it is the result. But modern academicians accept education as a process only. They are of the view that in any process, result is inherent. At present, result of education process is expressed in the form of knowledge, ability and behavioral change. Basic role in the education process to explain the format of the philosophers, sociologist, politician, philosophers, economists, psychologists and scientists have played and everyone saw their approaches to educationat the end and defi ned. Here we present a brief description of all of these approaches piece by understanding the nature of education based on facts and will attempt to defi ne it.