Col Prof Dr. SP Agarwal, vice chancellor of Sai Nath University, emphasised the importance of character building, ethical values and holistic development while addressing the Leaders of Learning – Principal’s Conclave, held in Ranchi on October 24.

The conclave brought together distinguished education leaders, including Shashi Ranjan, State Project Director, Jharkhand Education Project Council (JEPC); Prof. Saroj Sharma, Vice Chancellor, Ranchi University, and Vice Chancellors, along with principals, administrators and academicians from institutions across Jharkhand.

He underlined that educational institutions have a larger responsibility to nurture students into responsible, ethical and socially conscious citizens. Character formation and human values, he emphasised, should complement academic learning and technical competence.