Value Orientation of Degree College Students

Values are those standards or codes of conduct, which are conditioned by one’s cultural tenets, guided by conscience according to which one is supposed to conduct himself and shape his life pattern by integrating his beliefs, ideas and attitudes with a view to realize the cherished ideas. According to the father of Nation Mahatma Gandhi “If wealth is lost nothing is lost If health is lost something is lost If character is lost everything is lost” Mahatma Gandhi stated that the following seven deadly sins should never be committed by any individual. They are: “Wealth without work, Pleasure without consciousness, Knowledge without character, Commerce without morality, Science without humanity, Religion without sacrifice, and Politics without Principles” Each of these perversions reflects lack of values.