During the Vedic period, higher level education had a

During the Vedic period, higher learning followed a specialised curriculum in which advanced learners concentrated on particular branches of knowledge.

It was not a professional curriculum aimed at occupations, since study centred on sacred and intellectual disciplines.

It was not a general curriculum, because higher study meant deep focus rather than broad coverage.

It was not a technical curriculum, as the emphasis lay on the Vedas, philosophy and allied learning.

Advanced pupils pursued fields such as grammar, logic, astronomy and Vedic exegesis.

This specialisation was cultivated through prolonged, individual study under a chosen teacher.