CHARACTERISTIC OF INFORMAL EDUCATION

1. It is incidental and natural learning. it is not imparted through any formal lessons.
2. There is no definite aim or definite course or definite curriculum.
3. There is no fixed time.
4. It is not deliberately planned.
5. There are no fees to be given.
6. We get education by living with others and through our life experiences and others life experiences.
7. Agencies of informal education is the wide canvas of the world that we come in contact with – home, family, society, club, church, media, etc.
8. There is no mental strain while learning. It is a natural process.
9. It takes place throughout the life of the individual.
10. There is no specific age for informal education.
11. There are no certificates or degrees or diplomas awarded.
12. Rather than gaining knowledge, we gain life skills and the ways of the world.
13. It is self learning.