1 TWO-DAY NATIONAL SEMINAR ON QUALITY CONCERNS IN HIGHER EDUCATION 10th & 11th September, 2015 Organized by IQAC AND SCHOOL OF EDUCATION, CENTRAL UNIVERSITY OF KASHMIR IN COLLABORATION WITH NAAC CORE LIFE SKILL EDUCATION: RELEVANCE AND IMPORTANCE Mustafa Majid Sheikh Research Scholar School of Education Central University of Kashmir Email: mustafaislam303@gmail.com Abstract Education in India has seen enormous growth over the past decade, both in the enrolment as well as in the number of learning institutes imparting education. Education plays an important role towards the overall development of human personality. It is the education which helps in the formation of a sound personality and sound attitude in an individual. An individual is always faced with many problems and issues in his life. If the problems and issues faced by an individual are not resolved then he may face the issues like role confusion and negative identity which may further result in mismatch of abilities and desires and unpreparedness for the future challenges of life. These issues or the problems faced by an individual can be more disastrous if they occur during adolescence or during youthful age. India has the world's largest youth population despite having a smaller population than China, a latest report by United Nations Population Fund’s (UNFPA). The report titled „The power of 1.8 billion‟, said 28 per cent of India‟s population is 10 to 24 year-olds. Here it becomes imperatives to provide Core life skills education to this chunk of population. Life skill education will ensure that the learning needs of all young people and adults are met through equitable access to appropriate learning and life-skills programmes. The aim of life skills is to develop the abilities for adaptive and positive behavior that enable individuals to deal effectively with the demands and challenges of everyday life. . To make youths the valuable assets of the society and to transform them into the individuals with high capabilities and potentialities, educational system needs to be reformed and reconstructed by giving due importance to life skill education. Life skills are abilities which will help in general well being and psychosocial competence of the individual. Life skill will facilitate in empowering the young people to take rational decisions and promote healthy and positive social relationships. The skills also encompasses of being able to establish productive and constructive interpersonal relationships with other members of society. The main aim of this article is to understand the importance of core Life Skills Education. In present paper the investigator tries highlight the importance of life skills, life skill education and the benefits of imparting life skill education in our curriculum. Key words: Life skill, life skill education, UN,