A comparative study was conducted to know and compare the authentic leadership qualities designated by students of Vedic and formal educational system. A differential design is employed in the present study. Major finding of the study depicts that, majority of the students of Vedic educational systems are show in high level of self awareness, internalized moral perspective, balanced processing and relational transparency, where as the students of formal educational system showed low level of these components of authentic leadership. When analyzed for authentic leadership the students of Vedic educational system showed very high and high level whereas the students of formal educational system showed high and low level of authentic leaders. The results prove that Vedic system is successful in molding the personality of the child and making them authentic leaders. Due to lack of virtues in the students of formal educational system has withdrawn them from becoming authentic leaders
Authentic leadership, Self awareness, Internalized moral perspective, Balance processing, Relational transparency
