Factors affecting academic performance and aspirations of undergraduate students of Punjab agricultural University, Ludhiana
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2016
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The present study was conducted to know and compare the factors affecting academic
performance and aspirations of undergraduate students of Punjab Agricultural University,
Ludhiana. A sample of 150 students was selected through purposive sampling technique from
three colleges of PAU, Ludhiana having Government funded programmes namely B.Sc.
(Hons.) Home Science, B.Sc. (Hons.) Agriculture, B.Tech. (Agricultural Engineering &
Technology). Data were collected with the help of specially prepared questionnaire. Factors
affecting academic performance of the students were identified by consulting literature and
after discussion with members of advisory committee. Major factors affecting academic
performance in study were socio- personal, academic, teachers, parents, guidance and
councelling etc. The findings revealed that 53 percentage of students had medium and 19 per
cent had high level of academic performance. Fifty five percentage of students aspired for
further study followed by service in Government and private sector. Only six percent of the
students were aspired to become entrepreneur. Horticulture, Soil Science, Farm Machinery
and Power Engineering, Soil and Water Engineering, Food and Nutrition and Human
Development subjects were preferred by the students in their respective post- graduation
programme. Significant variations were found among students of different colleges in relation
to extra coaching at 10 +2 level, reasons for taking admission in PAU, study habits, college
facilities, participation as well as level of participation in sports and cultural activities,
teachers attention to personal needs and problems, biasness by teachers, help form advisor at
time of problem, incentive by parents for higher academic performance and aspirations for
job in Government sector. Significant relationship was observed between academic
performance of the students and other factors like percentage of marks and extra coaching at
10+2 level, appearance in supplementary and compartment examination, study habits, health
status, participation in sports and cultural activities. Use of internet, family type, family size,
getting scholarship, involvement in students union activities, biasness by teachers towards
students, encouragement in class activities by teachers, punishment by parents, were significantly associated with academic performance of the students. There was no association
of the level of academic performance, father’s occupation and mother’s occupation with
aspirations of the students, but significant association was observed between aspirations of the
students and independent variables like father’s education, mother’s education, counseling
services and family background.