Person Perception of Students on Reservation in Higher Education in India

Abstract

The present study aimed to determine the person perception of students on reservation in higher education. The respondents of the study were from three districts of Kerala. The data were collected using a Person Perception Scale. The brief profile of the total respondents (N = 490) shows 195 boys and 295 girls; 305 rural and 185 urban; 320 government and 170 private; 338 Above Poverty Line (APL) and 152 Below Poverty Line (BPL)), respectively. The study adopted a random sampling technique. The data collected were analysed for mean, standard deviation and t-test techniques. The result of the study revealed that boys have a higher person perception than girls; rural students have a higher person perception than urban students; government school students have a higher person perception than private school students; students who belong to the APL category have a higher person perception than BPL category; regarding reservation in higher education. And in total, students possess an average level (60%) of person perception on reservation in higher education.

Keywords

Person perception reservation higher education statistical techniques

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