Volume : IV, Issue : XII, December - 2014

Socio–Economic Status of Dalit Students in Arts and Science Colleges

Dr. T. Kanakaraj, C. Natarajan

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The present study aims at socio economic status of dalit students in arts and science colleges affiliated to Manonmaniam Sundaranar University. The sample consists of seven hundred arts and science college students from Thoothukudi and Tirunelveli districts of Tamilnadu. Socio economic status scale developed and standardized by Raibir Singh, Radhey Shyam and Satish Kumar (2006) and was used for collecting the data. Normative survey method was adopted for the present study. The data was analysed using percentage analysis, mean, median, standard deviation and ‘t’– test. The study reveals that there is a significant difference between socio economic status of dalit students in arts and science colleges affiliated to Manonmaniam Sundaranar University in terms of religion, locality of institution, status of institution.

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Dr.T.Kanakaraj, C.Natarajan Socio-Economic Status of Dalit Students in Arts and Science Colleges Indian Journal of Applied Research, Vol.4, Issue : 12 December 2014

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