Choice of Faculty And Socio–Economic Profile of College Students: Implications For Their Aspirations

Shri Satishkumar G; Dr Shanta B Astige

Volume : IV, Issue : II, February - 2015

Choice of Faculty And Socio–Economic Profile of College Students: Implications For Their Aspirations

Shri Satishkumar G, Dr Shanta B Astige,

Abstract :

The main objective of the paper is to examine whether there is any relationship between choice of faculty viz., Arts, Commerce and Science by college students and their socioeconomic background with possible consequences for occupational aspirations. The assumption on which the paper is based is that since faculties have varying degrees of employment potential, enrolment of students is closely linked with their socioeconomic background. More poorer, older and rural students are enrolled in Arts than in Science courses. Data were collected by administering a structured questionnaire on the final year/ last semester college students in Gulbarga. The chief finding was that by and large there was a correspondence between students� socioeconomic background and the choice of faculty. To be specific, a greater proportion of college students drawn from higher castes classes and with urban background were found in commerce and science courses. This shows that the socially and economically better-off groups continue to reap the benefits of higher education.