A Study of Academic Achievement of Post Graduate Students belonging to General and Reserved Category

Abstract

This investigation was undertaken to study the academic achievement of Jammu University postgraduate students. The study sample comprise of a total 360 P.G students which was further bifurcated into students belonging to two distinct strata’s that were general and reserved categories (OBC, SC & ST). The P.G students selected from reserved category constitute equal number of students in each category that were 60 OBC’s, 60 SC’s and 60 ST’s and the rest 180 belongs to general category. Descriptive survey method was employed for the purpose of the study. The sample has been chosen on the basis of proportionate stratified random sampling technique. Aggregate marks obtained by the each sample subjects in their first, second and third end semester examinations were collected from the official records of the respective departments for the estimation of their educational accomplishment. For disseminating the results percentages were utilized as a statistical technique. The study highlighted the academic performance of students from the same university environment based on their social status.