Impact of Family’s Socio-Economic Status on the Meritorious Performance of University Entrants

Abstract

The present study was designed to explore the relationship between the socio-economic status and entrance merit of the university entrance toppers. Purposive sampling technique was used to draw the sample from various departments of Kashmir University. The sample for the present study consisted of all the first five top merit holders in the entrance test conducted by Kashmir University for admission to various postgraduate courses (N=185). Data was collected by using Kalia and Sahu’s Socio-Economic Status Scale to measure the socio-economic status of the toppers and by using PG entrance merit points of the university entrance toppers. Pearson’s Product Moment Correlation Coefficient was used to analyse the data. The findings of the study revealed that there exists a significant negative relationship between the socio-economic status and entrance merit of the university entrance toppers.

Keywords: Entrance toppers, socio-economic status, Entrance merit