A STUDY ON ACHIEVEMENT MOTIVATION AND SOCIO ECONOMIC STATUS OF COLLEGE STUDENTS IN TIRUNELVELI DISTRICT

The present study was conducted to know the achievement motivation and socio economic status of college students in Tirunelveli district. The investigator collected data from 320 college students in Tirunelveli district. The data thus obtained were analysed by using appropriate statistical techniques such as mean, SD, t-test, ANOVA and correlation. The obtained results showed that there exist a significant low positive correlation between achievement motivation and socio economic status of college students. There is no significant difference in the achievement motivation of college students with respect to the gender, locality of the college, locality of students’ residence and type of the college. There is no significant difference in the socio economic status of college students with respect to the gender, locality of the college and locality of students’ residence. There is significant difference in the socio economic status of college students with respect to the type of college. The college students are ready to take the responsibilities and eager to work in any kind of environment for their betterment in their life. We hope that our college students support our country to attain sustainable development in all the areas and for the behavioral change of individuals.