Abstract
India is a secular and democratic country, which provides freedom to each and every individual to choose their own life style, type of education and vocation. Thus, our society is divided into different socio-economic groups. As per the government statistics nearly 15% of total population of our country belongs to the higher socio- economic status. It may not be considered as good sign but on the other hand about one third of total population is still deprived of even basic needs like food, clothing and shelter. In such conditions, it is extremely difficult for them to send their children for education in schools. However, the major chunk of Indian population belongs to middle class.The people of this group always try to imitate the life style of higher socio economic status group. Thus, in the hope of matching their standards with this group, they work hard and in many cases they succeed in doing so by achieving success in their respective areas.While on the other hand this competitive attitude leads them in the troubles and frustration in majority of cases. People belonging to this group don't have enough money to bear the expenditure incurred on quality school education, which is considered as the key of success for higher and professional education.This is the basic factor which creates a dilemma.Because of financial constraints,majority people of our country despite having high aspirations and the desire to receive and excel in professional and higher education are unable to fulfill their wishes.Professional courses like B.Tech., MBBS and B.D.S. are the most popular and most attractive among the Indian masses. The people who are in these professions enjoy the great respect and social approval in the society. Doctors are considered as the God on the earth. One of the most important factors, which provide these professions social approval, is that they yield high monitory returns, glamorous life style and opportunity to go abroad. Studies conducted in the related areas show that SES plays a pivotal role in the achievement of the students in the field of education. Mehrotra, S.A. (1986) found out that in both boys and girls there was a positive relationship between SES of the family of the students and academic achievement. Jain, S.P. and Shah, l. M. (1974) revealed that family background also aspires for the professional education; Mangat, D. (1988) studied the relationship between socio-economic status and academic achievement and SES and found that SES exhibited a significant relationship with academic achievement. Jayaram, N. (1976) found out that the admission to higher professional education is based on socio-economic background and ability to afford the financial constrains of social courses. Further it has also been found that those students selected in higher education were overwhelmingly a meritorious lot, and continued it in merit and latter academic performance as well. Thus, it is clear that the students belonging to higher socio-economic status tend to qualify more for B.Tech.,MBBS,and B.D.S.other professional courses.
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