ADMISSION SEEKING VARIABLES OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE STUDENTS INTHE COLLEGE OF HORTICULTURE, THRISSUR: A PROFILE ANALYSIS

摘要

The present paper is based on the results of a study conducted to investigate the socio-economic backgroundof the undergraduate students in agricultural science who sought admission in the College of Horticulture,Thrissur, Kerala, for the academic year 2004-05. The method of data collection is a survey study throughquestionnaire. The motivational sources to the success of getting admission to this course are also studied. Itis attempted to find out variations if any, in the urban, semi-urban and rural student's approach to seekadmission. The results show that more than 80% of the sample consist of female students; 59% of thestudents hail from rural areas; Hindus occupy 63% of the sample; parents ranked first as the motivationalsources.