STATUS OF ADJUSTMENT AMONG THE STUDENTS PURSUING FOUR YEAR UNDER GRADUATE PROGRAMME (NEP 2020)
Keywords:
FYUGP, NEP, Adjustment, Gender, Tribal, Non-tribal, Adolescence.,,Abstract
Change is the only constant aspect of any society and adjustment is one of the major concerns in
the society. In the current scenario education in India has taken a new turn after the introduction
of NEP2020. The changes in the structure and pattern of higher education might have aroused
some adjustment problem among the students. Adjustment can be understood as a process of
adapting oneself by an individual in different situation or environment. Adjustment is one of the
major concerns in the present era where every aspect and stage of an individual’s life influenced
by different factors. This study aims to study the status of Adjustment among the undergraduate
students pursuing Four Years Under Graduate Programme under NEP2020. The study tends to
study the level of adjustment among the students, difference between the level of adjustment
between male and female and tribal and non-tribal students. The investigator has selected 226
students as the sample of the study. The study implemented Adjustment Inventory Scale developed
and standardized by H. S. Asthana for the study. The study revealed that the students had
satisfactory level of adjustment while pursuing Four Years Under Graduate Programme under
NEP2020, there was no influence of gender and community on the level of adjustment among the
students.
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