Kanwaljit Kaur

Socio personal factors affecting academic performance of undergraduate students of Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana

The present study was conducted to know and compare the factors affecting academic performance and aspirations of undergraduate students of Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana. A sample of 150 students was selected through purposive sampling technique from three colleges of PAU, Ludhiana having Government funded programmes namely B.Sc. (Hons.) Home Science, B.Sc. (Hons.) Agriculture, B. Tech. (Agricultural Engineering and Technology). Data were collected with the help of specially prepared questionnaire. The findings revealed that 53 percentage of students had medium and 19 per cent had high level of academic performance. Significant relationship was observed between academic performance of the students and their health status. Family type, family size, use of internet were significantly associated with academic performance of the students. Significant variations were found among students of different colleges in relation to father’s education, father’s occupation and health status. Health status of students had significant and positive relationship with academic performance of the students. Students should be encouraged to improve their health status.

Work Profile of Women Workers Engaged in Unorganized Sector of Punjab

Abstract The study was conducted in three blocks and six wards of Ludhiana district of Punjab. Seven villages and eight localities were randomly selected from selected blocks and wards. A sample of 200 women (100 rural and 100 urban) was selected randomly according to the availability of workers in unorganized sector. The data were collected with the help of interview schedule. Work profile of the women workers was studied in terms of their type of job, work related characteristics, union membership and availability of facilities. Maximum number (seventy-eight per cent) of urban workers were migrant labour whereas in the rural areas only twenty per cent was recorded. Highest number of rural and urban workers was involved in the domestic work. On the other hand, in rural areas very few numbers of women were involved in construction work and agriculture in urban areas. Majority of them received their own wages at workplace and they were working for maximum days, that is, more than 26 days in a month. None of the respondents was the member of any union. Health check-ups and crèche facility for their children were not provided to them at the workplace. None of them were issued any job cards from their employer/contractor. So there is a need to create awareness among women workers regarding importance and benefits of job cards during any mishappening.