How HSC Qualifying Exam Scores Influence on Students’ Higher Educational Performance?

The main intention of the research paper is to find out the relation of students' performance at degree level higher education examinations with HSC Board or equivalent exam qualifying marks for admissions. The study has taken a sample of first 10 merit admission scores of each continuous 5 years' batches from a college. Their performance at various semesters and final degree exams has been considered for analysis with HSC admission scores. The statistical measure of correlation and trend percentages of 3 years of each batch has been used for evaluation. The HSC admission scores have been considered to be the independent variable and the base year. Except for the last single batch, the degree exam performances of all other first four batches show a strong correlation with HSC admission scores, and also there are commensurate trend percentage attainments at degree exams though numerically not equal. In other words, the paper has been able to prove that the students' performance at degree level examinations is consistent with their HSC admission scores and concludes that the high scoring students are more sincere and particular in the study and they maintain consistency in performance even after higher secondary school education. The researcher has used his own college student admission data, results, and university exam results for sample analysis.