A STUDY ON THE RELATIONSHIP OF ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AND SOCIO ECONOMIC STATUS OF HIGHER SECONDARY LEVEL STUDENTS

The present study has been undertaken to study the relationship of academic achievement and socio economic status of higher secondary school students. The sample consisted of 100 students of higher secondary final year randomly taken from 10 higher secondary institutions of kamrup rural district. Pearson's coefficient of correlation was used to analyze the data. The study revealed that there exist significant relationship between academic achievement and socio economic status of higher secondary school students of kamrup rural district. It reveals that socio economic status affects academic achievement of the students.