A Study On Factors Determining The Selection Of Higher Educational Institutions After Schooling Among Students In India

Abstract

ducation is no longer a dreams and plans. In the increasing global competitions and information technology, people are aware about the options and opportunities available and try to utilize the most to choose best among the institutions of higher education. The research is based on the primary data collection approach. For this purpose, a survey using self-administered questionnaire was carried out. The collected data were then analyzed and discussed by using percentage analysis, descriptive statistics, and chi square test. This study is to gain more insight into the factors which determine the selection of institutions for higher learning. It has been observed that teaching quality is the most important factor that influences a student to select his/her higher educational institutions followed by institution facilities, environmental friendly place and placement. This study has also found that high standard teaching influences the students’ interest followed by knowl edgeable faculty, helpful academic staffs and knowledgeable admission staffs.