Youth play a crucial role in shaping the democratic and political landscape of a nation. In a democratic country like India, the participation and political awareness of young people, particularly students, are essential for the effective functioning and sustainability of democratic values. The present aims to examine the level of political interest among students of higher education and to analyze whether significant differences exist in political interest with respect to selected categorical variables such as gender, location, level of education, stream of study, and type of institution. The study adopted a quantitative approach and was descriptive in nature. A survey method was used to collect data from the respondents. The collected data were analyzed using independent sample t-tests to determine differences among the groups. The findings of the study revealed that there is a significant difference in the political interest of students based on gender, where male students demonstrated a higher level of political interest compared to female students. However, no significant differences were found in political interest with respect to location (urban and rural), level of education (graduation and post-graduation), stream of study (arts and science), and type of institution (government and self-financed).
Dr. Dipmala Bhawal (Sun,) studied this question.