An Assessment Of The Socio-Economic Status Of The Minority Girls Students At Secondary Level In Paschim Medinipur District Of West Bengal.

The present study has been carried out to assess the socio-economic status of the minority girls students studying at secondary level. It also makes an attempt to find out the difference in the socio economic status of minority girls students based on their location and type of schools. Population for the present study comprised of the parents of minority girls students studying at the secondary level in Paschim Medinipur districts of West Bengal. Out of the existing population the researcher has selected 80 samples by following the purposive sampling method. A standardized tool developed by Dr. Rajiv Bharadwaj 'Socio-economic Status Scale' (SESS) (2005) was modified and standardized for collection of primary data. Collected data have been tabulated and enumerated. After that those data were analyzed in the SPSS 20. Version with the help of descriptive statistics and inferential statistics. The findings indicate that the socio economic status of the minority girls students studying at secondary level is low and there is no significant difference in the socio economic status of the minority girls students based on their sub samples.