Authors: Dr. Shubhangi Harihar Patil
Abstract: The aim was to explore the common aptitudes and interests of students from rural and urban areas of Vidarbha and match them with relevant courses in the five professional fields of medicine, engineering, commerce, arts, and applied arts. In this context, general aptitude tests and aptitude finder tests were utilized to identify the general aptitude and specific aptitudes of rural students. The researchers endeavored to integrate curricula related to the fields of medicine, engineering, commerce, arts, and applied arts. The Purpose of the present research study is recognized that if rural students were provided with proper educational and economic opportunities, they could progress in the right direction, achieve future success, and lead happy lives. The research revealed that while students in urban areas had access to educational, economic, social, physical, and natural facilities, their counterparts in rural areas lacked such access for the present research; data was collected using survey research method. The present research study covered nine out of eleven districts in Vidarbha region by purposive sampling method Furthermore, due to the inclusion of class 10 students in all Marathi medium schools across rural and urban areas of Vidarbha, the findings of the research were applicable to Class 10 students in Marathi medium schools throughout Vidarbha region. It was decided to get a certified standard from the office of "Departmental Business Guidance Centre, Nagpur" to analyze the collected information. After ensuring that the collected information was properly analyzed; the collected information was classified and analyzed as per the standard criteria. The finding of the research study is Interest and General aptitude in the field of medical and engineering of rural students is less as compared to urban students. However, the situation in the field of commerce and art is opposite. General aptitude and aptitude in the field of applied arts is also higher among urban students than rural students.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.19564860
