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ABSTRACT
The objective of this study is to explore the components of academic stress among the Masters of Business Administration students of GTU affiliated colleges. Many researchers have identified the components of Academic stress and different stressors which impact the students. This study further tries to enlighten each component of academic stress such as curriculum and instruction, team work related issues, assessment, and placement, impact on performance and outcomes of Academic stress. Three major stressors have been identified which affect the performance and three major outcomes of stress. Around twelve micro issues have been identified under the curriculum and instruction component while three stressors were prioritized related to team work; seven sub issues regarding assessment and three micro issues under placement components of academic stress. The sample comprises of 118 Masters of Business Administration students of GTU affiliated colleges from all the five zones of Gujarat. Data was collected through structured academic stress questionnaire.
Keywords: Stress, Academic Stress, Stressors.
INTRODUCTION:
India has one of the largest education systems in the world. The Indian education system is divided into two major segments: core and non-core businesses. The core group consists of schools and higher education, while the non-core business focuses on segments such as pre- schools, vocational training and coaching classes. 1
MBA is one of the most common career choices amongst the youth in India today.There are 1600 business schools in India offering two year MBA programs and various universities have also formed2. Among these GTU (Gujarat Technology Universtiy was established vide Government of Gujarat legislature act no 20 of 2007, dated 16th May 20073.
Stress in academic institutions can have both positive and negative consequences if not well managed. Academic institutions have different work settings compared to nonacademic and therefore one would expect the difference in symptoms, causes, and consequences of stress in the two set up. Stress seems to be very common in college student's life. They have to survive academically and to prepare themselves for further graduate or professional trainings.
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