A STUDY OF THE IMPORTANCE OF TRAINING ON EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES FOR STUDENTS WITH SPECIAL FOCUS ON CULTURAL ACTIVITIES

While a major focus of formal education is on curriculum, the extra-curricular activities have multi-fold benefits.
Apart from excelling in a particular area, they also help in building several virtues and values, thereby
contributing to the overall personality development of the students. This study which was undertaken with a view
to study the various areas of cultural activities – Dance, Drama, Fine Arts, Literary and Music, and their benefits
for the students, has also highlighted the need for skill trainings in such areas. With the use of primary data, this
study has underlined the importance of skill training in overall personality development among the students of
degree college and has proposed that more such trainings should be conducted.