Impact of Hostel Life on Personality Development and Self Management Skills amongst Female Students in Rajasthan

When students go for further studies in other institutions, away from their home, then they live in a new place for a particular duration, which can be called as hostel life. Generally referred to a place of education where students from distant places resides to pursue formal education. Sometimes, parents also think that the atmosphere in a hostel is favorable for studies. Sometimes guardians cannot control their naughty wards at home. So they sent them to hostels. They may be corrected there. This study emphasis the perception of girls students towards the hostel life as well as the positive impacts of hostel life to develop their personality. Study on the same subject conducted very rare in this area. This study helps the parents of the students and students both to understand the significance of hostel life and its impact on the personality of a student. The data have collected through primary sources through a questionnaire. The major objectives of the study are to identify the weakness of students before coming to the hostel, to study the impact of hostel life to develop the personality of students, to investigate the influence of a multicultural environment and to study the learning of self management techniques among students during hostel life. This study also helps to improve the services in hostel as per the suggestions of students.