ASSESSMENT OF CONSTITUTIONAL LITERACY: AWARENESS OF FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS AND DUTIES AMONG STUDENTS OF MANAGEMENT AND ENGINEERING INSTITUTIONS IN PUNE

In todays context, there is a growing emphasis on constitutional literacy, civic responsibility and ethical citizenship of the youth in the context of contemporary higher education. Professional education institutions in India should be expected to impart democratic values along with technical skills to improve the social responsibility, constitutional awareness and responsible citizenry of the future managers and engineers. The present research study, entitled Assessment of Constitutional Awareness: Awareness of Fundamental Rights and Duties among Management and Engineering Institutions students in Pune City evaluates the awareness of the constitution among the higher education students in Pune City. This study focuses on assessing students awareness of Fundamental Rights and Fundamental Duties as mentioned in the Constitution of India and examines the effect of demographic variables and institutional exposure on constitutional awareness. The study is based on the present educational scenario influenced by the National Education Policy, 2020, which focuses on Value and Civic education. The study took a quantitative approach with 415 students from management and engineering institutes at Pune.