FACTORS INFIUENCING STUDENTS LEVEL OF PREPAREDNESS - A PARADIGM SHIFT FROM DISCIPLINE SPECIFIC TO TRANS DISCIPLINARY STUDIES

Presently in case of Higher Education, there are specific disciplines. However, in the near future, on the
sanction of National Education Policy and its implementation there would be a paradigm shift from discipline
specific to trans-disciplinary studies. Such an education system throws open lots of opportunities for the
younger generation from specific stream based education system to a choice based graduation system. Rather
than selecting one stream for graduation, this system proposes trans-disciplinary options based on their
strengths and weaknesses. The major focus of the entire policy is on the students' and naturally the students
play a pivotal role in the success of this dream project. Every coin has two sides, though many good things
are proposed in the Plan document, the consideration of students' mindset for the transition holds highest
weightage. This paper makes an attempt to study the physical, psychological, economicfactors influencing
the level of preparedness of the students that would affect this transition. The study consists of primary and
secondary data. A structured questionnaire was used for data collection. Null hypotheses were tested
usingMann-Whitney U test and Kruskal Wallis test. This study will help understand the different factors
affecting student preparedness for accepting the shift from discipline specific to trans-disciplinary studies