Students in Higher Educational Institutions (HEIs) have undergone a drastic change in the past decades. The HEIs have
witnessed expansion and the younger population are more socially and culturally diverse. There has also been a sharp rise
in the number of International students. In the Global Pandemic, the students in HEIs have experienced a serious catastrophe. In this purview, it is
vital to discuss about the difculties faced by the students, the issues and challenges they came across, the student welfare services and its
encouragement towards students' academic and psycho-social wellbeing. Secondary research design is adopted in the study.
Background: Student Welfare is an integral part of the Educational system. It takes care of the physical,
mental, academic, non-academic well-being of the students on campus. Higher Educational Institutions
essentially cater to the young population above 16 years and they constitute a resourceful and a vibrant population of the
nation. If this period of life is shaped and moulded appropriately and holistically, they turn out to be an asset of the country or
otherwise a liability.
Objectives: The aim of this study is to understand and explore the nature and kind of student welfare services prevalent in the
Higher Educational Institution in Puducherry. It also comprehends the activities, policies and practices as part of Student
Welfare Services in Higher Educational Institution in Puducherry.
Nature and Study design: The study is Quantitative, and Descriptive design is adopted.
Materials and Methods: The participants (n=57) were selected randomly from one college, nal year undergraduate male
and female students of Puducherry district of Puducherry UT were the universe. Self-Administered Questionnaire was used to
collect the data. The students were assured of condentiality and anonymity and were requested to answer the questions
truthfully.
Results: This paper addresses the initial results from the pilot study of the research titled “A Study of the Student Welfare
Services prevalent in Higher Educational Institutions in Union Territory of Puducherry” funded by ICSSR-IMPRESS Research
Project (Ministry of Human Resource Development, Delhi). The study contributes to the existing knowledge on the prevalence of
student welfare services in (HEIs) in Puducherry district.
Conclusions: The study comes up with the nature of student welfare services that are prevailing in the Higher Educational
Institution and how it adds to the student's overall wellbeing. The results enhance our understanding of the nature of other HEIs
and provide recommendations on the same. Very few studies have been undertaken in this realm and this will certainly be an
addition to the already existing literature related on the same
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