Assessing The Current State of Decision-Making Skills Among Higher Education Students in West Bengal

Abstract

This study presents an assessment of the present status of decision-making skills among higher education students in West Bengal, India. Decision-making skills are critical for academic success and future professional endeavors. The ability to make decisions is an essential life skill and a positive competency of daily life. Decision-making competence is a positive competency. The main aim of the present study was to investigate the Assessment of the Current State of Decision-Making Skills among Higher Education Students in West Bengal. Another minor objective was to explore the current state of decision-making skill among Higher Education Students. The study is based on a cross-sectional survey with 134 units as its sample size. The information was gathered at random from students in Kolkata, Howrah, and Hooghly districts located in the state of West Bengal.  Findings yielded that female students were better at making decisions than male students. Students from urban places were better at making decisions from rural places students. Students at the post-graduate level were better at making decisions than those at the graduate level. Depending upon the Caste OBC-B students were better at making decisions than SC, OBC-A, General and ST students. Somehow, being able to make decisions and feeling good about yourself were linked in a good way and at the 0.05 level.