A Study on the Awareness Level Towards the Nan Mudhalvan Scheme Among Students in Coimbatore City

Development of skill has been a necessary part of higher education as students need to respond to the demands of the industry that changes and improves their employability. In response to this requirement, the Government of Tamil Nadu came up with the Nan Mudhalvan Scheme, whose aim is to offer formal and industry-focused training and career advice to learners in the state. Such schemes awareness is critical in the decision of student participation and general success of the scheme. The current research is based on investigating the degree of awareness about the Nan Mudhalvan Scheme among students in Coimbatore city. Primary data is used in the research based on a structured questionnaire conducted on 113 respondents. The data was analysed by using descriptive statistics and Chi-square tests in order to determine whether socio-demographic factors affect the level of awareness or not. The results give insight that 54.9 percent of the respondents are highly aware, whereas 45.1 percent of the respondents are less aware. Statistical analysis however reveals that the awareness level is not significantly correlated with age, gender, educational qualification, current status, institution type, and area of residence. The research comes to the conclusion that despite the moderately high level of awareness among the students, there is still room to improve this by enhancing institutional communication and focusing the awareness efforts.