A Study on Political Interest and Leadership Qualities among College Students and its Impact on Viksit Bharat @ 2047
Keywords:
Political Interest, Leadership Qualities, College Students, Viksit Bharat 2047, Youth Empowerment, Civic Engagement, PIS, LQS, VBIQ, Survey Method, Rajasthan.Abstract
The present study examines the level of political interest and leadership qualities among college students, and analyses their perceived contribution to India’s Viksit Bharat @ 2047 national development vision. A stratified random sample of 150 college students was drawn from three degree colleges, with equal representation across three streams — Arts (n=50), Commerce (n=50), and Science (n=50) — comprising 78 male and 72 female respondents. Three instruments were used: the standardized Political Interest Scale (PIS) by Dr. Suresh Kumar Singh & Dr. B.B. Pandey (1988), the Leadership Quality Scale (LQS) by Dr. Poorva Jain & Ms. Pratibha Dwivedi (2015), and a self developed Viksit Bharat Impact Questionnaire (VBIQ) of 30 items (ρ = 0.85). Data were analysed using Mean, Standard Deviation, t-test, and Pearson’s Correlation Coefficient.
