ATTITUDE AND ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT OF SCHEDULED CASTE(SC) AND SCHEDULED TRIBE(ST) STUDENTS TOWARDS EDUCATION AT SECONDARY LEVEL IN WEST BENGAL- AN EXPLORATORY STUDY

The education plays an important role in the development of the world. Therefore, the development of the society and the world depends on education. The world will continue to develop as long as there is education, learning and teaching through the educative process. Education is the most powerful instrument for national development in respect of social, economic and natural. Education has always been accorded an honored place in Indian society and among juveniles educated men and women who are found to display the charactersstrength and ability to commit to the national service and development. If our Nation desires to cement its sound position in the international world in tandem with its rich cultural legacy and its special potential, learning is fundamental. The academic motivation of SC and ST students is shaped by their unique social, economic, and cultural contexts. SC students may be motivated by the desire to escape the caste-based discrimination and poverty they face, while ST students may be less motivated due to isolation, limited access to education, and the value placed on traditional lifestyles. However, both groups benefit from affirmative action policies, which aim to level the playing field and offer opportunities for educational and social mobility. Ultimately, the motivation of these students varies depending on individual circumstances, community influences, and external factors such as government support and societal attitudes towards education.The current research measure academic achievement motivation based on nine different dimension and these are interest towards study, good relations with teachers, interest towards school, leisure time activities, need of success, prefer the good achieve, preference for difficult task, persistence and self-awareness and calculated their tvalue and all the case we found the result is not significant