• DR. SUMA JOSEPH
• DR. P. P. SHAJIMON

ABSTRACT Soft Skill is an intangible skill set which is all about how people learn and think. The present study is to study the Soft Skills among Higher Secondary Students using Descriptive Survey Method. The sample consists of 400 Higher Secondary Students selected from six Higher Secondary Schools of Kottayam District. The technique used for selecting the sample is Stratified Random Sampling giving due representation to Type of Management and Discipline. The investigator used a scale- Soft Skills Scale for measuring Soft Skills among Higher Secondary Students. For analysis statistical techniques like Mean, Standard Deviation and Analysis of Variance are used. The findings of the study shows that there is significant difference between the means of scores on Soft Skills among the Higher Secondary Students with regard to Type of Management and Discipline. The study reveals that Type of Management and Discipline of Study has great influence on the Soft Skills of Higher Secondary Students.

Key Words: Soft Skills, Type of Management, Discipline, Higher Secondary Students.

"SOFT SKILLS AMONG HIGHER SECONDARY STUDENTS: INFLUENCE OF TYPE OF MANAGEMENT AND DISCIPLINE OF STUDY", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.4, Issue 1, page no.747-752, January 2017, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1701517.pdf

"SOFT SKILLS AMONG HIGHER SECONDARY STUDENTS: INFLUENCE OF TYPE OF MANAGEMENT AND DISCIPLINE OF STUDY", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.4, Issue 1, page no. pp747-752, January 2017, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1701517.pdf