The Gender Perspective: A Study of Student Welfare Services in Higher Educational Institution in Puducherry

Abstract

Student Welfare Services are an integral part of a higher educational
institution. The student welfare services cater to both the academic and
the non-academic needs of the students who enter the HEIs with hope
and enthusiasm. The needs of the students are diverse and they vary with
respect to gender, locale, age, community, region and many more such
factors. The aim of this research is understand the nature and kind of
student welfare services available in the higher education institutions in
Puducherry, India, and how both the genders view them. The study also
focuses on the nature of the activities, policies and practices which are
available in one higher education institution in the Puducherry district