International Science Community Association International Research Journal of Social Sciences 2319 - 3565 3 7 2014 July 14 Study on self Concept among Rural Girl students 29 35 EN Nithya R. 1 Department of Psychology, PSG College of Arts and Science, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, INDIA P. Mahendran 2 Arshad Ali 1 Centre for Media and Communication Studies, University of Gujrat, Post code 50700 Gujrat, Punjab, PAKISTAN HassanSyed Ali 2 S.V. Chandrashekar 1 School of Criminology and Criminal Justice, Rani Channamma University, Belagavi, Karnataka, INDIA Kesarwani Ranjana 1 International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS), Mumbai, INDIA Yadav Awdhesh 2 Upadhyay 1 Makhanlal Chaturvedi Rashtriya Patrakarita Evam Sanchar Vishwavidyalaya, Bhopal, INDIA Indu BalKrishna 2 Maheswari K.Kavitha 1 P.G. and Research Department of Social Work, Shrimati Indira Gandhi College, Tiruchirappalli-620002, Tamil Nadu, INDIA Singh J.GodwinPrem 2 P.G. and Research Department of Social Work, Bishop Heber College,Tiruchirappalli- 620017, Tamil Nadu, INDIA > Research Paper 2014 5 22 2014 July 14 The self concept is the individual’s perception of her abilities and her status and roles in the outer world. There is a causal relationship between the self concept and the rate of learning and achievement. It is one of the important determinants of achievement motivation. The ideal self is important for higher aspiration and high future performance. The students’ self concept will decide what goals suit him and how she should strive for their realisation and it will also determine her level of aspiration. This descriptive study is an attempt to know perceived level of self-concept among the rural girl students in Pennagaram Block of Dharmapuri District. There were 370 respondents selected by using stratified proportionate random sampling technique constituted the sample. The researcher used questionnaire pertaining to personal data along with .Self -concept questionnairedeveloped by Dr. Rajkumar Saraswat. Major findings of this study revealed that more than half (56.5%) of the respondents had high self concept. As per the study results it is understood that no socio-demographic variable has influence over the respondent’s self concept except the course of study. Copyright@ International Science Community Association