Locus of Control and Academic Scores of Undergraduate Students

Abstract

In the global and VUCA (Volatile, Uncertain, Complex, and Ambiguous) world today organizations need to constantly learn and evolve to new environmental conditions. organizations need to create value for their stakeholders and have a competitive edge It is crucial for organizations (Universities, Schools) to value their students and help them evolve into strong resources with their utmost potential so that the organizations and students can mutually grow and create societal value.   In order to achieve this goal organizations require information to distinguish students according to their needs and personality traits and then design suitable methods and designs of study. Locus of control has an effect on the academic achievement of students. It is significant to assess the locus of control of students and provide the required support to them help them to achieve their best potential and academic success. The study was conducted on undergraduate students between the age group of 18-21 from the University of Delhi, India, from the discipline of humanities. With a sample size of 137 undergraduate students. Rotter’s internal-external locus of control(I-E) (1966) scale is administered to assess the locus of control of undergraduate students. A questionnaire for students’ information is designed and collected by Google Forms. The study indicates no association between Internal locus of control and an academic score of undergraduate students of humanities at the University of Delhi, India.