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A Study on Mentoring of Undergraduate Student: A Pragmatic Approach

Received: 5 July 2022     Accepted: 10 August 2022     Published: 21 September 2022
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Abstract

Education is something more than learning chapters or topics; education is associated with the overall development of one’s life. To make this statement a reality the student mentoring system is introduced in the colleges which are popularly known as education mentoring. This system is implemented to help the students to cope up with the problems and challenges faced in this real world. Research regarding mentoring increased rapidly during the last twenty years and described qualities of mentors, relationship, importance etc. The purpose of this study is to analyze the impact of mentoring on undergraduate student’s life in different aspects such as in understanding roles and duties as student towards organization and his studies, understanding culture of organization which will them to adapt the environment, building new skills which are required to be future ready, solving difficult issues of academics as well as of personal life, identifying their strength and weaknesses to make plan for future. For this research 120 students were surveyed from different colleges of Jabalpur of different streams. For collection of data questioner was distributed among 150 students out of which 120 responses were received. The result shows that mentoring has positive impact on undergraduates. This paper will look at the impact of mentoring on undergraduates; problems faced in the process and present some concrete suggestions to remove barriers in the process. Teachers and mentors can point out all new approaches and ways for mentoring.

Published in Education Journal (Volume 11, Issue 5)
DOI 10.11648/j.edu.20221105.16
Page(s) 249-253
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Keywords

Mentor, Mentee, Students, Mentoring Session, Positive Environment, Positive Outcomes

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  • Indus Institute of Management Studies (IIMS), Indus University, Ahemdabad, India

  • Commerce, St. Aloysisus College, Jabalpur, India

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