physicochemical

Research Note
J.Res. ANGRAU 39(1&2)79-81, 2011
STRESS OF ASSISTANT PROFESSORS IN ANGRAU,
RAJENDRANAGAR,HYDERABAD
P. PADMAJA and K. PRABHAKAR
Department of Extension Education,College of Agriculture,
Acharya NG Ranga Agricultural University, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad 500 030
The teachers were assumed to be under a
constant stress due to their multiple roles. Keeping
this in view the present research was undertaken to
compare the level of stress among the assistant
professors of College of the Agriculture,
Rajendranagar, Hyderabad.
Only 22 Assistant Professors returned the
filled up questionnaire out of 90 persons contacted
and these were taken for this study. Ex-post facto
research design was used for the study. The collected
information was processed and tabulated.
Among the respondent Assistant Professors,
majority (86.3%) belonged to middle age group of 35
to 55 (table1). Whereas Annual Income 45.4% per
cent of respondents ranged from to Rs 4.01 to 6.00
lakhs and 18.11% per cent had above Rs. 6.01 lakhs
of annual income. Majority of the respondents (72.7%)
had medium teaching experience. Majority of the
respondents (63.6%) had low training exposure
Majority (68.19%) of respondents had medium
achievement motivation. Incase of merits and awards,
majority (27.2%) had ICAR level awards followed by
National level (18.19%), University level
(4.54%).(Achamamaba and Kumar 1993).
Table 1. Profile of the respondent Assistant Professors
S.No Profile Frequency Percentage
1. Age
Young Age 2 09.1
Middle Age 19 86.3
Old Age I 04.5
2. Sex
Male 16 72.7
Female 6 27.2
3. Educational Qualification
M.Sc 7 31.8
Ph.D 15 68.1
4. Family Type
Joint Family 2 9.1
Nuclear Family 20 90.9
5. Monthly Income
Between
15000- 22000 7 31.8
22001- 29000 10 45.4
29001-36000 5 22.7
6. Annual Income
2.00-4.00 lakhs 8 36.3
4.01-6.00 lakhs 10 45.4
6.01 lakhs & above 4 18.1
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