To study the level of reading comprehension in hindi and study habits of under achievers in VIII standard

The study aim to investigate the level of reading comprehension in Hindi and study habits of class VIII students. Survey method is adopted in the present study. The sample for the present study was 200 students of VIII class belonging to Karnal District of Haryana. The sample for the study was selected by stratified random sampling. The investigators used reading comprehensions test constructed and validated by Selvaraj. It is observed from various studies that the underachievers have poor reading comprehension, but this study reveals that underachievers have average Hindi reading comprehension. This study found that the boy students have lower study habit in comparison to girls. Boy students should be given better attention in sparing more time for reading.