Level of Aspirations and Home Conditions of Distant Learners in the Context of their Sex

The researcher studied the level of aspirations and the home condition of distant learners of IGNOU. The sample comprised 300 students (150 Male and 150 Female) studying in Indira Gandhi Nationals Open University. M.A. Shah and Mahesh Bhargava's Test has been used for exploring the level of aspiration of distant learners. The researcher herself prepared the Home Condition Inventory for collecting the information regarding the various dimensions of home conditions. ‘t’ test has been used to find out the deference between level of aspiration of male and female distant learners Again ‘t’ test has been used to find out the difference between home conditions of male and female distant learners. Results revealed that the male distant learners have high level of aspiration as compared to male distant learners. Female distant learners have better home conditions as compared to male distant learners.