This descriptive study proposes to analyse the perceptual change among Management students regarding their own abilities after having gone through training in soft skills. The training was conducted at Kalka Institute for Research and Advanced Studies, Meerut (Affiliated to U.P. technical University, Lucknow and C.C.S. University, Meerut and Approved by A.I.C.T.E) for duration of three months (Dec, 2014 to March, 2015). The students trained belonged to the second & fourth semesters of MBA and P.G.D.M programme. This study has taken NACUE's top ten most desirable skills that the industry looks for in the young Management pass-outs. The soft skills taught to the students included ability to communicate and create or analyse written report, ability to work as members of team, ability to negotiate and convince others, ability to plan & organize activities and prioritize events, awareness of IT technology trends, Technical knowledge related to the Job/function, Decision making and problem solving, Developing positive attitude, Work well under pressure, motivate and lead others.
The findings revealed that the Mean Weighted discrepancy scores (MWDS) were highest for communication and negotiation skills and least for awareness of IT technology trends, technical knowledge related job/function, decision making and problem solving and work well under-pressure. Finally the study uses the Borich (1980) needs assessment model to identify those skills to be given highest priority in upcoming training modules in order to enhance student's confidence level in handling managerial assignments and competency. The paired T-test statistics by using SPSS were also used in this study to measure the impact of three months training in Soft Skills. The study revealed that after having undergone the training in Soft Skills, the students perceived a positive improvement in their managerial abilities and had improved self-confidence levels.
