Financial Awareness: A Survey of Students in Bhopal

Abstract: A total of 496 students of Engineering and MBA were surveyed to determine their awareness about personal finance and investment. The sample consisted of 268 students of MBA programme and 228 students pursuing B.Tech. programme. These students were broadly categorized here as management students and non-management students. The following  three dimensions were primarily assessed in the study- financial behaviour, financial attitude and financial knowledge. This study shows that the level of financial awareness among college students in Bhopal is very low.

financial awareness, financial knowledge, financial behavior, financial attitudes

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