Academic Achievement Entrance Test Performance and Intelligence of General and Reserve Category Teacher-trainees:A Comparative Study

The study was conducted to explore the difference in academic achievement, entrance test performance and intelligence of teacher-trainees belonging to general and reserve categories. The sample consisted of 190 B.Ed. students and among them 123 students were of general and 67 were of reserve category. AGroup Test of General Mental Ability by Jalota (1986) was used to assess the intelligence and official records were used to collect data regarding academic achievement and entrance test scores. To analyse the data, percentages were calculated and t-test was applied. The results of the study revealed that there was a significant difference in the academic achievement, entrance test scores and intelligence level of general and reserve category student trainees. It was also found that in the above-average levels of the three variables the percentage of general category trainees was comparatively higher.