Social and economic status of an individual has great impact on sports activities of students at different levels of education. Concepts and theories that connect Socioeconomic Status (SES) and sports activities of students studying at University level will help the strategists to plan well for the future of sports enthusiasts, universities and for the nation too. There have been numerous studies carried out by several researchers across the world to help policy makers. There are various factors that impact the participation in sports by people of younger generation. The SES and the interest in sports and participation in sports across the world provides opportunity to understand various strategies adopted by governments and sports clubs to attract the younger generation to actively participate in sports. This research paper has tried to capture the work of research scholars across the world, from different countries, who have been actively contributing towards understanding of SES factors and participation in sports.

Performance in academics and sports by students is directly affected by the socio-economic status. Economic status of families is usually measured by the household items they possess. This study has divided the household items into three categories: Vital household items, Essential household items and Desirable household items using statistical technique. All most all the families possess vital household items but not owning essential household items which are brought as status symbol cannot have an impact on academic performance or interest in sports. It has been found that the academic performance or inculcating interest in sports by students is irrespective of their family's social status. Various statistical techniques are used to study the impact of socio-economic status on the students' performance in academics and sports.