Achievement motivation is considered a prerequisite for success in academic settings. The present study was
carried out with the objectives to investigate the gender related differences and differences across academic
majors on achievement motivation among college students. The study was carried on 80 undergraduate students
of various colleges from Jammu region, 40 males and 40 females (ages 18-23 years) selected by purposive
sampling method. As per research plan all 80 subjects were selected on the basis of gender (males and females)
and academic majors (arts and sciences) using Achievement Motivation Scale. t- Test was used for deriving the
results. Significant difference was found between the achievement motivation of sciences and arts stream
students and achievement motivation among male and female college students. The differences indicate
significant role of gender and academic majors in achievement motivation of college students

A study to evaluate the relationship between the spiritual intelligence and adjustment among the college students was conducted on a sample of 250 students in six various colleges of Tuticorin district, Tamil Nadu, India. Gender, religion, community, major subject, educational qualification of father and mother, student locality, college type, father and mother's occupation and monthly family income (n = 11 variables) were chosen for the study. Test of significance for spiritual intelligence and adjustment was studied and found them nonsignificant except student locality, found to be significant. Two valid and reliable instruments were used to assess student's spiritual intelligence and adjustment. Correlation and Chi-square analysis using structural equation model were used to analyze these data. Correlation analysis showed significant relationship between the variables among the college students (n = 250). Chi-square analysis of association between adjustments of college students showed that most variables are nonsignificant unlike father's educational qualification and mother's occupation. The results disclosed the significant positive relationship with spiritual intelligence and adjustment among adolescents.