• Dr. Sujata Acharya

Abstract Realizing the role of science and scientific method in the economic and spiritual development of the nation, Jawaharlal Nehru popularized the phrase ‘scientific temper in the Indian context through his celebrated book “The discovery of India.” Scientific temper is a way of life characterized by the application of a scientific method for dealing with day-to-day issues and problems. Every person needs to develop a scientific temper irrespective of his/her religion, caste, or culture to get rid of the society from irrational beliefs and illogical customs and traditions, and to bring progress and prosperity. It has got recognition in the Constitution of India, as the development of scientific temper is a fundamental duty of citizens under Article 51A. The present study investigates the scientific temper of undergraduate students about demographic variables such as gender, locale, and stream of course. The study follows the survey method to gather data and appropriate statistical procedures for the analysis of data. The results indicate that urban students and science stream students possess comparatively high levels of scientific temper. The findings of the study point toward the need of enhancing scientific temper and outlook among the target population.

Key Words: Scientific Temper, Undergraduate Students, Demographic Variables Introduction

"SCIENTIFIC TEMPER AMONG UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS : A COMPARATIVE STUDY BASED ON CERTAIN DEMOGRAPHIC VARIABLES", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.8, Issue 8, page no.d200-d205, August-2021, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2108397.pdf

"SCIENTIFIC TEMPER AMONG UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS : A COMPARATIVE STUDY BASED ON CERTAIN DEMOGRAPHIC VARIABLES", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.8, Issue 8, page no. ppd200-d205, August-2021, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2108397.pdf