This research is focused on how far or how close the youth of today is from social responsibility on the basis of the ten points of social responsibility given by Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam on the eve of Independence Day 2004. These ten pointssignify the social responsibilities that should be taken up the youth of today. Since we are a part of society and use their resources in our day to day lives, it is very important to give back to the society in some or the other way. If our youth arise and act,

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... hey have the strength and dynamism to generate a huge transformation in the society. As per the census of 2011 1 India has a youth population of approximately nineteen crores. The problems faced by India in today's times are illiteracy, unemployment, environment, and many more. To quote an example, Dr APJ Abdul Kalam once said-During our lifetime, if we plant 10 trees and nurture them, we will have over 10 billion trees. These 10 billion trees can definitely contain the climate change problem‖. If the youth become socially responsible and take up these issues as their responsibility, India as a nation will have inclusive growth. Therefore it is important to study how far or how close the college youth of today are from the social responsibility. This research will help find whether the college students i.e. the youth of today are far or close to social responsibility.