15, April 2026

Time Management Skills and Practices of Interior Design Students

VOLUME-10; ISSUE-4; APR-2026

Author(s): Himani Shah

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Temporary Assistant Professor, Department of Family and Community Resource Management, Faculty of Family and Community Sciences, The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Vadodara, Gujarat, INDIA

DOIs:10.2017/IJRCS/202604005     |     Paper ID: IJRCS202604005


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Time is the most important resource for a human being, due to its limited nature. Due to this, conscious utilization of time is necessary. Proper management will ensure optimal use of time as a resource, in turn ensuring maximum output of work and creating a work-life balance. And so, time management is vital for every individual. A student pursuing any graduate degree has shifted from years of school level timetables to higher education time schedules, which are different from one another. Hence, students are required to adapt to new time management demands. In a higher education programme for Interior Design, the students are engaged in multiple activities related to their learning. Over and above classroom learning in terms of theoretical lectures and practical work, an interior design student is required to engage in many assignments such as market surveys, model making, site visits and may other practical tasks. Therefore, they require to manage their time to the best of their ability. Thus, the present study was undertaken to identify time management practices and skills of students of Interior Design. Descriptive research was carried out wherein data of 52 Interior Design students, of Vadodara City, was collected using a questionnaire.  The findings revealed and concluded that the students sometimes found it challenging to follow good time management practices and had average time management skills. And so, some tips for better time management were developed for the students of Interior Design field.

Time Management Practices and Skills, Students of Interior Design, Optimal use of Time, Higher Education

Himani Shah (2026); Time Management Skills and Practices of Interior Design Students, International Journal of Research Culture Society,    ISSN(O): 2456-6683,  Volume – 10,   Issue –  4,  Available on – https://ijrcs.org/

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