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This study investigates the psychological qualities of Intercollegiate women athletes participating in six sports: volleyball, basketball, hockey, badminton, Kho-Kho, and kabaddi. The research focuses on two key psychological variables - competitiveness, and goal settings using the Sports Personality Questionnaire (SPQ-20). A sample of 251 athletes was selected through stratified random sampling. Data were analysed using ANOVA and Scheffe's post hoc test. The study highlights the importance of psychological training in enhancing athletic performance recommendations for coaches and policymakers to develop tailored interventions for athletes. The results of the Competitiveness show less favour of Volleyball players then Basketball, Hockey and Kho- Kho players. Basketball and Hockey players are shows significantly better Competitiveness, than Badminton players. Further the result of Goal Settings was significantly higher for Badminton player and very low for Volleyball players. Hence it was concluded that Volleyball players are poor in Competitiveness and Goal Settings and Hockey, Basketball plyers were better in Competitiveness and Badminton players show significantly high in Goal Settings then the rest of the players.