Career Goal and Career Preparation among the under Graduate Students: a Study on Selected Higher Education Institutions Affiliated to Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India

Abstract

Today's generation is finding it increasingly difficult to make a career choice from the plethora of options available, choosing a career is one of the most important decisions, a student has to make. To enable them in this decision-making process, a scientific process is needed to guide them in choosing a career that is in line with their interest, and to deal with careers that they are not likely to enjoy and to excel. The changing requirements in the corporate, altered market condition for professional manpower, the development of paraprofessional occupations and many other labor market trends, make occupational selection more difficult than ever. The young students in colleges and universities need to be informed about various job openings available to them along with the requirements, responsibilities and the nature of work involved in them, so that they can equip themselves for suitable careers. Out of all the affiliated colleges in Bharathiar University, the study covers samples of 11 colleges included in the Coimbatore District and Erode District. The sample size has been restricted to 300 respondents from first year students, 580 respondents from final year students out of which 300 respondents from the final year students for aptitude test. The study is limited only to Coimbatore district and Erode District