FUTURE PROSPECTS OF UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS

1. FUTURE PROSPECTS OF UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS
ABSTRACT:
The project deals with the future prospects of undergraduate students. The study
basically depends upon the student- psychology for their future goals or prospects. The prospects varies
from one student to another students. It depends upon their own decisions and interest. Now-a-days
students are more active and innovative than the olden-days. They choose their career options regarding to
their own absorption. And some students are forced by their parents or due to family obstacles they change
their prospects, but it is rare.
KEY WORDS:
(1) Future
(2) Prospects
(3) Goals
(4) Career
(5) Interest
INTRODUCTION:
The abstraction depends on future prospects ofundergraduate students. Future
means “about to be” and prospects is from the latin word prospectus which means a “viewor outlook”.
The analysis is based on 3 categories they are..,
 Higher Education
 Competitive Exams
 Job
HIGHER EDUCATION:
Promptly speaking many students prefer higher education because of their
personal interest and to get well- settled in the society. Some students choose higher education to get
promoted in the organization and get many recognizes. In my analysis many people as respondent to higher
education due to increase their literacy rate in the economy.

2. Highereducation,post-secondaryeducation, orthird leveleducation is an optionalfinal stage
of formal learning that occurs after completion of secondary education. Often delivered at universities,
academies, colleges, seminaries, conservatories,and institutes oftechnology, higher education is also
available through certain college-level institutions, including vocational schools,trade schools, and other
career colleges that award academic degrees or professional certificates.
COMPETITIVE EXAMS:
A competitive examination is an examination where candidates are ranked
according to their grades. If the examination is open for n positions, then the first n candidates in ranks
pass, the other are rejected.
They are used as entrance examinations for university and colleges admission or to secondary
schools. Another types are civil service examinations, required for positions in the public sector, the U.S.
Foreign Service exam, and the United Nations competitive examination.
JOB:
Ajob, or occupation, is a person’s role in society. More specifically, a job is an activity, often regular
and often performed in exchange for payment (“foe a living”). Many people have multiple jobs (e.g.,
parent, homemaker, and employee). A person can begin a job by becoming an employee, volunteering,
starting a business, or becoming a parent. The duration of a job may range from temporary (e.g., hourly
odd jobs) to a lifetime (e.g., judges).
An activity that requires a person’s mental or physical effort is work (as in “a day’s work”). If a person
is trained for a certain type of job, they may have a profession. Typically, a job would be a subset of
someone’s career. The two may differ in that one usually retires from their career,versus resignation or
termination from a job.
REVIEW OF LITERATURE:
Student satisfaction in higher education literature review- IM
SALINDA WEERASINGHE, R.LALITHA, S.FERNANDO (American journal of educational research.
2017,5(5),533-539. DOI:10.12691/education-5-5-9 published online: May 26,2017

3. OBJECTIVES:
(1) To identify the career outlooks of the undergraduate students.
(2) Obstacles or problems faced by undergraduate students while choosing their career
goal or prospects.
LIMITATION OF STUDY:
 The geographical scope of this study was limited to Chennai district and does not get represent the
whole state.
 The sample size chosen is covered only a small portion of whole population
 The sample size and actual respondent numbers limited because of limited time period.
 This study was limited to the willingness and capabilities of the respondents is appropriately
answering the questions and information given by the respondents may be correct and may not be
correct.
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY:
RESEARCH DESIGN: Researchdesign is a frame work or blue print for conducting researchprocedure
is necessary for obtaining information to solve the problems. In this research,I have used descriptive and
analytical research design.
SAMPLYING METHODOLOGY: Sampling methodology is a procedure for selecting a sample
member’s from a population. Simple random sampling method is used in this study.
SAMPLE SIZE: Sample size means how many people should be surveyed. The sample size selected for
this survey is 54.
SAMPLING PROCEDURE: The sampling procedure used was convenience sampling, questionnaire
were calculated to undergraduate students.
SOURCES OF DATA COLLECTION:
PRIMARY DATA: Primary data for this project was collected through questionnaire which had both
open ended and close ended questions. The questionnaire were given to 54 undergraduate students and
information collected from those questionnaire were used for the purpose of analysis and interpretation.

4. SECONDARY DATA: The secondary data for this project is collected through books, journals and
internet.
TOOLS AND TECHNIQUES: Simple average method is used in this study. Basic tools which used
for this project form statistics are pie-charts and tables.
ANALYSIS AND DATA INTERPRETATION:
(1) CAREER AFTER COMPLETION OF UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS:
PARTICULARS FREUENCY PERCENTAGE CUMULATIVE
PERCENTAGE
(1) Higher Education 23 42.6 42.6
(2) Competitive Exam 14 25.9 68.5
(3) Work/ Job 17 31.5 100.0
TOTAL 54 100.0
Higher education
43%
Competitive exams
26%
Work/ job
31%
CAREER AFTER COMPLETIONOF UG STUDENTS
Higher education Competitive exams Work/ job

5. (2) REASON FOR CHOOSEN CAREER OPTIONS:
PARTICULARS FREQUENCY PERCENTAGE CUMULATIVE
PERCENTAGE
(1) Out of interest 29 53.7 53.7
(2) Compulsion 22 40.7 94.4
(3) Others 3 5.6 100.0
TOTAL 54 100.0
Out of interest
54%
Compulsion
41%
Other
5%
REASONFORCHOOSENCAREER OPTION
Out of interest Compulsion Other

6. (3) PROBLEMS FACED BY STUDENTS WHILE CHOOSING THEIR CAREER:
(a) Transition Issues (Homesick):
PARTICULARS FREQUENCY PERCENTAGE CUMULATIVE
PERCENTAGE
(1) Very rare 24 44.4 44.4
(2) Rare 9 16.7 61.1
(3) Moderate 16 29.6 90.7
(4) Often 2 3.7 94.4
(5) Very often 3 5.6 100.0
TOTAL 54 100.0
VeryOften
44%
Often
17%
Moderate
30%
Rare
4%
Veryrare
5%
TRANSITIONISSUES(Homesick)
Very Often Often Moderate Rare Very rare

7. (b) Academic Issues:
PARTICULARS FREQUENCY PERCENTAGE CUMULATIVE
PERCENTAGE
(1) Very rare 5 9.3 9.3
(2) Rare 19 35.2 44.4
(3) Moderate 10 18.5 63.0
(4) Often 12 22.2 85.2
(5) Very often 8 14.8 100.0
TOTAL 54 100.0
VeryOften
9%
Often
35%
Moderate
19%
Rare
22%
Veryrare
15%
ACADEMIC ISSUES
Very Often Often Moderate Rare Very rare

8. (c) Relationship (Roommate Issues):
PARTICULARS FREQUENCY PERCENTAGE CUMULATIVE
PERCENTAGE
(1) Very rare 6 11.1 11.1
(2) Rare 7 13.0 24.1
(3) Moderate 21 38.9 63.0
(4) Often 10 18.5 81.5
(5) Very often 10 18.5 100.0
TOTAL 54 100.0
VeryOften
11%
Often
13%
Moderate
39%
Rare
18%
Veryrare
19%
RELATIONSHIP(Roomateissues)
Very Often Often Moderate Rare Very rare

9. (d) Fear of failure:
PARTICULARS FREQUENCY PERCENTAGE CUMULATIVE
PERCENTAGE
(1) Very rare 7 13.0 13.0
(2) Rare 14 25.9 38.9
(3) Moderate 15 27.8 66.7
(4) Often 9 16.7 83.3
(5) Very often 9 16.7 100.0
TOTAL 54 100.0
VeryOften
13%
Often
26%
Moderate
28%
Rare
16%
Veryrare
17%
FEAR OF FAILURE
Very Often Often Moderate Rare Very rare

10. (e) Lack of awareness (to join which institute, course..,):
PARTICULARS FREQUENCY PERCENTAGE CUMULATIVE
PERCENTAGE
(1) Very rare 9 16.7 16.7
(2) Rare 22 40.7 57.4
(3) Moderate 12 22.2 79.6
(4) Often 11 20.4 100.0
(5) Very often 0 0
TOTAL 54 100.0
VeryOften
17%
Often
41%
Moderate
22%
Rare
20%
Veryoften
0%
LACK OF AWARENESS (to jopin which institute, courseetc.,)
Very Often Often Moderate Rare Very often

11. (f) Family Background:
PARTICULARS FREQUENCY PERCENTAGE CUMULATIVE
PERCENTAGE
(1) Very rare 7 13.0 13.0
(2) Rare 12 22.2 35.2
(3) Moderate 18 33.3 68.5
(4) Often 8 14.8 83.3
(5) Very often 9 16.7 100.0
TOTAL 54 100.0
VeryOften
13%
Often
22%
Moderate
33%
Rare
15%
Veryrare
17%
FAMILYBACKGROUND
Very Often Often Moderate Rare Very rare

12. (g) Others:
PARTICULARS FREQUENCY PERCENTAGE CUMULATIVE
PERCENTAGE
(1) Very rare 7 13.0 13.0
(2) Rare 8 14.8 27.8
(3) Moderate 20 37.0 64.8
(4) Often 9 16.7 81.5
(5) Very often 10 18.5 100.0
TOTAL 54 100.0
VeryOften
13%
Often
15%
Moderate
37%
Rare
17%
Veryrare
18%
OTHERS
Very Often Often Moderate Rare Very rare

13. CONCLUSION:
From the above analysis we can find out that most of the undergraduate students
prefer higher education as their next career prospects. And the reason for them to choose education is
out of interest. The issue says while choosing their career are transition problems (home sick), academic,
relationship (roommate issues) and fear of failure. In this the top most issue is transition issues and
relationship with roommate issues.