The present study was undertaken with the major objective of ascertaining the career preferences of under graduate engineering students of Anna University Regional Campus Coimbatore. The target population under the study was final year engineering students of Anna University Regional Campus Coimbatore. A sample of 185 respondents was selected randomly. The students were selected through simple random sampling. The data was collected through a pre-tested and pre-structured questionnaire. The collected data was classified and tabulated and interpretations were made with the help of the statistical tools like mean, standard deviation, percentages, Z test and correlation coefficient using latest statistical tools. Correlation analysis revealed that family background, academic achievements, educational level of father / male guardian, occupation of father / male guardian, mass media exposure and influence of career benefit on career preference were found to have positive and significant relationship whereas birth order, educational level of mother / female guardian, occupation of mother / female guardian, family annual income, influence of family and influence of role models had shown positive and non-significant relationship with the career preference of under graduate engineering students. The career benefit of knowledge development is having high influence on the career preference of the students and the career benefit of fulfilling family aspirations is having low influence on the career preference of the students.
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Masters vs Job: Factors which Help Students to Decide between the TwoDr. Amarjeet Singh
The main idea of the study is to find out the factors that affect the key decision which results in choosing of one option between pursuing a master’s degree after college or going for placement after graduation. Researcher has collected data from 120 college going students and graduates. The data was accumulated using Google forms, it was analysed using Google’s analytical instruments. It was found out that students do not follow any trend to pursue their next goal but they decide upon factors which are directly or indirectly related to their personal lives and circumstances. Although most common answer recorded during the survey was that how some students do not want a break amidst their studies and on other hand some of them want to learn and gain practical experience.
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Objective: To investigate factors influencing College choice among undergraduate students in the University of Eldoret.
Methods: This was a cross-sectional study design. The study site was University of Eldoret with its target population being undergraduate students. Multi-stage sampling technique was employed to select respondents for study from each hostel and final sample size chosen using convenience sampling.
Both structured and unstructured questionnaires were used as the main tools for data collection. The researchers interviewed respondents by asking them prompt questions on issues observed when making decisions to join a particular college. Data was analyzed using both qualitative and quantitative methods. To describe factors influencing College decision, factor analysis method was employed
PERSONAL FACTORS INFLUENCING UNIVERSITY STUDENTS’ STUDIESJohn1Lorcan
University students face a lot of challenges that influence their academic activities. Such challenges are
observed to be caused by personal or institutional factors which could lead to poor performance if not
addressed. This study examined personal factors affecting students’ studies that could result in low
academic performance among education students in Ekiti State University. The population comprised all
education students in the Faculty of Education. A sample of 195 students was selected from 400 level
through convenience sampling technique. Aself-designed and validated questionnaire was used to solicit
response from respondents while split-half method was employed to test for reliability which yielded 0.79
coefficients. Data collected were analysed using descriptive and inferential statistics at 0.05 alpha
level.Findings revealed that low study habit, overload of academic work, lack of learning materials, living
off campus, influence of social media, and inability to manage time were personal factors affecting
students’ studies in the university. The study recommended among others that students need to manage
andprioritisetime spent on academic tasks in order to work more efficiently to achieve desired academic
goal.
The Impact of Employment Progression on Students Towards Higher Educationinventy
Research Inventy : International Journal of Engineering and Science is published by the group of young academic and industrial researchers with 12 Issues per year. It is an online as well as print version open access journal that provides rapid publication (monthly) of articles in all areas of the subject such as: civil, mechanical, chemical, electronic and computer engineering as well as production and information technology. The Journal welcomes the submission of manuscripts that meet the general criteria of significance and scientific excellence. Papers will be published by rapid process within 20 days after acceptance and peer review process takes only 7 days. All articles published in Research Inventy will be peer-reviewed.
EMPLOYABILITY OF BA-ECONOMICS GRADUATES: A TRACER STUDYAJHSSR Journal
ABSTRACT : The study aimed to evaluate the employability of the graduates of the Bachelor of Arts in
Economics of Surigao del Sur State University – Tandag Campus from 2011 to 2016. Specifically, the
conducted study was administered in the municipalities of Surigao del Sur during the academic year 2016 -
2017. This study used the simple frequency, percentage, ranking, weighted mean and modal value to determine
the employability of the graduates under study. The respondents of this study were the BA – Economics
graduates from 2011 to 2016. Out of 107 total graduates, 84graduates answered the questionnaire. Majority of
them were single and located in the City of Tandag. Most of the respondents were male who graduated in school
year 2010 – 2011. Noted that among the 18 multiple responses of the respondents were receiving first job’s
gross monthly earnings of less than 10,000 and those who were locally employed answered that their present
employment is still their job after graduation.
Encouraging Enrolments by People’s Influence; A desperate need for Technical ...Prashant Mahajan
There is a rapid growth of technical education in
last decade in terms of the no. of institutes and
intake capacity in India but with improper and nondirectional
development. As per AICTE reports,
there is noticeable gap in between the actual no. of
enrolments and intake capacity of these institutes. In
the year 2015-16, 46% of seats were vacant in
Technical Education in India. Segmentation and
‘People’ factor of service mix is very important
aspects in education services. The purpose of this
paper is to highlight the influence of people mix on
geographical and demographical factors of students
in selecting technical educational institute. The
study found that geographical and demographical
factors of students are highly related with the people
mix in selection of technical educational institute.
Several studies have revealed that the marketing
segmentation of technical education will be better
developed if we consider geographical and
demographical factors and then implementing
people mix. It is found that there are some People
mix - influencers - related to the institute and
previous schools along with peoples associated with
the students that are associated with geographical
and demographical factors. So, it is useful to
consider this association rather than considering
only traditional factors. This article provides
empirical support for the importance of such factors
and their effect on educational choices. Different
communication strategies of people mix can be used
based on geographical and demographical factors
which will proceed to not only growth but
development of technical education in proper
direction also. The paper represents new form of
geographical and demographical factors with
various people mix of educational service, that
together affects students’ decision in selecting their
technical educational institute.
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THESIS CAREER PREFERENCES
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By The People For The People: People’s Influence On Students In Selecting Tec...Prashant Mahajan
The marketing segmentation of technical education will be better if we consider these reference groups (people mix) as an influencer. It is found that there are some People Mix - influencers - related to the institute and previous schools along with peoples associated with the students. So, it is useful to consider all these influencers rather than considering only traditional students related influencers. This article provides empirical support for the importance of interpersonal influence for educational choices. Different communication strategies can be used for these influencers who motivates students towards their decision in selecting technical education. The paper represents new form of influencers that motivates students in selecting their technical educational institute.
Appraisal of the Choice of College among Management and Business Technology F...IJAEMSJORNAL
This paper aimed to investigate who influenced the 211 freshman students from the College of Management and Business Technology (CMBT) to take their course.Their influencers’ reasons for choosing the course and selecting the NEUST, San Isidro Campus (SIC) as their mother University. A survey questionnaire was the instrument utilized to gather data and descriptive statistics such as frequency, percentage, and weighted mean were the statistical tools used in analyzing and interpreting the gathered data. Findings have shown that the advice of the respondents' parents played a big role in their choice of a college course. As to their to their reasons for taking their course, the course they have chosen is popular to the majority of their acquaintances and they chose NEUST SIC because of its scholarships and grants, excellent teachers and quality education.
Submission Deadline: 30th September 2022
Acceptance Notification: Within Three Days’ time period
Online Publication: Within 24 Hrs. time Period
Expected Date of Dispatch of Printed Journal: 5th October 2022
MODELING AND ANALYSIS OF SURFACE ROUGHNESS AND WHITE LATER THICKNESS IN WIRE-...IAEME Publication
White layer thickness (WLT) formed and surface roughness in wire electric discharge turning (WEDT) of tungsten carbide composite has been made to model through response surface methodology (RSM). A Taguchi’s standard Design of experiments involving five input variables with three levels has been employed to establish a mathematical model between input parameters and responses. Percentage of cobalt content, spindle speed, Pulse on-time, wire feed and pulse off-time were changed during the experimental tests based on the Taguchi’s orthogonal array L27 (3^13). Analysis of variance (ANOVA) revealed that the mathematical models obtained can adequately describe performance within the parameters of the factors considered. There was a good agreement between the experimental and predicted values in this study.
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http://www.scie.org.au/journals
Objective: To investigate factors influencing College choice among undergraduate students in the University of Eldoret.
Methods: This was a cross-sectional study design. The study site was University of Eldoret with its target population being undergraduate students. Multi-stage sampling technique was employed to select respondents for study from each hostel and final sample size chosen using convenience sampling.
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PERSONAL FACTORS INFLUENCING UNIVERSITY STUDENTS’ STUDIESJohn1Lorcan
University students face a lot of challenges that influence their academic activities. Such challenges are
observed to be caused by personal or institutional factors which could lead to poor performance if not
addressed. This study examined personal factors affecting students’ studies that could result in low
academic performance among education students in Ekiti State University. The population comprised all
education students in the Faculty of Education. A sample of 195 students was selected from 400 level
through convenience sampling technique. Aself-designed and validated questionnaire was used to solicit
response from respondents while split-half method was employed to test for reliability which yielded 0.79
coefficients. Data collected were analysed using descriptive and inferential statistics at 0.05 alpha
level.Findings revealed that low study habit, overload of academic work, lack of learning materials, living
off campus, influence of social media, and inability to manage time were personal factors affecting
students’ studies in the university. The study recommended among others that students need to manage
andprioritisetime spent on academic tasks in order to work more efficiently to achieve desired academic
goal.
The Impact of Employment Progression on Students Towards Higher Educationinventy
Research Inventy : International Journal of Engineering and Science is published by the group of young academic and industrial researchers with 12 Issues per year. It is an online as well as print version open access journal that provides rapid publication (monthly) of articles in all areas of the subject such as: civil, mechanical, chemical, electronic and computer engineering as well as production and information technology. The Journal welcomes the submission of manuscripts that meet the general criteria of significance and scientific excellence. Papers will be published by rapid process within 20 days after acceptance and peer review process takes only 7 days. All articles published in Research Inventy will be peer-reviewed.
EMPLOYABILITY OF BA-ECONOMICS GRADUATES: A TRACER STUDYAJHSSR Journal
ABSTRACT : The study aimed to evaluate the employability of the graduates of the Bachelor of Arts in
Economics of Surigao del Sur State University – Tandag Campus from 2011 to 2016. Specifically, the
conducted study was administered in the municipalities of Surigao del Sur during the academic year 2016 -
2017. This study used the simple frequency, percentage, ranking, weighted mean and modal value to determine
the employability of the graduates under study. The respondents of this study were the BA – Economics
graduates from 2011 to 2016. Out of 107 total graduates, 84graduates answered the questionnaire. Majority of
them were single and located in the City of Tandag. Most of the respondents were male who graduated in school
year 2010 – 2011. Noted that among the 18 multiple responses of the respondents were receiving first job’s
gross monthly earnings of less than 10,000 and those who were locally employed answered that their present
employment is still their job after graduation.
Encouraging Enrolments by People’s Influence; A desperate need for Technical ...Prashant Mahajan
There is a rapid growth of technical education in
last decade in terms of the no. of institutes and
intake capacity in India but with improper and nondirectional
development. As per AICTE reports,
there is noticeable gap in between the actual no. of
enrolments and intake capacity of these institutes. In
the year 2015-16, 46% of seats were vacant in
Technical Education in India. Segmentation and
‘People’ factor of service mix is very important
aspects in education services. The purpose of this
paper is to highlight the influence of people mix on
geographical and demographical factors of students
in selecting technical educational institute. The
study found that geographical and demographical
factors of students are highly related with the people
mix in selection of technical educational institute.
Several studies have revealed that the marketing
segmentation of technical education will be better
developed if we consider geographical and
demographical factors and then implementing
people mix. It is found that there are some People
mix - influencers - related to the institute and
previous schools along with peoples associated with
the students that are associated with geographical
and demographical factors. So, it is useful to
consider this association rather than considering
only traditional factors. This article provides
empirical support for the importance of such factors
and their effect on educational choices. Different
communication strategies of people mix can be used
based on geographical and demographical factors
which will proceed to not only growth but
development of technical education in proper
direction also. The paper represents new form of
geographical and demographical factors with
various people mix of educational service, that
together affects students’ decision in selecting their
technical educational institute.
If you want to help or donate please donate at my paypal:
dyokimura@gmail.com
https://www.buymeacoffee.com/dyokimura6
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By The People For The People: People’s Influence On Students In Selecting Tec...Prashant Mahajan
The marketing segmentation of technical education will be better if we consider these reference groups (people mix) as an influencer. It is found that there are some People Mix - influencers - related to the institute and previous schools along with peoples associated with the students. So, it is useful to consider all these influencers rather than considering only traditional students related influencers. This article provides empirical support for the importance of interpersonal influence for educational choices. Different communication strategies can be used for these influencers who motivates students towards their decision in selecting technical education. The paper represents new form of influencers that motivates students in selecting their technical educational institute.
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Submission Deadline: 30th September 2022
Acceptance Notification: Within Three Days’ time period
Online Publication: Within 24 Hrs. time Period
Expected Date of Dispatch of Printed Journal: 5th October 2022
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2. A Study on Career Preference of Under Graduate Engineering and Technology Students in Anna
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Cite this Article: Sengathir A and C. Dhayanand, A Study on Career Preference of
Under Graduate Engineering and Technology Students in Anna University Regional
Campus Coimbatore, International Journal of Advanced Research in Management
(IJARM). 13(1), 2022. pp. 201-213.
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1. INTRODUCTION
Career is a regular occupation or profession in which one is making a living. Career preference
is the occupation with the highest positive valence among alternative form of work value.
Planning for career is very essential for the peaceful living and quality of life. It provides the
basis of the individual’s future life, his social recognition and finally contributes in the
development of the country through proper utilization of human resources.
College students choose their job fields for many reasons. The factors that affect their
decision include family, passion salary and past experiences. In addition to these factors, race
and gender can also affect which field a student may choose. Some professions have greater
percentages of a certain gender or race. Another thing that plays a big role in a student’s decision
of what field to choose is the people or role models in his/ her life. These role models can
include a parent, teacher, or a recent employer.
Many factors can influence while college students’ choosing their career path. Students will
typically take into account the quality of life they want when they are older. Factors such as
interest in field, academic ability, familiarity, economic stability, and influential people can all
play a role in the decision.
1.1. Pattern of Career Choice
When students are choosing a career, they may not have all the information about the job they
are pursuing. The job may involve more math or science than students are prepared to do.
Students may like one aspect of a certain job and not understand what other aspects come with
that profession. Also, students may not be open to all jobs in their area of interest. Tools that
can help the students in their decision for certain career paths include career fairs, job
shadowing, or internships. These tools can expose students to more career fields or areas within
a certain field that a student did not know about.
Choosing a right career path is a huge part of a young man or woman’s life. The career path
students choose will affect how they live the rest of their life. A lot of students go through
college without knowing what career path they want. Before students can pick a career path
they need to experience what that career is like and what it involves.
There are many careers from which students may choose. There are great opportunities for
advancement and job placement in the engineering field. Careers include home management,
students – higher education, own business, employee in private organization, employee in
government organization, skill development lead to business, skill development lead to
employment, self professional practice and public servant through election.
1.2. Existing Scenario
Some students grow up knowing what they want to do in life. These are the students who will
go the extra mile to reach their dream job. However, students often settle on a different path
due to many factors they can’t control. Students will research their chosen career path and
explore everything about it. The salary and benefits of that job do not play a role in this decision.
In a research study the factor “match with interest” rated over job characteristics, major
attributes, and psychological and social benefits in importance when students choose a major
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(Beggs et al., 2008). Students will seek out schools that are well known for that major or trade.
Most students today are more concerned with the amount of money they can earn. However,
there are a few students who pursue their dreams (Mcglynn, 2007).
Thus, in the present context of un-employability, choosing career intelligently is of vital
importance. Career planning is influenced by so many socio-economic and personality factors
like sex, community size, educational level, occupation and income of the parents, parental
expectations, place of residence, quality and category of education received, social
environment, availability of job opportunities etc.. Availability of knowledge of different
types/areas of careers is undoubtedly helpful for the students to be familiar with the emerging
professions. Because, quite often it is seen that most of the students are unknown about certain
areas of career.
Today, one has not only make due career planning but also exhaustive career research
before making a career choice so as to adjust with the evolving socio economic conditions.
Each individual undertaking the process is influenced by many factors, including the context in
which they live, their personal aptitudes, and educational attainment.
The purpose of engineering education is to produce trained engineering graduates who
should do something for services in government, NGOs, private Sector, or self-employment by
adopting technology. In order to ascertain the extent to which this purpose is being fulfilled, the
present study was undertaken with the objective to find out the career choice pattern of
engineering and technology students of the final year undergraduate students.
1.3. Objectives of the Study
To identify the career preferences of the respondents.
To determine the students career preferences based on their demographic factors.
To identify the factors influencing the career benefit on career preferences.
1.4. Hypotheses
• There is relationship between the influence of career benefit and career preference of
students.
• There is difference between the career preferences of rural and urban students.
• There is difference between the career preferences of male and female students.
2. REVIEW OF LITERATURE
Bandura et al. (2001) states that each individual process of choosing a career is influenced by
several factors such as personal interests, social contacts, role models and educational
attainment. He also concluded that career preference of students is highly influenced by factors
like level of achievement in academics.
Schultheisis et al. (2001) found that sibling’s relationships are having significant influence
on the student’s career preference. Emotional support, providing additional career information
and encouragement to make decisions are the areas in which siblings influence the career
preferences of the students.
Wildman and Torres (2002) concluded that family and friends are considered to be an
influential part of students’ choice of career. Parents with an agriculture background most often
have an impact on where students go to college. He also found that role models of family have
more influence on the career preference of the students.
Whiston and Keller (2004) concluded that across lifespan, both family structure variables
such as parent’s occupation, educational level and family process variables such as warmth,
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support, attachment and autonomy from parents were found to influence a large number of
career constructs.
Bojuwoye and Mbanjwa (2006) reported that parents had a significant influence on the
career decisions of students but mothers were more influential. He further reported that mothers
play a major role in career choice of their children.
Oyamo and Amoth (2008) observed that the rural students tend to seek help from the
parents more than the urban students and parents play a major role more than the teachers in
the career preference of the students.
Edwards and Migunde (2011) reported that the student’s career choices are influenced by
numerous factors including individual variants such as Gender, personal interests, learning
experiences, and personal contacts. He also stated that family members are more influential in
students’ career choices than any other persons. There were no variations in the level of
influence that each person had on students’ career choice by gender.
Shumba and Naong (2012) concluded that the family, the ability of learner self to identify
his/her preferred career choice and teachers are the significant factors that influence the career
choice of students. He also found that low family income is the most common impediment
towards career choice.
Ramachandram et al. (2015) concluded that personal interests and family influence of the
students significantly influence students’ career choice.
Mbagwu and Ajaegbu (2016) found that teenagers whose parents from high educational
background are most consistent and do not have much difficulties in making a career choice
when compared with those whose parents have low educational background. Also, majority of
teenagers whose parents had high educational background and made more of professional
career choices while whose parents had low educational background made more of business
career choices. He finally concluded that there is significant relationship between parent’s
educational background and choice of career.
3. RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
Descriptive research design was followed for conducting the study.
3.1. Population of the Study
Population identified to participate in this study was all the final year undergraduate students
of Anna University Regional Campus Coimbatore.
3.2. Selection of Respondents
The study was carried out in Anna University Regional Campus Coimbatore in the year 2021-
22. The total number of students of final year undergraduate engineering students was 240.
The selection of respondents was done by using non-probability sampling method. A total
sampling technique was used in selecting 185 respondents from the final year undergraduate
engineering students of B.E. (CSE / ECE / EEE & Mechanical Engineering). The questionnaire
was circulated to all the students. However, only 185 students were responded with all the
information’s and others did not respond in complete. Hence the remaining responses were not
considered.
3.3. Statistical Tools Used
Data collected were qualitative as well as quantitative. The quantitative data were interpreted
in terms of percentage and qualitative data were tabulated on the basis of categorization
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methods. After tabulation, percentage, mean, standard deviation, coefficient of correlation was
determined.
4. DATA ANALYSIS
4.1. Career Preferences of the Respondents
The data regarding influence of career preferences are presented in Table 1.
Table 1 Distribution of the respondents according to their career preferences
S. No.
Variable in Career
Benefit
Influence Mean
Score
Rank
NI LI MI HI
1 Home Management
32
17.2%
15
8.1%
90
48.4%
49
26.3%
85.5 8
2 Students (Higher Studies)
31
16.7%
18
9.7%
69
37.1%
68
36.6%
90 7
3 Employer (Own Business)
30
16.1%
13
7%
73
39.2%
70
37.6%
92.25 6
4
Employee in Private
Organisation
17
9.1%
78
9.7%
76
40.9%
75
40.3%
113.75 2
5
Employee in Govt.
Organisation
12
6.5%
9
4.8%
53
28.5%
112
60.2%
199 1
6
Skill Development lead to
Business
12
6.5%
12
6.5%
70
37.6%
92
49.5%
107 4
7
Skill Development lead to
Employment
11
5.9%
11
5.9%
72
38.7%
92
49.5%
107.75 3
8 Self Professional Practice
24
12.9%
10
5.4%
68
36.6%
84
45.2%
99.5 5
9
Public Servant Through
Election
42
22.6%
28
15.1%
70
37.6%
46
24.7%
76.5 9
10 Others
62
33.3%
15
8.1%
75
40.3%
34
18.3%
66.75 10
From Table 4.1, it is clear that 60.2% of the under graduate students said that Employee in
Government Organization influenced their career preference compared to 6.5% who felt like
they were not influenced by government job in selecting their career.
Nearly half (49.5%) of the undergraduate students felt that skill development lead to
employment was important in determining their career preference while 5.9% said that it was
not an important factor.
Thus, it can be concluded that Employee in government organization is having high
influence on the career preference of the students followed by employee in private organization,
skill development lead to employment, skill development lead to business, self professional
practice, own business, higher studies, home management, public servant through election,
others, are having low influence on the career preference of the students.
4.2. Career preferences of rural and urban undergraduate students of final year
The data regarding career preferences of rural and urban undergraduate students of final year
are presented in Table 4.2.
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Table 2 Career preferences of rural and urban undergraduate students of final year
S. No.
Variable in Career
Preferences
Rural Urban Total
Z value
Mean
score
Rank
Mean
score
Rank
Overall
mean
Rank
1 Home Management 38.50 7 47.00 8 62.00 8 0.68
2 Students (Higher Studies) 38.00 8 52.00 7 64.00 7 0.39
3 Employer (Own Business) 38.75 6 53.50 6 65.50 6 0.74
4
Employee in Private
Organisation
40.75 4 56.50 5 69.00 5 0.32
5
Employee in Govt.
Organisation
50.75 1 62.25 1 81.62 1 0.23
6
Skill Development lead to
Business
44.75 3 62.05 2 75.87 3 0.25
7
Skill Development lead to
Employment
46.25 2 61.50 3 77.00 2 0.37
8 Self Professional Practice 40.50 5 59.00 4 70.00 4 0.54
9
Public Servant Through
Election
30.25 9 46.25 9 53.37 9 0.44
10 Others 29.00 10 37.25 10 47.87 10 0.79
From Table 4.2 it is clear that out of 185 final year under graduate students 79 students
belonged to rural background and their first preference of career was employee in government
organization, followed by skill development lead to employment, skill development lead to
business, employee in private organization, self professional practice, own business, home
management, higher studies, public servant through election and others respectively. Whereas
106 students belonged to urban background and their first preference of career was employee
in government organization, followed by skill development lead to business, skill development
lead to employment, self professional practice, employee in private organization, own business,
higher studies, home management, public servant through election and others respectively.
Therefore, it can be concluded that the final year undergraduate students were given
preference to government jobs and skill development lead to employment though least
preference was given to public servant through election and others.
The data in Table 3 revealed that skill development lead to business was the most preferred
area of career among male students followed by employee in government organization, skill
development lead to employment, self professional practice, employee in private organization,
own business, higher studies, home management, public servant through election and others
respectively.
The data in Table 3 further revealed that employee in government organization was the most
preferred area of career among female students followed by skill development lead to
employment, skill development lead to business, employee in private organization, self
professional practice, home management, higher studies, own business, public servant through
election and others respectively.
Therefore, it can be concluded that the final year under graduate students were given
preference to employee in government organization and skill development lead to employment
though lease preference was given to public servant through election and other category.
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4.3. Career Preferences of Male and Female undergraduate Students of Final
Year
The data regarding career preferences of male and female undergraduate students of final year
are presented in Table 3.
Table 3 Career preferences of male and female undergraduate students of final year
S. No. Variable in Career
Preferences
Male Female Total Z value
Mean
score
Rank Mean
score
Rank Overall
mean
Rank
1 Home Management 58.25 8 26.5 6 42.375 8 0.23
2 Students (Higher Studies) 62.75 7 26.25 7 44.625 7 0.22
3 Employer (Own Business) 65.75 6 25.75 8 45.75 6 0.02
4
Employee in Private
Organisation
66.75 5 31.25 4 49 5 0.43
5
Employee in Govt.
Organisation
73.25 2 38.75 1 56 1 0.04
6
Skill Development lead to
Business
73.75 1 32.5 3 53.125 3 0.03
7
Skill Development lead to
Employment
72.75 3 34.25 2 53.5 2 0.21
8 Self Professional Practice 68.25 4 30.5 5 49.375 4 0.34
9
Public Servant Through
Election
54 9 21.75 9 37.875 9 1.25
10 Others 48.25 10 17.25 10 33 10 0.07
Thus, it can be concluded that career preference of male and female students were similar
and employee in government organization was the most preferred area of career among the
students.
4.4. Relationship between the career preference and socio demographic
characteristics of the students
The data regarding the relationship between the career preference and socio demographic
characteristics of final year under graduate students are presented in Table 4.
Table 4 Relationship between the career preference and socio demographic characteristics of final
year under graduate students
Sl.
No.
Socio-demographic Characteristics
Career preference
“r” value t-value
1 Birth Order 0.08 0.81
2 Family Background 0.02* 0.93
3 Academic Achievements 0.00* 0.00
4 Educational Level of Father / Male Guardian 0.03* 0.93
5 Educational Level of Mother / Female Guardian 0.16 0.64
6 occupation of Father / Male Guardian 0.01* 0.93
7 Occupation of Mother/ Female Guardian 0.26 0.46
8 Family Annual Income 0.25 0.483
9 Mass Media Exposure 0.04* 0.82
10 Influence of Family on Career Preference 0.21 0.52
11 Influence of Role Models on Career Preference 0.30 0.41
12 Influence of Career Benefit on Career Preference 0.02* 0.93
* Significant at 0.05 level of probability
Influence of career benefit had positive and significant relationship with the career
preference of the students. It indicated that it is a vital variable that decides the career
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preferences of the students. This can be concluded that students choose a particular career
because of the benefits like knowledge development and prestige that career provides them
when compared to the other areas of career.
Hence, the null hypothesis was rejected and research hypothesis was accepted and
concluded that this character was correlated with the career preference.
4.5. Influence of Career Benefit on Career Preference
The data regarding influence of career benefit are presented in Table 5.
Table 5 Distribution of the respondents according to their influence of career benefit
S. No. Variable in Career Benefit
Influence Mean
Score
Rank
NI LI MI HI
1
Societal Recognition through
values
6
5.2%
15
6.1%
95
51.1%
70
37.6%
103.75 11
2 Job Security
8
4.3%
11
5.9%
80
43%
87
46.8%
108 8
3 Economic Status – Salary
3
1.6%
18
9.7%
94
50.5%
71
38.2%
104.75 10
4
To fulfill the professional
interest
2
1.1%
5
2.7%
75
40.3%
104
55.9%
116.75 2
5 To prove the competence
0
0%
8
4.3%
81
43.5%
97
52.2%
115.25 3
6 Knowledge development
0
0%
5
2.7%
59
31.7%
122
65.6%
122.25 1
7 Job satisfaction
2
1.1%
13
7%
67
36%
104
55.9%
114.75 4
8
Opportunities for career
growth
1
0.5%
14
7.5%
70
37.6%
101
54.4%
114.25 5
9
Contribution for societal
empowerment
1
0.5%
14
7.5%
93
50%
78
42%
108.5 7
10
Existence of holistic working
environment
2
1.1%
16
8.6%
92
49.5%
76
40.8%
107 9
11
Opportunities to visit / work
at multiple locations
4
2.2%
13
7%
70
37.6%
99
53.2%
112.5 6
12 Fulfilling family aspirations
3
1.6%
6
3.2%
34
34.4%
113
60.8%
103.25 12
From Table 5, it is clear that 51.1% of the under graduate students said that societal
recognition influenced their career preference compared to 5.2% who felt like they were not
influenced by societal recognition through values in selecting their career. Nearly half (46.8%)
of the undergraduate students felt that job security was important in determining their career
preference while 4.3% said that job security was not an important factor.
More than half of the students said that salary, professional interest, competence, knowledge
development, job satisfaction, career growth, Contribution for societal empowerment, holistic
working environment, Opportunities to visit / work at multiple locations and fulfilling family
aspirations were important factors in determining their career preference. More than 54.4% of
the students said that career growth was an important factor in determining their career
preference.
Thus, it can be concluded that knowledge development is having high influence on the
career preference of the students followed by professional interest, competence, job
satisfaction, career growth, travel opportunities, Contribution for societal empowerment, job
security, Existence of holistic working environment, economic status, societal recognition
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through values and fulfilling family aspirations are having low influence on the career
preference of the students.
5. FINDINGS
5.1. Career preferences of Final Year under Graduate Students
Thus, it can be concluded that Employee in government organization is having high influence
on the career preference of the students followed by employee in private organization, skill
development lead to employment, skill development lead to business, self professional practice,
own business, higher studies, home management, public servant through election, others, are
having low influence on the career preference of the students.
5.2. Career Preference of Rural and Urban under Graduate Students
Career preferences of rural and urban students were similar and employment in government
organizations and skill development lead to employment were the most preferred areas of career
while public servant through election and others are the least preferred career.
5.3. Career Preference of Male and Female Under Graduate Students
Career preferences of male and female students were similar and employee in government
organization was the most preferred area of career and public servant through election and other
category were least preferred career.
5.4. Relationship between the Socio Demographic Characteristics of the Students
and Career Preferences
Selected socio-demographic characteristics of the final year students, viz., family background,
academic achievements, educational level of father / male guardian, occupation of father / male
guardian, mass media exposure and influence of career benefit on career preference were found
to have positive and significant relationship with career preference at 0.05 level of probability.
While birth order, educational level of mother / female guardian, occupation of mother / female
guardian, family annual income, influence of family and influence of role models had no
relationship with the career preference of students.
5.5. Factors Influencing the Career benefit on Career Preferences
The career benefit of knowledge development is having high influence on the career preference
of the students and the career benefit of fulfilling family aspirations is having low influence on
the career preference of the students.
6. SUGGESTIONS
• Career preferences of rural and urban students and male and female students were
similar and employment in government organization is having high influence followed
by employment in private organization based on the study.
• An assessment to identify the skills possessed by students’ need to be carried out in
order to find out the skills gap existing among the students with reference their career
choices.
• An awareness education has to be given to the students for the skill development
towards employment and business, self professional practice, entrepreneurship, higher
education etc.,
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7. SCOPE FOR FURTHER WORK
• This study was confined to Anna University Regional Campus Coimbatore only.
Therefore, further research in this field may be carried out taking into account of other
colleges in the District / other Universities of the State so that the results can be
generalized.
• A probe into the other variables apart from those that are studied in the present
investigation may be identified and their influence on the career preference of the
students may also be studied.
• An assessment to identify the skills possessed by students need to be carried out in order
to find out the skills gap existing among the students with reference their career choices
(irrespective of career choices by the students-To become an Employee / Employer /
Students of Higher Education).
• The present study was confined to explore the career preferences of students of Anna
University Regional Campus Coimbatore, therefore further investigation may be
conducted on the entrepreneurial needs of the students in Anna University Regional
Campus Coimbatore as the students are exhibiting some interest on own business.
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