This study examined the motives of 150 physical education students in India for choosing physical education as a career. The students were divided into three groups: 50 C.P.Ed. students, 50 B.P.Ed. students, and 50 M.P.Ed. students. The study found that M.P.Ed. students had higher intrinsic motives (such as self-realization and talent) and extrinsic motives (such as economic factors and status) for choosing physical education compared to B.P.Ed. and C.P.Ed. students. B.P.Ed. students also had higher intrinsic and extrinsic motives than C.P.Ed. students. However, the intrinsic and extrinsic motives