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Research Article | Open Access
Volume 15 2023 | None
An Empirical study on the future plans and micro and macro factors affecting undergraduate students' life ambitions and career choices.
Dr. Rajdeep K.Manwani, Dr. Guruprasad B G, Mr. Shamanth B S, Mr. Uday Kumar C, Ms. Anusha L V
Pages: 639-651
Abstract
Students’ career choice is one of the most critical decisions in their life because it will determine the type of role they will need to play in society in the future. One of the most important life processes is choosing a career. This study aims to investigate the micro and macro factors influencing undergraduate students' aspirations and career decisions. Only U.G. students in Bangalore, Karnataka, are the subject of this study. Undergraduate students were selected because they would be faced with deciding what career to pursue immediately after graduation. A total of 18 colleges were surveyed, which included nine technical courses like engineering and medicine, and nine nontechnical colleges were taken into consideration, which had courses like B Com, B B A, and B A of the 270 questionnaires collected, 13 were incomplete and filled without essential details, therefore, were ignored. Statistical package software for social science (SPSS) was used to analyse the collected data. Relevant descriptive and inferential statistics were used to treat the data keeping the study’s primary objectives in view. Charts depict the nature of the sample of the relevant variables like plans, intentions, and careers. It was found in the research that many students want to take up further education after their undergraduate studies,which is nearly 69 %, which calls for better sensitization to the options available at the postgraduate level. Therefore, there must be a sincere effort to acquaint students with the courses available at the post-graduate level, and also specializations available must be brought to the notice of the student in their final year of UG study so that they can make an informed decision Further studies are strongly recommended to investigate students’ career choice that is affected by micro and macro-level factors.
Keywords
micro factors, macro factors, careerchoice, undergraduate students,
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