Consistency of Occupational Choice Between Counselled and Uncounselled Professional college Students in Meerut City
Keywords:
Gender, CounselledAbstract
A study was conducted to determine the consistency of occupational choice between counselled and uncounselled professional college students in meerut city.450 students were selected randomly in this study. 225 Male and 225 Female students consisted in this study and attending 10 professional college of Meerut city. The data was collected with occupational aspiration scale by J.S Grewal. Chi-square Analysis was utilized to analyze the data. Result indicated that significant difference exists in the level of consistency in occupational choice between the counselled group and the uncounseled groups, Gender has no significant influence on the occupational preference of counseled and uncounseled students. On the basis of this findings, suggestions were made on the ways to enhance career development of students.
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