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EFFECT OF GENDER DIFFERENCE AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC STATUS ON OCCUPATIONAL CHOICES OF PROFESSIONAL COLLEGE STUDENTS

    1 Author(s):  DR. MUNENDRA KUMAR

Vol -  10, Issue- 1 ,         Page(s) : 470 - 476  (2019 ) DOI : https://doi.org/10.32804/IRJMSH

Abstract

A study was conducted to determine the occupational choices of professional college students. 360 students were selected randomly in this study. 180 Male and 180 Female students consisted in this study and attending 13 professional college of Meerut city. The data was collected with career preference record (Vivek Bhargava and Rajshree Bhargava) and Socio economic status scale (S.P Kulshreshta), Analysis of variance and t-test statistics were utilized to analyze the data. Result indicated that Gender role and Socio economic status was not significant on occupational choices of students. On the basis of this findings, suggestions were made on the ways to enhance career development of students.

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