CAREER ASPIRATIONS OF ENGINEERING STUDENTS

Career planning of individual is nourished right from childhood days by parent, family members, by teachers and the society at the large. Career aspiration of individual is closely associated with their feel of self-esteem (life and social recognition) of both male and female students’ adolescents and it is an important motivator towards achieving career goal. This paper aims to identify the prime factors that influences the career aspiration motivation inspired among the Engineering graduating youth. Data needed for the study were collected from Private Engineering Colleges functioning in Coimbatore city. The study collected data from 220 graduating students from 11 Engineering colleges. Both empirical and statistical conclusion reveals that thee Engineering students prefer to take up a highly career progressive job and passion related job. Various extrinsic factors like: income scale, financial benefits attached with the job, job prestige/professional prestige, job accessibility (nearness to living area), job security ensured, job nature (permanent & secure) and future career prospects influences their career choice after graduations. Keywords: Career Aspiration, Career Goal, Motivation for Career Choice