STUDY OF CAREER DECISION MAKING AMONG GIRL STUDENTS OF EDUCATIONALLY BACKWARD BLOCKS OF PUNJAB

Career decisions are among the most important decisions a person has to make. Career choices have important and long-lasting consequences for the individual’s overall well-being, health and financial situation. But career decision-making encompasses a large number of influences that are related to making choices about education, training, jobs and careers.  The present study is an endeavour to assess the career decision making among the girl students belonging to schedule caste, backward class and general category of educationally backward blocks of Bathinda district in Punjab. The results highlighted that majority of the girl students of 10^th class have no idea about career decision making. The major reasons of career indecision making are lack of guidance at home and school; parent’s illiteracy; teachers insensitivity towards guidance; poverty; social pressures; no self assessment experience for students in school; no exposure to various new professions; and need of expert guidance.