THE STUDY ON RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE AND JOB READINESS

Academic performance, often measured by GPA, generally has a positive, though moderate, correlation with job readiness and early career success.  While high grades suggest better theoretical knowledge and learning capacity, employers increasingly prioritize a mix of soft skills, practical experience, and adaptability over academic results alone.  Student’s going through this transition from classroom to the workplace have never been studied or understood in terms of their related work readiness. This study therefore perceives work readiness as well as influencing academic characteristics in relation to job readiness. Primary data has been collected through a structured questionnaire and was shared with 36 graduates’ students in Mumbai University. Secondary data has been collected from various websites, journals, and articles. The study adopts quantitative data in a descriptive approach to assist graduates pertaining to perception of Graduates in relation to job readiness. The data has been analysed using simple percentage method and has been interpreted accordingly based on results. From the study it can be concluded that the role of colleges in making student job ready is immense. Colleges should design curriculum in such a way that a student is academically strong as well as skill sets are to be improved to make a student job ready.