CAREER PREFERENCES OF AGRICULTURE GIRL STUDENTS OF JUNAGADH AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY FOR DIFFERENT OCCUPATIONS

M.M. LAKHLANI¹*, G.R. GOHIL^2
1Department of Agricultural Extension, Junagadh Agricultural University, Junagadh,362001, India
²Department of Agricultural Extension, Junagadh Agricultural University, Junagadh,362001, India
* Corresponding Author : manulakhlani95@gmail.com

Received : 01-02-2020     Accepted : 13-02-2020     Published : 15-02-2020
Volume : 12     Issue : 3       Pages : 9483 - 9484
Int J Agr Sci 12.3 (2020):9483-9484

Keywords : Agriculture girl students, Career preferences
Academic Editor : Swapnil Pandey, Dr H. V. Pandya, Monpara B A, Mahendra Mishra, Rajpal Diwakar
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : Authors are thankful to Department of Agricultural Extension, Junagadh Agricultural University, Junagadh,362001, India
Author Contribution : All authors equally contributed

Career is a regular occupation or profession in which one is making a living. Career preferences of agriculture girl students are to be studied due to increased employment opportunities and economic motivations. They do intend for a lucrative job as a fruit of their hard labour and have their own likings and disliking for various career avenues. The study was conducted on sample of total 120 UG and PG agriculture girl students studying in college of agriculture, J.A.U., Junagadh. The most preferred career of the agriculture girl students was to join academic teaching (rank I), followed by state agricultural department (rank II), administrative job (rank III), banking sector (rank IV) and agriculture research (rank V).

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