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Table 3. Distribution of respondents according to sources of information utilized

for job placement

n=232

3 rd

Grand

Informal Sources

1 st semester

Percentage

semester

total

Informal sources

Friends

118

80

198

85

Neighbours

10

5

15

6.46

Relative

25

10

35

15

Parents

65

52

117

50.43

Formal sources

3rd

Formal sources

1st semester

Grand total

Percentage

semester

University/college

136

96

232

100

placement cell

Agriculture officers

-

-

-

-

Consultants

-

-

-

-

Bank officers

-

-

-

-

Mass media sources

3rd

Mass media sources

1st semester

Grand total

Percentage

semester

Websites

125

80

205

88.36

News paper

136

96

232

100

T.V

58

36

94

40.51

Journal

15

40

55

23.70

Radio

0

4

4

1.72

Table4.Associationbetweenpersonalandsocio-economictraitswithoccupational

aspiration of respondents

Sl.

Variable

‘r’ value

Remarks

No.

1.

Age

0.027

NS

2.

Gender

0.026

NS

3.

Place of education

0.51

Significant at 5% level

4.

Education level of father

0.86

Significant at 1% level

5.

Education level of mother

0.029

NS

6.

Birth place and native place

0.11

NS

7.

Father’s occupation

0.87

Significant at 1% level

8.

Mother’s occupation

0.07

NS

9.

Family type

0.14

NS

10.

Annual income

0.47

Significant at 5% level

11.

Sibling status

0.07

NS

12.

Academic performance

0.57

Significant at 5 % level

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