OCCUPATIONAL ASPIRATION OF UNDERGRADUATES IN MEGHALAYA

College graduates are the backbone of the knowledge economy and, therefore, it is imperative to understand the Occupational Aspiration of the undergraduates. The objective of the research work was to compare the mean scores of Occupational Aspiration of Male and Female Undergraduates. The sample comprised of 160 students from Arts Stream of two degree colleges of Tura, Meghalaya. Occupational Aspiration Scale by Chandel, Laxmi and Singh was selected to measure Occupational Aspiration. Data analysis was done with the help of t-test. The finding revealed a significant difference in the Mean scores of Occupational Aspiration of Male and Female Undergraduates, with Males having significantly higher Occupational Aspiration than the Females.