Factors Which Affect the Career and Subject Preference of the Female Students of Business Schools
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This study is concerned with career and subject preference of the female students of management institutes of Indore city. The main objective of the study is to find the factors of selection of specialization. The other objective is to find the factors of carrier choices for the female students. Other than this, the study also works to find the effect of other demographic variables which affect the subject and carries choices of the female students. For the study data has been collected data from few of the renowned Management institutes of Indore.
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