Constraints Faced by the Postgraduate Scholars in Achieving Employment

Author: Jitendra Kumar, F.L. Sharma, S.S. Sisodia, B. Upadhyay, K.D. Ameta and Jagdish Choudhary

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Abstract

A person's employability goes beyond his or her academic and vocational skills. Among the factors that make people employable are their knowledge and skills relating to a particular job, their ability to identify suitable job openings, their self-presentation on resumes and in interviews, and external factors such as the job market and their own personal circumstances. In this competitive technology-driven world, agricultural graduates and postgraduates should be equipped with marketable skills and professional abilities. The study was carried out by selecting a random sample of 180 postgraduate scholars studying in first and second-year M.Sc. (Agri.) at Agriculture Universities in Rajasthan. The study indicated that ‘‘Lack of expected level of realization to develop employability among the scholars by the teachers’’, ‘‘Less number of computers and internet facilities in the campus’’ and ‘‘Higher agricultural education is more theoretical and less practical oriented’’ were regarded as the most significant constraints to achieving more employment in this study area by postgraduate scholars.

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Agriculture, Constraints, Employment, Postgraduate scholar

Conclusion

The present study was examining constraints faced by the postgraduate scholars in achieving employment. It was found that ‘‘Lack of expected level of realization to develop employability among the scholars by the teachers’’ (97.10 MPS) was perceived as most important constraint by the postgraduate scholars and ranked first The next important constraints reported by the postgraduate scholars were ‘‘Less number of computers and internet facilities in the campus’’ and ‘‘Higher agricultural education is more theoretical and less practical oriented’’ with the extent of 96.84 and 95.29 MPS and which were ranked second and third, respectively. Thus, it can be concluded that the reason for facing problems with might be due to the majority of the postgraduate scholars not having the high knowledge and skills about computer and ICT tools. The experts are not available in the colleges for training to the students. It was also realized that on campus interviews are not conducted by any employability agencies.

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Jitendra Kumar, F.L. Sharma, S.S. Sisodia, B. Upadhyay, K.D. Ameta and Jagdish Choudhary (2023). Constraints Faced by the Postgraduate Scholars in Achieving Employment. Biological Forum – An International Journal, 15(4): 459-462.