Role of Career Counselling in Fostering Career Maturity Among Higher Secondary School Students in India

Current status of unemployment in India has created a challenging situation for policy makers and educationists as well as our government to figure out the factors behind it. Misfit of suitable candidates in different degree courses as well as work front are playing a major role in creating this critical situation. There is lack of guidance and counselling programs at school level as well as at higher studies, which leads to drop outs and less deserving candidature in educational and occupational areas. To overcome these problems, we need to provide suitable courses to the suitable persons and suitable jobs to the suitable candidates and this will happen by preparing career mature persons. Career maturity can be developed through the process of career counselling and the process is lifelong. For this career counselling services need to be introduced in a mass level from the beginning of education i.e. at schooling stage. So, there is a dire need tore establish the importance of career counselling services with new ideas and innovative practices in the present situation in Indi