Abstract

The present study is an attempt to find out the difference in career maturity among adolescent students in relation to gender and type of schools. A descriptive survey method was used. The population consisted of all secondary school students who are studying in various schools of district Rohtak of Haryana. a sample of 120 senior secondary school students was proportionate randomly selected. Career Maturity Inventory (Attitude scale & Competence Test) it is originally prepared by John crites and Indian adaptation by Dr. (Mrs.) Nirmala Gupta was used to collect the data. Mean, Standard Deviation and ‘t’  test was used to analyse the data.  Findings of the study revealed that female students were more mature about their career than their male counterparts and private school students were more mature about their career than their counterpart government school students.