Career paths preferred by young Indians 2019 by city type

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Manya Rathore,
Aug 24, 2023
According to a survey, 59 percent of young Indians in non-metro cities preferred exploring a new-age career path. During the same time period, a higher share among youth in metro cities preferred sticking to conventional careers, namely engineering, law and medical professions.

Preference of conventional and new age career path among Indian youth in 2019, by city type

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Release date

May 2019

Region

India

Survey time period

May 22 to May 25, 2019*

Number of respondents

1,455 respondents

Age group

18-21 years

Special properties

across metros (Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai and Chennai) and non-metros(Kochi, Lucknow, Indore and Guwahati).

Supplementary notes

*The source specified that some of the survey was done on these dates.

Question as phrased by the source: What do you prefer- a conventional career like engineering, medicine or law, or a new age one?

Figures may not not add up to 100 due to rounding off.

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