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Section B: Personal Information

1 Name:

2 Age:

3 Sex: Male/Female:

4 Social Category: Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe/Backward Class/ General

If you are not sure about your social category write the name of the Caste/Tribe you belong

to:

5 Religion:

6 Education

Class:

School/College Name:

School/College Location:

School/College Type: Government/Private Aided/Private Unaided

School Board: State Board/CBSE/ICSE/Other

7 If you are not studying please answer the following:

Upto which class have you passed:

When did you stop studying(e.g. 1 year ago, 6 months ago):

What are you doing now? Working/Working+studying (Not in a regular school)/Not

working or studying/Other

Why have you stopped studying?

8 If you are working or working +studying, answer the following questions:

What work do you do?

Where do you work?

Nature of your work: Regular/Not regular/Self employed/Other

9 What is your fathers highest level of education?: Doctorate/Post

graduation/Graduation/Diploma/Intermediate(Pre University)/High School/Primary


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School/Cannot Read and Write

10 Fathers Occupation

What is your fathers occupation?(e.g. Lawyer, Farmer, Coolie, Office Boy)

What is his position/designation?i(Senior Manager, Supervisor)

Which factory/company/organization does he work for?

What is the nature of your fathers work?: Regular Permanent/Regular Temporary/Not

Regular/Unemployed for the last one year/Other

If your father is self employed or has his own business please indicate:

Type of business:

Number of people working under him:

11 What is your mothers highest level of education?:

Doctorate/Post graduation/Graduation/Diploma/Intermediate(Pre University)/High

School/Primary School/Cannot Read and Write

12 Mothers Occupation

What is your mothers occupation?(e.g. Lawyer, Farmer, Coolie, Office Boy)

What is her position/designation?ii(Senior Manager, Supervisor)

Which factory/company/organization does she work for?

What is the nature of your mothers work?: Regular Permanent/Regular Temporary/Not

Regular/Unemployed for the last one year/Other

If your mother is self employed or has her own business please indicate:

Type of business:

Number of people working under her:

13 Family income in Rupees in total per month

14 Medium of instruction in the School/College :( English/kannada/any other-specify)

During High School:


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During Higher Secondary:

During College:

Mother Tongue:

Section C

This section lists out a number of work related activities. Indicate the extent to which you would like to engage in

each of the activities as part of your job. Try not to think about whether you have enough education or training to

perform the activity OR how much money you would make performing the activity OR how much status or prestige

would be involved. Base your answer entirely on how much would you enjoy doing this activity. Also, remember,

this is not a test so there is no right or wrong answers to the items. The objective is to help you find out your

personal interests related to work.

Use the following rating scale:

1= A bit interested

2= Somewhat interested

3=Interested

4=Quite interested

5= Highly interested

If a particular question is not clear to you please write 9 in the given space.


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1 Act in a drama /film

2 Activities that require manual work (direct use of hand)

3 Suggest ways to beautify and decorate a house

4 Analyze a scientific theory/concept

5 Apply science to solve day to day problem

6 Attend conferences on sales and marketing

7 Be a part of a music band or a dance group

8 Build bridges and roads

9 Give a presentation to sell your product

10 Calculate taxes

11 Care for pets/domestic animals

12 Check documents related to details of income and expenditure for accuracy

13 Prepare a dance item.

14 Compete in a sporting activity

15 Compose music

16 Provide suggestions and ideas to organizations on how to conduct business

17 Create new procedures or plans to treat water

18 Demonstrate to the new worker how office equipments work

19 Describe a complex scientific concept

20 Design cloths/furniture/homes

21 Design the sets for a drama


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22 Develop new ways to treat plant diseases

23 Drive huge vehicles

24 Edit, format and file documents in a large organization

25 Engage in activities that require good physical co-ordination (e.g., sports, repair

work)

26 Engage in activities that require high stamina and physical exertion

27 Engage in singing songs

28 Engage in sketching/drawing/painting

29 Ensure that everyone follows office procedures

30 Enter the data into a database

31 Fix mechanical devices

32 Formulate and create new medicine

33 Give guidance for people regarding career choices

34 Identify the cause of a problem and solve it.

35 Help people solve family issues or problems

36 Help people solve personal and emotional problems

37 Look at products to check whether it meets quality standards

38 Investigate crime-related activities

39 Keep a record of material available in the store

40 Keep track of accounts

41 Lay bricks or tiles for a house or a pathway

42 Lead a department in a large organization


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43 Lead a group of people for a common purpose

44 Learn about past events and civilization

45 Maintain and service machines

46 Make a list of supplies

47 Make presentations to people about products

48 Make reports of expenses and incomes

49 Manage a store on your own

50 Meet important personalities in ones area of work ( e.g. business leaders,

executives)

51 Work with a community to solve a common problem

52 Operate equipments available in an office

53 Operate ones own business

54 Organise and conduct programs in children camps

55 Organise social activities for elderly people

56 Paint buildings or large hoardings

57 Participate in a social campaign

58 Participate in physically demanding work

59 Entertain others by performing (acting, singing or dancing)

60 Develop an idea to sell / promote a new product or service

61 Plan a election campaign for a political party

62 Plan about selling new product and services

63 Plan and conduct a research study


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64 Design the look of a garden

65 Plan schedules of events for a show

66 Plan schedules of official meetings

67 Prepare envelopes and packages to deliver

68 Provide exercise for patients with disability or recovering from illness

69 Read articles related to business

70 Read articles related to social issues

71 Repair things

72 Sell a specific product to small shops

73 Sell rights of your product

74 Sell products needed for large companies or shops

75 Sell products to people through telephone

76 Start a business of your own

77 Study articles related to music, dance, drama, art or literature

78 Study books /journals to understand human behaviour and relationship

79 Study human cells and genes

80 Study natural resources

81 Study scientific books and journals

82 Study technical problem

83 Supervise a group of workers

84 Take care of a group of young children

85 Take care of sick people by nursing them


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86 Talk to people and comfort them

87 Teach students (children/Adults)

88 Transform thoughts and ideas into words (e.g., by writing an article) or

visuals(e.g., by drawing a picture or a cartoon)

89 Type business letters.

90 Update financial records

91 Use mathematical skills

92 Use microscope to examine cells

93 Use software / computer programs to manage accounts

94 Use tools and equipments

95 Validate accounts in an office

96 Work as a announcer for a radio show or a public event

97 Work as the personal secretary to a high-ranking official.

98 Work for a organisation dedicated to social service

99 Work for people who are mentally ill

100 Work for people who are sick and suffering

101 Work in big farms/plantations

102 Work in a factory to assemble products

103 Work in a farm and raise animals

104 Work in a laboratory and conduct experiments

105 Work in a research centre

106 Work in fire rescue operations

107 Work outdoors


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108 Work under a famous artist

109 Work under an experienced researcher/scientist

110 Work under experts who understands machines

111 Work with chemicals

112 Work with disabled children

113 Work with colours and designs

114 Work with machines and equipment in a factory

115 Work with people who are physically ill or sick

116 Work with preschool children and teach them

117 Write books, scripts or poems

118 Comment on a new movie

119 Write essays, articles or stories for newspapers or magazines

120 Write novels/plays/stories

Section C

Section B consists of a list of occupations. Indicate the extent to which you would like to engage in each of the

occupations. Try not to think about whether you have enough education or training to enter this occupation OR


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how much money you would make in this occupation OR how much status or prestige would be involved. Base

your answer entirely on how much would you enjoy working in this occupation. Also remember, this is not a test

so there is no right or wrong answers to the items. The objective is to help you find out your personal interests

related to occupations.

Use the following rating scale:

1= A bit interested

2= Somewhat interested

3=Interested

4=Quite interested

5= Highly interested

If a particular item is not clear to you please write 9 in the given space.

1 Accountant

2 Actor

3 Administrator

4 Aerospace Engineer

5 Agriculturist

6 Animation Designer

7 Political Scientist

8 Architect

9 Archivist10 Armed Force Personnel

11 Athlete and sportsperson

12 Audiologist and Speech Therapist

13 Automobile Mechanic/Engineer

14 Business Person

15 Call Centre Operator

16 Carpenter

17 Cartoonist

18 Cashier/Bank Teller

19 Chartered Accountant

20 Chemist

21 Child Care Professional

22 Choreographer

23 Cinematographer

24 Educational Counsellor
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25 Computer scientist

26 Copy Editor

27 Cost Accountant

28 Counselor

29 Dancer

30 Data Entry/Computer Operator

31 Dietician

32 Driver

33 Economist

34 Electrical engineer

35 Electrician

36 Fashion Designer

37 Film and Video Editors

38 Finance39 Fine Artist

40 Forester

41 Graphic designer

42 Human Resource Manager

43 Industrial Production Manager

44 Insurance Sales Agent

45 Interior Designer

46 Investment Banker

47 Journalist

48 Lawyer

49 Lawyer

50 Librarian

51 Management Consultant

52 Marriage and Family Therapist

53 Mathematician

54 Medical Doctor

55 Microbiologist

56 Music Composer

57 Nurse

58 Art/Music Teacher

59 Office Clerk

60 Personal Financial Advisors

61 Pharmacist

62 Physical Training Instructor

63 Physicist
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64 Physiotherapist

65 Pilot

66 Plantation manager

67 Plumber

68 Police Officer

69 Politician/Legislators

70 Product Designer

71 Proofreader

72 Environmental Scientist

73 Psychologist

74 Public Relation Officer

75 Publishing

76 Radio and TV announcer

77 Real Estate Agents78 Receptionist

79 Researcher

80 Retailer

81 Sales and Marketing Professional

82 Scientist

83 Script writer

84 Secretary

85 Social Worker

86 Sociologists

87 Statistician

88 Stockbroker

89 Store Keeper

90 Teacher ( Special Education)

91 Teacher (School/College)

92 Technical writer

93 Telephone Operator

94 Tour Guides

95 Trainer

96 Travel agents
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