AI Exposure and Career Anxiety amongst Indian College Students

Author(s)	Mr. Daiwik Hemant Diwani
Country	India
Abstract	As Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies rapidly develop and are deployed, Indian students increasingly need to understand and learn AI-related skills for future employment. This study examines the effect of AI exposure and Career Anxiety on Indian College students. Using a quantitative approach, data were collected through an online survey facilitated by Google Forms, asking 30 Indian college-going students about their opinions on certain AI scales. All valid responses were analysed through Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modelling (PLS-SEM). The results show that AI exposure, Career Anxiety and various other parameters like Career Self-Efficacy and Job Seeking Anxiety have a paradigm effect on the careers of Indian students. The study contributes to the literature by highlighting the adaptive role of Career Anxiety in transforming AI-related fear into proactive upskilling intention among undergraduate students and offers practical implications for higher education institutions and policymakers in responding to AI-driven labour market change.
Keywords	AI Exposure, Career Anxiety, Job Seeking Anxiety, Career Self-efficacy
Field	Computer > Artificial Intelligence / Simulation / Virtual Reality
Published In	Volume 7, Issue 5, September-October 2026
Published On	2026-09-02

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