Career planning is an important component of Human Resource Planning because it helps employees understand their career goals and enables organisations to develop the human resources required for present and future needs. It is a systematic process through which an individual identifies career interests, abilities, aspirations and opportunities and prepares a plan for achieving desired career objectives. It also establishes a relationship between individual career aspirations and organisational requirements. The main aim of career planning is to provide employees with a clear direction for their professional growth. It helps individuals identify their strengths, weaknesses, interests, skills and career aspirations so that they can make appropriate career choices. Career planning also aims to match the abilities and aspirations of employees with suitable jobs and career opportunities within the organisation. In this way, it improves the utilisation of human resources and ensures that the right person is placed in the right position. Another important objective is to develop the skills and competencies required for future responsibilities. Through training, education, job rotation, mentoring and other development activities, employees can prepare themselves for higher positions. Career planning also helps organisations identify talented employees and prepare them for key managerial and specialised positions. Thus, it contributes to succession planning and ensures continuity in organisational leadership. Career planning further aims to increase employee motivation, job satisfaction and commitment. When employees see opportunities for advancement and understand how their performance can contribute to