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Raising academic and student standards has generated increasing concern in recent times; particularly due to the availability of multiple career options and seemingly the inability of institutes to compete positively. As a step to tackle this concern finding alternatives of improving the productivity of students and academics is seen as an important step in maintaining the standards. Mentoring a term very commonly used in the corporate world today is seen as a catalyst for career success and an effective tool which enables individuals to make wise career choices as well as develop themselves in the right direction. This study is a descriptive study intended to understand the mentoring relationship and its benefits to the students for analyzing their career choices and development. Mentorship as a concept in organizations has been by far used as a retention and developmental tool. Many developed countries have incorporated mentoring programs in their education systems which has proved to have positive outcomes across four domains of graduate learning: academic, career, psychological, and social.