Vocational Maturity is the readiness to make informed, age-appropriate decisions, which is crucial for secondary students transitioning to higher education and a successful future. In the modern landscape, students are torn between prestige-based career paths and emerging niche industries, which makes it necessary to put focus on the idea of vocational maturity. This study aims to investigate vocational maturity among class XI students of Lakhimpur District in Assam. This study employed a convergent parallel mixed-methods design. A total of 150 class XI students were taken as the sample for the quantitative phase of the study, while for the qualitative phase, 10 students were selected from the sample. The quantitative phase of the study was carried out by a descriptive survey method through the Vocational Attitude Maturity Scale (VAMS-M). A semi-structured interview was employed to gather qualitative data. The findings indicate that participants exhibit low vocational maturity, and significant statistical differences were observed across academic streams. Through the interview findings, it could be revealed that high reliance on familial and academic authority (elders and teachers) is the primary decision-making filter for the students. While students demonstrated active information-seeking via digital platforms, their actual aspirations remained tethered to extrinsic rewards and societal expectations.