Tuesday, June 16, 2020

Helping Students take better decisions, through Career Counselling

I have all through my profession been in the education sector. So far, it has for the most part been engaging with students from Class 8 to the undergrad level. Each time I addressed them, I could see aspiration, in few, some sort of direction, hesitance and confusion, all in their eyes. It's very normal for a student between the age of 14-18 to be confused, right? I sometimes recall those days when I was in my twelfth standard. It was all so befuddling, my parents wanted me to pursue English Honours and become a teacher like most women in my family were, however, I was pretty enthusiastic making a career in the Hospitality sector and furthermore also keen on considering Business Administration alongside. As I recall those days, I wonder what an assignment, it was to really sum up what I actually wanted? An eighteen-year old made to think what she needed to be following a long time after that. I currently believe it was an absurd desire from myself. I wasn't prepared to choose just one area of study without having the option of choosing to pursue some distinct subjects alongside.

Presently at this point the equivalent is for all students of that age. Not that I state, that each student of that age is confounded, however, I state, most experience that period of confusion, peer pressure, parents desires, etc. Imagine a scenario in which we gave students a decision to just investigate their enthusiasm all alone. Why do we anticipate that they should choose just when they are about to complete their standard 12? Why don't we empower or teach the dynamic mentality from the eighth standard upward? Why don't all schools in India open up to the career counselling practices, decisively? Many schools don't generally have students exposed to professional advising on career options. Well, the questions could simply go on. Be that as it may, I speak of a solution here.

My belief on professional career advising is that each student from the time they are to pick a stream ought to be given a presentation to a wide scope of choices they could have after they moved on from higher secondary school. Can career counselors in school start exploring and gain more knowledge on the unconventional programs of study over traditional degrees that are more diverse and prepares students to handle the challenges of the years ahead. This certainly could help speak to students with precision and guide them to make better and informed choices.

To me professional career counselling enables a student to distinguish their qualities and shortcomings, comprehend the distinction of different career alternatives they have in front of them, to assess what coordinates their advantage, enthusiasm and in like manner decide to consider a program that best matches their abilities and territories of intrigue. I have been in touch with significant number schools in the Eastern part of India (Kolkata, Siliguri, Suri, Guwahati in the North East) that expose their students to such viable career counselling by experts of the education sector. I have students that have taken professional guidance in the ongoing occasions, and now come up with extremely astute questions with respect to the diverse program instructed in different Universities in India today. As this small exposure brings significant change in the development of students, I so accept that professional career counselling must be drilled in all schools in India to allow their students to settle on educated choices.


Friday, June 5, 2020

High School Students: Rule Out Uncertainty

In the midst of this vulnerability, each one of us is carrying an interruption to their choices, which also has affected us unfavorably. To what extent might you be able to clutch your arrangements? The world is adjusting and you should, as well. One needs to continue pushing ahead then again, especially settle on the correct choice and start moving forward.

High School students are not positively prepared to make decisions on their undergraduate admissions, following the 2 months of lock down in India. As board exams in India are still left pending, high school students are reluctant to apply to their preferred college or university without their results in hand. In any case, my question to the high school students is, that to what extent would you pause and would you really defer your admissions to 2021 as opposed to continuing to apply to universities and colleges of your choice, that are adapting to the new usual and are equipped to change in a crisis like this.

The two most preferred education boards in India will resume their examination for Class 10 and 12 for the rest of the papers.

CBSE - The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) will conduct CBSE Class 12 examination (for students across India) and CBSE Class 10 examination (just for the Northeast Delhi students) and Class 12 all India, from July 1 to July 15, 2020. CBSE has shared the updated datesheet for class 10 and 12th examinations on May 18, 2020, on its official site.

CISCE – Will hold their Class 10 examination for the rest of the subjects from 2nd July to 12th July 2020 and their Class 12 examination for the rest of the subjects from 1st to 14th July 2020 according to the notification shared on their official site dated May 22, 2020.

Now keeping in mind that you hang tight for finishing your due assessment, one can begin their exploration on picking the correct program and the university or college of their choice that will assist them in accomplishing their objectives. Most private universities and colleges are processing the application and are evaluating students, based on the Class 10 and 11th performance. The phase of choosing the right program, course, degree, college or university of your choice is unquestionably a tedious undertaking. While you wait for your examination to resume, utilize the time on research, reviewing your passion and interest for a subject and likewise applying to the university and college of your choice.

Nothing but an interesting experience this is. Be that as it may, it's surely gets you on a mode where you are utilizing your time during this partial lockdown in India, all the more gainfully. Researching on a university may present a lot more things about the university that you didn't think about. In like manner shortlisting, composing powerful mission statement, sitting for different virtual interviews to get through the university affirmation will bring a very remarkable learning and development in you. Certainly to get yourself progressively sure and mindful of what really is going on in this period of crisis, it’s now time to stay updated, focused, and roll on to your plans of continuing learning and education. 


 


Helping Students take better decisions, through Career Counselling

I have all through my profession been in the education sector. So far, it has for the most part been engaging with students from Class 8 to ...