Pillar: Education & Training
Durg Y-POWER Score: 41.5 / 100 — ranked 9 of 33 in Chhattisgarh.
A career counselling or guidance cell is a unit -- usually a room with a designated coordinator -- inside a college, school, or employment office that helps students make informed choices about courses, careers, competitive exams, and further education. The University Grants Commission (UGC) mandates that every affiliated college have a Career Counselling Cell. Under National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 and Samagra Shiksha, Block Resource Centres (BRCs) are to have one Academic Resource Person (ARP) for Career Counselling per block, providing cluster-level career guidance to schools at least once every 15 days. At the employment exchange level, Model Career Centres (MCCs) have dedicated…
If you are choosing between streams after Class 10 or 12, confused about which competitive exams to prepare for, or looking for information on scholarships and job opportunities, a career counselling cell is where you should be able to get guidance for free.
- Course and stream selection guidance at Class 10 and Class 12 junctions - Information on competitive exams: Joint Entrance Examination (JEE), National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET), Common University Entrance Test (CUET), state entrance exams, banking, Staff Selection Commission (SSC), Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) - Career pathway mapping: which qualifications lead to which jobs - Aptitude and interest assessment using psychometric tools where available - Industry and alumni connections: employer visits, workplace exposure - Scholarship and financial aid information - Maintain a notice board with career information, exam dates, and opportunities - Provide linkages to…
Portal: ncs.gov.in -- search for Model Career Centres in your district; also check the district's government degree college for its career counselling cell Also: Visit the District Employment Office or the largest government college in the district headquarters and ask for the Career Counselling Cell or Placement Cell
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