The Career and Counselling Cell has been formulated from the session 2011-12 to address the diverse socio-economic challenges and geographic backgrounds of the heterogeneous population of students coming to the Colleges vis-a-vis equity of access and placement opportunities through availability of appropriate institutional support information.
Functions of Career and Counselling Cell :
- To gather information on job avenues and placements in different institutions and concerns related to the courses that the College offers.
- To analyse information in the local, regional and national contexts, to explore its relevance and utility for the students in their placements and on- job training.
- To organise seminars and guidance workshops for apprising students about the emerging professional trends and events, job profiles, leadership roles, entrepreneurship, market needs and risks and implementation of national socio- economic policies and to impart training in soft skills.
- To promote discipline, healthy outlook and positive attitudes towards national integration and removal of narrow balkanization including provincial preferences and prejudices.
REMEDIAL COACHING FOR SC/ST/OBC (NON- CREAMY LAYER) AND MINORITIES
In order to enable students belonging to SC/ST/OBC (non-creamy layer)/Minority communities, who need remedial coaching to come up to the level necessary for pursuing higher studies efficiently and to reduce their failure and drop-out rate, remedial coaching classes shall be conducted outside the regular timetable. From the academic session 2011-12, Students belonging to Other Backward Classes and General candidates may also be allowed the benefit of such coaching classes, on payment of a nominal fee (not exceeding the monthly tuition fee). However, physically challenged students and students who are General Candidates coming from families with income below the poverty line will be exempted from paying the fee.
COACHING CLASSES FOR ENTRY IN SERVICES FOR SC/ST/OBC (NON-CREAMY LAYER) AND MINORITIES
Coaching classes will be provided to prepare students belonging to SC/ST/OBC (non-creamy layer) and Minority communities to get gainful employment in Group ‘A’, ‘B’ or ‘C’ Central services, State services or equivalent positions in the private sector. The coaching shall be conducted from the session 2011-12 for particular examinations such as the IAS, State Public Services, Bank recruitment, etc. The coaching may be focused, taking into consideration the specific requirements of a particular competitive examination.