PU FACULTY CONDUCTS SESSION ON CAREER GUIDANCE AND COUNSELING

Chandigarh sunita shastri:Three interactive sessions on ‘Career Guidance and Counselling’ under the “SamagraShiksha Chandigarh” were conducted by Dr. Bharat, Assistant Professor, UniversityInstitute of Legal Studies, Panjab University for the students of 11th (10+1) and
12th (10+2) classes at Government Senior Secondary School, Sector 45A, Chandigarh.
In his address, Dr. Bharat underlined that the ultimate goal of education is to
inspire the next generation of learners to find their passions, hone their skills
and help them to continue the quest for personal growth in all aspects of their
lives besides making them an asset for the society, nation and world at large. He
also emphasized that education not only helps in personality development of the
child but also plays vital role in ‘character building’ which cannot be undermined
at any cost.Further, Dr. Bharat underlined the various career options available to the students
in the higher education institutions in general and Panjab University in particular
with special reference to traditional, professional courses and skill-oriented
programs. He also said the Panjab University has consistently proved its mettle in
the arena of higher education which is evident from the rankings conducted by
various agencies. He also applauded the role of Chandigarh Region Innovation and
Knowledge Cluster (CRIKC) and threw light on various scholarships schemes of the
Government of India for the pursuit of higher education. There were three sessions
for the students from the different streams, which were followed by question-answer
session and quiz.It is worth mentioning that the ‘Samagra Shiksha’ is an overarching programme forthe school education sector extending from pre-school to class 12 and has the
broader goal of improving school effectiveness measured in terms of equal
opportunities for schooling and equitable learning outcomes. It subsumes the three
Schemes of Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA), Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan (RMSA) and Teacher Education (TE).