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Career Counseling Scheme in Madhya Pradesh Page 1 Department of Commerce, Industry & Employment, Govt. of MP PROJECT REPORT Career Counseling Scheme in Madhya Pradesh -A study of three districts Prepared by: Rabindra Kumar Jena PGDM Class Of 2011 Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar

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Department of Commerce, Industry & Employment,

Govt. of MP

PROJECT REPORT

Career Counseling Scheme in Madhya Pradesh

-A study of three districts

Prepared by:

Rabindra Kumar Jena

PGDM Class Of 2011

Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar

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Certificate

This is to certify that Mr. Rabindra Kumar Jena an intern from PGDM program of

XIMB, Bhubaneswar attached to the Department of Commerce, Industry &

Employment working under the internship scheme of School of Good Governance

and Policy Analysis has undertaken a study on ‘Career Counseling’ assigned to him

by the department. He was attached with the department from 12/4/2010 to

11/6/2010. The work has been satisfactorily completed by the intern and a copy

of the report has been received.

Mr. R. K. Bajpayi Joint Director Directorate of Industries Govt. of Madhya Pradesh

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Table of Contents

Acknowledgement 4

Executive Summary 5

Abbreviations 6 Background 7

Career Counseling Scheme 8 Objectives 8

Target Group 9

Activities 9

Budget Allocation 10

Selection of Psychologists & SME’s 10 Definition of the Problem 13

Significance of the study 13 Methodology Used 14

Type of data 14

Source of data 14 Sample 14

Sampling Method 14 Method of data collection 14

Data Analysis 15

Problems Identified 20 Conclusions 24

Recommendations 25 SWOT Analysis 40

Appendices 41

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

I would like to thank all those who in direct or indirect manner helped me carry

out this research project. I would like to thank all the directors of SGPA and the

DG, SGPA who poured in their timely comments and suggestions to guide me in

this project and make it a fruitful pursuit. I would like to extend my sincere thanks

to all the District Employment Officers of Ujjain, Jabalpur and Vidisha for their

kind efforts to help me during my field surveys. I would like to thank all the

project officers of SGPA who helped me with their timely inputs during the

research work. I would like to thank Mr. Gaurav Khare, Mr. Gaurav Agrawal, Mr.

Amit Shrivastav and Ms. Richa Gupta for their support and cooperation during the

work. I would like to thank Mr. R. K. Bajpayi, Joint Director and Mr. Balbir Singh,

Assistant Director of the Department of Commerce, Industry & Employment. I

extend my special thanks to the staff members of the Directorate, Bhopal and

SGPA for their support during the research work.

Finally I would like to thank all those who in every small or big sense helped me in

this project.

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

As my internship project I have worked on “Career Counseling Scheme”. The focus of my study on Career Counseling Scheme included the following: Understanding the scheme design both in terms of its operation and its

objectives. Assessing its implementation on ground level, meaning thereby, whether

the operation on ground complies with the guidelines provided for implementing the scheme.

Analyzing the awareness of the policy in the targeted segment of

population. Assessing the potential of the inclusion of ICT capabilities in the

implementation of the Scheme.

The methodology followed to achieve the above stated objectives included a

thorough study of the literature available regarding the schemes and

understanding them well. After that I visited various DEO’s and met a number of

beneficiaries in Vidisha, Ujjain and Jabalpur districts. Beneficiaries were

interviewed and findings on the basis of these interviews were discussed with my

guide Mr. R.K. Bajpayi, Joint Director, Department of Commerce, Industry and

Employment and under his guidelines, an analysis has been prepared and

recommendations have been made in the report. Regarding the Career

Counseling Scheme during my visits to above stated places; I had collected

reports on Career Counseling fairs and camps conducted there recently. Along

with that, a few general questions regarding these camps were asked from locales

there. After studying the collected reports and analyzing people’s viewpoint, I

have made few recommendations in the report.

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ABBREVIATIONS

DEO District Employment Office SME Subject Matter Experts

SGPA School of Good Governance & Policy Analysis

ITI Industrial Training Institute

CGC Coaching Cum Guidance Centre VG Vocational Guidance

TG Target Group KR Knowledge Repository

ICE Information, Communication and Education

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BACKGROUND

Over the years direct employment opportunities in the organized public as well as

private sector have reduced considerably. With increasing emphasis on

competitiveness and efficiency, the Government has to reduce manpower in

administration. In recent years direct recruitment in Government jobs has almost

came to standstill. Government is now laying increasing emphasis on self-

employment and vocational training. With increasing population and decreasing

job prospects in the organized sector, the performance of Employment Exchanges

(Offices) in terms of submission made and placements achieved has also been

steadily declining over the years. Employers demand fewer and fewer candidates.

While the number of educated job seekers increases, very few candidates actually

get absorbed in permanent jobs.

With the increasing opportunities outside the public and government sector the

role of government has also shifted towards providing guidance to various job

seekers whose number has been exponentially growing over the years. For these

reasons the Scheme of Career Counseling and Job Fair were started by the

Government of Madhya Pradesh under the Department of Commerce, Industry

and Employment so that the students and job seekers could benefit from these

schemes and gain entry to the private jobs available in the market.

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The Career Counseling Scheme

The scheme of Career Counseling has been newly started in the state of Madhya

Pradesh which was launched in the session 2008-2009 and has been effectively

running since August 1, 2008. Initially it was launched in 15 districts over 16

district employment offices. Then in the next session two more districts were

included to make it a total of 17 districts operational in 18 offices. In the current

session two more districts Khandwa and Guna have been included to take the

tally to 19 districts functioning in 20 offices (including CGC, Ujjain).

OBJECTIVES

The basic objectives of the Scheme are:

1. To provide professional guidance to the students of schools, colleges,

universities and other professional institutes through the DEO’s.

2. To develop understanding of the job market in the context of the present

economical scenario.

3. To provide suggestions and advice for developing employment potential.

4. To provide information regarding various professional and employment related

courses being offered in the various colleges, universities and institutes of repute

all over the world.

5. To provide guidance regarding the job openings in various public and

administration areas.

6. To provide guidance for choosing a profession, making changes in it and

aligning the same with one’s own interest and aptitude.

7. To provide information regarding various Self Employment Schemes, the

various facilities available under these schemes and provide guidance to develop

their own employment set up through these Self Employment Schemes.

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8. To provide counseling to those who had been registered for quite a long time

but have not been able to find any employment.

9. To organize “Group Discussions” on Professional Guidance in various schools,

colleges and universities at the district and block levels.

10. To organize “Career Fairs” on Employment and Self-Employment at the district

and block levels.

TARGET GROUP

The Target Group for this Scheme is “All the Unemployed Youths of the State”.

ACTIVITIES

The major activities laid down through this Scheme are divided into two

categories:

A) Activities to be carried out in the DEO premises

1. Psychologists would note down the hobbies, interests and inclinations of the

applicants and help them choose the right professional course, employment or

self-employment as per their aptitude and provide them counseling without any

fees or charges. This kind of counseling would be provided at the DEO’s every

week at least once on a pre determined and pre informed date.

2. Similarly at the DEO, on a pre specified and notified date a Subject Matter

Expert would conduct sessions to provide guidance on various employment areas

so that the applicants would be exposed to different and wide variety of

opportunities. This would also help them to get more and more job prospects

pertaining to various sectors of employment and self-employment.

3. An expert would keep tract exclusively of the various professional and job-

oriented courses available at various schools, colleges, universities, and other

professional institutes worldwide. He would provide information regarding these

courses and the various procedures to get admission into the same. This would

also be done on a pre specified date in the DEO premises.

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4. There are various schemes running at the State level which provides

employment and self employment opportunities to the unemployed youths.

There would be an expert exclusively for providing information about these

schemes to the applicants. He would also provide assistance in preparing the

project proposals for their respective self-employment projects.

5. The psychologists would hold discussions with those applicants who had been

registered with the Employment Office for quite a long time but have not been

able to find any kind of employment or self-employment in these years. There is

also a provision for conducting Group Discussions regarding these matters after

the completion of the counseling processes.

B) Activities to be carried out outside the DEO premises

1. Professional Guidance Seminars:

In the beginning of the academic session “Professional Guidance Seminars and

Talks” would be conducted in educational and technical institutions at the district

and the block level.

2. Professional Guidance Exhibitions:

In the beginning of every financial year “Professional Guidance Exhibitions” would

be conducted Employment and Self-Employment at the district and the block

level.

BUDGET ALLOCATION

88% of the entire budget allocated would be utilized for the Counseling and

Guidance of the applicants which would also include the Career Counseling fairs,

camps and exhibitions. The rest 12% of the allocated budget would be meant to

meet miscellaneous expenditure and purchase books, pamphlets, writing

materials etc.

SELECTION OF PSYCHOLOGISTS AND SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS

1. The selection of the psychologists and the SME’s would be done by a panel

which would be formed every financial year. The selections would be done among

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the capable and qualified professionals of that particular administrative region

under the DEO.

2. The panel will comprise of the following members:

1> The District Collector or any other official appointed by him. (Chairman)

2> Principal/Head of any post graduate degree college or institution situated in

the District Headquarters. (Member)

3> Chief Manager, District Industrial Center. (Member)

4> Principal of an Industrial Training Institute situated at the District

Headquarters. (Member)

5> Assistant Director/District Employment Officer of the concerned district.

(Secretary)

3. Every psychologist/SME would get a maximum remuneration of Rs 1000 for

one session.

4. For every week in a month a pre specified date would be chosen and among

the list of counselors selected by the panel (above) one psychologist and 3 SME’s

belonging to different areas of expertise would be invited to conduct the

counseling sessions.

5. The remuneration to the counselors would be paid through the vouchers which

would be cleared through an official procedure and would be subjected to audits.

6. The interests and personal preferences of the various applicants would be

tracked by the counselors and would be provided counseling on that basis. This

would be done through the VG-1 A form which would be filled up the candidates

prior to the counseling process.

7. The candidates would also be asked to fill a feedback form (in two copies) out

of which one copy would be given to the candidate and the other would be kept

in the office for future reference which would used by the counselors for a second

or third sitting if need arises.

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8. If a psychologist/SME remains absent on a notified day of counseling then

his/her name would be dropped from the list of the counselors prepared by the

panel.

9. If a SME has not updated himself/herself with the information then his/her

name would be dropped from the list of the counselors prepared by the panel.

10. As a part of the counseling process a candidate can also discuss his history of

academics and employment related queries with the counselors. Detailed

discussions would be organized to reflect upon the reasons of failure and proper

guidance would be provided for enhancing the skill sets and improving the

employability of the candidates. All the required information would be provided

to the candidates and if need be photo copies of such materials downloaded from

the internet would also be provided.

11. A small library inside the DEO premises would be organized where candidates

would get access to various competitive magazines, books, newspapers etc for

enhancing their skills and getting information about various competitive exams

and jobs.

12. A large attractive board outside the DEO and a small attractive board outside

the counseling chamber would be put which would consist of information

regarding the dates and timings of the Counseling process. This information

would also be circulated through the regional dailies.

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DEFINITON OF THE PROBLEM

The Career Counseling Scheme is a relatively new scheme started only two years

back. In that light the following objectives were kept in consideration while taking

up the research project:

1. Test the feasibility and acceptability of the ICT capabilities.

2. Devise a "follow up" mechanism for those who had sought guidance.

3. Find out links between Career Counseling and Job Fairs for mutual benefit of

both the schemes.

SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY

This study on the Career Counseling Scheme will reveal the ground realities which

the district officials are facing while implementing the scheme at the field level. It

will give a clear picture about the expectations of the beneficiaries from the

scheme for whom it has been launched. The suggestions of various other

stakeholders like the counselors, district officials and parents have also been

captured which can also help us a lot in redesigning the scheme and suit it to the

needs of the target group.

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METHODOLOGY USED

Type of Data

Both primary and secondary data from various sources have been used for doing

the analysis. However, more stress has been laid on the primary data as

secondary data might not give a true picture of the entire situation. Also obtaining

data from primary sources allowed me to interview the respondents first hand

and know their opinions on Career Counseling which further helped me to refine

my research.

Source of Data

The primary data was collected by visiting the districts physically and interviewing

the various categories of respondents. The secondary data was collected at the

various DEO’s and the Directorate.

Sample

123 respondents from across three districts were covered during the survey for

the category of “Beneficiaries”. Apart from that 14 number of parents, 16

numbers of prospects, 19 numbers of counselors, 5 numbers of district officials

and 3 number of publishing houses were also covered for the research.

Sampling Method

No sampling method was followed as such from my side. All the three districts:

Jabalpur, Ujjain, and Vidisha were chosen by the Department for the study. The

respondents of different categories were selected on the basis of simple random

sampling.

Method of Data Collection

Different questionnaires were designed for the various stake holders and used to

collect the data from the sample. Apart from that various interviews and group

discussions were also conducted to seek information on various topics pertinent

to the study of research.

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DATA ANALYSIS

Following are the various characteristics of the sample population which has been depicted in the form of histograms and pie-charts (Please refer to the appendixes wherever applied. Links have been provided). 1. Gender of Beneficiaries: Out of the total 123 beneficiaries interviewed, nearly 63 % were males and 37 % females.

2. Age Group of Beneficiaries: The major chunk of respondents is below 25 years.

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70%

Male

Female

63%

37%

37%

46%

12%

2% 2%

<20 years

20-25 years

26-30 years

31-35 years

>35 years

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3. Educational Qualification of Beneficiaries: The maximum number of respondents was graduates followed by undergraduates.

4. Household Income of the Beneficiaries: Maximum number of respondents belongs to the 50 K to 1 Lac bracket followed by the 1 Lac to 1.5 Lac bracket.

36%

47%

17%

Undergraduate

Graduate

Post Graduate

17%

37%22%

9%

15%

<50 K

50 K to 1 Lac

1 Lac to 1.5 Lac

1.5 Lac to 2 Lac

>2 Lac

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5. Contact details of the Beneficiaries: Out of the total beneficiaries 12% have registered their Email id and 28% have registered their mobile numbers.

6. District wise Beneficiaries: The total sample consists of 50% respondents from Vidisha, 37% from Jabalpur and 36% from Ujjain.

0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

Email ID Contact Number

12%

28%

37

36

50

Jabalpur

Ujjain

Vidisha

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7. Number of times counseling received: All the respondents have received counseling once.

8. Main purpose of getting counseled: Most of the applicants are interested in career guidance.

100%

60%19%

21%

career guidance

career dev path

information about various fields

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9. Were you benefited from the counseling program?

10. How was the Counselors patience and acceptance level?

0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40% 45% 50%

very much

moderately

not much

46%

38%

16%

63%

32%

5%

high

moderate

low

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PROBLEMS IDENTIFIED

At the DEO level:

1. Lack of Staff: The staff of the DEO is busy with the routine jobs of the office and

it is difficult to handle the process of counseling along with that. This becomes

even more difficult in situations where they get additional responsibilities like

election duty and census survey etc.

2. Lack of infrastructure: Though there has been mention of a counseling chamber

in the scheme, yet there is not sufficient and appropriate infrastructure in the

DEO for this purpose.

3. Unwillingness of applicants: The applicants are not proactive to avail the facility

of counseling and the district officials have a tough time convincing them to go for

the same along with their registration process.

4. Lack of awareness: Even though information is rolled out well in advance

regarding the dates and timings of the counseling processes, yet the applicants

are not aware enough to track these events and sometimes miss the golden

opportunity.

Lack of StaffLack of

Infrastructure

Unwillingness of Students

Lack of Awareness

DEO

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At the Counselor level:

1. Lack of time: The counselors are not hired either on full time basis or on

contract basis. Almost all the counselors are working professionals either in a

government or private set up or are running their own businesses. This leads to a

time crunch on their part and it is difficult for them to be present on a specific

date and time set by the district officials.

2. Lack of training: There is not any provision for providing training to these

counselors which would actually give them a better understanding of the current

trends in counseling and would also help them to suit the needs of the district

specific concerns of the beneficiaries.

3. Job insecurity: Due to the absence of any sort of contract between the

government and the counselors, there is an underlying feeling of insecurity which

haunts the minds of the counselors. In spite of delivering good performance there

is no certainty of their being selected for the next session.

4. Lack of a Knowledge Repository: The SME’s feel that there should be a

knowledge repository where the information regarding varied fields would be

complied for a ready reference during the counseling session. Due to a large

Lack of Time Lack of Training

Job InsecurityLack of Knowledge

Repository

Counselor

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number of upcoming fields of employment/self-employment it becomes

practically impossible for them to keep track of all the fields.

At the Applicant level:

1. Unpreparedness: The students are not in a proper frame of mind to receive

counseling when they go for the registration process. Moreover the minimum

level of understanding about career development is also missing. This makes the

process of counseling somewhat “One-way” activity where the counselor goes on

giving information but the receiver (the applicant) is not able to assimilate and

relate the same to his career goals.

2. Low awareness: The applicants are not aware of the crucial information

related to their career and employment. They feel that there should be a proper

mechanism or platform where in they can procure the entire career related

requisite information in one basket.

3. Lack of motivation: The applicants feel that they are not adequately motivated

to seek information related to their career and hence display a lackadaisical

attitude towards important career events like Career Counseling and Job Fairs.

Unpreparedness Low Awareness

Lack of Motivation

Lack of Support

Applicant

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4. Lack of support: In most of the cases, the applicants feel that they are not

rendered enough support from either their family members or government

officials to give shape to their career by actively being part of programs like

Career Counseling and Job Fairs.

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CONCLUSIONS

1. The Career Counseling Scheme has been quite successful in all the three

districts under study and has also shown signs of progress since its inception two

years back.

2. The awareness level regarding the Scheme is low but can be improved as it is a

relatively new scheme.

3. The parents are an integral part of the student’s life as far his/her career

development is concerned.

4. The number of days for weekly counseling has been reduced which has a

detrimental effect on both the quality and quantity of the counseling services

provided.

5. The awareness about Career Counseling and other employment related

activities like Job Fairs is quite low and needs to be addressed.

6. The existing infrastructure needs to be upgraded for effective Career

Counseling activities.

7. The feedback mechanism of the process needs to be updated and redesigned

as the existing one is not good enough to track the progress of the applicants.

8. There are no specific guidelines set for the qualifications and certifications of

the Psychologists and SME’s as per the existing policies.

9. The officials of the DEO face difficulties to manage their routine activities along

with the counseling processes.

10. The applicants as well as their parents showed a lot of enthusiasm and

positive attitude for such schemes to prosper.

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RECOMMENDATIONS

1. Feedback Mechanism:

Though feedback forms have been designed which are given to the students, yet

from the interviews with the beneficiaries as well as the counselors it is evident

that there is a lack of a proper feedback mechanism in place.

The feedback can be registered through a simple process involving a few phone

calls to the applicants. The counselors who have counseled a particular set of

applicants can be given a consolidated list of those applicants whom he/she has

counseled. While the counselor visits the office for further counseling he can give

a call to some of the applicants whom she had counseled and register his/her

current status. Additionally he can call the applicant for a second sitting if need

arises.

Alternatively, this can be done by an official and the same be conveyed to the

concerned counselor. But keeping in view the staffing constraints and also to have

a better and effective communication the former method can be used.This way of

getting the feedback and update from the students is better and more effective

compared to simply filling a form at the time of counseling.

• Registration

• Guidance

Counseling

• Phone Call

• Inputs

Feedback• New Inputs

• Recounseling

Counseling

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2. Information Repository:

The Subject Matter Experts should have an access to an Information Repository

which would act as a ready reference for them while counseling. To build the

Information Repository we need not incur a heavy expenditure. It can be built by

registering the past experiences of the counselors and the effective use of the

internet.

A list of the most frequently encountered fields of employment can be tracked

and simultaneously efforts can be geared to collate all the requisite information

related to these fields can be compiled by the help of the counselors and the

district officials.

3. Link between Career Counseling & Job Fairs:

Career Counseling and Job Fairs are very similar schemes in nature as far as

providing employment to the applicants is concerned. The end objective of the

Career Counseling scheme is to provide the right kind of employment to the

applicants as per their aptitude and skills. Thus there should be a link between

these two schemes which would help the applicants in a better way.

Web Search

Career Guidance Manuals

Past Experiences

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In fact, Job Fairs are not common phenomena (they happen once in 3 or 4

months). An applicant who is in urgent need of a job is unable to utilize the facility

of getting employment through the Job Fair scheme.

If a database of the companies is created which would contain key information

like the contact number and address of the companies, then the district officials

can be in constant touch with them. Also the information about the various

openings in the company can also be obtained and thus the needy candidates can

be informed about the vacancies and the process of getting into the company.

4. Centralized Cell:

A centralized cell for “Career Counseling” can be formed at the State Level which

would monitor all the activities at the district and division level and help them in

effective implementation of the Scheme.

The main role of the Centralized Cell would be to address the district specific

concerns related to the implementation of the scheme and devise means in

consultation with the district officials to sort out the issues keeping in view the

specific needs of the district/division.

Career Counseling

Job Fair

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The additional role of the Cell would be to coordinate the various activities of the

districts/divisions which need to be addressed at the state level.

For example, there is a recommendation for tying up with the various publishers

and get complimentary copies of competitive books and magazines and thus save

some part of the allocated budget which could be utilized on other heads of the

scheme. This can be done at the state level and every district/division need not

contact the publishers individually.

5. Tie up with Publishers:

Some publishers who specifically publish books pertaining to competitive exams

can be contacted and requested to provide complimentary copies of such books

and periodicals which would save a part of the budget.

Centralized Cell

Districts Divisions

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There is in fact a good reason for which the publishers would be more than happy

to join hands with the government for this act. The publications of these

publishers are being displayed in the DEO’s where hundreds of applicants flock

the office which are in fact the prospective customers for them. Thus this would

be a good way of promoting and advertising their reading materials.

6. Have separate timings for Registration and Counseling:

The counseling process is generally done at the time of employment registration.

The applicants who had come for only registration are not in the mental frame of

mind to get the counseling at that time. Thus it becomes a sort of compulsion for

the students to take part in the counseling process. This in turn brings down the

interest of the applicants and the whole purpose of counseling gets defeated.

• Advertisement

• PromotionsPublishers

• Fund Raising

• Procurement of Essential Books

Government

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Thus there should be separate timings for Counseling where the applicants would

be prepared with their queries and doubts about their career development and

would discuss the same in a positive way and thus get the maximum benefit.

7. Use Institutional Mechanism:

The district level officers can collaborate with the various educational institutions

and take their help in creating awareness about Career Counseling so that the

applicants would know exactly the purpose behind such activities and relate it

better to their academic and professional life.

RegistrationCounseling

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8. Mass Counseling followed by individual counseling:

The counselors feel that most of the applicants have no idea regarding Career

Counseling. Thus when they are counseled they are not able to ask proper

questions which would help them to move ahead in their career.

Thus they feel that before rendering individual level counseling they should be

first given a mass counseling which would introduce them to the process of

Career Counseling by giving them a brief idea about what it is and how can they

benefit from the process.

State Govt

Professional Institutes

Educational Institutions

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Once they know exactly what career counseling is all about then they should be

given some time to think over their career and prepare their individual queries

and discuss their concerns with the counselor.

This would make the process of Career Counseling more effective and highly

beneficial for the applicants.

9. Use of ICT Capabilities:

Modern tools of presentation like Power Point Templates can be used both by the

Psychologists and SME’s to make the interaction entertaining and thus the

passage of information to the applicants more fruitful.

After the mass counseling the applicants would have got enough idea regarding

the basic requisites of Career Counseling and they would have done a good

introspection of their likes and dislikes. Now the filling up of the VG 1 A form to

record the essential traits of the applicants would not be a big hindrance. An

online portal can be developed where they can transfer these details in a much

quicker way with the assistance of the Counselor/district official.

Mass Counseling

Individual Counseling

Feedback

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Apart from that modern use of psychological tools like psychometric tests, etc can

also be performed through the use of ICT capabilities which are not only hassle

free but also quicker, easier and more effective as far as recording and retrieving

of data is concerned.

One additional benefit of ICT capabilities would be the use the ICE (Information

Communication and Education) tool to inform and communicate the right

information and thus educate the target group regarding the features and aspects

of the process to enable them to extract the maximum benefit from the scheme.

10. Online Career Counseling:

Though it is not an immediate recommendation (since most of the applicants are

not very comfortable with the use of internet), yet in near future it can be used to

save time and avoid scheduling problems for personal counseling sessions.

PPT/Projector Slides

Registration

Psychometric Tests

ICE Tool

ICT

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But this should be an additional feature and one to one interaction should not be

dropped completely.

11. Profile Based Counseling:

As suggested above that the employment registration process and that of Career

Counseling should be done at separate times, we can leverage the time lag for

providing profile based counseling which would best suit the needs of the

individual.

CounselingCareer Online

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12. Tie up with Professional Institutes for Career Fairs

There are lot of professional institutes which provide coaching, guidance and

training to students and job seekers for preparing for competitive exams and jobs.

The district officials can collaborate with these institutes and ask them to put up

stalls in the career counseling fairs which would serve three purposes:

1>These professional institutes can give more specific information related to the

specific career that the applicant is seeking.

2> They can also be asked to pay a nominal registration fee for the purpose which

can be utilized towards the expenditure incurred on organizing such fairs. Since

this would be a golden opportunity for mass advertising at one particular place in

a span of 2-3 hours these institutes would agree to join hands with the

government for the purpose.

3> A lot of applicants would get attracted to these fairs as they would like to get a

firsthand knowledge about their dream careers/institutes which can help them

achieve their careers.

Registraion &

Counseling

Registration

Details

Counseling

Feedback

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13. Counseling the Parents:

During the field visits I found that though all the parents were not highly educated

yet they played a very significant role in the career of the applicants. They were

also not much aware of the on goings in the employment sector. They still felt

that since their ward has been registered with the DEO, one or the other day

he/she would get a “Sarkari Naukri” (meaning Government Job) and would not

have to make any additional efforts to prepare and develop the skills required to

get employment.

• More Specific Information

• Fund Raiser

• Crowd Puller

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Thus, when the parents are also counseled along with their children they would

also come to know the ground realities and thus help and support their children

to make that extra effort in acquiring the modern skills and knowledge to latch on

to a job of choice.

14. Contractual Commitment:

A contract can be signed between the Counselors and the Government which

would serve two purposes:

1. Reduce the uncertainty element from their minds.

2. Increase their accountability towards their work.

Applicants ParentsTG for

Counseling

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Contract

Certainty

Accountability

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15. Multistage Counseling:

From the survey and field study, it was quite evident that one sitting for

counseling is not sufficient to actually provide any substantial help to the

applicants. Therefore we can go for multistage counseling which was also a strong

recommendation received from the professional counselors.

In stage 1, a basic interaction between the applicant and the counselor

(psychologist) can be arranged and the details recorded.

In stage 2, specific queries can be addressed which would be already prepared by

the applicants before counseling.

In stage 3, any kind of problems or hindrances faced or further refinement of the

queries can be addressed either by personal interaction or phone call.

Stage 1

Stage 2

Stage 3

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SWOT ANALYSIS

After careful study and analysis of the data received through the questionnaires,

and conducting interviews and Focused Group Discussions for the various

stakeholders, the following analysis was arrived at.

Strengths:

1. Highly educated and experienced counselors in the panel

2. Healthy support from the community

3. Existence of complimentary schemes like Job Fairs

4. High energy levels of the district level officials

Weaknesses:

1. Lack of funds

2. Lack of infrastructure

3. Lack of time for the officials

Opportunities:

1. Growing demand for employment

2. Expanding economy

3. Revenue raising opportunity through fairs and exhibitions

4. Has the potential to become a self-sustaining scheme

Threats:

1. Mushrooming of private counseling centers

2. Commercialization of employment opportunities

3. Lack of awareness among the Target Group

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Questionnaire for Beneficiaries

Preliminary Questions

Name:

Gender:

Age:

Educational Qualification:

Household income (annual):

Q1. Have you ever undergone career counseling?

a>yes

b>no

Q2.How many times have you been counseled?

a>once

b>twice

c>more than twice

Q3.What was the main purpose of getting counseled?

a>to get career guidance

b>to figure out the career development path

c>to get relevant information about the different fields

d>no specific reason

Q4.Were you benefited from the counseling program?

a>very much

b>moderately

c>not much

d>not benefited at all

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Q5.How would you rate the counselors’ patience and acceptance level?

a>high

b>moderate

c>low

d>unacceptable

Q6. How comfortable were you while divulging your personal details during the counseling?

a>very comfortable

b>comfortable

c>not very comfortable

d>not at all comfortable

Q7. How relevant and important was the information provided by the counselors?

a>highly relevant

b>moderately relevant

c>not so relevant

d>completely irrelevant

Q8.Do you think that the counselors were highly educated to provide the right career guidance?

a>yes

b>no

c>can’t say

Q9.Do you think that the counselors had enough experience to provide the right kind of information?

a>yes

b>no

c>can’t say

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Q10.Were the counselors sociable enough to conduct an effective and smooth counseling interaction?

a>yes

b>no

c>can’t say

Q11.Did the counselors use any modern technology (like IT) to counsel you?

a>yes

b>no

Q12.Would you be interested for the use of modern IT tools in the counseling process?

a>yes

b>no

c>can’t say

Q13.How comfortable are you with the use of IT?

a>very comfortable

b>comfortable

c>not very comfortable

d>not at all comfortable

Q14.Did the counselors try to impose any of their ideas or views during the counseling?

a>yes

b>no

c>can’t say

Q15. Did the counselors show warmth and interest in your career during the counseling?

a>yes

b>no

c>can’t say

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Q16.Did the counselors reveal anyone else’s personal information during the counseling?

a>yes

b>no

c>can’t say

Q17. How would you rate the overall efficiency of the counselors?

a>highly efficient

b>moderately efficient

c>not very efficient

d>not at all efficient

Q18. How did you get the information about the counseling process?

a>from newspapers

b>from media

c>got personal letters/ phone calls from the District Employment Office

d>from other sources

Q19.Did you register prior to the program?

a>yes

b>no

Q20.If answer to the previous question is yes, then how did you find the registration process?

a>Simple and smooth

b>not very simple

c>satisfactory

d> cumbersome

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Q21. Are you satisfied with the time spent for the counseling process?

a>yes, it was worth the time spent

b>yes, it was somewhat worth the time spent

c>no, it was not worth the time spent

d>no, it was a waste of my precious time

Q22. Was the overall process of career counseling fast and smooth?

a>yes

b>no

c>can’t say

Q23. Would you like to make the process easier?

a>yes

b>no

c>can’t say

Q24. Would you like to make the process faster?

a>yes

b>no

c>can’t say

Q25. How would you rate the overall effectiveness of the counseling scheme?

a>highly effective

b>moderately effective

c>not very effective

d>not at all effective

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Q26.Will you be interested to be a part of such programs in future?

a>yes

b>no

c>can’t say

Q27. What changes would you like to have in the scheme to make it more suitable to your needs?

Interview Questions for the Counseling Agencies

Preliminary Questions

Name of the organization:

Name and Designation of the respondent:

Q1. What are your basic objectives for providing the Career Counseling programs?

Q2. What are the various programs that you have for Career Counseling?

Q3.How and on what basis do you design the various programs?

Q4. What do you think are the best practices of the Career Counseling Scheme?

Q5. How do you think would you be able to improve the execution of the various programs?

Q6. How do you choose your Career Counselors/Experts?

Q7. Describe briefly about the entire selection process of the Counselors.

Q8. Do you follow any specific standards as laid down by the various guidelines pertaining to the process

of Career Counseling?

Q9. If the answer to the above question is “no” then do you think that these guidelines are not

important as far as the practical implementation of the Career Counseling process is concerned?

Q10. What are the parameters on which you rate a Counselor?

Q11. Do you have any mechanism in place through which you can monitor the way these counselors

carry out the process?

Q12. Are you aware of the Career Counseling Scheme of the Govt. of MP which caters to similar needs

of the students and the job seekers?

Q13. What suggestions would you like to provide the Govt. in order to improve the process?

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Interview Questions for the Counselors

Preliminary Questions

Name:

Age:

Educational Qualification:

Work Experience (in months):

Industry (type):

Q1. Is counseling your primary occupation?

Q2. If answer to the above question is “no” then what other occupation are you engaged in?

Q3. What prompted /motivated you to choose Career Counseling as a profession?

Interview Questions for the District Officials

Q1.How do you see the prospects of the scheme of Career Counseling as far as your district is

concerned?

Q2. How far is it been successful in its implementation?

Q3. Are there any significant results that you would like to share with us?

Q4. Are there any specific problems that you have been facing in the proper implementation of the

scheme?

Q5. If the answer to the above question is yes then what do you think are the primary reasons for facing

such a problem/s?

Q6. What kind of changes would you like to see at the policy level in order to make the program run

smoothly and effectively?

Q7. What are your expectations (in terms of outcomes) from the scheme?

Q8. Do you think that your district will be benefited significantly if this scheme runs effectively?

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Interview Questions for the State Govt. Officials

Q1. What was background behind launching such a scheme by the Govt. of MP?

Tell me something about the objectives, scope and purview about the scheme.

Give me a brief introduction about the scheme.

Q2. Tell me briefly about the past performance of this scheme.

Q3. Is there any significant achievement/setback that you have faced in the implementation of the

scheme?

Q4. Tell me about the changes that this scheme has undergone over the past years and what exactly

were the reasons/causes for adopting the changes?

Q5. Do you feel that you have been able to achieve most of the objectives of the scheme?

Q6.If answer to the above question is “no” then what do you think were the major causes for not being

able to achieve the objectives?

Q7. Do you have any selection process for the Experts and the Psychologists that you hire for the Career

Counseling Scheme? (Give details)

Q8. If answer to the above question is “no” then is there any specific reason for not having a proper

selection process in place?

Questionnaire for Prospects

Preliminary Questions

Name:

Gender:

Age:

Educational Qualification:

Household income (annual):

Q1. Have you ever undergone career counseling?

a>yes

b>no

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Q2. Are you aware of the career counseling programs?

a>yes

b>no

Q3. What is your view about such programs?

a>they provide career guidance

b>they help us in choosing the right course as per our aptitude

c>they help us to choose the right job

d>they are a waste of time and money

Q4. How relevant/important is the role of “career counseling” in a student’s career?

a>highly relevant

b>moderately relevant

c>not so relevant

d>completely irrelevant

Q5.Do your teachers/professors provide timely guidance and information related to career

development?

a>yes, always

b>yes, sometimes

c> no, never

d>can’t say

Q6. Have you ever needed such kind of guidance related to your career/job queries?

a>yes, always

b>yes, sometimes

c>no, never

d>can’t say

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Q7.Would you like to avail of counseling sessions if you get a chance?

a>yes

b>no

c>maybe

Q8. Are you aware of the Career Counseling scheme run by the Govt. of MP?

a>yes

b>no

Q9. What are your expectations from the career counseling scheme?

a>to get information about the various courses

b>to know about your fitment for a particular course/job

c>others

d>no specific objective

Q10.Are you comfortable using the modern tools of IT like computers, internet etc.?

a>yes, very comfortable

b>yes, somewhat comfortable

c>no, not very comfortable

d>no, not at all comfortable

Q11. What kind of counseling sessions would you prefer?

a>personal one to one interaction

b>group counseling with friends/class mates

c>counseling with parents

d>combination of the above

Q12. Do you think that your parents play a significant role in shaping up your career path and

development?

a>yes

b>no

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c>can’t say

Q13. If the answer to the previous question is yes then would you like your parents to be counseled

along with you?

a>yes

b>no

c>can’t say

Q14. How comfortable are you in sharing your personal details and views with others (Experts)?

a>yes, very comfortable

b>yes, somewhat comfortable

c>no, not very comfortable

d>no, not at all comfortable

Q15. Would you like your counselors to be highly educated?

a>yes

b>no

c>can’t say

Q16. Would you like your counselors to be experienced in their own field?

a>yes

b>no

c>can’t say

Q17. Would you like your counselors to impose their views on you?

a>yes

b>no

c>can’t say

Q18. Would you like your counselors to be patient and acceptable?

a>yes

b>no

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c>can’t say

Q19. Would you like your counselors to possess social skills?

a>yes

b>no

c>can’t say

Q20. Would you like your counselors to be genuine and warm?

a>yes

b>no

c>can’t say

Q21. Would you like your counselors to keep your personal views and thoughts confidential?

a>yes

b>no

c>can’t say

Q22. Would you like to be pre- informed about the counseling process so that you can collate all your

queries and ask them to the counselor on the D day?

a>yes

b>no

c>can’t say

Q23. Would you like to register prior to the conduction of the program?

a>yes

b>no

c>can’t say

Q24. If answer to the previous question is yes then would you like the registration process to be quick

and hassle free?

a>yes

b>no

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c>can’t say

Q25. How much time are you willing to spend on such a program?

a>just a few minutes

b>may be an hour or two

c>anything which is required to get proper counseling

d>can’t say

Q26. Would you like the process to be easy and smooth?

a>yes

b>no

c>can’t say

Q27. Would you like the process to be fast and efficient?

a>yes

b>no

c>can’t say

Q28. Would you like the Govt. of MP to come up with such initiatives in the future for the growth and

development of the youth?

a>yes

b>no

c>can’t say

Q29. What are the things you think are the most important and relevant which should be catered to in a

Career Counseling process?

Q30. What modern techniques/technologies etc. should be adopted in the process of Career Counseling

to make it better and effective?

Q31. What are your hobbies/pastimes?

Q32.Have you got any significant achievements in these fields?

Q33. Would you like to translate your hobby/interest into a profession?

Q34. If answer to the previous question is “yes” then would you like to seek any guidance in this regard?

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Q35. Would you prefer to receive the guidance from the professional career counselors for taking your

hobby/interest ahead as your profession/job?

BENEFICIARIES

SL NO

NAME GENDER

AGE

EDU QLF HH INCOME

EMAIL ID CONTACT NO

DISTRICT

1 Devi Rani Gain

F 45 MA,MSW 1.5 [email protected]

9301463437

JBP

2 Anupama Gain

F 24 MSc,MSW 1.5 [email protected]

9301463437

JBP

3 Prateek Kori

M 20 Bcom 0.4 [email protected]

9329397910

JBP

4 Nitin Kori M 21 BCom 0.3 9300507654

JBP

5 Bhagyashree Behere

F 19 BSc 3 [email protected]

9926831941

JBP

6 Sashikant Kewat

M 20 Bcom(1st Yr) 1.44 9975863718

JBP

7 Iwin Singh

M 26 Bcom,MBA 1.3 [email protected] 9754694310

JBP

8 Karuna Chaurasia

F 35 BA 0.96 9826626354

JBP

9 Dinesh Jharia

M 30 Mcom,DTP,Tally 0.35 [email protected]

9713844581

JBP

10 Chagganlal Banwasi

M 24 BA 0.8 9329341762

JBP

11 Raja Namdev

M 29 Bcom 3 [email protected]

9300082754

JBP

12 Mohd. Sajid Khan

M 30 Bcom,Tally,DCA 3 [email protected]

9425160416

JBP

13 Nikhat Praveen

F 21 BA 0.4 9300685567

JBP

14 Ajay Suryavanshi

M 33 Mcom 1.2 9407349329

JBP

15 Sourav Pradhan

M 24 Bcom,MA,PGDCA 0.5 sikki143@[email protected]

9301597300

JBP

16 Arti Sahu F 26 BA 0.5 9302963014

JBP

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17 Shireen Naaz

F 20 Bcom(1st Yr) 2.4 9329482369

JBP

18 Roshni Viswakarma

F 29 BA 0.6 9301238070

JBP

19 Nishi Dubey

F 18 Bcom(1st Yr) 0.9 JBP

20 Sonali Razak

F 17 Bcom(1st Yr) 0.6 JBP

21 Isha Robert

F 27 Bcom,DCA 0.6 JBP

22 Seema Tantuway

F 23 BSc 0.9 JBP

23 Mohan Tantuway

M 32 12th 0.9 JBP

24 Salil Kumar Yadav

M 25 BA 0.6 [email protected]

9329851190

JBP

25 Abhisekh Raj

M 18 BE(1st Yr) 0.25 9827792135

JBP

26 Tina Rawat

F 24 MA,Tally,Office 0.5 [email protected]

9303940499

JBP

27 Vaishali Thakur

F 23 Mcom,PGDCA,Typing(Hindi)

0.95 9893588821

JBP

28 Mamta Devi Mahor

F 26 BSc 0.5 9755535132

JBP

29 Jyoti Mishra

F 25 Msc 0.5 [email protected]

9584668486

JBP

30 Pooja Yadav

F 24 Bcom,MBA 0.7 [email protected]

9303940499

JBP

31 Vikas Wasnik

M 20 12th 0.6 9589680872

JBP

32 Anoop Jha

M 36 MA 0.24 9977537023

JBP

33 Virender Patel

M 19 12th 0.76 [email protected]

7415123262

JBP

34 Umesh Pandey

M 23 Bcom,MBA 1.5 9755334527

JBP

35 Shweta Jain

F 30 BSc 0.7 9589411622

JBP

36 Avinash William

M 21 Bcom 1 [email protected]

9301105978

JBP

37 Sonali Namdev

F 18 BA(2nd yr) 0.24 9977257711

JBP

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38 Tina Pattidar

F 21 Bcom 1 9907644554

UJN

39 Khelendra Rathore

M 16 10th 2 9826796023

UJN

40 Meena Pattidar

F 18 12th 1 9691853363

UJN

41 Poonam Tiwari

F 20 13th 1.4 UJN

42 Gajendra Solanki

M 23 BA 1.5 UJN

43 Mayur Upadhyaya

M 17 12th 1.5 UJN

44 Pooja Chaube

F 23 BA 2.4 UJN

45 Mahendra Yadav

M 21 BA 2.3 UJN

46 Suraj Chauhan

M 18 12th 1.6 UJN

47 Deepti Chuabe

F 18 12th 1.5 UJN

48 Virender Singh

M 25 MA 1.4 UJN

49 Mohan Thakur

M 21 BSc 1.2 UJN

50 Ramesh Sahu

M 26 MA 1.3 UJN

51 Mahesh Tiwari

M 23 BA 2.3 UJN

52 Prakash Chauhan

M 18 12th 2.4 UJN

53 Poonam Singh

F 19 12th 1.96 UJN

54 Nikhil Tiwari

M 24 BA 1.5 UJN

55 Mohan Chidar

M 28 MA 1.4 UJN

56 Virendra Jha

M 18 12th 1.7 UJN

57 Poonam Sahu

F 18 12th 1.5 UJN

58 Rajendra Yadav

M 22 Bcom 1.9 UJN

59 Neha Singh

F 21 BA 2.4 UJN

60 Priyanka F 17 12th 3.2 UJN

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Jain

61 Vijay Rawat

M 23 BA 1.4 UJN

62 Umesh Singh

M 24 Bcom 3.5 UJN

63 Vishal Singh

M 23 BCA 2.4 UJN

64 Rakesh Yadav

M 21 BA 2.1 UJN

65 Priya Singh

F 23 BSC 2.2 UJN

66 Avinash Tripathy

M 25 MA 1.7 UJN

67 Anita William

F 18 12th 1.8 UJN

68 Mohd Shadab

M 27 Mcom 1.6 UJN

69 Preeti Lakhani

F 23 BA 1.2 UJN

70 Sonam Sinha

F 18 12th 0.96 UJN

71 Pooja Chauhan

F 25 MA 2.6 UJN

72 Reena Yadav

F 18 12th 1.6 UJN

73 Ayaushman Tripathy

M 21 BA 1.96 UJN

74 Dalver Singh Dhakorh

M 24 Bcom 1.2 VIDISHA

75 Surendra Ahirwar

M 16 10th 0.75 VIDISHA

76 Narayan Prasad Patwa

M 23 BA 0.34 VIDISHA

77 Puja Sahu

F 14 8th 0.96 VIDISHA

78 Bhagwan Singh Ahirwar

M 16 10th 2.3 VIDISHA

79 Durga Prasad Lodhi

M 18 12th 0.48 VIDISHA

80 Babu Lal Lodhi

M 17 12th 0.3 VIDISHA

81 Bhupend M 21 BA 0.2 VIDIS

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ra Yadav HA

82 Bhupendra Kumar Sen

M 24 BA 0.9 VIDISHA

83 Laxmi Rai Kumar

M 23 BSc 1.2 VIDISHA

84 Sunita Sahu

F 22 BSc 1.5 VIDISHA

85 Girija Chakravarty

F 17 12th 1.6 VIDISHA

86 Laxmi Prasad Sahu

M 18 12th 2.3 VIDISHA

87 Phool Singh Ahirwar

M 13 8th 0.6 VIDISHA

88 Chitra Kadre

F 17 12th 0.6 VIDISHA

89 Payal Kadre

F 24 MA 0.8 VIDISHA

90 Mohar Singh

M 22 BA 0.9 VIDISHA

91 Veer Singh

M 21 BA 1.2 VIDISHA

92 Soni Kushwaha

M 18 12th 1.4 VIDISHA

93 Poonam Dhavde

F 21 BSc 2.1 VIDISHA

94 Shyam Sundar Dandotia

M 22 BA 1.4 VIDISHA

95 Reena Chidar

F 21 BA 0.5 VIDISHA

96 Jagdish Prasad Sahu

M 17 12th 0.6 VIDISHA

97 Jeevan Singh

M 14 8th 0.3 VIDISHA

98 Shivraj Singh

M 18 12th 0.96 VIDISHA

99 Gopal Singh

M 14 8th 0.4 VIDISHA

100

Neeraj Sharma

M 25 MA 0.48 VIDISHA

10 Rakesh M 17 12th 0.3 VIDIS

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1 Kushwaha

HA

102

Vaibhav Sharma

M 18 12th 0.2 VIDISHA

103

Sunny Jain

M 21 BCom 0.3 VIDISHA

104

Sheetal Kushwaha

F 21 BA 0.2 VIDISHA

105

Pooja Sharma

F 26 MA 0.5 VIDISHA

106

Usha Sahu

F 25 Mcom 0.6 VIDISHA

107

Sapna Tiwari

F 18 12th 0.5 VIDISHA

108

Mujeeb Ahmed

M 14 8th 0.6 VIDISHA

109

Padam Jain

M 21 BA 0.7 VIDISHA

110

Jeetendra Meena

M 21 BCA 0.4 VIDISHA

111

Brajendra Singh Dangi

M 18 12th 1.2 VIDISHA

112

Shiv Narayan

M 17 12th 0.96 VIDISHA

113

Jeetendra Singh Nikhoria

M 25 MSc 0.4 VIDISHA

114

Shahid Ali

M 23 BA 0.6 VIDISHA

115

Ashwini Mishra

M 18 12th 0.5 VIDISHA

116

Surendra Singh Dangi

M 14 8th 0.6 VIDISHA

117

Charan Singh Kushwaha

M 27 MA 0.9 VIDISHA

118

Kiran Raj Suryavanshi

F 18 12th 1.3 VIDISHA

119

Manoj Kumar

M 17 12th 0.5 VIDISHA

120

Dharmendra

M 26 Mcom 0.6 VIDISHA

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Ahirwar

121

Sunil Kumar Vishwakarma

M 14 8th 1.2 VIDISHA

122

Raj Kumar Vanshkar

M 18 12th 0.4 VIDISHA

123

Kamlesh Kumar

M 17 12th 0.6 VIDISHA

PARENTS

SL NO

NAME GENDER

AGE EDU QLF

HH INCOME

EMAIL ID CONTACT NO

EXP EXP-Years

DISTRICT

1 Bhaskar Rao Behere

M 59 Hr Sec,ITI

3 Indian Rly

36 JBP

2 Bharti Behere

F 54 Hr Sec

1.5 Teaching

30 JBP

3 Devi Rani Gain

F 45 MA,MSW

1.5 [email protected]

9301463437

Teaching

5 JBP

4 Krishna Namdev

F 48 Hr Sec

3 JBP

5 Savitri Sahu F 46 0.5 JBP

6 Mohd Ishaque

M 52 Hr Sec

2.4 JBP

7 Malti Viswakarma

F 51 Matric

0.6 JBP

8 Laxmi Dubey F 40 11th JBP

9 Raj Kumar Razak

M 46 12th 0.6 JBP

10 Robert John M 34 BA 0.6 Teaching

JBP

11 Munni Bai Mahor

F 50 0.5 JBP

12 Meena Thakur

F 54 Hr Sec

JBP

13 Rajendra Namdev

M 52 11th 0.24 JBP

14 Amitabh Tripathi

M 46 MA 7 [email protected]

9425021517

UJJAIN

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PROSPECTS

SL NO

NAME GENDER

AGE EDU QLF HH INCOME

EMAIL ID CONTACT NO

DISTRICT

1 Anita Robert F 19 Bcom(1st Yr)

0.36 [email protected]

8085091297

JBP

2 Vineeta Syril F 22 10th(appeared)

0.6 9302137307

JBP

3 Ritu Singh F 24 Bcom(2nd Yr)

0.75 9981306902

JBP

4 Jailluddin Ansari

M 20 12th 0.3 JBP

5 Anand Patwa M 25 Mcom 0.6 9893881680

JBP

6 Pradyot Tripathi

M 14 9th 7 [email protected]

9425021517

UJJAIN

7 Akansha Agnihotri

F 10 5th UJJAIN

8 Apratim Agnihotri

M 15 9th [email protected] UJJAIN

9 Yashaswi Chaube

M 27 MSc,Bed 4 [email protected]

9827340884

UJJAIN

10 Sushil Rawat M 20 BE(2nd Yr)

0.21 UJJAIN

11 Deepak Raghuvanshi

M 19 BCA 0.3 9098671238

VIDISHA

12 Amit Sharma M 18 BCA(1st Yr)

0.25 amit@[email protected]

9754366432

VIDISHA

13 Fozia Mansoori F 21 BA 1 233177 VIDISHA

14 Surendra Singh Dangi

M 25 Dip(Civil) 2.5 9425149699

VIDISHA

15 Kavita Prajapati F 18 BA(1st Yr) 1.5 9691128977

VIDISHA

16 Mahesh Kumar Panthi

M 26 12th 0.5 9424463769

VIDISHA

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COUNSELORS

SL NO

NAME GENDER

AGE

EDU QLF Work Exp

Industry Type

EMAIL ID CONTACT NO

DISTRICT

1 Vineet Pathak

M 36 BSc,Dip(Sys Mgmt)

16 yrs Mfg JBP

2 Dhananjay Kumar Tiwari

M 30 MA,Dip(Counseling)

4 yrs Counseling JBP

3 Hema Sahu F 30 MA,PGD(Cl Psy),PHD

4 yrs Medical JBP

4 Nitin Sengupta

M 27 MCA 1 yr Education JBP

5 Sanjay Kumar Choubey

M 44 PGDip(Mark) 23 yrs Mfg & Edu

[email protected]

9826156562

JBP

6 Meenal Dixit F 27 MA(Psy),PGD(Cl Psy),PHD

3 yrs Counseling JBP

7 Kirti Verma F 33 MA(Psy),MSW(Med & Psy)

3 yrs Counseling

[email protected]

9424037681

UJJAIN

8 Nidhi Tiwari F 48 Mphil(Psy),PGD(HM)

5 yrs HIV AIDS Counseling

[email protected]

9424099438

UJJAIN

9 S K Jain M 63 Dip(Mech),ITI(Fitter,Computer)

40 yrs Training 9993990034

UJJAIN

10 Prashant Rao M 38 MA,Dip(Rural Dev)

13 yrs Dev [email protected]

9893275756

UJJAIN

11 Pramesh Mishra

M 38 MA(Eco),MA(PMIR),BHU

16 yrs Entrepreneurship & Dev UJJAIN

12 Namrata Joshi

F 30 MSW,MA,Mphil,PGDCA,ADCA

7 yrs Community Dev

[email protected]

9926393277

UJJAIN

13 A P Srivastav M 47 ITI,CTI,MA(Socio)

25 yrs Training 9425488456

VIDISHA

14 N B Bargav M 55 MA 32 yrs Gen Mgmt VIDISHA

15 Y P S Rathore M 34 MCA,MBA(HR) 7 yrs Education VIDISHA

16 Prof Ashok Kumar Agrawal

M 60 LLM,DUGA,PGDCA

30 yrs Consulting,Education VIDISHA

17 Uday Golwalkar

M 51 Mtech 28 yrs Training,Eucation 98933792

VIDISHA

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18 Anupam Bohare

M 30 PG(Psy),DGC(NCERT)

3 months

VIDISHA

19 Charu Saxena

F 50 MSc,MA,Med 26 yrs State Govt VIDISHA

DISTRICT OFFICIALS

SL NO

NAME GENDER

AGE

EDU QLF

Work Exp

Industry Type

EMAIL ID CONTACT NO

DISTRICT

1 Mamta Uikey

F AD [email protected] JBP

2 Manoj Agnihotri

M DEO [email protected]

UJJAIN

3 Geeta Solanki

F 52 BA 8 yrs Chief Editor 7342520857

UJJAIN

4 AK Upadhyaya

M 49 Bcom

25 yrs Clerical

UJJAIN

5 Usha Gupta F DEO [email protected]

VIDISHA

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INTERVIEWS WITH THE APPLICANTS AND THEIR PARENTS DURING FIELD TRIPS

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CAREER FAIRS AND CAREER COUNSELING LITERATURE