In a bid to guide SSLC and Plus Two students, ‘Aram Seivom’, a collective of college students from the city, organised a career guidance and counselling programme on Gandhi Memorial Museum premises here on Sunday.
Speaking about the initiative, K. Vigneswaran, a second-year student of Kamaraj College of Engineering, said that the members of the collective were all second-year students who had just gone through the process of selecting colleges and branches of study last year. “When we realised that the students this year would be as confused as we were when we had to make a decision, we decided to come together and help them,” he said.
During the programme ‘Puthuyugam Padaipom’, organised by them, resource persons addressed parents and students on various fields such as architecture, law, rural entrepreneurship, studies in agriculture and media. “Most students here are unable to look beyond engineering or medicine due to lack of awareness or pressure from their family and friends. We are taking into consideration both their interests and what their family wants them to pursue, and are helping them explore more options,” said D.K. Prem Kanna, a member of Aram Seivom.
The collective plans to hold more sessions with resource persons to address the students and have a facebook page dedicated to the same where students can contact them.
“We also plan to hold special programmes in rural areas for students who are in need of guidance,” said Pandi Selvi, a coordinator of the initiative.
