T he Hindu-EducationPlus will conduct a series of four pre-counselling guidance programmes in different centres in Kerala starting May 28 for students seeking admission to courses in various professional streams.
Being held for the ninth successive year since 2004, the year EducationPlus was launched as a separate weekly supplement with The Hindu in Kerala, the programmes are aimed at helping students with information and inputs on different aspects of the admission process and also on factors they have to keep in mind when making the course-college choices. Entry will be free, but seats will be available on a first come, first served basis. Advance registration is suggested.
The programmes, featuring half-day sessions, are scheduled in Kannur on May 28, Kozhikode on May 29, Thiruvananthapuram on June 1, and Kochi on June 2.
Registrations commence on May 14 and forms will be available at the offices of The Hindu at the respective centres; registrations can also be made by e-mail.
Postal addresses
Kozhikode: First floor, Shaaz Building, Near Sarada Hospital, Kannur Road, Ph: 0495-2762201/2/3/4 for the programmes in Kozhikode and Kannur.
Kochi: N.H. Bypass road, Vyttila junction, Ph: (0484) 230 1653, 230 7836.
Thiruvananthapuram: Airport Road, Vallakkadavu PO, Ph: (0471) 250 2001.
E-mail: Kochi: kochicir@thehindu.co.in; Thiruvananthapuram: educationplustvm@ thehindu.co.in and Kozhikode: calicutcounselling@ thehindu. co.in.
One of the highlights of The Hindu-EducationPlus Fair 2012 will be a special focus on the ongoing changes in the admission procedure involving the inclusion of marks in the Plus Two examinations and the process of normalisation.
The sessions will include an overview of the key courses and the career and course options before the students and focus on the online seat allotment process conducted by the Commissioner for Entrance Examinations.
The considerations that matter while exercising options in the engineering stream will be highlighted.
Panel
An authoritative panel of experts and officials is being lined up at each of the sessions, and participants will have an opportunity to put questions to them at an interactive session.
Handbook
A handbook with information on the admission procedure, engineering course and college selection and courses in the professional stream and other domains is under preparation for distribution at the session.
