The Hindu EducationPlus Career Counselling Session is back to lend a helping hand to students on the verge of pursuing higher studies to embark on a career. The annual event, which will help students and their parents get the right perspective on choosing a career, will feature experts to offer information on the ‘hows’and ‘whats’ of courses.
The sessions will be held on May 23 and May 24 in seven places across the State.
At Mangaluru, the event will be held on May 24 from 10 a.m. at Geetha M. Shetty Hall, Sri Ramakrishna College, Bunts Hostel.
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The event at Shivamogga will be held on May 23 at D.V.S. Ranga Mandira, DVS Circle from 10 a.m.
Officials of the Karnataka Examination Authority will make presentations and answer queries on the counselling and the seat allotment process for students who have written the Common Entrance Test and/or the Undergraduate Entrance Test.
In addition, general education experts, as well as experts from engineering, medicine, will be accessible to students to gain clarity on the options available in these streams.
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Students will take home a free copy of ‘The Nxt Step’, a handbook, which boasts of well-researched articles charting trends and helping students plan their next step.
The Hindu EducationPlus invites students in Classes 10, 11 and 12 and Pre-University Courses, as well as their parents, to the programme. Entry is free of cost.
Sponsors
State Bank of India is the title sponsor of the events.
The gold sponsors for the event are AMC - CITY Institutions, Bengaluru; Nitte Meenakshi Institute of Technology, Bengaluru; Dr. T. Thimmaiah Institute of Technology, K.G.F.; Rajarajeswari Group of Institutions (Medical, Dental and Engineering), Bengaluru; and Sri Sairam College of Engineering, Bengaluru.
The silver sponsors are Padmashree Group of Institutions, Bengaluru; Sambhram Institutions, Bengaluru; Shri Pillappa College of Engineering, Bengaluru and Beary’s Institute of Technology, Mangaluru.
For the event at Mangaluru, Radio Mirchi 98.3 FM will be the radio partner. V4 News 24 X 7 will be the channel partner. The venue sponsor is NSS unit of Ramakrishna College, Mangaluru.
For queries and registration call 0824-2417575-80.