Students opt for new career choices in MP

Updated on: Thursday, May 17, 2012

After the telephone lines at the helpline desk of the MP Board of Secondary Education were opened for the post result, counselling of Class X and XII students, counsellors have received not less than 600 calls in two days.

Students are evincing keen interest in new avenues like merchant navy, law and banking.

Shabnam Khan, one of the counsellors, says "It is heartening to see students and parents from remote districts of the state talk about such career options rather than medicine and engineering".

More number of students are calling at the MPBSE helpline to explore offbeat career options and allaying pre-result jitters.

The counsellor enumerated a case where an elder sibling had called on behalf of his younger brother who had just taken Class X board exam. "He was interested in merchant navy while his younger brother wanted to pursue under-graduation abroad. He wanted to know what subjects his brother should take up for the same," she said.

"Even science students are enquiring about paramedical, nursing, accountancy, hotel management, integrated BBA, MBA courses and other related options," said Khan.

"Also, not just on the domestic front, even overseas opportunities and how to go about it are being probed by students," she said.

The helpline is getting more than 300 calls per day. There is a general apprehension in students about the results and the possible dates. And the future course of action they can take.

This year not just students, but parents are also showing concern about their child's anxieties, a sign of increasing awareness. "A child from Gwalior called. Later, his mother also spoke to us about him. She was concerned and sought help as to how to counsel him."

Another counsellor Piyush Turkar said calls were not limited to the big cities, but from across the state. "There were calls from districts like Raisen, Rewa, Mandla, Vidisha, Datia and Narsingpur."

The results are likely to be declared between May 25 and 30.

Students opt for new career choices in MP

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