Ranchi

Council starts counselling for depressed students

Sumedha Chaudhury

Scored less marks or failed in Jharkhand Academic Council (JAC) matriculation exam this yearIJ Do not worry. All you need is a counselling session to boost your confidence. Dial 0651-6453348, 0651-6453342 or 18003456523 and feel free to share your disheartened feelings till May 16 at any second.

The 24x 7 toll free number launched by JAC would begin working from 11 am today. “It is always noticed that students out of depression take wrong decisions which proves a blunder for their life. Considering such moments, we decided to begin this one week counselling,” JAC Chairperson Dr Anand Bhusan said.

Dr Renu Diwan (Psychology department, Ranchi University) would be online on this number on Wednesday and Thursday whereas Dr Shahid Hasan (Psychology department, Ranchi University) would be on this number on Friday and Saturday. Dr Rohita Vikas of the same department would counsel the students on May 13 and 14. She will monitor the numbers too for Ranchi Women’s College on May 15 and 16.

HRD Principal Secretary Dr DK Tiwari said, “It is only the matric exam in our life, wherein we are emotionally attached. Such feelings rarely come in other exam result of our lives.”