The School Education Department has decided to conduct “interest test” of six lakh students this year to give information about career alternatives and higher education courses options to students of Class X of Government schools of Madhya Pradesh. For this a three-year MoU has been signed with Pune’s Shyamchi Eye Foundation.
This agency will conduct the interest test and career counseling work free-of-cost.
Chouhan had announced sometime back to conduct aptitude test of one lakh students every year as per their interest and make them undergo career counseling. In this context, the School Education Department prepared this programme.
A mobile app is being prepared by students of a Pune institute for interest test and aptitude test of students. M.P Career Portal is also being prepared by the concerned agency for career counseling after obtaining information from various departments. Interest test helps define students’ interest. Through this test we can come to know what the student likes and in which direction he can move ahead as per his capacities.
This may include arts, science, dance, music, sports and painting etc. Aptitude test is conducted to identify what subject can be taken up by the student. After the test the students are given guidance. In career counseling, the students are told about the educational institutions available as per subject of their interest and how to take admission there.
As per the programme prepared for this year, six lakh students of Class X will undergo interest test in February 2018. The results of the test will be declared on April 2, 2018. The same day M.P Career Mitra Portal will also be launched. On April 2, about one lakh students will undergo aptitude test, the results of which will be declared in June-2018. Teachers training for career counseling will be conducted in May and June this year. In June students will undergo career counseling and a discussion will be held with their guardians.