ABSTRACT 

NSS – Career Guidance –Introduction of Career Guidance under NSS Regular activities- Conduct of Career Guidance Exhibition-cum-Workshop at District Headquarters -Formation of Career Guidance and Counselling Centre under NSS in Colleges, Polytechnics and Higher Secondary Schools– Orders – Issued.

YOUTH WELFARE AND SPORTS DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT

G.O. Ms. No.3                                                                                           Dated: 16  .2.2001

    READ:

1)     NSS State Co-ordinator and Director of Collegiate Education Letter dated: 12.2.2001.

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ORDER:-

            National Service Scheme is being implemented in Tamil Nadu in Schools,  Polytechnics, Colleges and  Universities and the Scheme is doing excellent service to public at large.  The NSS State Co-ordinator in his letter read above has stated that a large number of students and their parents are not aware of the various opportunities for Higher Studies and Jobs open to them and consequently they miss out on many flourishing careers. He has therefore suggested that Career Guidance may be included as one of the components of NSS regular activities and  out of 120 hours per year for regular activities, 30 hours may be earmarked for Career Guidance.  He has also suggested that a Career Guidance and Counselling Centre (CGCC) may be set up in each University / College / Polytechnic /  Higher Secondary School having NSS which would  offer guidance to the students to choose their right career.   This would be a genuinely useful service to the society that NSS can render.

           2) The Government have carefully examined the above proposal of the NSS State Co-ordinator and direct that “Career Guidance”  be included as one of the  components of NSS under its “Regular activities” for 30 hours in a year. The first Career Guidance Exhibition-cum-Workshop called  “Mapping the Future – Career Avenues for the Youth” is proposed to be held on 17^th and 18^th February, 2001 at Chennai under NSS. The Government direct that such Career Guidance Exhibitions-cum-Workshops be held at all District Headquarters every year as part of NSS Programme and out of NSS funds. The Government also direct that a “Career Guidance and Counselling Centre”  should be set up in each College, Polytechnic and Higher Secondary School having NSS.  These Centres will work under the control of a NSS Progaramme Officer and out of the NSS Regular Funds already available with the respective Institutions.  They can display charts books,  magazines and news articles relating to opportunities for Higher Education and Jobs.

3) The NSS State Co-ordinator and Director of Collegiate Education is requested to give necessary instructions to all Programme Co-ordinators for the implementation of the above orders of the Government.

(By Order of the Governor)

K.Ashok Vardhan Shetty,

Secretary to Government.

To

The NSS State Co-ordinator and

 Director of Collegiate Education,Chennai-6.

The Director of Technical Education,Chennai-25.

The Director of School Education,Chennai-6.

All Programme Co-ordinator

(Through Director of Collegiate Education)

The Deputy Programme Advisor,

NSS Regional Centre, Shastri Bhavan, Chennai-6.

/Forwarded By Order/

Section Officer.