The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), with the objective to provide support to the students appearing for Board exams, will provide psychological counselling to the students who will be taking 10th and 12th Board exams in 2020.
This is the 23rd year of CBSE’s initiative to provide free-of-cost Pre-examination Psychological Counselling to the students and parents. The counselling session begins today and will continue till March 30, 2020, when the students appear for exam.
Counselling Facilities
- IVRS – The CBSE has made the facility of IVRS (Interactive Voice Response System), free of cost on Toll free number- 1800118004. IVRS, introduced by CBSE last year, enables the public to access information anytime, anywhere and even multiple times.
- Live Tele-Counselling – Live tele-counselling will be provided on the same toll-free number – 1800118004, by 95 principals and trained counsellors from within CBSE affiliated schools located in and outside India (22).
According to the official statement, it is a voluntary, free of cost service provided by the Board from 8 am to 10 pm daily. The participating principals/counsellors will be available in India and nine other countries such as – Japan, USA, Kuwait, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Qatar, UAE, Nepal, Singapore and Sultanate of Oman.
Question-Answer Columns
CBSE experts will answer queries of students through weekly question-answer columns to be published by major national newspapers during the month of February.
Audio-visual Content
Students and parents can also access the comprehensive audio-visual presentation under the title “Knowing Children Better” at www.cbse.nic.in
Students can click on “Counselling” option and watch videos on various topics like
- Aggression
- Internet addiction
- Disorder
- Depression
- Exam Anxiety
- Specific Learning disability
- Substance use disorder
- Life Skills
The content is also available of Facebook and YouTube.
Facebook Link HERE
YouTube Link HERE
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