Lok Sabha Question No. 2078 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-24
Subject: Counselling of Students
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: BHEEMRAO BASWANTHRAO PATIL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION AND LITERACY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2078 TO BE ANSWERED ON 24 th  December, 2018

## Counselling of Students

## 2078. SHRI BHEEMRAO B. PATIL:

Will the Minister of HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

(a) whether there is any action plan for providing special counselling to students to guide them about their aptitude after 8th and 10th Class on lines of other countries; and

(b) if so, the details thereof, State/ UT-wise?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (DR. SATYA PAL SINGH)

(a): The Department of School Education and Literacy has launched the Samagra Shiksha an Integrated Scheme for School Education as a Centrally Sponsored Scheme with effect from the year 2018-19. This programme subsumes the three erstwhile Centrally Sponsored Schemes of Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA), Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan (RMSA) and Teacher Education (TE). It is an overarching programme for the school education sector extending from pre-school to class XII and aims to ensure inclusive and equitable quality education at all levels of school education. It envisages the 'school' as a continuum from pre-school, primary, upper primary, secondary to senior secondary levels.

The vision of the Integrated Scheme 'Samagra Shiksha' is to make education of good quality  accessible,  available  and  affordable  to  all.  Under  Samagra  Shiksha,  Guidance  and counselling is an important aspect at various levels of school education that aims at providing educational,  personal  and  vocational  guidance  and  counselling  service  to  children.  States  and UTs have the flexibility to consider framing a special strategy for guidance and counselling in schools.  The  scheme  provides  that  teachers  should  be  trained  and  qualified  on  guidance  and counselling  services  and  thereby  capable  of  conducting  varied  guidance  and  counselling programmes in schools. The existing teachers should also be trained for this purpose, besides arranging Guest Lectures by prominent people in different fields may  be considered. Standardized tests may be used for identifying the needs, interests, strengths and weakness of the learners  and  accordingly  provide  the  required  guidance  and  counselling  services.  Further, vocational  education  component approved for States and UTs under the scheme also includes career counselling for students.

As per the National Policy on Education (NPE), it is necessary to have effective career guidance  and  counselling  at  the  level  of  secondary  school  education.  In  alignment  with  the policy  guidelines  NCERT  has  developed  aptitude  tests  for  class  IX  students  to  assess  their interests so that they can choose and pursue the right course. The idea is to introduce a system for  scientific  assessment  of  students'  inherent  skills  and  potentials  so  that  they  have  a  clear understanding  of  their  merits,  demerits  and  capabilities.  This  will  not  only  help  students  plan their career at an early age, but also serve as a guide to their parents when they plan their career. The results of the aptitude test would help parents plan a 'realistic' career path for their children, instead of forcing them to choose a career of their choice. The aptitude of the children will be identified  through  psychometric  tests  comprising  questions  on  numerical  reasoning,  verbal reasoning and diagrammatic reasoning.

(b): The State wise approval for Counselling & Guidance and Aptitude Test under Samagra Shiksha for the year 2018-19 are at Annexure -I and Annexure-II respectively.

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ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO THE PART (b) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2078 TO BE ANSWERED ON 24TH DECEMBER, 2018 ASKED  BY  SHRI  BHEEMRAO  B.  PATIL  REGARDING  COUNSELLING  OF STUDENTS.

Career Guidance and Counselling under Samagra Shiksha 2018-19

| Sl. No      | State/UT                    | Approved under the Head                                   | Budget Approved (In Lakh)   |
|-------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
| 1           | Andaman And Nicobar Islands | Career Guidance                                           | 3.00                        |
| 2           | Andhra Pradesh              | Career Guidance                                           | 13.00                       |
| 3           | Bihar                       | Career Guidance                                           | 33.80                       |
| 4           | Chandigarh                  | Career Guidance                                           | 13.95                       |
| 5           | Daman And Diu               | Career Guidance                                           | 2.20                        |
| 6           | Gujarat                     | Career Guidance                                           | 62.75                       |
| 7           | Jammu And Kashmir           | Career Guidance                                           | 70.35                       |
| 7           | Jammu And Kashmir           | Career Guidance Programme for Girls                       | 90.45                       |
| 8           | Karnataka                   | Career Guidance                                           | 92.58                       |
| 9           | Manipur                     | Career Guidance                                           | 28.86                       |
| 10          | Mizoram                     | Career Guidance                                           | 24.80                       |
| 11          | Odisha                      | Career Guidance                                           | 107.84                      |
| 12          | Uttar Pradesh               | Career Guidance                                           | 21.84                       |
| 13.         | Delhi                       | Career Conclave                                           | 32.50                       |
| 14          | Haryana                     | Guidance &Counselling                                     | 15.00                       |
| 15          | Sikkim                      | Guidance &Counselling                                     | 164.91                      |
| 16          | Uttrakhand                  | Career Guidance Programme for SC/ST/OBC Girls (Bal Sakha) | 23.85                       |
| 17          | Himachal Pradesh            | Guidance and Counselling                                  | 164.94                      |
| 18          | Kerala                      | Guidance and Counselling                                  | 62                          |
| 19          | Meghalaya                   | Guidance and Counselling                                  | 22.55                       |
| 20          | Punjab                      | Guidance and Counselling                                  | 4.40                        |
| Grand Total | Grand Total                 |                                                           | 1,055.57                    |

Source: Project Approval Board (PAB) approval (2018-19).

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  THE  PART  (b)  OF  THE  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2078 TO BE ANSWERED ON 24TH DECEMBER, 2018 ASKED BY SHRI BHEEMRAO B. PATIL REGARDING COUNSELLING OF STUDENTS.

State wise approval for Aptitude tests 2018-19

Source: Project Approval Board (PAB) approval (2018-19).

| S.No        | State                       |   Financial approval by PAB (Rs in Lakh) |
|-------------|-----------------------------|------------------------------------------|
| 1           | Andaman And Nicobar Islands |                                     4.45 |
| 2           | Andhra Pradesh              |                                    13    |
| 3           | Arunachal Pradesh           |                                     0    |
| 4           | Assam                       |                                    96.08 |
| 5           | Bihar                       |                                    19    |
| 6           | Chandigarh                  |                                     0    |
| 7           | Chhattisgarh                |                                     0    |
| 8           | Dadra And Nagar Haveli      |                                     0    |
| 9           | Daman And Diu               |                                     5.1  |
| 10          | Delhi                       |                                     0    |
| 11          | Goa                         |                                     0    |
| 12          | Gujarat                     |                                     0    |
| 13          | Haryana                     |                                     0    |
| 14          | Himachal Pradesh            |                                     0    |
| 15          | Jammu And Kashmir           |                                    12.25 |
| 16          | Jharkhand                   |                                     0    |
| 17          | Karnataka                   |                                    30    |
| 18          | Kerala                      |                                   150    |
| 19          | Lakshadweep                 |                                     0.6  |
| 20          | Madhya Pradesh              |                                   575    |
| 21          | Maharashtra                 |                                     0    |
| 22          | Manipur                     |                                     8    |
| 23          | Meghalaya                   |                                     0    |
| 24          | Mizoram                     |                                     0    |
| 25          | Nagaland                    |                                     0    |
| 26          | Odisha                      |                                    30    |
| 27          | Puducherry                  |                                     8.06 |
| 28          | Punjab                      |                                     0    |
| 29          | Rajasthan                   |                                     0    |
| 30          | Sikkim                      |                                     0    |
| 31          | Tamil Nadu                  |                                    33.5  |
| 32          | Telangana                   |                                    31    |
| 33          | Tripura                     |                                     0    |
| 34          | Uttar Pradesh               |                                     0    |
| 35          | Uttrakhand                  |                                     0    |
| 36          | West Bengal                 |                                     0    |
| Grand Total | Grand Total                 |                                  1016.04 |