For the 22nd consecutive year, CBSE will provide Pre-Examination psychological counselling services to students and parents. The program is designed as part of the board’s outreach program which caters to the students’ and parent’s population and vast geographical network of schools.
The Psychological counselling will begin from 1 February, at the time of preparation and during the examinations up to 4 April, 2019 to help students overcome exam related anxiety. It will be available between 8 am to 10 pm on all days.
Call the toll free number: 1800118004, the service is available in India and abroad.
Tele-counselling is offered by trained counsellors and principals from within CBSE affiliated schools located across the world.
From this year, CBSE has also introduced the facility of Interactive Voice Response System on a toll-free number from where the students and parents can obtain pre-recorded useful information on tackling board exams. The information includes tips for better preparation, time and stress management, FAQs along with live telecounseling services.
The board has involved a total of 87 counsellors, with 65 from India, two special educators and 22 from foreign schools
The CBSE Tele-Counselling is offered by Principals and trained counsellors from within CBSE affiliated schools located in and outside India. It is a voluntary, free of cost service provided by the participants.
CBSE experts will also answer queries of students through weekly question-answer columns to be published in major national newspapers during February. Online counselling will be available at counselling.cecbse@gmail.com
For the first time, a comprehensive audio-visual presentation titled ‘Knowing Children Better’ has been prepared and uploaded on CBSE website. The various topics deal with real time experiences and problems of adolescents with measures offered as coping strategies. Viewers can access the tab ‘Counselling’ at www.cbse.nic.in.
CBSE arranges counselling facility for differently-abled students also.
Note: Prior to the annual counselling, feedback and training sessions are conducted regularly with the purpose to enhance the counselling skills of the participants.