INTRODUCTION

School students after graduating their secondary and higher secondary examinations often find themselves facing a deluge of choices. They are unable to decide on various career options, which would be in sync with their aptitude, educational qualifications and priorities. Many of these students are unable to decide for the simple reason that they do not have either requisite information or scope for exposure to do the same. Not being aware of their own aptitude, interest, and skills, they usually tend to follow the streams that may be prevalent or popular, under pressure from their parents, guardians, or peer group. The misplaced career choices made in the beginning of their life often see a good number of them ending up dissatisfied and often as an outright failure in their chosen career.

Against this background, Panchakot Mahavidyalaya feels the need for a structured exposure to Higher Education of this students and leaps to help them, at least in its neighborhood, for the students of Secondary and Higher Secondary classes. A constructive interface between the School Education and Higher Education is proposed to provide handholding support to the secondary and higher secondary students regarding various issues relating their education and future studies.

It may also help in utilizing the available infrastructure including manpower in the eco-system optimally. The two-way engagement and partnership will prove beneficial to both the parties, i.e., the College and the School. The college students who will participate in the programme will act as mentors and provide them with opportunities to enhance their leadership skills and credentials.

OBJECTIVES

1. To inform and educate the school students about various career choices available at Higher Education level.
2. To encourage school students to plan their higher education as per their aptitude, interest, and skill sets.
3. To facilitate smooth transition from secondary to tertiary education.
4. To encourage interaction with in-service professionals from different fields for experience sharing and motivation of the students.
5. To inculcate confidence in students.
6. To help the students to make informed decisions and choices.
7. To inculcate and imbibe leadership qualities among students.
8. To pay special attention to girls, differently abled and the students from vulnerable sections.
9. To familiarize students with the existing Career portal.
10. To help the students in developing soft skills.

ACTION PLAN

1. School-Specific Setup Field level Teams
2. Identify the nature and requirements of the schools
3. Set up a bridge for knowledge transfer
4. Counsel the students for career advancements
5. Provide free add-on skill development short term courses for the school students
6. Provide college laboratories and library to the school students
7. Provide summer/winter internship programmes to school students
8. Organize seminar/workshops for school students
9. Organize talent hunt camps for school students
10. Conduct special classes for school students
11. Visit by school students to our college

SCHOOLS TAGGED

1. Barishal High School
2. Gumra CBA High School
3. xxxxxx School
4. xxxxxx School
5. xxxxxx School
6. xxxxxx School
7. xxxxxx School
8. xxxxxx School
9. xxxxxx School
10. xxxxxx School

ACTIVITIES DONE & THEIR REPORTS

Summary Report of TALENT HUNT 2022 

This programme was organ

Summary Report of SKY WATCH 

This programme was organized in association with S N Bose National Centre Basic Sciences(SNBNCBS), Kolkata, a premier research institute under the Department of Science and Technology, Government of India. They have initiated the process of establishing an Astronomical Observatory at Panchet hilltop, Purulia, where a 1.5-metre Telescope will be installed. The aim of this programme is to perform scientific research work as well as training students in Astronomy & Astrophysics.

In this line, SNBNCBS has planned to organize a program on 4^thAugust 2023 (Friday) for the students (class X onward) of the colleges/schools surrounding Panchakot Mahavidyalaya. The purpose of this program is to spread science awareness among the students as well as to explain the importance of the project to them. There was 2-3 talks, a discussion session followed by a sky-watching session in the program.

Many schools participated in the programme with 15 student (Class X/XI/XII) delegates of each school and 1 accompanying teacher on 04.08.23 10am onwards. It is hereby also stated that there was NO FEE for the said seminar.

Summary Report of Barshal High School 
A group of forty students from Barshal High School Situated at Balitora, Manpur village, have visited Panchakot Mahavidyalaya student 27/01/2023 The Students were accompanied by four teachers of the school. Mr. Samaresh Majhi (Bengali), Mr. Mujai Udil Islam (Mathematics), Mr. Siddharta Banerjee (Computer Science) and Mr. Ashok Pramanik (English) have escorted the students to visit several areas of the college.

The aim and purpose of the visit was to provide a Structural exposure to the higher educational institution. The students have visited the computer science laboratory, Physics laboratory, Zoology Laboratory, Chemistry laboratory. Botany laboratory and Geography laboratory. These laboratory visits were aimed at exposing the students to the facilities available in a higher educational institution and to motivate them to pursue higher education after completion of higher secondary education. The students were also escorted to the computer centre, college central library, gymnasium, college canteen and different classrooms to enable them understand the wide range of equipments, appliances and materials present in the college that could ease the way to higher education. The flora and fauna in the college campus imbued the students with an understanding that environmental protection is also given due consideration in higher educational institutions. The entire campus of Panchakot Mahavidyalaya was visited by students in the company of their teachers along with various teachers of the college. 

The visit could be said to have fulfilled the mission with which the students have come to the college. The students May be said to have received proper motivation in pursuing higher education.
A seminar was also organized in the college seminar hall where the students along with the officials of the school had gathered. Motivational speeches were delivered by the officials of the school and the professors of Panchakot Mahavidyalaya. Several students also shared their ideas and opinions.

During interaction in our seminar hall, the principal of this college said that this effort of this college is basically to not only to minimize the dropouts of school students, but also to motivate them to pursue higher education. He said that, the joint venture of the State and the Central Govts. to eliminate the dropouts at the primary level has been a great success by the schemes like ‘Mid-day Meals’. But, now, curbing senior school dropout is the need of the hour.

Summary Report of Gumra CBA High School 

A group of twenty students have visited of Gumra CBA High school Panchakot Mahavidyalaya on 11/10/2023. The group consisted of seven male students and thirteen female students. The students were accompanied by three teachers of the Gumra CBA High school .The teachers Mr. Pradip kr. Pal (History), Mr. Tapan Jyoti Das (Science)and  Mrs. Jyotsna Ray Sarkar(Bengali)   have escorted the students to several areas of the college.
The aim and  purpose of the visit was to provide structural exposure to the students of classes IX, X, XI, XII to the higher educational institution. The students of the Gumra CBA High school have visited the Computer Science Laboratory, Physics Laboratory, Zoology Laboratory, Chemistry Laboratory, Botany Laboratory and Geography  Laboratory. The laboratory visits have exposed  the students to the wide range of facilities available in Panchakot Mahavidyalaya. The College central library, computer centre, gymnasium centre, college Centre and different staff rooms and classrooms were also visited by the students. Along their visit to the different areas of the campus the students have also  seen the flora and fauna that decorate theinstitution. These visits were carried out jointly by the teachers of Gomra CBA High School and different professors of Panchakot Mahavidyalaya.
The visit could be said to have satisfactorily fulfilled the purpose with which the students have visited the college. The students may be said have received adequate motivation in pusuing higher  education.
The students and teachers of Gumra CBA High School were also invited to attain a seminar on Internal. Girl Child Day. The students and teachers of School have shared their valuable feedback and the profusely appreciated the arrangements made for them.

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