Amal Jyothi College of Engineering

"Pathfinder 2016"

Career Guidance Seminar for Youth

(HS, HSS & Degree students / Teachers / Parents)

By Career experts B S Warrier and Abraham Kurien IPS (Retired)

As in previous years a comprehensive one-day programme of Career Guidance and Counselling, “PATHFINDER” will be held under the joint auspices of Amal Jyothi College of Engineering, ISTE and National Institute for Development of Youth (NIDY) at the College premises.

Career experts B S Warrier and Abraham Kurien IPS (Retired) will lead the Seminar in three sessions separately for

Professional Courses and Science Stream with emphasis on competitions including Indian Engineering Services (IES), GATE, GRE etc
Commerce and Humanities streams with emphasis on Banking, Insurance, Law, Management, Economics, Communications, Social Service and the Civil Services
A Joint session for all students together will be held in the afternoon followed by individual counselling for interested students, parents and teachers.

Pathfinder is an ongoing Career Guidance Programme for youth, including Graduates, HS/HSS students. The programme has for its focus career orientation by providing comprehensive information about courses and careers open to students who hail from different branches of study and who are endowed with skills and aptitudes special to each. At the end of the programme each of the students would be expected to have a clear picture of courses and careers that are most suited to their individual personality and which are likely to provide them with the best opportunity to achieve their full potential.

Programme Content

The one day programme consists of three strategies;

Exposure to a wide spectrum of different courses and careers open to students belonging to the Basic Sciences, Commerce and Humanities as well as Professional Courses
Methodology of study and preparation for success in competitive examinations
Individual Counselling of School/ College students

Resource Persons

Sri B S Warrier popularly known as ‘Career Guru’ has been engaged in career counselling for youth ever since his retirement as Joint Director of Technical Education, Kerala. He writes a regular feature in the Malayala Manorama on courses and careers. The column is widely read. Sri Warrier conducts career counselling programmes both in India and abroad and has extensive knowledge on specialized courses in Science and Technology.

Sri Abraham Kurien IPS who retired as Director General of Police (Govt. of UP) and also served as Member of the UPSC Board for interviewing IAS, IPS and IFS candidates will engage the sessions on Humanities and the Civil Services. After retirement from government service, he has been conducting training programmes for school and college students focused on developing their general awareness and on identifying their aptitudes so as to enable them to choose academic courses appropriate to their individual abilities and to pursue careers that will lead them to assume leadership roles in society.

Path Finder

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