Aptitude test to help SSC students in choosing right career



By Vikas Vaidya


Parents always find it difficult to choose an option after Class X for their wards. Now they will heave a sigh of relief as Education department of Maharashtra Government has found a solution to that problem. From the academic year 2015-16, the students appearing in Secondary School Certificate Examination (SSC) will have to appear in an additional test. It will not only check the students’ aptitude but also help them make a career choice. According to Government, it wants to check the inclination of the students and the test will give the answer.
The one-hour test will be conducted online which will be a part of the SSC examination. The final mark-sheets would have a separate section, advising students which field suit them as per their performance in the aptitude test.
Maharashtra Government has bestowed upon the responsibility of conducting the test on Institute of Vocational Guidance and Selection, Mumbai.
The Maharashtra State Council of Education Research and Training (MSCERT) has designed the test. The Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education through Institute of Vocational Guidance and Selection, Mumbai.
The test has been designed by MSCERT. It has a separate cell that focuses on career counselling which did the job. The test will be completely of objective nature and will be conducted online. Where there is no access to internet, especially in rural places, there the test will be conducted off-line and  provision for the same would be made by Government.
Government is of the opinion that the test would help the  students of making a choice what field is best suited to the skills and interests. The test will emphasize on questions related to personal strengths and weakness, what activities and subjects interest the students. The working groups have been constituted to conduct the test which will be headed by Education Commissioner. Deputy Director of Institute of Vocational Guidance and Selection, Mumbai will be Member Secretary. The members will be Chairman of Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education, Director of Education  (Secondary and Higher Secondary), Director MSCERT, Chairman of Maharashtra State Examination Council, Director (Technical) of National Information Centre (NIC), Representatives of four non-Government Organisations to be nominated by State Government.
Maharashtra has 22,000 Secondary and Higher Secondary schools and colleges wherein 65 lakh students are studying. The strength of the teachers is 2.5 lakh. The teachers who have completed diploma from Institute of Vocational Guidance and Selection, Mumbai are only 539. If one have a look on the whole statistics then one can understand that the number of Counsellors is very less. Because of this imbalance, Government has decided to come out with the option of conducting aptitude test or test of inclination.

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