Project Disha

Giving direction to life

A Community Project of CREEP India

Helping the Generation

By

GIVING DIRECTION TO THEIR LIFE

The Future of IndiaAccording to 2001 census report, 35% of India is

Illiterate, which is around 450 million people &

let us see those who go to School do….

Go for the Best Convent Schools in India

Ask High School Student What do you want to

do?

In 95 % casesNow ask these

Students.

WHY?

NOT EVEN 1% OF THEM REALLY KNOW

70%

20%

6% 4%

Career ChoicesEngineering Medicine Admin servicesOthers

RESULT

In India, A student is either…

Shweta Age Ramesh

High School: 95% 16 High School: 78%

10+2 : 93% 18 10+2 : 73%

Selected into IIT 19

21 Last attempt for AIEEE. Started B.Sc.

Finished IIT. 1st Job in Software Industry 23

Selected to IIM. 24 Finished B.Sc. First job in BPO Industry

Finished IIM, 2nd job as manager in MNC 26

Selected for Harvard Business School 27 3rd unsuccessful IIM attempt. Joined Next B school

Finished HBS,3rd job in Investment Banking 29 Finished MBA, Joined as Astt. Manager BPO

$150,000 annually, married, settled abroad. 30 $7,000 annually, married, Struggling for existence in India.

Destined for SUCCESS

Destined for FAILURE

Who will develop the nation?

……….Few thousand Shwetas?…………Or millions of Ramesh?

What should we expect from students at other not so good schools in India?

When Ramesh enters his professional life he is already so bogged down in competition that he struggles to think and act

independently.

………..Did Ramesh lack the desire to be successful?.

………..Did he not deserve to be successful?...

………..Is IIT, IIM, HBS the only way to success?. ...........Definitely

NO !

Today Indian students needs to be very lucky to have exposure of good career related information and

advice ………....and this is the root cause of Ramesh’s failure.

Common reasons amongst students for choosing a career:

My father wants me to be an engineer and my sibling to be a doctor.

My father is an engineer / doctor and I want to follow his footsteps

All my classmates want to be engineers. My cousin sister is an engineer, she is very successful . IIT is the best place I can go ,after school .

And Life goes on….Students invest all their time in being the best. Striving hard to get good scores in high school and then prepare for entrance exams.

Parents are very less aware of the trends and are very greatly influenced by successful engineers, doctors and beaurucrats around them.

Schools concern themselves predominantly with the high school scores.

Project ‘Disha’ Undertakes…

Personal Counseling

Educational Counseling

Career Counseling

Type I Personal/Social

Counseling

Personal Counseling; Case I

O God! Save Me……

how dare

you call

me……!

Personal counseling; Case II

…She doesn't like

me……I feel to run

away or kill my

self….

During Personal/Social Counseling

“Disha” helps the

children and

adolescents to

understand and

overcome their personal

problems..

Components of Personal Cl’ing

Disha

School Teacher

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Student

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Type II Educational Counseling

Educational Counseling; Case I

How can my Child improve her Academic

Performance?

Educational Counseling; Case II

WOW…! INTERESTING

WAYS OF TEACHING

During Educational Counseling

“Disha” helps the students to

understand their Strengths,

Areas of improvements ,Interests & Aptitudes….

Type III Career Counseling

During Career Counseling“Disha” will not tell

the students …what to do?But Will empower the students by providing

them access to information…

Career Counseling

Guest Lectures in schools Counseling Centre

STUDENTS

PROFESSIONALS

Message/Display Board

Students will get in touch with Professionals through

14 &15 YRS

KYS (KNOW YOUR SELF) WORKSHOP

Help the students know their potential through psychometric testing tools and tests.

Inform the students with various career opportunities available.

Assist the students in planning their career.

16 &17 YRS

GUEST LECTURES & COUNSELING

Students attend interactive guest lectures in their school delivered by the certified professionals from various fields.

Students plan their career in the light of the information and references provided by DISHA from time to time.

Student can seek help from the consultants available at the counseling centre of DISHA.

Action Plan

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INNOVATIVE Involves a blend of educational guidance and counseling Availability of multiple resources .i.e message board, guest lecture & counselor Reaching the unreached.

EFFICIENT Student get access to professional counselor to unwind their doubts and enquiry. Students interact with experienced resources at their door steps. Cont. follow-up &feedback to the students through SMSs

NOT FOR PROFIT The project generates revenue for its sustenance and not for profit. The Disha is a community project of CREEP India.

OWNERSHIP The Project is not owned on personal basis. The project is run by the registered society without any financial support from outside. Membership is open to all, if one is passionate about future education.

Join the Movement for generations to

come….

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