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Punjab News: Punjab partnered with IIT Madras Pravartak to build a trained teacher-counselor network and state government wants guidance inside every classroom and students will not depend on private counsellors anymore and future job knowledge becomes a government duty now and this creates access beyond big cities and Punjab shows ambition bigger than old schooling and teachers lead the revolution themselves.
Education Minister Harjot Singh Bains says trained teachers can guide students better than anyone and they know student strengths closely and free online courses teach counseling basics clearly and lessons help one-on-one and group sessions both and mentors understand real skills needed for jobs and accurate guidance saves futures from wrong choices and students finally receive help without delay.
Teachers learn about top hundred emerging careers at global and national levels and they receive structured assessment tools to understand student ability and classroom worksheets make sessions practical and IIT digital resources support them continuously online and new-age fields become easy to explain in schools and information stays updated every year and career talk becomes part of everyday learning.
After training teachers identify each child’s potential correctly and students explore new professions beyond old traditional options and evidence based paths replace guesswork pressure and families get clarity about real opportunities ahead and government wants decisions made on skills not confusion and confidence rises when knowledge is trustworthy and school becomes launchpad for every ambition.
Board Chairman Dr Amarpal Singh says rural children lacked expert guidance earlier and private counselling was expensive unreachable always and now trained mentors stand inside their own school and same quality advice arrives everywhere equally and dreams stop depending on location money or contacts and thousands of teachers gain new power to lift millions forward and education becomes fairer step by step.
Chief Knowledge Officer Srikant says goal is simple and strong that no child should choose career blindly anymore and IIT experts support content continuously and feedback keeps improving tools quickly and partnership gives credibility parents trust easily and technology bridges every remote school and future choices become smarter across Punjab.
Becoming first career-mentor state builds Punjab’s new identity boldly and others may copy this model soon and results will show when students succeed confidently and teachers evolve from tutors to guides and government proves reform can be practical impactful and this step changes India’s schooling priorities finally and future belongs to informed children not confused ones.