Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Nov 29: A seminar on career guidance and educational opportunities for youth was organized by Sandeep Chaudhary, SP City South Jammu at SKUAST, Jammu under operation ‘Paathshala’ launched by Jammu police.
The seminar was attended by students from various streams of studies. SP South addressed the students in detail about various career and educational opportunities available to them during graduation and after graduation.
While interacting with students, SP South said, “most of the competitive exams for jobs and admission to institutes of higher education are conducted in a very merit-based system. The students coming from rural background face difficulty in these exams due to the lack of exposure”. He said that only way to get through tough exams for students from humble backgrounds is to prepare themselves with hard work and dedication.
While suggesting the tools for exposure preparation, the SP emphasized on the importance of internet and easy availability of knowledge through YouTube lectures and different open source websites.
He said that the books can play a very vital role in grooming young people for their bright futures. He also laid stress on the importance of reading newspapers and magazines like Time, The Economist, Frontline, Economic and Political Weekly is very important for developing a perspective on current issues.
The interaction also included the importance of understanding critical intellectual discourse and its role in the larger politics. The career guidance part of the seminar focused on preparation for UPSC, SSC, Assistant Commandant Exam, Bank PO exam, NABARD and RBI grade-A and grade-B exams. A detailed discussion about understanding the syllabus of these exams was done.
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