Attending Mission admission seminar organized by Times of India was really an eye opener for me. It was organized to address the admission related queries of students in Delhi. There were many speakers in the seminar but most enriching was the session of Mrs. Pervin Malhotra. renowned career counselor & writer. I was amazed by her energy & sincere responses to the audience. Her session helped me understand the enormous pressure that parents & students goes through while opting for a course , career or college.
I was shocked to see the number of questions that were asked during her sessions . The audience was very concern about careers & courses and most of the questions were regarding choice of colleges in Delhi University. As if life ends if one did not get admission in North campus.Mrs. Pervin Malhotra said that the tragedy of our society is that there are more than 4000 careers option even then parents & children only think about MBA, engineering & Medicine. This result in a rat race and ultimately the potential of each & every individual are not realized to the fullest.
She also said that looking at the “Bher chal for Commerce courses in North campuses” it is very liberating for students securing Marks below 75%. Because then they focus on their interests & not on top colleges. Keen on motivating young aspirants to introspect & find 'their cup of tea', She repeatedly ask them to enroll in which ever colleges they are getting admission. This will enlarge their safety net and Later on the can pursue their interest in PG courses she said. She also encouraged audience to take Interest & aptitude tests to determine their career.
On one hand there were anxious students who were disappointed that they did not get marks as per the cut off lists of top colleges, on the other hand there were students who had above 95% and still worrying about courses in they should opt in higher colleges. Ms Malhotra also shared that every year she gets at least three calls of IITians, who have done IIT but don’t want to pursue a career in it.
The session also invoked insights about mushrooming private colleges, There was a smart student who used Orkut network to research about the quality of courses in animation institutes , a very good strategy to get a first hand feedback from the existing students of a college or institute.
In short students & their parents worried about their careers should not go after what is’ HOT ‘ as per the media & advertisements rather they should decide upon the interest of the students . There are various web based platforms like http://www.missionadmission.inor other social media sites that can help in a real picture of the course and its market value.
Mrs. Pervin malhotra can be contacted at http://www.careerguidanceindia.com 011-29836470/80
