Certificate Course

Career Counselling and Training Programme

INTRODUCTION

Career Counselling and Training Programme of Asutosh College has been set up to assist the students/ candidates in directing their potential towards appropriate ends, thereby enabling them to take correct career decisions. The objective is to guide and counsel the students based on their aptitudes, thus paving the way towards more satisfying and rewarding careers. It encompasses a broad section of society starting from school, college, university students/ candidates to the career changers in the corporate world. We have adopted a scientific and comprehensive process to aid in Career Guidance through various methods of evaluations and assessments.

THE BEGINNING

The Unit was started under the leadership of Dr. Pooja Chatterjee, Assistant Professor in Psychology, from 2002. The Unit was later renamed as ‘Career Counselling’.

In 25/02/2020, the Unit was renamed as “Career Counselling and Training Programme” and started functioning freshly under the leadership of Dr. Chandramalli Sengupta, Associate Professor in Bengali.

OBJECTIVES

The Programme has adopted a scientific and comprehensive process to aid in Career Guidance through various methods of evaluations and assessments namely:

  • Basic introduction to various career options in each subject
  • Approximate the interest of individual students
  • Guidance for Competitive Examinations and allied areas
  • Assist a student to make better and informed decisions
  • Practical training for professional etiquettes
  • Cognitive analysis of individual interest                                                    
  • Evaluate and develop intellectual, mental and personal growth of students
  • Work on the basis of overall feedback process from students and parents.

CURRICULUM

According to their Core Subject of study the students are divided into groups. Each group consists of Departments with similar Generic bases that are trained in 4 phases:

Group I - ( BNG,,ENG, SANS,HIN ) - 8.30hrs

Modules :

G1/CC 01 ( Career as Translator ) 2hrs G1/CC 02 (Career in Media) 2hrs G1/CC 03 ( Content writing) 2hrs
CGN 01 ( Training for writing CV) 1hr CGN 02 ( Preparing for Interview) 1hr CGN 03 ( Psychometry ) 30mins

Group II - ( HIST,SOCIO, POLSC) - 8.30hrs

Modules :
G2/CC 01 ( Career in Social Development Consultancy) G2/CC 02 ( Career in Human Rights Advocacy)
G2/CC 03 ( Careers in Non Governmental Sectors) CGN 01 ( Training for writing CV) 1hr
CGN 02 ( Preparing for Interview) 1hr CGN 03 ( Psychometry ) 30mins

Group III - (MCJ, CMEV) - 8.30hrs

Modules :
G3/CC 01 ( Avenues in Corporate Communication) 2hrs G3/CC 02 (Blogging & Vlogging ) 2hrs
G3/CC 03 (Proof reading & Copy Editing) 2hrs CGN 01 ( Training for writing CV) 1hr
CGN 02 ( Preparing for Interview) 1hr CGN 03 ( Psychometry ) 30mins

Group IV - ( PSYCHO,PHILO) - 8.30hrs

Modules :
G4/CC 01 ( Introspection & Leadership ) 2hrs
G4/CC 02 (Strategies for coping Mental Health & Occupational Stress) 2hrs
G4/CC 03 ( Career in psychological counselling) 2hrs CGN 01 ( Training for writing CV) 1hr
CGN 02 ( Preparing for Interview) 1hr CGN 03 ( Psychometry ) 30mins

Group V -(PHY,ELEC,CS, BVSD) 8.30hrs

Modules :
G5/CC 01 ( ASP.NET ) 2hrs
G5/CC 02 (Big data Analytics) 2hrs G5/CC 03 ( Basic machine learning ) 2hrs
CGN 01 ( Training for writing CV) 1hr CGN 02 ( Preparing for Interview) 1hr CGN 03 ( Psychometry ) 30mins

Group VI - ( STAT,MATH,ECON) 8.30hrs

Modules :
G6/CC 01 ( Career in Data Analytics ) 2hrs G6/CC 02 (Career in SME) 2hrs
G6/CC 03 ( Career in E commerce business) 2hrs CGN 01 ( Training for writing CV) 1hr
CGN 02 ( Preparing for Interview) 1hr CGN 03 ( Psychometry ) 30mins

Group VII - (CHEM,BIOCHEM) - 8.30hrs

Modules :
G7/CC 01 ( Career in Chemistry ) 2hrs
G7/CC 02 ( Insight into drug development process) 2hrs G7/CC 03 ( Careers in clinical Biochemistry) 2hrs
CGN 01 ( Training for writing CV) 1hr CGN 02 ( Preparing for Interview) 1hr CGN 03 ( Psychometry ) 30mins

Group VIII - ( BOT,ZOO,MCB ) - 8.30hrs

Modules :
G8/CC 01 ( Career in Wildlife, Forestry, Ecological Sciences) 2hrs
G8/CC 02 (Intellectual property rights) 2hrs
G8/CC 03 (Medicinal Plants and Herbal Technology) 2hrs CGN 01 ( Training for writing CV) 1hr
CGN 02 ( Preparing for Interview) 1hr CGN 03 ( Psychometry ) 30mins

Group IX - (GEOG,GEOL ) - 8.30hrs

Modules :
G9/CC 01 ( Career in Geomatics ) 2hrs
G9/CC 02 ( Remote Sensing application on water resources) 2hrs G9/CC 03 (GIS Monitoring in natural hazards ) 2hrs
CGN 01 ( Training for writing CV) 1hr CGN 02 ( Preparing for Interview) 1hr CGN 03 ( Psychometry ) 30mins

Group X ( ENVS ) - 8.30hrs

Modules :
G10/CC 01 ( Wildlife Management ) 2hrs
G10/CC 02 (Analytical methods & instrumentation techniques) 2hrs G10/CC 03 (Disaster Management) 2hrs
CGN 01 ( Training for writing CV) 1hr CGN 02 ( Preparing for Interview) 1hr CGN 03 ( Psychometry ) 30mins

Group XI - ( IFF, BVIAF) - 8.30hrs

Modules :
G11/CC 01 ( Simple Management Practices) 2hrs G11/CC 02 (Aquaponics) 2hrs
G11/CC 03 (Ornamental Fish business ) 2hrs CGN 01 ( Training for writing CV) 1hr
CGN 02 ( Preparing for Interview) 1hr CGN 03 ( Psychometry ) 30mins

Group XII - ( BBA) - 8.30hrs

Modules :
G12/CC 01 ( Exposure into banking industry ) 2hrs
G 12/CC 02 (Key Skills of Management interview) 2hrs G12/CC 03 ( Diversity Management at work place) 2hrs CGN 01 ( Training for writing CV) 1hr
CGN 02 ( Preparing for Interview) 1hr CGN 03 ( Psychometry ) 30mins

Per Group :8.30 hrs

12 Groups : 102 hrs in 6 months

CURRICULUM in Detail

DURATION

This programme is a comprehensive 6 months’ Training Schedule designed for the Undergraduate final year students of the College.

STUDENTS DATABASE

Year Admitted from which year/ Semester Number of students admitted Number of students benefited Number of succeeded in competitive examination
2019-2020
Fifth Semester
774
774
11 (off campus)
2020-2021
Fifth Semester
1315
1315
46 (off campus)
2021-2022
Fifth Semester
      

PRESENT WORKING MEMBER OF THE PROGRAMME (2019 ONWARDS)

Career Counselling and Training Programme
Mentor
  • Dr. Sajal Bhattacharya
    Associate Professor in Zoology
Coordinator
  • Dr. Chandramalli Sengupta
    Associate Professor in Bengali
Members
  • Dr. Supatra Sen
    Associate Professor in Botany
  • Dr. Nandini Mukhejee
    Assistant Professor in Economics
  • Dr. Maniparna SyamRoy
    Assistant Professor in Economics
  • Dr. Subhayan Dutta
    SACT in Environmental Science
  • Dr. Arpita Samanta
    Assistant Professor in Geology
  • Smt. Maulisri Chattopadhyay
    SACT in Journalism & Mass Communication
  • Dr. Parikshit Dutta
    Assistant Professor in Physics
  • Smt. Antika Sinha
    Assistant Professor in Computer Science
  • Smt Sritama Chaudhuri
    Assistant Professor in Sociology
  • Smt. Sneha Dutta
    SACT in Bachelors of Business Administrations
  • Dr. Priyadarshini Mallick
    Assistant Professor in Microbiology
  • Sri Shantanu Modak
    SACT in B.Voc.
  • Sri Debabrata Chandra
    Assistant Professor in Geography
  • Dr. Somnath Das
    Assistant Professor in Sanskrit
  • Smt. Priyanka Mukherjee
    SACT  in Biochemistry
  • Dr. Rimjhim Roy
    Assistant Professor in Psychology
  • Dr. Reema Roy
    Assistant Professor in Journalism & Mass Communication
  • Dr. Priyanka Roy
    Assistant Professor in Journalism & Mass Communication
  • Dr. Kanchan Karmakar
    Assistant Professor is Biochemistry
  • Sri Tapas Soren Assistant Professor in Sociology
  • Smt. Surama Bera
    Assistant Professor, Dept. of Communicative English
  • Sri Bikram Das
    SACT in Bengali

ACTIVITIES (2019 ONWARDS)

A. Writing Study Modules for each groups (uploaded in College Website) by Faculty members: (2020)

  • Careers in Media /  Maulisri Chattpadhyay
  • Career in the Corporate World/ Dr. Anil Kumar Chand
  • Counselling in Schools , NGOs & other Organizations/ Dr. Pooja Chatterjee
  • Content Writing in English/ Dr. Priyanka Roy
  • Content Writing in Bengali/Dr. Reema Roy
  • Career in Banking Industry/ Abhijit Basu( Guest author)
  • Career in policy institutions and government departments/ Dr. Ipsita Roy( Guest author)
  • Career in e-Commerce Business/ Santanu Modak and Antika Sinha
  • Web Designing/ Rahul Kumar Gupta( Guest author)
  • Cytogenetics, Growth and Nutrition, Human Physiology /Dr. Priyadarshini Mallick
  • Applied Prospects of BioScience Students in Industries/Dr. Bidisha Maitra Sen
  • Remote Sensing and GIS in Entrepreneurship Development /Biswajit Roy Chowdhury ( Guest author)
  • Wildlife Management: Principles and Practices/Dr. Arijit Chatterjee
  • Digital Entrepreneurship /Santanu Modak
  • Writing CV/Antika SInha, Dr. Reema Roy, Surama Bera
  • Preparing for Interview/Dr. Debastuti Dasgupta, Antika Sinha, Dr. Somnath Das

B. State Level Webinar on 3/9/2020 titled:

  • Introduction Lecture - “Reshaping Career in New Normal "
  • Introduction to Theme - Dr. Chandramalli Sengupta / Programme Coordinator
  • Lecture 1 -  "Reforming self for entering work life in the New-normal" / Dr.Pooja Chatterjee & Sneha Dutta / Faculties, Asutosh College
  • Lecture 2 - "Emerging Career Options in the New - Normal"/  Dr. Priyadarshini Mallick & Santanu Modak,  Faculties,Asutosh College
  • Lecture 3 -  "Changingperspectives & modifications in the Academic Sector inNew normal" / Dr. Ankuran Dutta,Faculty, Gauhati University
  • Lecture 4 - "Changingperspectives & modifications in Public & Private Sectors in New-normal"/Mr. Subhayan Banerjee, Investment and Management Consultant, Techno India College

C.Webinar held during Students' Week Celebration on 5th January 2022 "Career Counselling : Needs & Ways "

    Speakers : -
  • 1.Dr.Sajal Bhattacharya, Associate Professor in Zoology, Mentor CCTP Asutosh College
  • Dr.Dhimam Dutta, Associate Professor in Statistics, Asutosh College
  • Dr.Priyadarshini Mallick, Assistant Professor in Microbiology, Asutosh College
  • Mrs.Abja Adhikary ( Chief Learning Officer, Stratosphere Education)
  • Moderator : Dr.Chandramalli Sengupta, Associate Professor in Bengali & Coordinator,CCTP Asutosh College

D. Two - Day Webinar on 29 & 30 April 2022 Titled : Diverse Careers : Entry & Sustainabilit: Download

    Speakers :
  • Career in Administrative job - Mr. JV Bhaskar,IFS,Conservator of Forests (WP & GIS) Govt of WB
  • Career in Corporal World - Mr. Sujoy Banerjee, Chief People Officer & Marketing Head, Gainwell Commosoles Pvt Ltd
  • Career in News Media - Ms. Swati Bhattacharya - Journalist & Researcher
  • Career in self employment - Ms.Rachna Mimani, Founder, Ignite Hives
  • Research as a Career - Dr.Supatra Sen, Associate Professor in Botany,Asutosh College
  • Career in Performing Arts - Ms.Madhuboni Chatterjee - Artistic Director, Jahnabi Centre for Performing arts