Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Saturday launched a career guidance programme for Class 12 students. The programme titled, 'College Dream' comes under the Nan Mudhalvan scheme of the state government.
Information on various courses, including undergraduate and diploma, has been provided by industry experts and academics. Guidance will be given for selecting courses that are suitable for employment opportunities.
The Directorate of Technical Education (DOTE), Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Tamil Nadu Dr Ambedkar Law University, Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Science University (TANUVAS) and Tamil Nadu Dr MGR Medical University have set up separate stalls for providing guidance to the students.
HCL will sign a memorandum of understanding with Tamil Nadu Skill Development Corporation to skill government school students and employ them.
The Nan Mudhalvan scheme will be conducted in all districts from June 29 to July 3.
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On June 20, Tamil Nadu School Education Minister Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi announced the results for Class 10 and 12 public exams. Around 93.73 per cent students cleared Class 12 while 90.07 per cent students cleared Class 10 exams.
This is the first time Tamil Nadu government conducted public exams for both classes after the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic in 2020. Earlier, the government declared the candidates as all pass in Class 12 and 10 and it evaluated the marks using an alternate internal marking assessment system.