At AllCareerGuru we believe that career counselling is just as important for the under privileged as much for the well-educated and people with better incomes. This is because the higher education landscape is riddled with multiple kinds of programs and institutions. We also think that career counselling needs to be personalized, in addition to some generic knowledge-sharing sessions, because various people have varied skills, interests, and family constraints.

Towards this goal, Dr. Ananthanarayanan of Amrita University and Dr. Venkatesh Raman of IMSc Chennai conducted a one day career counselling session on 23rd March 2024, for students who have completed twelfth standard, at Avvail Ashram run by Gandhigram Rural trust at Sivasailam, Tenkasi District. This ashram houses a school for special needs pupils(hearing and speech challenged) with a total of about 55 students. It was a heartwarming experience to hear that those special children have completed twelfth (thanks to the Ashram school) and have high aspirations for the future. It was our privilege and honour to listen to everyone's background and experience and recommend potential opportunities post twelfth-grade. We are all eagerly waiting for the results so that we can give a suitable recommendation.

Some pictures of the event are shared below ...