Keep abreast of various courses, students told

Keep abreast of various courses, students told

Staff Reporter

Career guidance programme for wards of policemen

ADVICE: The Deputy Inspector General of Police, Tiruchi Range, C. Sylendra Babu, addressing the wards of policemen in Tiruchi on Saturday. — Photo M. Moorthy

TIRUCHI: With the introduction of a variety of courses, it was essential for the present day school students to keep themselves abreast of them and choose the right course that would enable them to build a successful career, the Deputy Inspector General of Police, Tiruchi range, C. Sylendra Babu, said here on Saturday.

Presiding over a career guidance programme organised by the Tiruchi Range Police exclusively for the wards of policemen of Tiruchi (Rural), Pudukottai, Perambalur and Karur districts, Mr. Sylendra Babu called upon the students to set a goal in their life and work steadfastly to achieving it.

Though several courses and disciplines had been introduced over the years, many students were not aware of them, he said while stating that the primary objective of the programme was to enlighten them about the wide range of choice available today.

Mr. Sylendra Babu, who briefly spoke about the civil service examination and the ways to prepare for it, said the students now had the facility to write the examination in Tamil as well.

Aside being strong in the fundamentals of their subject, the students should widen their thinking and know more about general knowledge, current affairs etc. which would help them while taking the civil services examination, he said.

The students must put in their best and work with a proper plan while preparing for the IAS examination besides trying to develop their personality as a whole, he added.

There were lot of opportunities available today for the students to improve their skill by way of attending coaching classes and shaping their personality.

The Superintendent of Police, Tiruchi (Rural) Ashok Kumar Das called upon the students to widen their knowledge.As part of the career guidance programme, the participating students were enlightened about various disciplines such as medicine, hotel management, engineering, law, computer science and commerce by the professionals from the respective disciplines.Among those who spoke in the programme included S. Sampath, advisor, J.J. College of Arts and Science, Pudukottai, Dr.M.A. Aleem, assistant professor, Department of Neurology, K.A.P. Viswanatham Government Medical College, Tiruchi. 

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Sunday, May 21, 2006