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While the whole world is battling Corona, there are many students who have their own battles to wage. This is especially those who have appeared for Class XII\u00a0exams and they may be worried for their future. A few exams of CBSE students are\u00a0still pending. The results are yet to come. It is a critical year for them, given their\u00a0decisions to take admissions in graduation. Some of them were aspiring to go\u00a0abroad. Now all their dreams seem to be at a standstill.<\/p>\n

Well, dear students and their equally concerned parents \u2013 The government regulations are no way indicating a pause in education \u2013 they have stated in their recent guidelines to delay starting the academic year, but it will begin. You have all options open as you would\u00a0have earlier. The only thing that has changed now is a shift in the day of commencement of the session. So the question of dropping a year should not\u00a0occur in your mind.<\/p>\n

On dropping a year, one or all of these may\u00a0happen-
\n– Your drop year will stay on your CV for the rest of your life. It may affect your\u00a0candidature for selection, as recruiters are looking for all possible reasons to\u00a0reject the applicants. You may not even qualify for the selection process, as in\u00a0several global multinational corporations, a drop in the year is one of the reasons\u00a0for not shortlisting the profile of the candidate.
\n– You may be the only one in your class or peer group to sit at home exploring\u00a0options for the subsequent year- it generally leads to a dip in the motivation level\u00a0and its not easy to sustain yourself during this time. The morale goes down and\u00a0depression sinks in.
\n– You tend to lose confidence in your abilities to start afresh.
\n– It will also give the impression to any third person that you are not at all adaptable in nature \u2013 you do not\u00a0have the strength to fight it out and brave the circumstances.
\n– Most importantly, you are still not sure that you will get what you are seeking.<\/p>\n

We have all spent more than a month at home, and we do not know till when this will\u00a0continue. Do not elongate this stay even further \u2013 believe me it is going get tougher
\nby the day. We have already had enough of negativity since the spread of the\u00a0pandemic \u2013 let us not increase the problems in our lives. Make an informed decision\u00a0about the course you want to enroll in \u2013 there are abundant prospects for you.\u00a0All educational institutions, particularly the private ones are functioning online, and\u00a0Universities like IILM are all prepared to welcome students in the new session\u00a0whenever it starts. We are equipped to conduct both online and offline classes. Our\u00a0faculty are developing innovative pedagogies to make the class more engaging. We\u00a0have been ensuring that there is no academic loss for the existing students and the\u00a0learning did not stop a single day during this lockdown period. We have finished our\u00a0course syllabus for the semester, have conducted Club activities, we have done\u00a0mentoring sessions, we have guided students for dissertation, we have conducted\u00a0guest sessions for the subjects we are teaching and we are ready to conduct the\u00a0exams. We have given ample opportunities for students to intern from home, and
\nalmost all our students have their WFH summer internships in place. As faculty, we\u00a0are working hard to respond to the situation to the best of our capabilities.<\/p>\n

If you were aspiring for a foreign degree, as of now, you should take admission in an Indian Institution for now, and perhaps go abroad for your post-graduation. By that time, you will\u00a0become aware of your career interests and you will be mature enough to take care of\u00a0yourself. These next two years will be trying times, and your adamant desire to go to\u00a0foreign shores may end up being an obstacle for your successful career. Things will\u00a0certainly become normal \u2013 but how soon none of us know. When International borders\u00a0and travel will open, it is unknown. And how soon they will start accepting applicants and student candidatures for admissions is also not clear.<\/p>\n

But what is known for sure is that our career path has to be charted by us alone.\u00a0Dropping a year has never been a good strategy. And in a world of uncertainty, it is a\u00a0strict no-no. Based on my experience of two decades, I can only say that think positive, explore available options and get a stress-free life for yourself. Let these\u00a0turbulent times not affect your careers.<\/p>\n

Authored By
\nDr Sona Vikas (Associate Professor \u2013 HR & OB)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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