Helplines start buzzing ahead of Plus II results tomorrow
Counsellors offer supportive therapy and guidance to quell their anxieties
With the Plus 2 results to be announced on Friday, stress levels are high among the students and parents.
At the State-run 104 health helpline, counselling psychologist B. Elayaraja said he had received a call from the parents of a student in Vellore who had locked herself in her room as she was scared about the results.
“Her mother kept asking her about the results and she was not able to bear it. We managed to speak to her father and told him that they had to be supportive of her and that the results alone would not decide her future,” he said.
Giving the students supportive therapy, including deep breathing techniques, counselling them to speak to their friends and do other tasks to take their mind off their anxieties, are some of the methods the counsellors at the helpline use, he said.
Nearly 8.98 lakh students wrote the Class XII board examinations in March. To lessen the stress among students who anxiously await the early declaration of results to start the college admission process, the government had announced the date of the results even before the examinations began.
Get results through SMS
On Wednesday, School Education Minister K.A. Sengottaiyan said that in addition to students being able to view the results online, they would know the results through SMS.
“The results would be sent to the number that students have submitted in their schools as a part of their general information and bio-data,” he said.
Meanwhile, schools in the city are gearing up to counsel students.
“Our school counsellors as well as faculty who teach class XII will be on campus from morning to ensure that the students can talk to someone if they need. While a few of them might be dejected about their results, many students too constantly approach us to speak about career options and which colleges they can apply,” said the headmistress of a city school.
The 104 helpline, like last year, began its preparation for the exam season in three phases, said B. Prabhudoss, head, marketing and communications, GVK EMRI
Psychologists will be available the day before, on the day of the results and the day after and additional resources will be brought in, he said. “Talking to the students about pursuing their passions, building confidence and telling them that the results are not the only thing that matter in life are all part of what of we do. Last year, we received 25,000 calls on exam-related counselling,” he said.
SNEHA, the suicide prevention centre too, is gearing up for the results.
“Right now, we are getting worried calls from students — more than whether they pass or fail, they are worried about what marks they will get,” said Lakshmi Vijayakumar, founder of the centre. She said a lot of emails were also pouring in, and after the results, the centre was expecting calls from parents too.
Students in distress can call 104 or 044-24640050 or emailhelp@snehaindia.org
At the State-run 104 health helpline, counselling psychologist B. Elayaraja said he had received a call from the parents of a student in Vellore who had locked herself in her room as she was scared about the results.
“Her mother kept asking her about the results and she was not able to bear it. We managed to speak to her father and told him that they had to be supportive of her and that the results alone would not decide her future,” he said.
Giving the students supportive therapy, including deep breathing techniques, counselling them to speak to their friends and do other tasks to take their mind off their anxieties, are some of the methods the counsellors at the helpline use, he said.
Nearly 8.98 lakh students wrote the Class XII board examinations in March. To lessen the stress among students who anxiously await the early declaration of results to start the college admission process, the government had announced the date of the results even before the examinations began.
Get results through SMS
On Wednesday, School Education Minister K.A. Sengottaiyan said that in addition to students being able to view the results online, they would know the results through SMS.
“The results would be sent to the number that students have submitted in their schools as a part of their general information and bio-data,” he said.
Meanwhile, schools in the city are gearing up to counsel students.
“Our school counsellors as well as faculty who teach class XII will be on campus from morning to ensure that the students can talk to someone if they need. While a few of them might be dejected about their results, many students too constantly approach us to speak about career options and which colleges they can apply,” said the headmistress of a city school.
The 104 helpline, like last year, began its preparation for the exam season in three phases, said B. Prabhudoss, head, marketing and communications, GVK EMRI
Psychologists will be available the day before, on the day of the results and the day after and additional resources will be brought in, he said. “Talking to the students about pursuing their passions, building confidence and telling them that the results are not the only thing that matter in life are all part of what of we do. Last year, we received 25,000 calls on exam-related counselling,” he said.
SNEHA, the suicide prevention centre too, is gearing up for the results.
“Right now, we are getting worried calls from students — more than whether they pass or fail, they are worried about what marks they will get,” said Lakshmi Vijayakumar, founder of the centre. She said a lot of emails were also pouring in, and after the results, the centre was expecting calls from parents too.
Students in distress can call 104 or 044-24640050 or emailhelp@snehaindia.org
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