CBSE results: Counsellors gear up to handle students' stress

CBSE has set up a toll free helpline for students all over India at 18001803456 where expert panel of counsellors will help students and parents tide over the emotional crisis after an unfavourable result.

People can avail one-on-one counselling from 8 AM to midnight for exam-related enquiries through the helpline.

Having student helplines and suicide helplines might help to prevent certain cases, Shrity Sharan, a clinical psychologist, said that if a person's support system is strong, then they would not need counselling.

Sharan said, "students, especially from out of town lack a support system and are very vulnerable, they need a lot of support. All colleges and schools should have qualified psychologist at least with a masters degree and not just someone who wants to help."

The pre-result stress turns to relief for some lucky students who get the desired marks, but for others it gives way to disappointment as they are not able to live up to expectations.

"If I don't get good marks, I won't get admission to science stream," Mitali Sharma, who studies at Delhi Public School and wants to be a microbiologist.

Supportive parents and friends often help to pull through this difficult phase, but in some cases, the stress and sense of failure is so high that students feel compelled to take their lives as they feel they will not have the future they dreamt of.

To curb such instances, several helplines have been set up. Most work round-the year, however, the more popular ones set up extra lines during exams and results. (More)