BHU Launches Student Counselling Initiative to Focus on Holistic Well Being of Students
Banaras Hindu University will assign counsellors across all faculties to support students and help them overcome challenges identify their strengths and enhance their skills to focus on their holistic well-being.
Banaras Hindu University has launched student counselling in order to assist students and their diverse needs. The initiative aims to overcome challenges and to provide holistic development for students. The programme includes 15 counsellors across various faculties to conduct student well-being initiatives in order to identify their strengths, overcome obstacles, and set themselves on a path to success.
The university has appointed and trained 15 Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan Fellows with backgrounds in psychology as counsellors. For the 2024-25 academic session, These people have all finished their formal schooling in psychology at Banaras Hindu University. Their preliminary role will be to function as change mechanisms, encouraging positivity and engagement among learners through innovative counselling techniques and creative processes.
Initially projected as a pilot program at Mahila Mahavidyalaya, the university's women's college, this initiative has indicated its effectiveness in obliging students to overcome life challenges and achieve success in both their educational and personal endeavours. Due to its triumph, the program has now been enlarged to encompass the entire university, providing support to students across all capabilities. The new establishment, named ‘Pahal,’ will provide learners with a secure area to seek suggestions, address problems, and obtain professional counselling support.
This initiative by BHU is launched together with the National Education Policy 2020, which prioritizes the enhancement of students' physical, psychological, and emotional health.
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Yes, Banaras Hindu University offers a four-year full-time BTech course at the undergraduate level. The University offers BTech courses in Dairy Technology and Food Technology under the department of Dairy Science and Food Technology and the Faculty of Agriculture, respectively. BHU BTech admission 2025 is currently open via the CUET-UG entrance exam. Interested candidates must visit the CUET official website to apply online. For more details regarding BHU BTech admission 2025 selection criteria, seat intake and fees, Click Here.
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Banaras Hindu University offers a two-year full-time MBA course at the postgraduate level. BHU offers MBA courses via the Institute of Management Studies under the Faculty of Management Studies. The faculty of Commerce also offers MBA courses. The University was ranked 56 by the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) 2023 in the Management category. Also, during BHU placements in 2023 as per media reports (overall report), the highest and average package offered was INR 1.2 crore per annum and INR 23.13 LPA, respectively. So, considering these parameters, one can definitely pursue an MBA degree from Banaras Hindu University.