DISHA is a community project of CREEP India.It aims to serve the students by guiding them in their problem solving and leading them to the career paths they have not traversed.

1. Project Disha
Giving direction to life
A Community Project of CREEP India

2. Helping the Generation
By
GIVING DIRECTION TO THEIR LIFE

3. The Future of India
According to 2001 census report, 35% of India is
Illiterate, which is around 450 million people
&
let us see those who go to School do….
Go for the Best Convent
Schools in India
Ask High School Student
What do you want to do?

4. In 95 % cases
NOT EVEN 1% OF THEM REALLY KNOW
70%
20%
6% 4%
Career Choices
Engineering Medicine
Admin services Others
RESULT

5. In India, A student is either…
Shweta Age Ramesh
High School: 95% 16 High School: 78%
10+2 : 93% 18 10+2 : 73%
Selected into IIT 19
21 Last attempt for AIEEE. Started B.Sc.
Finished IIT. 1st Job in Software Industry 23
Selected to IIM. 24 Finished B.Sc. First job in BPO Industry
Finished IIM, 2nd job as manager in MNC 26
Selected for Harvard Business School 27 3rd unsuccessful IIM attempt. Joined Next B
school
Finished HBS,3rd job in Investment Banking 29 Finished MBA, Joined as Astt. Manager BPO
$150,000 annually, married, settled abroad. 30 $7,000 annually, married, Struggling for
existence in India.
Destined for SUCCESS Destined for FAILURE

6. Who will develop the nation?
……….Few thousand Shwetas?
…………Or millions of Ramesh?
What should we expect from students at other not so good
schools in India?
When Ramesh enters his professional life he is already so bogged
down in competition that he struggles to think and act
independently.
………..Did Ramesh lack the desire to be successful?.
………..Did he not deserve to be successful?...
………..Is IIT, IIM, HBS the only way to success?. ...........Definitely NO!

7. Today Indian students needs to be very lucky to have
exposure of good career related information and
advice ………....and this is the root cause of
Ramesh’s failure.
Common reasons amongst students for choosing a career:
My father wants me to be an engineer and my sibling to be a
doctor.
My father is an engineer / doctor and I want to follow his footsteps
All my classmates want to be engineers.
My cousin sister is an engineer, she is very successful .
IIT is the best place I can go to after school .

8. An engineering aspirant does not know…
What being an engineer means?
What an engineer does on a day to day basis?
What are the possible career options for engineers?
What are the skills needed for becoming a top class engineer?
What is the work life balance, earning potential etc.?
Given this, it is not surprising that
There is a mad rush for IITs and IIMs.
 90% of our engineers actually end up doing non engineering jobs.
 We fill vacancies at Microsoft but do not produce Bill Gates
We rarely win a Nobel prize in any field .
We continue to elect corrupt politicians

9. And Life goes on….
Students invest all their time in
being the best. Striving hard to
get good scores in high school
and then prepare for entrance
exams.
Parents are very less aware of
the trends and are very greatly
influenced by successful
engineers, doctors and
beaurucrats around them.
Schools concern themselves
predominantly with the high
school scores.

10. Project ‘Disha’ Undertakes…
Pr II
counseling
CAREER
COUNSELING
PERSONAL
COUNSELING

11. Project I : Career Counseling

12. Career Counseling
Guest Lectures in
schools Counseling Centre
STUDENTS PROFESSIONALS
Message board at
www. creepindia.org
Students will get in touch with Professionals through

13. 14 &15 YRS KYS (KNOW YOUR SELF) WORKSHOP
 help the students know their potential through psychometric testing
tools and tests.
 inform the students with various career opportunities available.
 assist the students in planning their career.
16 &17 YRS GUEST LECTURES & COUNSELING
 students attend interactive guest lectures in their school delivered by
the certified professionals from various fields.
 students plan their career in the light of the information and references
provided by DISHA from time to time.
 Student can seek help from the consultants available at the counseling
centre of DISHA.
Action Plan

14. Components: C C
A Student
aiming to
work hard for
the future.
A school
teacher
aware of
the need of
career
counseling
A reputed
professional,
ready to
contribute
towards the
social cause.
A registered
member of
CREEP,
committed
for the
cause.

15. Project II : Personal Counseling

16. Personal Counseling; Case I

17. Personal counseling; Case II

18. Counseling Centre
HELPING
TO UNDERSTAND
&
OVERCOME THE
PROBLEM

19. Components : P C
School Teacher
ParentsStudents

20. UniqueFeatures INNOVATIVE
 Involves a blend of educational guidance and counseling
 Availability of multiple resources .i.e message board,
guest lecture & counselor
 Reaching the outreach
EFFICIENT
 Students interact with resources at their door steps.
 Cont. follow-up &feedback to the students through SMSs
 Student get access to professional/counselor to unwind
their doubts and enquiry.
NOT FOR PROFIT
 The project generates revenue for its sustenance and not
for profit.
 The contr. of resources will determine their stake in Project
OWNERSHIP
 All cont. are quantified and credited to the members acct.
 Cont of members determine their stake in the project.
 Membership is open to all, if one is passionate about future

21. Join the Movement
for generations to come….
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