CBSE Launches counselling app for well-being of Class 9-12 students from May 10

‘Dost for Life’ will help improve the psycho-social wellness of students.

The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has launched a new mobile application ‘Dost for Life’ for the psychosocial well-being of students amid the Covid19 pandemic. The app is specially designed for students of Class 9 to 12 and will be available on Google Play Store. It can be used for counselling sessions from tomorrow i.e. May 10. The app will cater to students and parents from CBSE affiliated schools across the world.

The new application hosts several features such as counselling sessions, expert advice, suggestive course guide after CBSE Class 12, tips on mental well-being, COVID19-related protocol and audio-visual messages.

The live counselling sessions will be conducted thrice a week every Monday, Wednesday and Friday by counsellors and principals without any charges. This year there are 83 volunteers of which 66 are in India and 17 from UAE, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Nepal, Kuwait, Japan and the USA.

Students and parents can select their own time slot between 9.30 am and 1.30 pm or between 1.30 pm and 5.30 pm and connect through a chat box as per their convenience.

The app ‘Dost for Life’ application also includes educational material on social, behaviourial, and emotional issues such as exam anxiety, internet addiction disorder, specific learning disability, depression, substance use disorder, aggression and life skills to sensitize students. This can be accessed at the website cbse.gov.in and the YouTube channel of CBSE.

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