Students Exploring CBSE Career Guidance Dashboard: The Central Board of Secondary Education has introduced two major student-support initiatives for the 2025-26 academic year to strengthen career guidance and mental wellbeing across its affiliated schools. These moves come amid growing focus on holistic education under the new National Education Policy and aim to equip students with tools and resources for informed career decisions and psychosocial support.
CBSE rolled out the Career Guidance Dashboard—an interactive platform for students, teachers, and school leaders—and the Counselling Hub-and-Spoke Model, designed to expand access to professional counselling through a network of designated hub schools and their spokes. Both programmes will evolve based on stakeholder feedback.
| Initiative | Key Details |
|---|---|
| Launch Date | June xx, 2025 (Orientation session held Thursday) |
| Academic Session | 2025-26 |
| Career Guidance Dashboard | • Interactive portal with: – Career exploration tools – University and course information – Progress tracking for students and teachers – Analytics for school leaders |
| Counselling Hub-and-Spoke Model | • Central “Hub” schools with: – Trained counsellors – Monitoring mechanisms – Resource repository • “Spoke” schools linked for: – Regular student counselling sessions – Referral support |
| Stakeholder Input | Ongoing through feedback loops involving students, teachers, parents, and counsellors |
| Objective | • Enhance institutional career guidance • Promote holistic psychosocial wellbeing |
| Implementation Support | Orientation workshops for school leaders and training modules for counsellors |
| WhatsApp Official Channel | Join WhatsApp Channel |
| Telegram Official Channel | Join Telegram Channel |
Career Guidance Dashboard Unveiled
CBSE Chairman Rahul Singh emphasized that the new dashboard offers a one-stop interface for career planning. “Both initiatives are designed to benefit schools and students and will continue to evolve through active input from stakeholders,” he stated. During the launch session, expert teams demonstrated features such as interactive career maps, college and course search tools, and dashboards that track student engagement and progress.
How the Counselling Hub-and-Spoke Model Works
Under this model, select schools act as regional hubs staffed with professional counsellors. These hubs oversee a network of spoke schools, providing:
- Scheduled counselling sessions
- Referral of complex cases back to hubs
- Centralised monitoring of counselling activities
School-level coordinators ensure smooth implementation, while CBSE sets up monitoring mechanisms to maintain quality and confidentiality.
Next Steps for Schools and Students
CBSE will conduct hands-on training workshops for counsellors and school leaders over the coming months. Schools are encouraged to nominate coordinators, complete onboarding, and integrate these platforms into their annual academic plans. Students and parents should look out for communications via school notices and board bulletins for login credentials and usage guidelines.
CBSE’s career and counselling initiatives mark a significant step toward student-centric education, blending digital tools and professional support to foster informed career choices and wellbeing. Schools should leverage these resources early to maximize benefits.
