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Guidance and Counseling

Notes (v) District Bureaux : Considering the requirements of universities and colleges and taking into
account the number of students involved, in future seperate bureaux, in district headquarters
where there is a cluster of colleges, be organised under the aegis of the main university
bureau.

First Bureau : The first University Employment Information and Guidance Bureau
was setup in 1958 at the University of Delhi. As the experiment was successful,
bureaux were set up in almost all the universities of the country as an integral part
of the National Employment Service functioning according to the procedures and
policies laid down by if.

7.7 Organization of University Bureau

The bureau is an integral part of the National Employment Service. It functions according to the
procedures and policies laid down by the service. It has an advisory committee with the Vice-
Chancellor as its chairman to gear the working of the bureau to the needs of the university.
Among others, the committee consists of heads of departments, principals of colleges,
representatives of employers, the state and central governments, director of employment and
training deputy secretary to government, labour and employment department, deputy chief of
UEIGB, representative of Director General of Employment and Training, Ministry of Labour,
Government of India, president of Rotary Club or his nominee, student representatives and
Liaison officers of the colleges, etc. The bureau functions under the guidance of the Vice-Chancellor
of the university. A senior member of the teaching staff of the university in responsible to the
Vice-Chancellor for the day-to-day work of the bureau works on a part-time basis and is paid
honrarium for this service by the state government. Provided by the State Department of
Employment the staff for bureau consists of 1 Divisional or Regional Employment Officer or
Deputy Chief, 1 Technical Assitance, 2 clerk, 1 steno typist, 2 peons, while the university provides
accommodation and furniture to the bureau at its own cost, the rest of the expenditure is borne
by the state government.
7.7.1 Functions of University
The following are the main functions of an university :
(i) Giving employment information and advice to the university alumnium.
(ii) Collecting and disseminating information on higher education, technical and professional
courses in India and abroad.
(iii) Providing help for admission in foreign universities.
(iv) Rendering employment assistance of graduates in professional and post-graduate courses
and to answer enquires regarding the availability of suitable applicants on its registers
from employers and furnish particulars where called for.
(v) Providing information of scholarships, fellowships, grands and loans to students.
(vi) Assisting students in finding part time and vacation employment.
(vii) Arranging group guidance by faculty members on social adjustements and other problems
of students.
(viii) Giving proper orientation to students to cultivate right attitudes towards work.
(ix) Arranging talks on employment opportunities to students of various faculties by specialists
and employers.

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