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At crossroads about your career options? Log
on to www.studentindia.com. Umesh Kumar Parida in conversation
with the Kharghar-based founder of the cost free website
At crossroads over your career
options? Your solution could be just a mouse click away. The
site www.studentindia.com seems to have all the right options.
Kharghar-based resident R K Mahapatra along with 12 others has
come out with a cost free website on the lines of a NGO to
help the students.
A CA by profession, Mahapatra says,
“With 200 career options along with analysis sans any link to
the institutions, is the only website in India that was
restricted to commercial application. This website was
launched in December 2004 after a two- year- long data
compilation and development. Unique courses like Bachelors in
Gandhian and Ambedkar Thoughts with its employment options are
in the website along with the institution / university
details. About 16,000 courses offered by 300 universities and
30,000 institutions are displayed on the web.”
Talking
to New Bombay Plus, Mahapatra informed, “Global hostel
database, placement, examination (including competitive)
covering 40,000 cities with colleges, universities etc. and
their contact details are placed in the website. The site has
part time jobs for freshers and employment opportunities
against careers. An analysis of 300 business schools is
featured here.” He added, “An expert panel answers relevant
questions through email. Helpline is also available for exam
stress, frustration, parental pressure and other problems.
Psychotherapy in extreme conditions is offered in the website.
Our website and work has also been nominated for Manthan Award
2006. The government of Kerala has also expressed interest in
the website.”
But that’s not all. “Additional features
of the website includes discussion forum with own group,
spiritual section devoted for student healing, global courses
like Tofel, USML, ACT, GRE, GMAT, SAT with details are
available free for accessibility. Health topics, student loan,
scholarship (national and international), foreign universities
databank, free consultancy etc. are giving wide scope to
parents, students besides employers for understanding. Modules
like e-commerce application with prospectus of those
institutions with less financial strength and quality
education are availed of by the students with special
arrangements on a cost to cost basis,” quipped Mahapatra while
giving a demo to New Bombay Plus.
According to
reliable sources, the website has been receiving good response
since its inception. “The website appears on top by using
keywords - studentindia and student India while searching in
Google and other websites. Students also can store their
resume free of cost. The rising number of users and visitors
in the past three years are the clear signs of success. In
future, we will come up with additional features,” informs
Mahapatra.
- Details of 16,000 courses with
institution name, address, hostel facilities.
- 40,000
cities covered with 300 Universities and 30,000 institutions.
- Analysis of 300 business schools
- Nominated for
Manthan Award
2006
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