CBSE announces Pre-exam Counselling to handle Exam Stress

February 1, 2018, 5:45 am


The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) will provide tele-counselling service to students related anxiety which peaks now around the board exams. The psychological counselling will begin from February 1 and will continue till April 13 from 8 am to 10 pm.

The tele-counselling service will be provided by a total of "91 Principals, trained counsellors, psychologists and special educators". 71 of them will be available in India while 20 will be available in Nepal, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (Al-Khobar), Sultanate of Oman, the United Arab Emirates (Dubai, Sharjah, Ras Al-Khaimah), Kuwait, Singapore, Qatar and Japan.

Students can dial a centralized toll-free number 1800 11 8004 from anywhere in India between 8 am and 10 pm till April 13. Students can also mail their queries to [email protected].