The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) is working on a suggestion to expand the scope of its existing students counseling mechanism to help those in extreme academic distress because of parental or societal pressure for achieving unrealistic goals in their studies.
Currently it has formulated a set of questionnaire pertaining to the issue and asked the school principals to submit their response to it by May 20 where the entire process of child development coincides with the years of schooling.
The issue of school students facing extreme academic stress has emerged as a one of the major concerns over the years with the parents, relatives, friends and peers keeping extremely high hopes from them.
The official has told that regular guidance and counseling can help students in maximizing their capacities and potential for self-actualization and the CBSE Board has been providing expert counseling to students during the examinations.
