Student Support Services: Know how it supports Student Academic Excellence and Emotional Well-beings

Published at : 2 Jul 2024, 2:07 PM IST

Updated at : 4 Jul 2024, 4:40 PM IST

Conquering College with Confidence: How Student Support Services Can Help You Thrive

Student support services (SSS) have grown significantly since their inception in the 1960s. These services are designed to help students with finances and basic school needs. These services include a wide range of support systems to ensure student success and development. This comprehensive guide covers various aspects of student support services, their basics, benefits and areas for improvement. Read more, Big Shift in Indian Education: Universities Can Now Admit Students Twice a Year

What are Student Support Services?

Student Support Services are comprehensive programs designed to assist students in various facets of their academic, personal, and professional lives. These services include:

Benefits of Student Support Services

Student support services offer numerous benefits that contribute to student success and well-being

Academic Assistance: Providing tutoring, study skills workshops and guidance on course selection to improve academic performance.
Financial Aid: Provides information on scholarships, grants and financial aid to help students manage their finances.
Personal Counseling: Providing mental health support and personal development counselling to ensure emotional well-being.
Career Development: Conduct workshops and provide resources for career planning and career placement. Access to
Resources: Provides access to study sites, textbooks and other educational resources to support learning.
Improving retention and graduation rates: Improving retention and graduation rates through comprehensive support services.
Sense of Belonging: Enhancing a sense of belonging and community through support and participation in campus activities.
Deficiencies in support services

Cons of Student Support Services

Despite the numerous benefits, there are challenges associated with student support services:

1. Social Networks

The use of social media can help universities connect with students, develop a sense of community, and provide new knowledge and information. Connecting with students on social media can encourage communication and support.

2. Quick responses

Establishing official communication channels such as Discord or Telegram groups can provide quick answers to students’ questions and create a supportive community. Students can ask questions and get instant help through the forum.

3. Conversations

App Chat can provide 24/7 support, answer frequently asked questions, and direct students to the right resources. Chatbots can handle multiple questions at once and respond faster than employees, allowing students to receive timely assistance.

Conclusions

Student support services are critical to creating an effective learning environment and ensuring student success. These services help students continue their studies with confidence and support. Continuous improvement and adaptation to new technologies and student expectations will ensure that services remain effective and efficient. The quality of higher education depends on student performance. It is therefore important that universities invest in these services and continuously improve them.

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ICSI CSEET May 2025 Application Submission On Now, Apply For The Exam

S. Vishnu Sharma

Published at : 20 Dec 2024, 6:41 PM IST

Updated at : 20 Dec 2024, 6:43 PM IST

Candidates can undertake registration for the May edition of the CSEET Exam. The process of registration began on 19 December 2024. Exam will be conducted on 3 May 2025.

Exam is also known as The Institute of Company Secretaries of India Company Secretary Executive Entrance Test (ICSI CSEET) and is for those who wish to seek admission into Company Secretaryship Course.

Notification in connection with ICSI CSEET 2025 May Application Submission is available here

Who can submit ICSI CSEET May 2025 application?

Individuals willing to submit ICSI CSEET May 2025 application have to pass plus-two from a recognized educational institution located anywhere in India.

Point to remember

However, those who have passed Foundation of ICSI or Final of ICAI or Final or Final of ICMAI are exempted from appearing for CSEET.

Even graduates or postgraduates with a minimum of 50% pass marks are exempted from CSEET exam.

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These people need not likely submit ICSI CSEET May 2025 application and can apply for direct admission into CS Executive Programme.

1. The URL mentioned above must be typed into the browser and submitted to allow it to download.

2. Once the webpage is ready, candidates have to click the Latest@ICSI button.

3. Clicking the above button will open another webpage with URL ‘https://icsi.edu/whats_new_icsi/’

4. Once the above webpage opens, they can scroll down and choose the button

<Hurry up! Registration opens for Company Secretary Executive Entrance Test (CSEET) May 2025 session. Last date of Registration is 15th April 2025> and read the instructions and tick the boxes indicating that they have the required documents with them.

5. After reading the above instructions, they can press Click to Register button located below the above button.

6. Clicking the above button will open another webpage ‘https://smash.icsi.edu/Scripts/CSEET/Instructions_CSEET.aspx’

7. After the webpage with above URL opens, candidates can follow the instructions and register to create an account and login to fill ICSI CSEET May 2025 application.

Direct link to take up ICSI CSEET May 2025 application is here

Documents

Candidates have to keep with them the following documents while filling ICSI CSEET May 2025 application:

# Candidate’s photograph

# Image of candidate’s signature

# Class 10 marksheet

# Class 12 marksheet

# Category certificate (if applicable)

# ID cards-Aadhar/Voter ID/Passport/PAN Card/Driving License/Ration Card

Accordingly, the Candidates appearing in CSEET have to pay revised fee with effect from 16th December 2023 onwards.

Candidates who are planning to take up ICSI CSEET May 2025 application can obtain the required details from the official website mentioned above.

After application

Candidates who have successfully completed their ICSI CSEET May 2025 Application submission process can alone download the admit card for the exam.

Admit cards for the exam will be available on the official website at the appropriate time. The process to download it is mentioned below for the sake of the applicants:

The official website’s URL ‘https://icsi.edu/home/’ has to be typed into the browser and submitted to allow the website to download.
Once the website is available, candidates can click the link for downloading the admit card. The link will be made active at the appropriate time,
Clicking the link will likely open another webpage, as the page opens, candidates can login using the credentials created while registering for the exam.
After the hall ticket is visible, it can be downloaded and a printout of it can be taken.

The exam has to be passed with required qualifying marks to be eligible for the next phase of admission which may involve counselling, interview, document verification.

S. Vishnu Sharma

S Vishnu Sharmaa is with collegechalo.com in the news team where he writes articles related to the education sector in India. Journalism has always been a passion for him. He has over 20 years of enriching experience with various media organizations like Eenadu, Webdunia, News Today, Infodea. He also has a strong interest in writing stories related to Indian defense and Indian Railways.