VIJAYAWADA: To effectively address the problem of stress, officials of the Board of Intermediate Education (BIE) have asked the colleges to conduct special classes of counselling by psychologists and maintain a record of the same. The colleges are advised to conduct a class per week with a view to enabling students to cope with pressure of preparation for examinations.

While the BIE officials lay emphasis on the counselling aspect for students, psychiatrists have strongly advocated the need for giving a code to the college managements. The corporate colleges should be specifically sensitised to aspects of understanding financial status of parents and also identifying with emotional state of students.

Noted psychiatrist Indla Ramasubba Reddy points out that a good number of families who send their students to these colleges are not financially very strong and this is resulting in a variety of problems. The managements bring pressure in various forms and the parents struggle to pay dues, even as students feel all the more stressed for not excelling so well in studies.

Dr. Reddy advises managements to avoid subjecting parents or students to any such pressure and they should also consider the financial status of parents carefully. "In fact, I make it a point to counsel colleges as well. During my visits, I tell managements to be very cautious in dealing with everything related to students. It is because their tender minds will fall an easy prey," he says.

Expressing concern over war zone atmosphere, Dr. Reddy says: "Colleges should understand the individual capacities of students. They should teach accordingly. Any instruction should be given in a homely atmosphere and not like in a closed set-up."

Invisible cause

The BIE officials have cautioned colleges against conducting study hours or classes on Sundays or holidays, as it is an invisible cause for building stress among students. Regional Inspection Officer Y. Arjunudu says that students should be allowed to enjoy enough free time every week and continuous days of study will affect their receptive powers. If there is any poorly performing student, the colleges should at the most give some special coaching. Here classes of positive thinking and motivational forces will help resolve the problem to a large extent.

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