Overview
- Affiliated schools must appoint a Counselling & Wellness Teacher and a separate Career Counsellor beginning next academic year, replacing the single-counsellor model.
- CBSE requires a counsellor-to-student ratio of 1:500 to support socio-emotional needs and structured career guidance.
- Schools with fewer than 300 students must ensure access to qualified counsellors through full-time appointments or shared services with nearby schools.
- Socio-emotional counsellors need degrees in psychology or social work, while career counsellors must be graduates in specified disciplines and complete a CBSE-sanctioned 50-hour professional development course.
- All counsellors are required to finish a structured training program within two academic years, with the option to use a Hub & Spoke model for clustered service delivery.