GUIDELINES: Higher education institutions aim to provide guidance and shape the students personality along with the aim of providing academic excellence. This is crucial in ensuring the overall development of the students. The students enrolled in the higher education belong to the age-group that requires proper guidance socially, emotionally and academically. Besides, most of the students in the institutions come from rural background .Therefore it becomes necessary for the institutions concerned to adopt a holistic approach to guide them keeping in mind all the requisites. The student mentoring system helps to provide guidelines and support to the students in different avenues of academic and personal aspects. Under the Mentor-Mentee system, the college aims to improve the overall personality development of the students and to inculcate qualities like problem solving, decision making, stress management, self motivation and human values. Objectives: • To develop healthy relationship between students and teachers • To ensure academic and personal excellence of the students • To inculcate the human values among the students Methodology: The teachers should interact with students on discussion mode on topics and issues related to their personal and academic aspects. The discussions should be thought provoking. Teachers should be empathetic towards the issues of students and should value their thoughts. It is essential for giving exposure, guiding thoughts, and realizing their values. The topics of discussion may include: • Issues related to coping up with new atmosphere, situations that are unfamiliar to them • Students aspirations and future plans • Career guidance and counselling • Encouraging self motivation • Responsibility towards society • Influence of peer pressure • Valuing relationships • Behavioral and disciplinary aspects • Health and hygiene and mental well being • Encouraging talents and extracurricular activities Guidelines: • There should be maximum 40 mentee per mentor per semester. • A student coordinator should be included in the group. • Mentor should maintain a record of all the details of their mentees • Groups should be made from same department. • Groups should remain for entire course duration. • The mentor should conduct regular meetings and discussions on any problem may it be academic, financial, psychological, etc. • There should be a continuous holistic assessment. • The interactions and meeting should be recorded. • The mentor should identify the slow learners and interact with them to resolve the problem. • The mentor can involve the Parents or Head of the institution for reforming of the student issues. Responsibilities of Mentor • Introduction of group and discussion of the mentor – mentee system. • Call of meetings and record details in the form of goal setting and action plans. • Mentor shall advise Mentor take necessary actions about the attendance of mentee with regards to University rules. • Mentor shall keep the track of the overall academic performance of the mentee • Keep a track of attendance and academic performance. • Provide academic and emotional support • Contact the parents and inform them about the progress of their ward. • Arrange remedial teaching, if necessary. • Encourage the students to take the advice and guidance of the mentor whenever essential Responsibilities of Mentee • Fill the information in the prescribed form • Attend meeting regularly • Seek advice from the mentor whenever required • Discuss with the mentor your progress in academics as well as co-curricular activities
