RAJIV GANDHI CULTURAL & EDUCATIONAL TRUST

Eligibility: Any Graduation - No age limit

The PGTC is designed to train individuals to develop the required essential professional knowledge, understanding, skills and competencies in the field of counseling with special emphasis to Gandhian philosophy. The programme will help mould the participants/trainees to understand the basic foundation of human behavior, adjustment mechanisms and adaptive functions of human behavior 

RGCET's Vision is to mould a new generation of youngsters and adults with higher level of knowledge and commitment towards essential field of life skill and individual well being based on Gandhian philosophy.The Mission of RGCET is to conduct various life skill education and extension programmes. By doing so RGCET will help the participants/ trainees to discover and realize their potential to make a positive influence within their community. Social transition related personal adaptation and adjustments always pose a challenge to everybody in our society. The PGTC envisages preparing and training individuals to develop greater knowledge, understanding and skills in the field of counseling with special reference to Gandhian philosophy.

There will be practical sessions in the form of mock counseling, field counseling camps etc. In addition to the above practicals trainees have to complete one month internship from an Approved counseling/Clincial/Psychological/Rehabilitation centres at their own expenses. This internship is subjected to continuoes and term end evaluation.

RGCET will supervise admission formalities. Fee structure will be decided by the Trust as per rules and regulations in force from time to time. 

The Academic Committee will prepare the academic calendar/activity planner which will be made available to the participants/trainees at the time of admission. The academic calendar will include all the significant activities, important dates, schedule for submission of assignments, contact classes, examination calendar etc. 

Evaluation of the courses will be conducted by the faculty on the basis of internal assessment and year end examination performance. 20% of the marks will be decided by internal evaluation and the remaining 80% by the year end examinations for theory. It will be 50% for internal and 50% for external in the case of practicals.

The performance of every participant/trainee in each paper will be evaluated in terms of percentage of marks.

Each participant/trainee will be required to do one Assignment/Book Review/Debate/Seminar/Presentation or Case Study for each theory paper. Assignments/Book Reviews after evaluation will be returned to the participant/trainee. The trainer will define the expected quality of the above in terms of structure, content, presentation and the like to the participants/trainees. This will be considered for internal marks along with weightage for attendance.

A separate minimum of 40% marks, in Internal and External, is required for a pass both in the theory papers and in practicals. 

Grading: A Plus (90% and above) A(80% to 89%) B Plus (70% to 79%) B (60% to 69%) C Plus (50% to 59%) C (40% to 49%)

Application Fee - ₹100/-

Admission Fee  - ₹500/- 

Tuition Fee        - ₹12,000/-

Examination Fee - ₹200/- per paper

Professional Certificate - ₹500/-

The successful candidates will be eligible to be accredited by the Indian Counselors Association (ICA) with membership and registration which will entitle them to pursue a bright career as a practitioner in counseling.

Announcement of PGTC Batch - (2024 - 25)

Interested Candidates, Please fill the Google Application Form before 20th October, 2024. 

Associate Professor

School of Behavioral Sciences, Mahatma Gandhi University

Academic Director

Professor & Former HOD

Dept. of Psychology, Kerala University

HOD. Dept. of Psychiatry, IQRAA Hospital, Calicut

Counselling Practitioner

Counselling Centre, Calicut

Formerly Principal

PSVM, Ayurveda College, Kottakkal

HOD, Dept. of Psychology, Kerala University

Asst. Professor

Dept. of Journalisn, EMEA College, Kondotty

Co-ordinator, Saksharatha Mission, Kalpetta

Former Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Kannur University

Former HoD, Pshycology, University of Kerala

HOD. Dept. of Psychiatry, IQRAA Hospital, Calicut

Formerly Principal

PSVM, Ayurveda College, Kottakkal

Former Professor & Head, Dept. of Hindi

Calicut University and Visiting Professor CGSR

Former Deputy AG,

Comptroller and Auditor General of India,

Executive Director IAS HOTSPOT, Thrissur

Professor, Dept. of Women’s Studies,

University of Calicut

Former PRO, University of Calicut

Academic Director

Academic Co-ordinator

Administrative Director

Chairman

Vice Chairman

Secretary

Joint Secretary

Treasurer

Co-ordinator, CGSR.