Students' Career Information and Counselling Services at the Indian School Muscat plays a crucial role in the holistic development of each student. It helps students gain insight into themselves making them aware of the challenges ahead.

A full-time trained Counsellors Dr. V. Preshob,Dr. Benny Varghese and Special Educator Ms. Priyanka Das    work primarily to:

1. Achieve positive mental health

2. Resolve personal problems

3. Improve personal effectiveness (students and staff)

4. Develop scholastic ability

5. Assist in planning a career

ACTIVITIES WITH SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES

1.Case Work
Counselling is available individually although opportunities do exist to take part in group work, the primary aim being personal development. It enables exploration, self-discovery and clarification, which allows individuals to make optimum use of the choices facing them in academic, personal and social lives. Interaction with parents helps a great deal in personality development of individuals.

Problems that require personal counselling are usually for scholastic backwardness, behavioural problems, career confusion, depression, problems related to relationships, anxiety, fear, feeling of loneliness, inadequacy, lack of confidence, inability to concentrate or study, psycho-somatic problems etc. Parents, teachers and friends are involved in the diagnostic and treatment stages.

2.Group Work
Workshops and sessions are arranged for parents, teachers and students.

3.Community work
Conducting training programmes for parents, teachers and students of other schools.

4.Careers Service
This provides Counselling service to assist students in their career development and in formulating and implementing their career plans. Students of different schools in the Sultanate along with working people too make use of these services. A Career Guidance Seminar is held every year to help students choose their career. Students benefit immensely from the information and other important data available at the Resource Centre.

MENTOR SYSTEM

The purpose of the mentor system is to give personal guidance and attention to class XI and XII students in their social, emotional and academic areas. The mentors are the teachers selected from the Primary, Middle and Senior sections. They play a dual role of a leader and a facilitator for the students. Each mentor has a group of 8-10 students to whom they provide individual attention. Group and one-to-one sessions are held regularly. The mentors maintain confidentiality. A career guidance programme will be held in the month of October.