Xomidhan
| Established | January 2010 |
|---|---|
| Website | www |
Xomidhan is an Indian nonprofit organisation[1] that provides career counseling and other employment services to poor people in Northeast India. Xomidhan was launched on 1 January 2010.[2] It is registered under the Societies Registration Act, XXI of 1860.
Xomidhan provides career counselling through a team of counselors from multidisciplinary streams including engineering, design, media, economics, public relations, medicine, management, arts, and sports.[3][4] Xomidhan also provides free resume building service in association with another nonprofit organisation Sakori.[5][6]
Accolades[edit]
- eNorthEast "Special Jury Mention" Award 2011.[7][8][9]
- Manthan Award South Asia "Jury Special Mention" Award 2014.[10][11]
Mentorship-Scholarship program[edit]
In 2012, Xomidhan launched the "Mentor-ship-cum-Scholarship" program.[7] As a part of this program, six students from economically challenged background are provided both mentorship as well as scholarship. Students will be selected from those currently in Std. XI and above.
As per the selection criteria, the students must have secured more than 70% in all their board/final exams since Std. VIII, and should belong to families whose annual income is less than ₹175,000 (US$2,400). Each students is assigned under the supervision of two mentors, aligning the career choices, subjects of study, and aspirations of the student with the area of expertise of a mentor. Each scholarship will amount to approximately ₹25,000 (US$350) per year.
References[edit]
- ↑ John Hingkung (27 January 2013). "Xomidhan: The first free career portal of NE". Sevendairy. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
- ↑ TI Trade (3 March 2010). "The Assam Tribune Online". Assamtribune.com. Retrieved 18 July 2012.
- ↑ Xomidhan (29 November 2010). "Fried Careers". Fried Eye. Retrieved 18 July 2012.
- ↑ Correspondent (1 January 2013). "Xomidhan on completion of 3 years". Times of Assam. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
- ↑ the Editor (26 July 2010). "NE gets job hunting portal". Meghalaya Times. Retrieved 7 July 2012.CS1 maint: Extra text: authors list (link)
- ↑ Staff Reporter (27 July 2012). "Exclusive job website for NE launched". The Assam Tribune. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 NE Blogger (30 November 2011). "XOMIDHAN.ORG : Free Online Career Counseling Website of Assam". Northeastblog.in. Retrieved 18 July 2012.
- ↑ "E-North East Award and NE India Digital Festival held". Newspolitan. 25 November 2011. Retrieved 18 July 2012.
- ↑ Syed S. Kazi Team: Sylvia Yambem, Nang Tanvi Manpoong, Fahmida Tasneem, Jolly Kazi (November 2011). Refer Pg-31 (PDF). 2nd eNorth East Award Summit. Regional Institute of e-Learning & Information Technology, Kohima, Nagaland. p. 48. Retrieved 3 July 2012.CS1 maint: Multiple names: authors list (link)
- ↑ "e-Education, Learning & Employment – Winner 2014".
- ↑ "Manthan Awards South Asia". Delhi. December 2014. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
Sources[edit]
- http://manthanaward.org/images/Agenda2014.pdf
- http://www.northeastblog.in/assam/xomidhan-org-free-online-career-counseling-website-of-assam/
- https://xomidhan.wordpress.com/website-repository/
- https://www.friedeye.com/xomidhan/
- http://www.theshillongtimes.com/2013/01/01/xomidhan-to-complete-three-years/
- http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/detailsnew.asp?id=mar0310/city05
- http://achhikhabre.com/online-career-counseling-xomidhan-ngo/
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