Career Counseling ON - City Montessori School

ABOUT US

City Montessori School (CMS) is the world's largest city-school with 21 campuses in the city of Lucknow. The school that began with 5 children in 1959 on a borrowed capital of Rupees 300, today has over 63,000 students from Montessori to Class XII in the current session.

Career Counseling Cell

CMS Career Counseling Cell is located at CMS Head Office. It aims to inform students about various career options available after 10+2 and also about study abroad opportunities. It also organises Annual Careers Days and meaningful career advisory session/s for students from time to time with the aim of exposing students to a wide variety of possible career options at this crucial juncture of student life. These sessions help students to interact personally with a large number of career specialists and leaders in different fields on a common platform, to enable students to make informed career decisions.

CMS Gomti Nagar Campus I is a SAT, AP, PSAT, ACT and Cambridge Assessment Admission Testing Admission Testing Exam centre and CMS Gomti Nagar Campus II is TOEFL Test Center. All senior campuses are also a YES Centre to run the Duke of Edinburgh Program which helpsthe students to build their extracurricular profile.

Campus Career Counseling Coordinators

S. No.	Campus Name	Name of the Career Counseling Coordinator
1.	Aliganj I	Mrs Lipika Kala (Vice-principal) & Mrs Sajeela Khan
2.	Station Road	Ms Padma Dheer (Vice-Principal) & Mrs Reshma Khanna
3.	Rajajipuram I	Ms Ishani Mehrotra
4.	Kanpur Road	Mrs Anshoo Mishra
5.	RDSO	Mr Farhat Ali
6.	Gomti Nagar I	Mrs Smriti Singh
7.	Mahanagar	Mrs Aparna Saxena
8.	Rajendra Nagar I	Mrs Reeta Fleming (Vice-Principal)
9.	Indira Nagar	Mr Sanjiv Singh
10.	Gomti Nagar II	Ms Tulika Chatterjee
11.	Chowk	Ms Nava Motallebi
12.	Asharfabad	Ms Garima Chaurasia
13.	Anand Nagar	Mrs Lovey Khan

Career Options After 10 + 2

Stream-wise Classifcation of various career options (After 10 + 2)

Careers Day

Brief Report on Online Career Guidance Session
organized by
CMS Career Counseling Cell for CMS students in 2022

Career Counseling Cell of City Montessori School (CMS) has been organizing online career guidance sessions on a regular basis for CMS students. Students are provided the opportunity to interact live with renowned career experts (through online sessions) for guidance about various career options available to them in different fields.

During these sessions, students are informed not only about the various opportunities and careers available to them but also given step by step instructions on how to apply and pursue their chosen fields of interest. Parents and students are deriving the maximum advantage from these online career guidance sessions. Some of the career guidance sessions conducted recently are as follows:

1) Careers in IT Sector
Date: Thursday, 28 May 2020
No. of students participated: 56
The session was organized with the collaboration of HCL Technologies. Mr Prabhat Ranjan, AGM, HCL guided the students about the scope and careers in the IT sector and how the technology sector will evolve after the pandemic issue. He also informed the students about the jobs opportunities available at HCL for which students can appear for the entrance exam directly after Class XII, and thereafter they will be trained and given employment in HCL. All queries of the students were resolved by the expert.

2) Careers in Chartered Accountancy
Date: Friday, 5 June 2020
No. of students participated: 97
This session was organized for students looking for Careers in Chartered Accountancy. The session was conducted by CA Mr Devesh Agarwal who is also an alumnus of CMS Station Road Campus. He informed the students about the changes in CA exam procedures and also guided them on how to crack this tough exam.
He explained the topics required to be prepared in order of priority for the CA Exam and also guided them on how to clear the exam even if they did not have mathematics in Class XI. He also provided some useful links to students for preparation of CA Exam. He addressed the queries of students and gave them his contact details for further guidance and support.

3) Study Abroad Session conducted by College Board
Date: Friday, 5 June 2020
No. of students participated: 38
College Board conducted an online workshop on SAT, AP (Advanced placement) program exclusively for CMS students and parents. The topic was 'Role of SAT, AP Program in admissions globally and in India.' Students were explained the importance of SAT Exams for admission to undergraduate programs in foreign universities as well as in India, and were also briefed about the structure of the SAT Exam, how to register and prepare for it.
The students were also updated on SAT in the light of COVID -19 scenario and about the India Scholars Program – 100% scholarship opportunities in universities across India. Later, they were apprised about the Advanced Placement program – Introduction to AP program and advantages of taking AP courses, especially for those wanting to study abroad.
The session was very useful for students who wanted to study abroad or even in Indian universities as now there are universities in India which accept the SAT score.

4) Study Abroad Session by CMS Alumni
Date:
Thursday, 11 June 2020
No. of students participated: 104
A session on study abroad was conducted by the prestigious CMS Alumni who are currently studying at the universities abroad. Following CMS Alumni participated and guided the students about the application procedure and shared their experiences at the university.

S.No	Name	Campus	University	Country
1.	Mallica Saxena	Kanpur Road	Univ. of Cincinnati	USA
2.	Yashvi Srivastava	Kanpur Road	Univ. of Cincinnati	USA
3.	Jaitavie Badhwar	Kanpur Road	Kingston University	UK
4.	Oshi Garg	Mahanagar	Hong Kong University	Hong Kong
5.	Astha Raghvendram	Gomti Nagar II	Asia Pacific University	Japan
6.	Vaibhav Singh	Gomti Nagar I	Univ. of Rochester	USA
7.	Sai Prabhat	RJPM -1	Univ. of Windsor	Canada
8.	Ajmal Hussain	RJPM -1	Univ. of Windsor	Canada
9.	Amanpreet Kaur	RJPM -1	Bow Valley College	Canada

They also briefed the students about the current situation at the university and how the universities are conducting online classes with the students. The students were also briefed about the scholarship opportunities at the university and how the students can manage his finances for study abroad.
The session was interactive and all the queries of the students were answered by the CMS Alumni, CMS Career Counselors and Mr Gaurav Chicker, Director, Manya Abroad. For more information, click on the recording:

5) Careers in Design
Date: Saturday, 13 June 2020
No. of students participated: 35
The session was conducted by Mrs Shipra Anand, Founder Director, Academy for Fashion Careers. She has completed her post graduate in design from NIFT, New Delhi and has more than 18 years of experience behind her. During the session, the students were apprised about the various career opportunities available in the field of Design like Fashion Designing, Web Designing, Graphic Designing, Photography, Interior Designing etc.

The students were also guided about the process for getting admission into the various institute of design. All the queries were briefly answered by the speaker. For more information, click on the recording:

6) Empowering Students to Ace the SAT/ACT
with the Power of Data Analytics
Date: Friday, 19 June 2020
No. of students participated: 42
CMS in collaboration with Collegify organised the session for CMS students to empower them to Ace the SAT/ACT. The students were informed about the benefits of taking these exams and how universities consider these scores for the admission purpose.

The session was conducted by Dr. Andreas Stradis, Profession Tutor with 14+ years experience, MA Oxford, MSc LSE Collegify. For more information, click on the recording:

7) Careers in Engineering, Robotics and Artificial Intelligence
Date: Saturday, 20 June 2020
No. of students participated: 48
CMS in collaboration with University of Petroleum and Energy Studies (UPES) conducted session for Careers in Engineering, Robotics and Artificial Intelligence. The session was conducted by the experienced faculty members from UPES.

They students were apprised about the career opportunities in the field and how Artificial Intelligence will be huge factor in coming time in terms of making the work easier for humans. For more information, click on the recording:

8) Session for Careers in Entrepreneurship
Date: Tuesday, 30 June 2020
No. of students participated: 60
CMS in collaboration with IncubateINDX conducted a session for senior CMS students for Careers in Entrepreneurship. The session was conducted by Prof. Ramachandan who is an accomplished hands-on senior executive with over thirty-five year's track record of building and leading global consulting practices and high-growth.
They students were apprised about the career opportunities in the field and how Artificial Intelligence will be huge factor in coming time in terms of making the work easier for humans.

9) Interactive Session for Careers in Media and Journalism
Date: Saturday, 4 July 2020
No. of students participated: 70
CMS in collaboration with IncubateINDX conducted a session for senior CMS students for Careers in Media and Journalism. The session was conducted by Prof. Uttaran Das who has more than a decade of experience in newsrooms of The Times of India, The Telegraph, and Business Standard as well as Deutsche Welle (Berlin) and The Financial Times (London).

The students were informed about the careers in Media and Journalism and how fake news concept is currently trending. At the session the speaker also share his life experiences and the idea that made him choose the field of journalism. He also explained that how to conduct the interview with a person whom you dislike. The session was very fruitful and all the queries were answered accordingly.

10) Faculty Workshop for Careers in Robotics and Artificial Intelligence
Date: Tuesday, 28 July 2020
No. of students participated: 70
CMS in collaboration with State University of New York Plattsburgh, USA organised a session for Careers in Robotics and Artificial Intelligence. The session was conducted by the experienced faculty members Dr Michael Walters, Chairperson and Associate Professor of Physics and Mr Peter C. Rodenberg, International Admission Assistant, State University of New York Plattsburgh, USA.
They students were apprised about the career opportunities in the field and were also briefed about the teaching methods at the university through the use of machines and robots. There were a lot of queries posted by the students which were briefly addressed by ht faculty members. For more information, click on the recording:

More sessions are planned to be organized in the coming week.

Study Abroad

City Montessori School provides excellent overseas university counseling

CMS students are compelling applicants and successfully matriculate to universities worldwide. Each senior CMS campus has a career Counselor, so students receive personal attention inadvisor groups as well as on individual basis. Students have weekly meetings and receive personal attention in advisor groups and in individual appointments with the Study Abroad Counselor. Workshops, college fairs, and visits from universities are all arranged, preparing students intensively in Grades 11 and 12, with topics ranging from college research, comparison and financial aid, and information about higher-education admissions. CMS is also the centre to conduct AP, SAT, PSAT, ACT, Cambridge Assessment Admission Testing Admission Testing and TOEFL Exam exams which are a very important aspect of Study Abroad. Now the students are not required to travel anywhere to take these exams.

Key Guidance Areas:

1. Working towards developing clarity of purpose in the student's mind about their academic goals and professional choices.

2. Facilitating and motivating the student to shortlist good - fit colleges, universities and institutions for higher studies in countries like USA, UK, Germany, Singapore, Canada, Hong Kong, Australia, Ireland etc.

3. Providing an update and latest information on changes in International Application process, SAT, AP, PSAT, ACT, Cambridge Assessment Admission Testing Admission Testing and TOEFL exams, application deadlines, all dos and don'ts of college applications are provided.

4. Guiding students with the nuances of writing effective College Essays, Personal Statements and also coordinates with the teachers and students for the letter of teacher recommendations as per the desired criteria.

5. School is also a YES Centre to run the Duke of Edinburgh Program which helps the students to build their extracurricular profile.

6. Organizing Student Development Workshops, University Fairs, University Visits and talks by eminent persons so as to expand the horizon of the student mind.

7. Reviewing all college applications and personal resume and achieve the strongest possible application

The CMS students have gained admissions to leading colleges, which include:

Cornell University (An Ivy League US University)
University of Pennsylvania (An Ivy League US University)
University of Massachusetts, USA
Florida Institute of Technology, USA
University of Colorado Boulder, USA
University of Cincinnati, USA
Illinois Institute of Technology, USA
Seton Hall, USA
University of Illinois at Chicago, USA
Xavier’s University, Ohio, USA
New School of Drama, New York, USA
New York University, New York Campus, USA
Drexel University, USA
State University of New York, Albany, USA
Ohio Wesleyan University, Ohio, USA
Hofstra University, USA
Rochester Institute of Technology, USA
Michigan State University, USA
Pace University, USA
Oxford University, UK
University College London, UK
University of Leeds and Lancaster University, UK
Tudias, University in Dresden, Germany
Bochum University, Germany
Trinity College Dublin, Ireland

University College Dublin, Ireland
University of British Columbia, Canada
University of Waterloo, Canada
University of Melbourne, Australia
Australia National University, Australia
Hong Kong University, Hong Kong
Ritsumeiken Asia Pacific University, Japan
Yale-NUS College, Singapore
Texas A&M University, USA
Columbia University, USA
University of South Carolina, USA
London School of Economics, Thailand
University of Vancouver, Canada
University of Hartford, USA
Kettering University, USA
Marquette University, USA
University of Edinburgh, UK
New York University, Shanghai, China
Monash University, Australia
Deakin University, Australia
University of Queensland, Australia
University of Delaware, USA
University of Warwick, UK
University of Warwick, UK
The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Eighty-Eight CMS students got admission offers in top ranking universities in USA, UK, Australia, Ireland, New Zealand, Hong Kong, Netherlands and Canada in 2020