Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE)  has launched a Counselling App for class 9 to 12 students named "Dost for Life". The aim of this mobile application is to improve the psycho-social wellness of the students. CBSE will begin its annual counselling programme through this App on May 10, 2021.

The counselling app of CBSE also contains educational material on social, emotional and behavioural. Some of the issues being catered through the Dost for life App are exam anxiety, internet addiction disorder, depression, specific learning disability.

Children studying in CBSE-affiliated schools were able to access psychological counselling sessions through a new app developed by the board. In the run-up to board examinations, the board has been providing counselling through a toll-free number in past years.

The counselling sessions  through the App shall be provided to students of Classes 9-12 by 83 volunteer counsellors and school principals. The sessions will be free of cost and provided on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Students and parents will be able to choose the time slot for the sessions, either between 9:30 am and 1:30 pm or between 1:30 pm and 5:30 pm.

The board has also released a manual on ‘Mental Health and Well Being’ emphasising on the need for mental health promotion in schools and outlining the roles of teachers as facilitators, of school counsellors, special educators, and also of families. It also includes a chapter on how schools and families can provide psychosocial support to children to deal with the pandemic at large and COVID in their homes

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