Guidance and Counselling Practices in Schools: Role, Significance and Challenges for Teachers in India

Author(s)	Dr. Ashok Kumar, Mr. Anjay Jayan
Country	India
Abstract	Education has been defined differently. Ultimately, it aims at the holistic development of the child. Guidance and counselling play an important role in it. It is one of the major characteristics of teaching. Therefore, teaching and counselling become two sides of the same coin in a school environment. This paper aims to understand the evolution of guidance and counselling in India, along with its need in schools, the role of teachers, skills required, and challenges in implementation through a qualitative narrative review. The paper uses secondary sources as data and involves an analysis of policy documents, frameworks, research, and journals from 2014 to 2025. The paper thus explains the need, role of teachers, skills required, and challenges faced by them in implementing guidance and counselling in schools. The paper also puts forward recommendations for the improvement and better implementation of guidance and counselling practices than the present status of scenarios in schools. This paper will therefore useful for teachers, counselors, researchers, policy makers, and other stakeholders related to school education.
Keywords	Guidance and Counselling, Teaching, Teacher, India, Evolution, Need, Challenges
Published In	Volume 8, Issue 4, July-August 2026
Published On	2026-07-04
DOI	https://doi.org/10.36948/ijfmr.2026.v08i04.82808

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