Mentorship

KARPAGA VINAYAGA INSTITUE OF DENTAL SCIENCES

MENTOR MENTEE AND PARENTS TEACHERS COMMITTEE

Karpaga Vinayaga Institute of Dental Sciences, students are mentored by various faculty members to provide academically sound and rewarding environment.The institution considers student support as an essential and most important component of its functioning. In this regard, earnest efforts are made to ensure that the students progress and achievements are at optimum level by utilizing the various facilities provided to them, from their admission, to the level of placement.

The students are guided by class room training and supplemental information to prepare them mentally and physically for clinic oriented training and excel in obtaining Postgraduate competitive exams. During their stay, students can avail support services like library, internet, hostel, , sports and canteen.

In addition, medical supportive knowledge is also provided. The facilities provided have attracted more students over the years. Also there is a marked improvement in student performance in curricular, co-curricular and extra-curricular aspects.

Mentoring System

A mentor will have a maximum of 8 students (MENTEES) allocated to him/her. The mentees will be attached to the same mentor for the entire course of study.The mentors shall meet the mentees regularly and record the outcome of the meetings.The details about each mentee will be recorded and periodically updated. The mentors also interact with course teachers and parents to facilitate effective mentoring.The mentors shall update the mentee’s parents about the progress of the mentees. If a student violates the code of conduct, his/her mentor shall be a member in the Disciplinary Committee.

Aspects of Mentor’s Review of His / Her Mentees

Attendance

Academic matters

The mentors shall meet the mentees regularly and record the outcome of the meetings.The mentors shall also attend to the academic matters of mentees dealing with previous academic performance, internal assessment marks, university examination  results and Career coaching.

In the review meeting, immediately after the Internal Assessment tests and the results, the mentor shall appreciate the mentees who have performed well. The mentor shall interact with the mentees who have not done well or failed in the internals and advise them to improve their performance.The mentor shall extend all possible assistance to improve the academic performance of the mentee. In both the cases mentioned above e-mail/post will be sent to the parents / guardians on the performance of their son / daughter / ward.

Other areas of care:

The mentors shall also look into the following areas with regard to their mentees:

1. Behavioral and discipline matters
2. Physical Health
3. Co-curricular achievements
4. Care and Counseling

The mentor during the periodic review meeting shall counsel the students. The well-behaved students shall be appreciated and others shall be properly cared for and counselled. In cases where expert care and counselling is required, the mentor shall consult the resident counsellor and identify the counsellor/expert to whom the mentee should be referred.

Personality Development

The mentor shall encourage the mentee to develop and channelize his/her skills and talents through an appropriate forum or activity of the institution (fine arts, sports, workshops, conferences, etc.).These are aimed at the overall development of the personality of the student so as to make him a complete person’.