Established January 2010 | Website www.xomidhan.org | |
Xomidhan is non-profit organisation formed by a group of enthusiasts to contribute to the development of the information laggard areas of Northeast India. Xomidhan was launched on 1 January 2010. 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. Xomidhan also provides free resume building service in association with another non-profit organisation Sakori.
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Accolades
Xomidhan is the winner of eNorthEast "Special Jury Mention" Award 2011.
Mentorship-Scholarship program
In 2012, Xomidhan launched the "Mentor-ship-cum-Scholarship" program. As a part of this program six students from economically challenged background are provided both mentor-ship 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$2,600). 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$370) per year.