mumbai as students continue to remain out of the classrooms owing to the covid19 lockdown the school education department along with unicef india has launched an online career portal for students of classes ix to xii the portal will allow students to seek information on career pathways details on education entrance exams and earnings based on their intereststhe service will be available for students from may 27 using an id and password which will be shared with students through schools it will empower our students to explore various career options even those that they may otherwise not be exposed to it will also serve as an important tool to the state counsellors to support students in making an informed choice about their future this is especially important for empowering our young girls said varsha gaikwad school education minister who launched the portal wwwmahacareerportalcom through a webinar on fridaythe portal has been developed by unicef in partnership with idream career an organization based out of new delhi it has been adapted to the maharashtras context in collaboration with the maharashtra state council for educational research and training mscert and is available in marathi hindi and englishit features over 500 careers which are regularly updated and also include nontraditional career areas such as agriculture and food sciences hospitality tourism virology animation and graphics and sports and fitness it is organized to allow a learner to look up a career domain and understand the eligibility educational requirements colleges in different countries and states that offer the required courses scholarships and fellowships different entrypoints to the field and various growth options in that career domainas a part of the initiative the teachers will be capacitated virtually given the current restriction on movement on the structure and content of the career guidance for students