Maharashtra SSC Vocational Guidance Grade flashcards

32 cards. Read the term and the definition here. The deck at the top of this page is optional.

Johari Window

A self-awareness model with four quadrants - open, blind, hidden and unknown - showing what you and others know about your traits; feedback from others shrinks the blind area.

SMART goal

A goal that is Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant and Time-bound; used in career planning to convert broad aims into checkable action steps with a deadline.

Self-efficacy

Bandura's term for belief in one's capability to succeed at a task; built through mastery experiences, vicarious models, encouragement and managing emotional arousal.

Super's career stages

Life-span model: growth in childhood, exploration from adolescence to the mid-20s, establishment at 25–44, maintenance at 45–64 and decline from 65, each with different career tasks.

NSQF

National Skills Qualifications Framework; ten levels from level 1 to level 10 that link qualifications by learning outcomes, allowing vertical mobility and recognition of prior learning.

Job shadowing

A short career-exploration activity where a student observes a worker performing real duties for a day or more to learn tasks, work conditions and the qualities the job requires.

Informational interview

A conversation to gather first-hand career information from someone in the field, not to ask for a job; questions cover duties, entry routes and a typical working day.

Occupational information

Structured data about a job covering duties, qualifications, salary range, work environment, demand and progression, used to compare options before making a career decision.

FYJC CAP

Maharashtra's Centralised Admission Process for Class 11; students submit an online application and preference list, and seats are allotted by merit across successive rounds.

MHT-CET

Maharashtra Common Entrance Test for admission to engineering, pharmacy and agriculture degree courses; the PCM or PCB subject combination determines which programmes the candidate is eligible for.

Lateral entry diploma

Direct second-year admission to a degree programme for diploma holders, routed through a centralised state process in Maharashtra; it saves one year of study.

NIOS

National Institute of Open Schooling; it offers Secondary and Senior Secondary certificates through open learning, useful for students who cannot attend regular school.

RIASEC model

Holland's six interest types - Realistic, Investigative, Artistic, Social, Enterprising and Conventional; matching a personal type to a compatible work environment predicts satisfaction.

Aptitude

A person's capacity, innate or acquired, to learn and perform a particular type of task; measured by tests of numerical, verbal, spatial and mechanical reasoning.

Test reliability

The consistency of a test in giving similar scores on repeated administration or across equivalent forms; it is necessary but not sufficient for the test to be valid.

Big Five traits

Personality model of Openness, Conscientiousness, Extraversion, Agreeableness and Neuroticism; widely used to describe stable behavioural tendencies without labelling people as good or bad.

STAR method

Interview technique for behavioural questions: describe the Situation, the Task, the Action you took and the Result achieved, giving evidence of skills in a concise story.

Group discussion

A selection round where candidates discuss a topic for 10–20 minutes; assessors rate content, communication, listening, leadership and teamwork rather than loudness.

Cover letter

A tailored one-page letter sent with a resume that states the role applied for, why the candidate fits and what they offer, ending with a request for an interview.

Break-even point

The sales volume at which total revenue equals total cost, calculated as fixed cost divided by contribution per unit, where contribution is price minus variable cost.

Udyam registration

Free online registration for micro, small and medium enterprises in India using Aadhaar and PAN; it replaced Udyog Aadhaar and gives access to MSME scheme benefits.

MUDRA loan

Collateral-free loans for non-farm micro enterprises in three tiers: Shishu up to ₹50,000, Kishor ₹50,001–₹5 lakh and Tarun ₹5–₹10 lakh.

Seven Cs of communication

Clear, concise, concrete, correct, coherent, complete and courteous; a checklist for making written or spoken workplace messages effective and easy to act on.

POSH Act 2013

Law against sexual harassment at the workplace; it requires an Internal Committee in establishments with 10 or more workers and allows a complaint within three months.

Active listening

A communication skill of fully attending, paraphrasing and clarifying the speaker's message and giving feedback, instead of preparing a reply while the other person talks.

PMKVY

Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana; a flagship short-term skilling scheme offering free training, assessment and certification in NSQF-aligned job roles.

NAPS

National Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme; the government shares part of the stipend paid to apprentices and supports employers in providing structured apprenticeship training with certification.

MahaDBT

Maharashtra Direct Benefit Transfer portal; a single online platform for applying to state scholarships and schemes, with Aadhaar-linked verification and direct bank transfer.

DDU-GKY

Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana; placement-linked skill training for rural youth aged 15–35, implemented through project implementing agencies with placement targets.

PLFS

Periodic Labour Force Survey by the National Statistical Office; it estimates employment, unemployment and labour force participation using usual status and current weekly status.

e-Shram portal

National database for unorganised workers; registration issues a Universal Account Number and links workers to social security schemes and employment information.

Skill India Digital

Government platform for skilling, courses, certification and job matching; it hosts NSQF-aligned training and connects candidates with employers and apprenticeship opportunities.