LUCKNOW DREAM BIG INITIATIVE

Educational Counselling &

Career Development :
An Interactive Session
(On 3rd Sunday of every month except in May & December)

THEME

Early Goal Setting : Dream Big

YES, YOU CAN!
In the nation-building of our beloved
country, India

MOTTO
1) No student should be left unguided & be left behind; and
2) To nurture and cultivate students to be the future leaders

17 AUGUST
2025
Sunday
09:30 AM - 1:00 PM
TARGET STUDENTS GROUP
First Year Undergraduate / Degree Students studying at Universities/ Colleges/
Institutions (Higher Educational Institutions) based in Lucknow.
All other years of UG/PG/Ph.D Students studying at HEIs based in Lucknow.

Student Registration Link

[Link]
Last date of Registration : 15th August 2025, 5:00 PM

VENUE
College Auditorium - Academic Wing,
Career Institute of Medical Sciences & Hospital,
I.I.M Road, Ghailla, Lucknow-226020
 Tentative Agenda

09:30 - 10:00 AM : Registration

10:00 AM : Exercise 1:
Self Introduction by Students (Name, University/College, Course, Year & Dream Big Career
Goal See page 3 for Dream Big Goals)
Ice Breaking Session : Every student shall acquaint/ interact with 10 new students from
other Universities/Colleges
10:30 AM : Recitation from Al-Quran by Students [A Girl-Surah AI-Fatiha(1) + A Boy-Surah:AI-Asr(103)]

10:35 AM : Self Introduction by Mentors

10:40 AM : Objectives, expected output, outcome, and impact of Early Goal Setting: Dream Big
Interactive Session.

10:45 AM : Exercise 2:

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11:15 AM : Personal Stories by STAR SPEAKERS (Any two)

A Mentor of Academics/Scientific Excellence/Innovation/Policy Making (5-10 Minutes)
Hon’ble justice (Supreme Court/High Court)/a Senior Defence Officer (5-10 Minutes)
A Mentor/ An Institution of Civil Service (IAS/IPS/IFS/IRS/IAAS/IPoS/IIS/IRMS/CSE)
(5-10 Minutes) + Latest Civil Services Examination Successful candidates.
An Entrepreneur/Professional/Institution builder (5-10 Minutes)

Personal story by the STAR SPEAKER comprises :

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(ii)

(iii)

(iv)
(v) Dream BIG
(vi)

11:45 AM - 12:30 PM : Questions & Answers Session

12:30 PM : POST EVENT Dream Big Goal wise - follow up : Career mentors of Civil Services, Academics,
Judiciary & Bussiness will share their contact numbers.
12:35 PM : Online interactive session on EGS : DB by APSWB on every alternate Sunday
Registration link is available at [Link]
12:40 PM : Exercise 3: Personality/Leadership development - Newspaper Reading, Joining
Student Clubs, Reading Biographies, Doing Internships, Listening to best minds etc.
12:50 PM : Online feedback by students about the event
12:55 PM : Chanting the slogan in unison: "My today's takeaway is- EARLY GOAL SETTING: DREAM BIG"
01:00 PM : Vote of Thanks - Dr. Huma Yaqub, Principal In-charge, Maulana Azad National Urdu
University, Satellite Campus, Lucknow.
01:00 PM : Lunch (Students are encouraged to have lunch with students of other Universities/
Colleges + Mentor of choice)
 Illustrative DREAM BIG Career Goals / Leadership Positions
Vocations of importance in the service of humanity
Individual excellence/ leadership Institution building - social welfare
(Employee) (Employer)

/ Healthcare

Conglomerates / Retail.

/ Global Investment Banks /

Asset Management Companies

13. Governor, Reserve Bank of India, Chairman/

Heads of All India Financial Institutions viz.,
NABARD, SIDBI, Exim Bank, NHB, NaBFID, ECGC,
DICGC [Link] CMDs of Banks
14.

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, IFAD, ILO, IMO, ITU, UNIDO, WIPO,WMO etc.

What next at 5 Factors for Students to accomplish their set

Student level: DREAM BIG CAREER GOALS
1. Early Goal Setting – There are 3 kinds of Goals: Educational, Career & Life Goals. Remember : indecision has a cost.
a) Educational Goal - set at Class 9 & 10: (decide the stream-Engineering/Medicine/Law/Social Sciences/Study abroad
etc. and know- top colleges/ Universities of India and world, in choice stream and their admission process and
prepare for related entrance/exam viz., JEE/NEET/CLAT/CUET-UG/ SAT/ACT/TOEFL etc). Expected output : To secure UG
admission in top ranking college/university.
b) Career Goal - set by the end of 1st Year Undergraduate/Degree (viz.,IAS/IPS/CSE, Judiciary, Academia,
Entrepreneurship, Civil Society, etc. from 40+ career goals given above) as far as possible. Don’t get paralysed by
indecision & fears. Remember : Career success is independent of academic success.

Before Goal Setting follow 4 pre- requisites of Goal Setting viz.,.

(i) Self- Discovery (Knowing self: Strengths, Weaknesses, Likes, Passion etc.).
(ii) Know opportunities across disciplines and sectors both in India and abroad.
(iii) Decide the goal by matching Self- discovery with the available opportunities; and
(iv) After accomplishing the set goal, remain open minded.

c) Life Goal: Give a purpose to your life- to make a positive difference in others’ lives. Always uphold Justice, Liberty,
Equality & Fraternity. Become a VOICE of the voiceless and contribute to make the invisible VISIBLE. Be Authentic.
2. Target admission & Study in best Colleges of India & the World–UG (or/& PG).
3. Developing personality - Focus on building key skills like - Critical thinking, Communication, Problem-solving,
Collaboration and Leadership during High School and Undergraduation. It requires - Daily Newspaper reading,
Improving & enriching one's own English / Language Communication, Joining Student clubs, Reading any one Biography
of eminent personality, Doing internships, Listening to best minds etc.

4. Attitude and Time management : Success is the sum of small efforts in a direction for long-time. Be willing to study long
hours with joy - with advance planning, strategy, perseverance & self-discipline. Be willing to give that extra effort that
separates the winner from the rest. Stick to the set DREAM BIG CAREER GOAL. Have proper time management and align
your daily, weekly, monthly and yearly routine to the set career goal and manage distractions. Self care : Don’t forget to
invest an hour everyday for physical activity/exercise. Harvard study established that exercise boosts health, memory
& thinking skills.
Remember : If you want to shine like a Sun, first burn like a Sun (During undergraduation and beyond).

5. Simplicity, Endurance & Emotional resilience : Remember-Tests/ Exams are the reality of life and career building.
Embrace it. In preparing any high intensity exam-stress, anxiety, uncertainty, self-doubt, difficulty in concentration, fear
of failure, perfectionism, peer pressure, judgement by others, procrastination, physical symptoms etc are natural. All
successful candidates have gone through it. You too will. Use the stress etc. positively to challenge yourself for better
preparation. Focus on -the present and what’s within your control, rather than stress about what you have no control
over. Understand 2 concepts (i) Circles of Control, Influence and Concern and (ii) Comfort-Fear-Learning -Growth Zones.

Acknowledge that achieving goal is not a straight linear path. Don’t be afraid of failures. Be resilient and positive. Recall
how many times you have stumbled while learning to walk? As many as it took. Eventually you made it. Do the same with
Career Goal. Never settle for average and never ever quit. Stay in the game. Don’t Overthink. It doesn’t matter where you
start, it only matters where you finish. Be unstoppable. Believe in self. Be the driver of your dream. Redefine
success in your own terms. Remember : Failure is not opposite of success, rather it is a part of success.
 Shared Vision
1. Objectives of EGS: DB EVENTS

2. Expected Output of EGS: DB EVENTS

The 1st Year UG Students to decide one DREAM BIG CAREER GOAL within 3 months of
participation of this event, else by the end of 1st Year UG positively.

3. Follow up help from EGS: DB Team (Available only to students who attend the physical event).

of this page
4. What Next? Follow up help from University/ College/Institution,
Management Structure and Collaboration with EGS:DB TEAM

5. What Next? Students should work hard with joy, follow the pathway of 5 factors (page 3) and
accomplish the set Career Goal. It's a continuous effort, till one accomplishes the set Goal.

Note :

15th August 2025

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16th August 2025

“ Dream is not that which you see while sleeping, it is something that does not let you sleep ”
-Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
RSVP/Help line/Coordinators : (Only by Whatsapp Message)
i) Prof.M M A Faridi, Dean, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Era University, Lucknow.
ii) Janab Syed M. Fauzan Akhtar, Executive Director, Integral University, Lucknow.
iii) Prof. Huma Yaqub, Principal In-Charge, Maulana Azad National Urdu University, Lucknow. M:9792201548

Chief Coordinators:

Justice Saeed-Uz-Zaman Siddiqi, Janab Javeed Ahmad IPS Retd (1982 Batch)
Former Judge Allahabad High Court. Former Director General of Police
Uttar Pradesh, Lucknow

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