Interview Times 
Under the leadership of Chief Minister, Naveen Patnaik is planning to launch a point-based smart card on 5 March that will make the youth empowered and will enable them to create a platform to achieve their dreams.
According to the official release, these cards will be allotted to the students and get upgraded as per their performance to the Silver, Gold and Platinum levels. The online registration portal for cards will be starting from 5 March while the cards will be distributed on 15 August.
As per the information given in the release, The cards will be allotted and upgraded based on the performance of students in terms of attendance, discipline, academic performance, participation in extracurricular activities, sports, online courses, personality development courses, etc.” stated the Odisha government release.
The release added that every involvement of the student will be measured, honoured and valued. Their academic achievements, creativity, sports achievements, social/community work, etc. will be recognised and appreciated through this points system. In short, the portal will be functioning as LinkedIn where job aspirants can be linked to industry leaders and companies.
