Scientific and Academic Forum , IGIDS conducted a Career Guidance Online Program on Thursday April 29th 2021, between 11:00 am – 12:30 pm . The resource person was Dr Suriya kumar , currently working as State Consultant under National Tobacco Control Programme for Government of Puducherry UT. The target audience were CRRI of IGIDS . The program started with Prof Saravana Kumar , Principal IGIDS ,welcoming the gath- ering and Dr Vikneshan introducing the Speaker followed by the speaker delivering the lecture titled “Role of Cessation in Tobacco control .