Tuesday, 6 March 2012

Streams and Optional Subject in Class XI & XII

Typically the streams available in the schools and the subjects offered therein are:

  • Science (Medical): Physics, Chemistry, Biology
    Optional subjects: Math, Engineering Drawing, Economics, Computer Science, Informatics Practices, Biotechnology, Multimedia & Web Technology, Physical Education
  • Science (Non-Medical): Physics, Chemistry, Maths
    Optional Subjects: Biology, Engineering Drawing, Economics, Computer Science, Informatics Practices,  Multimedia & Web Technology,  Physical Education
  • Commerce: Business Studies, Accounts, Economics
    Optional Subjects: Maths, Informatics Practices,  Multimedia & Web Technology,  Computer Science, Informatics Practices,
  • Arts: History, Geography, Political Science
          Optional Subjects: Economics, Psychology,  Physical Education
·         One language (English is usually a compulsory subject in most schools)

After the stream is chosen , the big question is which optional subject  should be selected?
  • If you have selected Medical stream , choose Music or Physical Education as an optional.
  • If you have selected Non medical stream and you want to pursue Engineering , opt for Computer Science C++ or engineering Drawing. In Engineering courses (for any branch),  you have to study programming in C or C++
  • If you have selected Arts/Humanities   you can opt for any optional subject.
  • Remember one thing, don’t go by peer pressure. You will find most of the students advocating for Physical Education, don’t waste your 2 years in a subject which will not be useful afterwards. Moreover Physical Education is no more scoring as the weightage for theory has been increased to 70 (instead of 30).
  • Some science students opt for Music as its weightage is 30 marks  for theory and 70 marks for practicals. But its of no use to students who wish to do Engineering. If you are sincerely interested in Music, only then choose Music.
  • Multimedia & Web Technology is a good option if you are interested in creating websites and learning Animation Technologies.
  • Informatics Practices include JAVA Programming, a bit tougher course.






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