Class 11th: Subjects (Compulsory & Optional)

Hello friends,

So now you know what are the things you need to understand about yourself before you take that very important leap of adventure with Accounts, Maths, Biology or Social Studies. Understanding oneself & matching it with the current stream goes side by side & only you could reap the best future for yourself if you sow the best seed of your strength into the best kind of soil (stream).

Above figure shows the compulsory & optional subjects in different streams (Maths, Biology, Commerce or Arts/Humanities). Selecting an optional subject is equally important as that gives you something extra to pursue as your dreams. Misconception is that one should select an optional which is more practical oriented as it will give more free marks to secure merit list in class 12^th, but one should select their optional subject more cleverly as it is there to give an extra subject to strong your base in it & your career or future could depend on this subject.

Selecting a right optional subject is equally important, think about your goal after 12^th and find out which subject could help you more in achieving that dream, select a subject accordingly.

Typically there are 3 major streams: Science, Commerce & Arts/Humanities.

Science is subdivided into Medical (PCB) & Non-Medical (PCM)

Just like every student has their strength & weaknesses, every school also has their strengths & weaknesses, so before you take admission make sure to research whether an individual school has their strength on the optional subjects you want to consider or not & don’t walk with schools offering.

Now let’s understand each & every stream in detail:

Science (Medical)

A stream typically students select to get into Medical field with an ambition to be a Doctor. Subjects comprising mainly are Physics, Chemistry, Biology & Languages. In CBSE these subjects are added with one optional Subject like Psychology, Home Science, Mathematics, Economics, Biotechnology, Fine arts or Physical Education. Often students select an optional as Physical education which is more practical oriented and marks are into hands of school & people consider the optional subject as percentage enhancer rather than taking a subject which could actually help them to make a better career. It is your call to take Psychology or Bio-Technology as your sixth subject as it will give you another stream you could focus your career on.

Science (Non-Medical)

Science (Non-Medical) often termed as PCM comprises subjects like Physics, Chemistry & Mathematics & English as main subjects with an optional subject like Computer Science, Home Science, Economics, Bio-Technology, Fine Arts or Physical Education. Maths or PCM stream is most favorite among the students mostly because of various reasons like:

1.       It offers a wide arena of career options after 12^th for PCM students.

2.       It covers pre-requisites of Engineering, Defense, and various Govt. jobs.

3.       Other than core medicine almost every opportunity is open for PCM students

Commerce

The pre-conceived notion of most of the students are they like to take commerce because either they don’t understand biology or just hate Maths, that’s how they options-out others & stuck with commerce (as various school don’t offer Arts/Humanities) but the student should realise that commerce is not an easy option it is equally challenging as Maths & Biology & student should possess a right aptitude to be in commerce stream and understand subjects like Accountancy, Business Studies & Economics, also you should have tremendous love for basic maths & numbers.

Commerce is a field of loving finances, the money flow, economics & business.

Arts/Humanities

Arts/Humanities offer a huge number of career options after 12^th, almost every career path a student could go to after Humanities is open for Maths student as well. Arts are generally of three category literary arts (languages, literature, philosophy), Performing arts (music, drama, dance) & Visual arts (painting, sculpture, drawing). There has been a misconception among students that Humanities is only for those students who are weak in Maths or don’t want to study commerce & there are no good career options. It can also prove to be an added bonus for those of you planning to take civil services examination in the future.

Options other than Schooling (Vocational Courses)

 Read part 3

Class 11th : Points to be considered before selecting stream

Hello friends,

So, you had all the hustle of late night studies, board exams pressure, parents & teachers expectations, planning how to & what to study, making timetable & living to it. There would have been a subject you liked and the one you didn’t but you had to study both with an equal preparation & concentration to get through these exams. Some of you might have done exceptionally well & some of you might not have performed as per your preparations.

But let me tell you this, this is not over yet & it will never be. The struggle for success never ends, it’s an ever lasting impression we all need to fight regularly. Success is a series of problems you overcome throughout life. Similarly class 10^th was a barrier you cleared in this marathon, but the race ahead would be more complex & will ask you to take decisions that would impact your future. As a student you need to be very careful while taking an admission into any stream in class 11^th as that would lead the direction of your success. You need to consider various points before taking this very important decision.

1.     Interest: It’s not about whether you like solving maths or not, neither it is about you hate dissection. Most of the students select a stream by elimination of options like they will take commerce because they don’t like maths or they want to take Bio because their parents want. This should never be an approach for stream selection, as this could give you a short success for 11^th & 12^th, but would make it tougher for career selection or persuasion.   

Therefore before selection of stream one should consider what he/she likes to do when they have ample time in front of them, Interest is something that not only drives an individual to pursue their dream studies but also helps them to do a job lifetime, which is a vital component in a success story. Do everything you come in contact with, participate in all the event your school organizes or inter-school events, play all the sports you could, go to your parents workplace or anyone you know, go to industrial visits, explore all the available streams & understand the opportunities it provide. This research or exploration will give you an idea where your interest lies & what you really want to pursue.

2.  Strength: No one has ever failed while playing on his/her strengths, a simple yet brilliant understanding of success formula is to find out your strength, pursue it & do something remarkable. Finding your strength as soon as possible is very important while working on your success path as every good thing you can assemble would be around your strength. For building a house, strength of base is very important. Finding out what you are ‘good’ at & working continuously to improve it to ‘better’ will let the success story.

3.     Weakness: Finding weakness is equally important as it will not only let you understand that what is not meant for you or it is something which is not worth your time & effort. Knowing your weakness also let us understand & visualize that whether working on this weakness is going to help anyhow in future or we could keep working on improving our self on our strength & take someone’s help for our weakness.

4.    Opportunities: Opportunities doesn’t come by itself banging the door of a person and asking him to open, opportunity is an integration of finding your strength, finding spaces & places you could utilize your strength, working continuously to make it better. You will definitely get thousands of opportunities in your lifetime but 999 would be a waste because you were not ready for it. So, making all the efforts to better your strength, being the best in a field with full preparation is very important to grab a chance that comes to you. Remember the movie “MS Dhoni” where he did hit a lot of sixes right where selectors were, but it took him years of practice, various downfalls, failures and persistence to be able to play in that selection match & rest is history. This is common to every success story.

Before you take admission in class 11th take a sheet of paper & fill following details:
1. Your strength as a subject
2. Your weakness as a subject
3. What are you planning to be in future & why
4. What are the fields you hold interest into
5. Are you logical or numerical (whether you like to find logics or you love numbers or arts)
6. Write in brief the type of person you are, what you like what you don't (anything that comes to your mind) finding your personality will help you to go through your selection process.
7. Try to read and understand which industries holds the future & what is being outdated.
8. Still if you are unsure, ask the expert counselors @ www.careerinnova.com  or call us at +91-9584902777

Career Options other than MBBS for Biology Students

There are many fields related to your subjects i.,e PCB.A student having PCB  in 12th standard can choose from a whole lot of options available. Here are a few of them explained: 

Other than Medicine you can also look at the following-

1. Botany

It is a well-established branch of biology that involves the study of plants, their structure, processes, growth, etc. Those in the field of Botany conduct research and observation to discover new species, study the interactions of plants with different organisms in their environment, the genetic formation of plants, etc.

Career Opportunities: With a degree in Botany, you can work in landscape industries, natural resource centers, environmental consultancies, or as a researcher, teacher/professor, taxonomist, horticulturist, nursery manager, and environmental consultant.  

2. Zoology

This exciting field involves the study of the animal kingdom. Zoologists analyze the structure, life processes, genetics, physiology, classification and interactions of various species in detail by observing animals in their natural habitats as well as laboratories.

Career Opportunities: With a degree in Zoology, you can find work as a researcher, animal breeder, wildlife rehabilitator, wildlife biologist, zoo curator, conservationist, teacher/professor in schools and colleges, etc.  

3. Microbiology

It is the study of microscopic organisms such as bacteria, fungi, viruses etc. and their interactions with humans, animals, plants and other organisms in the environment. Microbiologists research and investigate how different microorganisms affect our lives. It consists of various subfields such as virology, bacteriology, parasitology, mycology etc.

Career Opportunities: Typical employment opportunities include clinical researcher, research scientist, lab technician, quality control, working in pharmaceuticals, health sector, food industries, breweries, distilleries, agriculture, etc. 

4. Biochemistry

It is a branch of science that involves the study of chemical processes and substances which occur within living organisms. It is a laboratory-based science that brings together biology and chemistry, as biochemists solve biological problems through concepts of chemistry. Examples of work include improving the process of photosynthesis to improve crop yield, discovery, and development of the new chemical process to produce biofuel, etc.

Career Opportunities: Since it is a growing field, you can find numerous exciting opportunities such as biomedical scientist, forensic scientist, clinical laboratory technologist, toxicologist, research scientist, healthcare scientist, pharmaceutical sales representative, consultant, patient care coordinator, lab technician, medical coder, teacher/professor, etc. 

5. Environmental Science

Environmental science is an essential field in the current world and involves the study of the physical, chemical and biological components of the environment and their interactions. Environmental scientists investigate environmental issues such as global warming, ozone depletion, waste management, water pollution, etc., and how these issues can be dealt with.

Career Opportunities: Environmental scientists are hired for research and other roles by various industries such as mines, water-treatment plants, fertilizer plants, etc. and different government departments and agencies such as forestry, pollution control board, agriculture, etc. 

6. Genetics

This interesting field involves the study of genes and their functions, genetic variations and heredity of living organisms. Professionals in this field study genetic diseases, anomalies, traits, mutations, how genes are transmitted, interactions of genes with their environment, etc. Geneticists can apply their knowledge to as diverse areas as treating patients with genetic anomalies, to developing pharmaceutical products.

Career Opportunities: Jobs related to genetics include becoming a geneticist, immunologist, cytogeneticist, forensic DNA analyst, medical technologist, geneticist, pharmacologist, clinical research associate, research scientist, etc. 

7. Bioinformatics

This field combines together biology, computer science, and information technology. Professionals in this field work on developing and using tools and techniques for analyzing biological data. For example, a bioinformatics professional might develop a software for accessing and analyzing data from biomedical and pharmaceutical studies.

Career Opportunities: You can work as a bioinformatics analyst or a developer with pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, healthcare organizations, pharmaceuticals and with research agencies after graduating from this field. You can also work as a clinical research associate, bioanalyst, or as a medical coder. 

8. Physiology

It is the study of bodily functions, activities, and mechanisms of living organisms, especially humans. Physiologists generally study a wide variety of topics including organs, anatomy, cells, biological compounds, and muscles, and how they interact and work together to keep the body functioning. In addition to studying human physiology, there are other branches of the field, including plant physiology, cellular physiology, microbial physiology, etc.

Career Opportunities: Professional opportunities in this field include working as a clinical exercise physiologist, biomedical scientist, physiotherapist, sports physiologist, researcher, teacher/professor etc.  

9. Marine Biology

It is a field of knowledge involving the study of marine organisms, including their behavior, and interactions with the environment. Another related career to this is Fishery Science. The field of marine biology is quite diverse, and there is no single job by the name of “marine biologist”, and this title can be held by any professional closely involved with marine life and organisms.

Career Opportunities: You can find work as an aquaculturist, fishery biologist, environmental consultant, researcher, etc.  

10. Biotechnology

It is a field that combines biology and technology. It utilizes living organisms such as cells and bacteria in the industrial process. Biotechnology professionals work on different areas to improve our lives, including developing cleaner and safer fuels, improving crop yields, improving the production of food items, developing drugs to deal with deadly diseases, etc.

Career Opportunities: You can go into pharmaceuticals, healthcare, genetics, or clinical research. Many government and private industries in the fields of agriculture, animal husbandry, nutrition, cosmetics, marine biotechnology, environmental conservation and waste management, etc. hire candidates with degrees in biotechnology. You can also work in sales and marketing, quality control, administration, or as a laboratory assistant or a field technician. 

11. Biophysics

This field combines the principles of Physics with those of Biology. Biophysicists study organisms at the cellular and molecular level using the methods and approaches of Physics. It is an advancing field, involving state-of-the-art technology, physical measurements, and computational models.

Career Opportunities: Jobs in this field include becoming a nuclear medical biophysicist, clinical biophysicist, forensic biophysicist, nutritional biophysicist, professor, etc. A prime career avenue is a research, and you can find work as a research scientist in various government and private organizations.  

12. Biomedical Science

It is an applied science that combines different aspects of different disciplines to develop interventions, technology, and knowledge in the domain of health care. Biomedical scientists work to study how cells, organs, and processes function in the human body, and thus, their work is applied to the understanding and treatment of diseases.

Career Opportunities: The knowledge and skills gained in this career allow you to work as a biomedical scientist, clinical researcher, forensic scientist, toxicologist, immunologist, and other healthcare professions. It is a relatively new, yet fast-expanding field in India.  

13. Food and Agriculture

This is a wide domain consisting of various fields related to the understanding of biological and chemical processes that affect plants, dairy, and the production of food. It includes fields such as food science & technology, agronomy, horticulture, dairy technology, agricultural engineering, etc.

Career Opportunities: The career paths and opportunities for each of these careers are very vast. Some common ones include process development scientist, product development scientist, agricultural consultant, agricultural manager, research, and development, etc. Other opportunities are specific to the particular career, such as horticulturist, floriculturist, food technologist, dairy technologist, Soil Scientist, plant scientist, animal nutritionist, etc.  

14. Allied Medicine

If you are really keen on pursuing a Medical career, yet don’t wish to go down the challenging road of an M.B.B.S, then the Allied Medicine domain could be the one for you. This is again a wide domain that consists of different healthcare careers that are distinct from doctors, yet assist doctors in their work. These include a wide range of careers such as Physiotherapy, Audiology, Occupational Therapy, Medical Lab Technology, Clinical Research, Radiology, etc. The career paths, colleges, and opportunities for each of these careers are very vast.

Career Opportunities: The career opportunities for each of these careers pertain to the specific field, hence are very vast. A common workplace for most of these careers is hospitals. Additionally, pathology labs are a prime workplace for medical lab technologists, while, physiotherapists and occupational therapists can work in clinics or can even set up their own private practice. Radio technicians and optometrists work closely alongside doctors to facilitate their work. Clinical Researchers essentially work on research projects in laboratories of hospitals, pharmaceuticals, and universities. Occupational therapists work on a one-to-one basis with clients and patients at various NGOs, special schools, social service departments, etc. The roles of public health administrators are more related to management and administration of hospitals and healthcare systems, and they work mainly with hospitals, government organizations, and NGOs. 

15. There are numerous course options available after 12th without Maths. You must opt for the one which matches your interest, skills and long term career goal. Below is the list of some of the courses : 

-Fashion Design 

-Interior Design 

-Hotel Management 

-B.A 

-BMM 

-B.Sc 

-B.Com (Pass) 

-Animation 

-Multimedia

-Graphic Design

-Web Design

-Game Design

-Mass Communication

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Educational revolution - Need of time

15% of Google employees doesn’t have a degree, because our education system is outdated & could not prepare everyone to be best by teaching through the same pedagogy. It was built at the time of Industrial revolution, it was built to make that age sustainable but today at this point of time when the world is changing at much faster pace & machines/artificial intelligence is taking over every part of our world, it is consuming the need of man power & thus the required skill sets have changed, if you keep doing what others were doing 10 years back, you are already living the past and thus your success graph would be fading away.

“Being constant in respect of the growing world results downfall.”

Today, how many of us have smartphones, laptops, computers, gadgets & are using the same by last 5 years? Only about 3-4%, why? Because the technology is changing and outdating very soon, and we as a human being want to have an updated version. Peter Diamandis once said “There will be as many changes between 2016-22 due to exponential technology growth as between 1900-2000”. That is more than 2000%, and to deal with this rapid and fast evolving world, our education system should upgrade with the same rate. We are not at the age where there used to be a panditji finding the perfect bride/groom, we have upgraded to matrimonial sites/whatsapp groups to have more information easily & effectivily. We have updated ourselves to getting the real time location of trains/flights and not wasting hours & hours at station/airport waiting for it. We are out of the age where a common man didn’t got the chance to raise his voice and ask PM for the road between mountains to making any video, post or tweet going viral in no time & forcing govt or authorities to take immediate action. This is the age where pre-election rallies not only walk down to roads and blocks but also through the social/print/digital media. At this era of continuous change & innovation we are still running an old age traditional way of education thus increasing every year the unemployment, depression, suicides, frustrations & many more.

Deemed colleges are taking over universities, PGDM taking over traditional MBA, because the requirements are changing, now the criteria of hiring is not entirely based on academics but is more over based on the knowledge a candidate has gathered, whether he/she has the capability to understand the changing environment over time and do the best accordingly.

Thus, this traditional education system being born years back needs to change. It is the time that people from different grounds working on the development of education should stand together & create a curriculum not as per boards (CBSE, State, IB,etc) but autonomous working not only in building profile of a student just by academics, but it is also schools duty to find the uniqueness & strength of a child and groom those skills to be meritorious not the exam papers.

This would not only take out the pain from the child’s mind to run a rat-race to score 99% but we will be preparing their skills to survive at the coming time. A very important aspect of rise in unemployment in India is we are creating robots & teaching everyone same subjects, same course, same books, rather than giving them more specific idea about their strength & more of industry exposure.

A great dancer or singer or player doesn’t grow on trees or made over night, they are made by finding their talent & fuelling it with proper guidance, support & infrastructure to nurture. This should be the approach so that a student should know what he/she is doing. The age of being successful is decreasing, as life is offering too much, not only the opportunities but responsibilities as well, after getting hit by life it is very hard to standup & pursue what an individual is best at. At that point of time the question becomes of survival & not the success or following the passion, some do cross those boundaries by sacrificing a lot & make it to success but for others their talent goes deep inside the heart & responsibility takes over.

We, the educationists & the future makers should take a stand & change it for the betterment of India.

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Vishal Kumar Pandey

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Shalini Sahu - CareerInnova - Innovating Opportunities

It is very important to have a goal in our life. After thinking a lot I have decided my goal. I consulted many people who are successful in their career and found that to be successful the most important parameter is “Struggle”, without struggle it is nearly impossible to reach our goal. Some of the people I took opinion were my cousin brother, grandfather, aunt & Uncle.

I have decided to be a collector. I decided this because I always wanted to be in a job with power, government support & enough salary to live my life happily. I have started walking my path towards my goal. At first, I need to take Maths as a subject in class XI. After passing higher class I’ll go for IIT, for which I have started my preparation from now and next will be my post-graduation & then competitive exams to be cleared for being collector. I know it is not as easy as it looks I have to study very hard and smart for it. Also, I want to help the poor and to do as much as I could for my country.

With so much hope and strong will power, I have started my journey and being prepared for every obstacle that comes in my way, I also think I am ready to face any challenges. And when I succeed, I will guide younger generation also so that they will not make the same mistake as I did. Come what may It’s my life and my career and I’ll define it by myself.

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Shalini Sahu

Class – IX

MGM SSSS-6

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Rohan Nahar - CareerInnova - Innovating Opportunities

I am Rohan Kumar Nahar, a student of class IX and I have aspiration to become an army officer or an IAS officer and to serve my country. If I ever get a chance to lay my life for India, I won’t hesitate for a moment. Today our country is in very bad condition in forms of poverty & social discrimination. Firstly our country should be free of corruption then only our country can progress in all the field of development. It is not that I want to go in a higher post and earn money for myself; I want to serve the best things to all my countrymen. And all I want to say that removing corruption from our nation would solve many problems and will make India as a world leader.

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Rohan Kumar Nahar

Class – IX

MGM SSSS-6

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Swayam - CareerInnova - Innovating Opportunities

There is a dream every child has, everyone want to become a successful person but my dream is to become an Army Officer. I like this path because I want to do something for my country not for myself. This dream came in my life when I was 10 years old, I went to Lucknow and saw military troops training. My father told me about army & then from there I chose the path. The army men are always ready to die for honour & reputation. There are various oaths to be taken, they are ready to sacrifice their life for momentary reputation. There are different posts, battalion, etc in the army. They are ready to fight with the enemies without thinking about their family. They are the real heroes of our nation. I don’t have enough words to tell about my career but I will show you in the future.

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Swayam

Class – IX

MGM SSSS-6

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