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 12th, 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 12th 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 12th 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 12th, 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)
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