Career Options After 10th Standard

Career Options After 10th Standard


All students after the completion of class 10 board exams are worried and anxious about which stream to choose in Pre-University Education i.e which course to take in class 11. 

There are a few Main options available for a student after the board examination. In India, there are a few main streams which are available for a student to choose after class 10. We will not be considering here the various vocational courses which are designed to provide early employment options to various students. 

The main streams available for a student after the board examinations of 10th student are as follows: 

COMMERCE

SCIENCE

ARTS/HUMANITIES

COMMERCE: - 

Deals with courses on trade and business 

SCIENCE: - 

Deals with courses of Medical sciences and Engineering 

ARTS/HUMANITIES :- 

Deals with a very wide range of courses such as History, Geography, Political Science, Sociology, languages, Anthropology, Human Resources, journalism, Psychology etc. 

COMMERCE STREAM: 

Deals with courses on trade and business The stream has been increasingly chosen by a large number of students after completion of 10th standard, due to its advantages in terms of finding early employment and also beginning of entrepreneurship. 

Subjects offered in Commerce stream: 

There are many degree and diploma courses available for Commerce stream. Some of the main subjects which are taught in the commerce stream are listed below: 

1. Accountancy

2. Economics

3. Business studies and business law 

Popular graduate courses offered through the commerce stream are 

B.Com,

BBA, 

BMS, 

BBM, 

CFA, 

CA, 

ICWA, 

CFP etc. 

Most of  commerce colleges offer subjects such as 
Business 

Economics, 

Financial accounting, 

Business communication, 

Marketing, 

Business law, 

Business finance, 

Auditing, 

Cost accounting, 

Income tax 

Students can choose their subject of interest. A student has to take total of six subjects along with English and one additional subject. 

Some important tests for Commerce pursuer after 10th standard examination: 

1. C.S Foundation course

2. C.A Foundation course

3. ICWA Foundation course

4. Business Studies 

Science stream: 

This stream offers lucrative career options to students after 12th standard. It opens up the career options in Engineering and Medical sciences. 

The major subjects offered in the Science stream are 

Physics, 

Chemistry, 

Biology, 

English, 

Mathematics, 

Biotechnology, 

Computer Science. 

Those who wants to study Engineering has to study 

Physics, 

Chemistry and 

Mathematics  

Those who want to study Medical sciences has to choose Biology as a main subject. A student has to take at least six subjects including English. 

Arts stream: 

Arts stream consists of wide variety of subjects which can offer exciting opportunities. Selection of Arts stream after 10th examination enables you for choosing some other gripping careers. 

Offered subjects:

History, 

Geography, 

Political Science, 

Psychology, 

Sociology, 

English, 

Hindi and 

Sanskrit. 
One has to choose four compulsory subjects in addition to English and a Modern Indian Language. 

If you have interest to pursue a career in mass media, journalism, literature, sociology, social service, human psychology, politics, economics and history then you must choose Arts stream after passing 10th examination.

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Career Options After 10th Standard