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What should I take in class 11 ? I am confused between science and commerce.Which one has more career options(must be specific to field)?

Science or commerce? most of my friends and other intelligent students I know have chosen science. I am one of those 90% scoring students. And so everyone around me is advising me to take science. But I dont think I would be able to manage the science stream. And then when I start to consider commerce I am confronted by the fact that I dont have a business mind. Now I want to know the career options in both these fields. The career options must be specific to that field i.e. the career must only be available to those students who have taken its respective option. For eg- A career in doctor is only specific to the science students.


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RE: What should I take in class 11 ? I am confused between science and commerce.Which one has more career options(must be specific to field)?

Dr Aparna
Dr Aparna
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Thank you for choosing Mera career guide and writing to us. I sincerely appreciate your thought that you want to put your education into real value and not get into some rapid course that may stand irrelevant to your education background and career interests. And to mention, I also need to appreciate your communication and excellent writing skills at this age. Hats off on that. I hardly get to meet a few students who articulate well in writing and yes, you are one of them for sure.

Your basic confusion is oscillating between Science or Commerce. Do not ever assume that the bright and intelligent minds only choose Science and the poor minds choose Commerce. It is a stereotypical assumption that our society has built up and never push yourself into such beliefs. Having said that, never think that being a bright student you are right to only choose science stream. Choosing a stream requires aptitude and passion for that stream. Like we say Doctors choose Science stream because that is the only group that will lead them to be eligible for an MBBS admission. I want you to clear up your mind and think what you personally aspire for YOUR future? This will give you some sense of clarity in thought. Simple, you already pointed out that you are not with a Business mind and for this reason, you cannot study Commerce. Like wise what thoughts crop up in your mind when you think of Science? Why do you think you cannot manage with Science, and thinking so please list out the reasons.

And the next thing I would like to tell you is, please do not assume that only Doctors or Engineers need to study in Science group or only business aspirants need to study Commerce. All these groups are of much more in reality and hardly a few recognise that.

To say, a Commerce degree can also lead you into Commerce, accounts, finance, Company secretaryship, and yes definitely the Economics. If you are not a business aspirant, you can comfortably choose only to study Economics.Yes, brilliant minds are also into Economics if thats what stroked your mind just now. If you choose any other subjects apart from Economics that are listed above, you will be some how linked to business and management. And I also want to clarify that Business and management are extremely different and not just the same. Lots of people dont understand this. Business is involved in forming and organising by one self and such persons who engage in these work are known as entrepreneurs. Where as management is extremely different, it is involved with only managing people, source or resources. Management is a part of the business but not the actual business itself. For example, as a manager you can lead a team of 10 employees and that is known as management but could it be known as a business? The person whos mind that run this organisation is known to be his business. Like wise, ask yourself if you are unlikely with business or management. If your mind still stays away from management, then only choosing Economics is apt to you in Commerce stream at 11th. If you are okay with management then you can study BCom or the CS.

Next with the science stream, why do you think you cannot manage with science? List down the reasons and see if there could be any corrective measures to help you overcome the obstacles. For example, some students think they cannot manage science only because they hate lab experiments, where as some reason out that they hate drawing and record writings. If you have similar perceptions, then science may not be good for you as a career in science will eventually need you to engage with lab or drawing in your career.

Finally spend a few minutes to sit on the psychometric assessment on this website. This test will give you some clarity to understand if you really want to study science or commerce. Hope thois briefing helps. If you require any further assistance please do not hesitate to contact us back. Happy to help. My best wishes to you.

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