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Should my son pursue Science after 10th if he scores 90% but feels uncertain?

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Asked by Anonymous - Jan 12, 2025Hindi
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My son is in IGCSE school and opted for Science. He will appear for his 10th board and post that is not clear on what to do. He is an above average student doing fairly good in Maths and Biology. Physics and Chemistry are litter weaker. He will be scoring around 90% in his boards thats what I believe. Need further guidance.

Ans: Hello
The areas in which one is good does not necessarily mean one has interest in or one should pursue.
The suggested way is to figure out areas of interest. That is your best shot at excelling in long term/having a career of choice. Yes there is no perfect science to guide for actual interest/aptitude but personal career counselling may prove effective and will be a good idea if a person wants help in decision making process. Trial and error may prove costly in something as vital as a career decision.
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My nephew has appeared for class 10 exam from CBSE this year. He wanted to pursue research and be a scientist but is now confused about his stream. He is good at math, analytical skills but doesn't like biology. Should he opt for science or commerce? Would CA or commerce be a good option for him?
Ans: Thank you for the question. In my understanding, your nephew enjoys Physics and chemistry. Research in these areas can also be taken. We dont need to take biology as a subject he he does not enjoy studying that subject.
If his science scores are consistently high and he likes exploring newer areas of learning, research can be a very good avenue. Since you say that his analytical skills is good and he is good at math too, you can look at computing sciences, applied mathematics, data sciences and Design engineering. Please note, computing sciences is slightly different than computer science. Applied math and Big Data is an upcoming area of study and with good analytical skills, he should be able to do that.
Research can be done in any area. One must understand that research is "finding, critiquing, analysing sources of information and rationalising to investigate a particular scenario". Now this can be done in any field - from history to molecular genetics.

Based on the information you have shared here, I wold suggest he keeps his science options open and opts for PCMC in his 11th and 12th. He can focus on building his analytical skills by participating in high school research groups and learn ways to investigate data.

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