CBSE Class 10 Students Now Allowed to Switch Compulsory Subject Marks with Skill Subjects

New Delhi: The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has come up with a some new changes for the CBSE Class 10 curriculum 2024-25. Out of them, the most significant one is that from now CBSE Class 10 students will have the ability to swap their failing marks in the compulsory subjects of science, mathematics, or social sciences with their marks in a skill subject.

Similarly, CBSE Class 10 students will be able to switch their marks in the language subjects. As long as the student has passed either English or Hindi, they can swap a language subject in which they have failing marks with a secondary language subject in which they have passed. These changes have largely been made to reduce the stress of Class 10 students and to give them the flexibility to explore their interests in school.

Which Subjects are Available as Skills Subjects for CBSE Class 10?

The following subjects can be pursued as skill subjects under the CBSE Class 10 curriculum for 2024-25:

• Retail
• Information Technology
• Security
• Automotives
• Introduction to Financial Markets
• Introduction to Tourism
• Beauty & Wellness
• Agriculture
• Food Production
• Front Office Operations
• Banking & Insurance
• Marketing & Sales
• Healthcare
• Apparel
• Multi-Media
• Multiskill Foundational Course
• Artificial Intelligence
• Physical Activity Trainer
• Data Science
• Electronics & Hardware
• Foundational Skills for Sciences (Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology)
• Design Thinking and Innovation

In addition to the swap mechanism made for skill and language courses, the CBSE curriculum also requires students to study 3 languages until Class 8. Passing the third language is necessary to appear for the Class 10 Board exams for all except students with special needs.

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