PART-III VOCATIONAL STREAM
VOCATIONAL STREAM
1. THE SCHEME
(i) LIST OF COURSES The Board offers a number of Vocational Courses at the, Senior School Stage. List of such Vocational Course is given below.
A. Job-linked Vocational Course 1. Railway Commercial Working
B. Job Oriented Vocational Courses
I. Commerce based Courses 2. Office Secretaryship
3. Stenography (English and Hindi)
4. Accounting & Auditing
5. Marketing & Salesmanship
6. Purchasing and Storekeeping
7. Banking
II Engineering based Courses 8. Electrical Technology
9. Automobile Technology
10. Structure & Fabrication Technology
11. Air Conditioning & Refrigeration Technology,
12. Electronics Technology
III Agriculture based Courses 13. Dairying
14. Horticulture
15. Farm Machinery and Equipment
16. Inland Fisheries and Aquaculture
17. Marine Fisheries, Brackish water
Aquaculture and Technology
IV Health and Para Medical Courses 18. Health Care and Beauty Culture
19. Opthalmic Techniques
20. Medical Laboratory Technology (MLT)
21. Auxiliary Nursing and Midwifery (ANM)
22. X-Ray Technician
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V Home Science based Courses 23. Food Service and Management
24. Preservation of Fruits and Vegetables
25. Institutional House Keeping
26. Fashion Design and Clothing Construction
27. Textile Design-Dyeing & Printing.
28. Textile Design-Weaving
VI Hotel and Tourism based Courses 29. Hotel Management and Catering Technology
30. Tourism and Travel
31. Bakery and Confectionery
VII Other Courses 32. Computer Applications
33. Library and Information Science
34. Life Insurance
35. General Insurance
Notes
1. The vocational courses in Life Insurance and General Insurance though job-oriented courses do not provide any job guarantee in the industry concerned unless the Selection Tests organized by the respective agencies and other pre-requisites laid down in the scheme are fulfilled. Railway Commercial Working is job linked and guarantees placement in the industry, subject to fulfilment of the rules/regulations and conditions laid down for the purpose by the Organisation. Only those schools which have been selected by CBSE in consultation with the agencies sponsoring the concerned courses viz. LIC, GIC, Railway etc. are allowed to offer these courses. These are to be offered strictly in accordance with the Board's Scheme of Studies and the Course Structure given in the syllabus of each course. Admission of candidates to these courses will be made in accordance with the procedures laid down by the sponsoring agencies.
2. From the academic session 1995-96 of class XI single subject vocational courses under Com- merce and Agriculture based Vocational Groups have been converted into self-contained package of three electives. All the courses have Groups of THREE Electives. It is obligatory to select and offer all the three electives as indicated in the Syllabus of the concerned Vocational Course.
3. Option of Vocational Commerce based subjects to be offered with Commerce discipline under the Academic Stream.
3.1 Bridges between Commerce-based vocational courses/packages and the subjects pertaining to commerce discipline under the Academic Stream have also been provided. Accordingly, Business Studies and Accountancy can be combined subject to meeting the Obliga- tions required under the prescribed scheme of studies, with the following areas from the Commerce based vocational courses
i. Typewriting (English or Hindi) (from the package of Stenography)
ii. Stenography (English or Hindi) and Typewriting (English or Hindi) from Stenography Group.
iii. Store-keeping and Store Accounting from Purchasing & Store Keeping Group.
iv. Consumer Behaviour and Protection (from the package of Marketing and Salesmanship)
3.2 The subject "Introduction to Computer Applications" (Code No. 711) from vocational stream can also be offered with Commerce based and other disciplines under the academic stream. This, however, cannot be combined with the `Computer Science' (Code No. 083).
4. Schools for Railway Commercial Working and Health & Para-Medical Courses are fixed in consultation with the agencies sponsoring the courses viz. Railways and Ministry of Health respectively. As such these courses cannot be started without obtaining prior approval of the Board.
How to offer a Vocational Course The Vocational Courses are to be offered as per the list given above. However, before introducing a Vocational Course(s) the School must consult/refer to Rules/Regulation on
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Eligibility Conditions, broad Scheme of Studies, Scheme of Examinations etc. as given in part-I as well as in the Courses of Studies of the relevant Vocational Course published separately.
(ii) SCHEME OF STUDIES-VOCATIONAL STREAM The Learning areas under the vocational stream include:
A. Compulsory Group I & II Two Languages Either at Core or Elective Level, as in case of the Academic Stream. However, a candidate of the vocational stream may replace one of the Languages by an Elective from the Academic stream or by a subject as is given in the syllabus of the Vocational Course concerned.
III General Foundation As given in the syllabus of the Vocational Course concerned. Course (GFC)
IV Physical and Health Education As per Academic Stream.
B. Elective Group V to VII-Vocational Group (Equivalent to THREE Electives) as given in the Course Structure.
VIII Additional Subject, offered, if any.
Notes:
1. For syllabuses in Language(s), Physical and Health Education and subjects provided from Academic Stream please refer to courses under the Academic stream of the relevant year. For GFC and Vocational Group Electives see details in the Course Structure of the Syllabus of the Vocational Course concerned.
2. Out of the two languages, one shall be English or Hindi, but if English or Hindi has been specifically mentioned to be taken by a student in a particular Vocational Course(s) the same is to be offered. Fir this, please refer to the Syllabus of the Vocational Course concerned.
3. In lieu of language 11, an Elective can also be offered which will be in addition to the three Electives required to be compulsorily offered. The provision of opting an Elective by the vocational students in lieu of language-II and as an additional(option- al) subject has been made keeping in view the relevance of that subject to the vocational course and to facilitate upward mobility. Schools should keep this impor- tant aspect in view while selecting an elective in place of language or as an additional (optional) subject.
4. A candidate of the Vocational Stream, if he so desires, may also offer an Additional subject from the Academic Stream, or as per provision made in the Scheme or Course Structure of the-Vocational Course concerned..
5. General Foundation Course consists of two parts. viz. Part-I and part-II. Part-I is common for all Vocational Courses and it is to be taught by existing faculty of the school, preferably by a PGT of Commerce (Business Studies) or Economics. Part-II is relevant to the course and is to be taught by the vocational teachers of the relevant course.
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6. The General Foundation Course (GFC) and Physical and Health Education(PHE) which are to be offered compulsorily under the Vocational Stream, are the subjects of INTERNAL ASSESSMENT In these areas the schools will provide Grades to the Board on a nine point scale at the end of Class XII before the commencement of Board's Examination. Language(s) and Electives are the subjects of external examination to be conducted by the Board at the end of Class XII. The Board's examination will be held on the courses and contents prescribed for class XII only. Those for class XI will be examined internally by the schools.
7. Work Experience and General Studies are applicable to students of Academic Stream only. The Vocational Group students are not required to offer these subjects.
8. On-the-Job Training, wherever recommended in,the Syllabus of the Vocational Course(s) concerned is obligatory/compulsory.
Instructional Time (1) Instructional Time for Vocational Courses will be the same as for the Academic Courses, which is as under:
Subject Suggested Periods per Week
Language-I 7
Language-II 7
Elective-I 8
Elective-II Vocational Group 8
Elective-III 8
General Foundation Course (GFC) 5
Physical and Health Education 2
On-the-Job/Practical Training:
Total 8 weeks or as prescribed in the syllabus
concerned.
Suggested time is summer vacations after
Class XI, Autumn & Winter break in class XII
or spread over during the year as per con-
venience of schools.
Additional subject, offered, if any, to be adjusted.
Availability of Syllabi and Courses under the Vocational Stream The syllabuses under the vocational stream are priced publications and can be had from the Board's Office in accordance with the usual procedure laid down for the purpose.
New Courses. Schools desirous of starting new vocational course(s) as per the need of the area may write to the Education Officer (vocational), CBSE, 17-B, I.P Estate, New Delhi- 110002, specifically mentioning the course(s) intended to be introduced alongwith the draft syllabus and opportunities available for self- employment or wage employment.
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2. STRUCTURE OF THE VOCATIONAL
COURSES ( ELECTIVE SUBJECTS) 1. Figures in Brackets below indicate the Code Number of the Vocational Elec- tives. Each Elective (Theory and Practical) is of 100 marks.
2. For Compulsory Group of subjects/areas please refer to Scheme of Studies.
A JOB-LINKED VOCATIONAL COURSE
1. Railway Commercial Working
S.No. Name of Class Marks Duration of each
The Electives paper in hours
Theory Practical Theory Practical
I. Railway Commercial XI 60 40 3 3
Working
-do- (code 601) XII 60 40 3 3
II. Economics (code 030) XI 100 - 3 -
(as per Academic Stream)
-do- XII 100 - 3 -
III. Accountancy XI 100 - 3 -
(code 055)
(as per Academic Stream)
-do- XII 100 - 3 -
Note :(i) Candid-ate may also opt an additional subject from the following, if not already opted in lieu of Language-II.
The Syllabuses for these subjects will be the same as for the Academic Stream of the relevant year.
(1) Mathematics (Code 041) (3) Computer Science (Code 083)
(2) Business Studies (Code 054) (4) Psychology (Code 037)
(ii) On the job Training for a minimum period of one month at the end of Class-XI during Summer Vacation is compulsory.
B. JOB ORIENTED VOCATIONAL COURSES
1. COMMERCE BASED COURSES
2. Office Secretaryship
I. Office Practice
and Secretaryship XI 30 70 2 2
Office Practice
and Secretaryship
(code 604) XII 30 70 2 1
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II. Secretarial Practice &
Accounting XI 60 40 3 3
Secretarial Practice &
Accounting (code 605) XII 60 40 3 3
III. Office Communication XI 60 40 3 3
Office Communication
(code 606) XII 60 40 3 3
Additional (optional)
I. Typewriting (Eng./Hindi) XI 30 70 2 2
Typewriting (-do-)
(code 607/609) XII 30 70 2 2
II. Stenography (Eng./Hindi) XI 30 70 2
2
Stenography (Eng./Hindi)
(code 608/610) XII 30 70 2 2
Note: Candidate's may replace language II with either Business Studies (Code 054), or any
other relevant subject from Academic Stream or Introduction to Computer Applica-
(Code 711) given in the syllabus concerned.
3. Stenography
I. Office Practice &
Secretaryship XI 30 70 2 2
Office Practice &
Secretaryship (code 604) XII 30 70 2 2
II. Typewriting (Eng./Hindi) XI 30 70 2 2
Typewriting (-do-)
(code 607/609) XII 30 70 2 2
II. Stenography(Eng./Hindi) XI 30 70 2 2
Stenography (-do-)
(code 608/610) XII 30 70 2 2
Additional (optional)
I. Secretarial Practice
and Accounting XI 60 40 3 3
Secretarial Practice
and Accounting
(code 605) XII 60 40 3 3
II. Office Communication XI 60 40 3 3
Office Communication
(code 606) XII 60 40 3 3