In order to upgrade the skills and proficiency of the young generation and also to provide them awareness to explore about various career options the CBSE has started offering 40 courses at Senior Secondary level. The skill education envisions imparting the procedural knowledge and skills to the students that will enable students to excel and emerge successful in real situation of both work and life.
It works towards imparting an education that is holistic, meaningful and skill oriented which instils among the youth a sense of usefulness and responsibility. You can choose either one or two or three skill subjects from skill electives. You have to choose other elective subjects from academic electives.
Subjects that cannot be taken together
- Physics (042) and Applied Physics (838)
- Chemistry (043) and Applied Chemistry (839)
- Mathematics (041) and Applied Mathematics (840)
- Informatics Practice (065) and Information Technology (802) or Web Application (803)
- Business Studies (054) and Business Administrations (833)
This course is a planned sequence of instructions consisting of Units meant for developing employability and vocational competencies of students of Class XI opting for vocational subject along with general education subjects. Part B has eight units.
Part B: Vocational Skills (50 Marks)
Unit-1: Introduction to Stenography (4 Marks)
- Meaning and Importance
- Techniques of Note Taking
- Sitting Posture
- Essentials of a good stenographer
Unit-2: Consonants and their Joining (4 Marks)
- Meaning of Consonants
- Classification of Consonants
- Length of Strokes
- Pairs of Consonants
- Types of Strokes
- Formation of Consonants
- Joining of Strokes
Unit-3: Vowels, Diphthongs, and Triphones, Grammalogues and Punctuation Signs (4 Marks)
- Meaning
- Places of a Vowels
- Intervening Vowels
- Diphthongs and Triphones
- Grammalogues and Punctuation Signs
Unit-4: Alternative Forms of ‘R’ and H’, Abbreviated ‘W’, Phraseography and Tick ‘THE’ (6 Marks)
- Upward and Downward forms of Consonants ‘R’ and ‘H’
- Qualities of a good Phraseogram
Unit-5: Circles and Loops (6 Marks)
- Small Circle for ‘S’ and ‘Z’
- Use or Circle ‘S’ in Phraseography
- Short forms / Grammalogues
- Large Circle ‘SS’,‘SZ’ and ‘SW’
- Loops
Unit-6: Hooks - Initial and Final (10 Marks)
- Hook to straight strokes and curved strokes
- Attachment of circle ‘S’ with double consonants (Straight Strokes) and curved strokes
- Attachment of Circle in the middle
- The Shun Hook
- Shun following circle ‘S’ and ‘NS’
- Use of Shun Hook in Phraseography
Unit-7: Halving Principle and Doubling Principle (10 Marks)
- Meaning of Halving Principle
- When is the Halving Principle not employed?
- Use of Halving Principle in Phraseography
- Short Forms / Grammalogues
- Meaning of Doubling Principle
- When is the Doubling Principle not employed?
- Use of Doubling Principle in Phraseography
- Short Form
Unit-8: Compound Consonants, Dot and Tick ‘H’ (6 Marks)
- Meaning of Compound Consonants
- Rules for the use of Compound Consonants
- Dot ‘HAY’
- Tick ‘H’ in Phrases
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