CBSE Vocational Courses for Class 9th and Class 10th

A complete list of vocational courses offered by CBSE for Class 9 and Class 10 is available here.

Recently, CBSE has remodelled its assessment scheme for Class 10 Board examination for schools offering vocational subject as compulsory subject under the NSQF (National Skills Qualifications Framework).

The (NSQF) is a competency-based framework that organizes all qualifications according to a series of levels of knowledge, skills and aptitude.

As vocational subject become compulsory subject so it is important that the students of CBSE board know about various vocational courses offered by the board.

Before we learn about the list of all the vocational courses first we will have a look at

CBSE’s current assessment scheme (Class IX & Class X)

Please note that under Co- Scholastic activities student opting vocational subject shall be exempted from work education or pre-vocational activities.

Please note:

• If any student fails in any one of the three elective subjects (i.e., Science, Mathematics and Social Science), then it will be replaced by the Vocational subject (offered as a 6th additional subject) and result of Class X Board Examination will be computed accordingly.

• If a candidate desires to reappear for the failed subject they can appear in the compartment examination.

• The same policy is adopted by CBSE schools for Class 9^th students

List of Vocational Courses offered by CBSE for Class 9 and Class 10

For the above table, it is clear that students have 13 options to choose from for the sixth subject.

Some other important points:

• According to the circular, the maximum marks will be 100.

• Out of the total 100 marks, the board exam will be of 50 marks, and 50 marks are allocated to internal assessment/practical examination.

• A candidate will have to score 33 per cent marks in both board exam and practical exam to pass the subject.

CBSE Syllabus for Class 9

CBSE Syllabus for Class 10