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After SSC, what next? A decision framework

Science is not a default. Commerce is not a fallback. A four-step decision frame for Class 10 students and their families.

ByAnand Desai·Founder & Chief Mentor, Dheya Career Mentors

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Most Class 10 students are asked to choose a stream before they've been asked who they are. The result is the most expensive default in Indian education: Science by exclusion.

Step 1: assess behaviour. A 25-minute RAPD profile reveals the underlying pattern.

Step 2: separate aptitude from interest. What you're good at and what energises you are not the same — both matter.

Step 3: shortlist three streams, not one. The 'right' stream is the one with the best 5-year trajectory, not the one your top mark is in.

Step 4: talk to a mentor, not a coaching counsellor. A counsellor sells you a programme. A mentor protects you from the wrong one.

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