After Basic and Standard Mathematics in Class 10, Central Board of Secondary Education, CBSE has now introduced an elective ‘Applied Mathematics’ for Senior Secondary Level or Classes 11 and 12.
As per the official circular sent by CBSE, the board has taken the decision keeping in mind that the current Mathematics curriculum is more suited for students pursuing Science streams and does not relate with Commerce and Social science or Arts/ Humanities based subjects.
CBSE said the board took the decision keeping in mind that the current Mathematics curriculum is more suited for students pursuing Science stream and doesn't relate with Commerce and Social Science or Arts/ Humanities based subjects.
The new subject – Applied Mathematics would be now available to students of Commerce and Arts. The curriculum has been designed keeping in mind the specific requirements of students opting for Economics, Commerce and Social Science subjects. The aim, as the circular reads, is to ‘model real world experiences/problems into mathematical expressions using numerical/algebraic/graphical representation’.