Academics
The school, administered along the lines of Junior, Middle and Senior School, works through three school terms, each ending with examinations. Students of Class X appear for the Indian Certificate of Secondary Education Examination (ICSE). Students of Class XII take up the Indian School Certificate Examination (ISC). The ISC examination is an equivalent to the Pre- University examination conducted by the respective state boards of education.
Subjects taught at the ICSE level include English, An Indian or foreign language, History, Civics and Geography, Environmental Education, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology and a choice between Commercial Applications, Computer Applications, Economics and Physical Education. At the ISC level, the school has two main streams, the science stream and the commerce stream. It is mandatory for both streams to take up English and Environmental Education.
For the science stream, the subjects offered are Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics and a choice between Electronics, Biotechnology, Computer Science and Biology. For the commerce stream, the subjects offered are Accountancy, Economics, Commerce and a choice between Business Studies, Mathematics and Biotechnology.
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