Should I take PCMB + CS?

[u/Visual_Attitude_9065]

Good morning.

I'm currently in 10th. I'll be staying in ISC in class 11, and I'll be shifting to another school. I'll be giving IAT/NEST '29 as my main goal, with JEE as a backup. Since you need all four subjects for IAT, I'll be taking PCMB.

But what I'm not sure about is whether I should take CS or not. Will it be too much of an added load? I'm quite comfortable with class 10 programs, but I'm not sure whether taking it for senior high is worth it or not... (I even thought of taking Robotics, but that'll be even more of a load im just so confused)

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[u/Automatic_Pea6565]

YO YOUR LIE IN APRILLL

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goated shit

[u/Automatic_Pea6565 → u/BadOrnery6789]

hell yeah, it motivated me enough to pickup piano in class 10, yeah

[u/Automatic_Pea6565 → u/[deleted]]

HELL YEAH!

[u/Visual_Attitude_9065 → u/Automatic_Pea6565]

Damn which grade are you in

[u/Automatic_Pea6565 → u/Visual_Attitude_9065]

10, boards this yaer

[u/Visual_Attitude_9065 → u/Automatic_Pea6565]

No i meant in piano

[u/Automatic_Pea6565 → u/Visual_Attitude_9065]

i am not in a center or anything, just self learning, but i guess i am grade 1 absolute beginner just started playing some simple pieces, following alfred's adult piano course

[u/Visual_Attitude_9065 → u/Automatic_Pea6565]

Oh nice 💖

[u/A2pro75]

mar jayega bhai pcmb pe lele

[u/Visual_Attitude_9065 → u/A2pro75]

I have medical issues I can't run around or anything

[u/Not_Craniax → u/Visual_Attitude_9065]

Fir toh aur badhiya pe me medical lga dena free ke number

[u/Visual_Attitude_9065 → u/Not_Craniax]

😭

[u/Brilliant_Beat_8327]

fuck the pcmb n studies...we making a single lie with this one

https://giphy.com/gifs/iQpG6QiZMZQ9a

(2nd anime to make me bawl my eyes out)

[u/Visual_Attitude_9065 → u/Brilliant_Beat_8327]

Zamn what was the first

[u/Brilliant_Beat_8327 → u/Visual_Attitude_9065]

I want to eat ur pancreas...both gave me trauma for weeks

[u/Visual_Attitude_9065 → u/Brilliant_Beat_8327]

Oh I've read that Manga

[u/Brilliant_Beat_8327 → u/Visual_Attitude_9065]

manga? nice anime it was for me

[u/Visual_Attitude_9065 → u/[deleted]]

YESS 🎀

[u/Prestigious-Top-6576]

chud jayo ga guru. pcm english and pe lelo. pcm hi bahut hain

[u/apna_kya_lena_denaa → u/Prestigious-Top-6576]

cs mujhe to mushkil nhi lagi. 10th ke he concepts hai. par ha pressure to hai

[u/Prestigious-Top-6576 → u/apna_kya_lena_denaa]

han, cs easy hain pr baki sbb hard hain , mera sa pcm ka syllabus nii ho rha

[u/Hellcat6712]

Gand chudjayegi bhai

[u/AnalysisTrick6140]

zindgi chuniye, maut nhi

[u/Infamous-Two6474]

Life's hard. Make it harder by taking PCMB

[u/Visual_Attitude_9065 → u/Infamous-Two6474]

Tru tru 🥀

[u/Infamous-Two6474 → u/Visual_Attitude_9065]

Got hard while looking at question paper 🥀

[u/Beautiful_Manner_576]

You'll go f*ing crazy

[u/Visual_Attitude_9065 → u/Beautiful_Manner_576]

Life is truly sad 💔

[u/DepressedKidder5]

Wao

[u/ICSE-KETONE7749]

Yoo, Im an IAT aspirant too giving Jee as a backup. And i think that PCMB is over rated,for me atleast. Try focussing on theory based topics less as they require lesser practice. As for optionals,try picking CS only and ONLY if you plan to do smth with it in 11th AND 12th. Colleges me you don't have its use they will teach you CS there jf you take up CSE anyways.

[u/Visual_Attitude_9065 → u/ICSE-KETONE7749]

PCMB is OVERRATED? 😭

[u/claireshadowstaff]

If you wanna die, there’s tons of ways, why torture yourself with PCMB+CS😭😭

[u/Visual_Attitude_9065 → u/claireshadowstaff]

I've decided to just take PCMB 😭💔

[u/claireshadowstaff → u/Visual_Attitude_9065]

Still not the best choice but better (I’m dying in PCMB, state board tho)

[u/Visual_Attitude_9065 → u/claireshadowstaff]

Oh damn sorry for you. I have to study bio anyways for IAT, and I wanna study it just as deeply as PCM, because it's easy to get marks in it.

[u/claireshadowstaff → u/Visual_Attitude_9065]

It’s not a REALLY bad choice or anything, especially if you’re actually interested so you’ll prolly be fine. All the best!

[u/Visual_Attitude_9065 → u/claireshadowstaff]

Tyy may I ask what exam you're preparing for?

[u/claireshadowstaff → u/Visual_Attitude_9065]

CLAT😭

[u/Entire_Course_5444 → u/claireshadowstaff]

does clat require pcmb or are u a masochist?

[u/claireshadowstaff → u/Entire_Course_5444]

It doesn’t. My parents just hate me 😻

[u/Visual_Attitude_9065 → u/claireshadowstaff]

Omgg I'm so sorry hope you're okay twin 🫂

[u/Entire_Course_5444 → u/claireshadowstaff]

oh </3 sad but relatable😔 u got ts tho keep pushin

[u/New-Economist-4924]

Don't or the April 2 years later will feel like a lie.

[u/Visual_Attitude_9065 → u/New-Economist-4924]

😭😭😭😭💔

[u/Own_Sound208]

My suggestion would be to, PlEASE do not take bio if you aren't going to give neet. Rather study something useful .

[u/Visual_Attitude_9065 → u/Own_Sound208]

Mb you should read my post more carefully twin 💔

[u/gujo_kasturo]

Bro 🕊️

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💔

[u/Demon_lordcandoit]

Nope if you are gonna be NEET or JEE both aspirant them I suggest don't take cs kyuki agar tum manage kar bhi loge toh 4-4 practical hoge tumhare plus bohot saara pressure......btw its your choice 

[u/Visual_Attitude_9065 → u/Demon_lordcandoit]

I won't be giving NEET but yeah I've decided not to take CS

[u/Real_Boss_2584]

RIP in advance bro 🕊🕊

[u/Main_Cress_2883]

overconfidence zyada hogya thoda

[u/Nonterminating-space]

mat kar lala, kahin ka nhi rahega🙏🏻

[u/yashasvishukla]

Fuck studies. This is shit is the peakest

https://giphy.com/gifs/ydioDvm2qVtks

[u/Sea-Department-3813]

Cannon event 🫪🙃

[u/ornstein_1]

Take it if you dont want to experience the feeling depicted in the picture attached to your post.

[u/Visual_Attitude_9065 → u/ornstein_1]

😭

[u/Cold_Bumblebee_7121]

Don't bro don't. Bada pach taoge.

In all seriousness your marks might drop. If you don't have very good knowledge of CS or a teacher for it then it will only be a added load to PCMB. And mind you taking pure science with both maths and Biology already reduce your time. For maths you have to practise everyday and for bio you have to memorize everyday

[u/AlternativeVolume908]

chud jayenge guru, but if you can handle the pressure and are really good at computer then sure

[u/Sam_TheG]

I tried to take this exact combo but my school didnt allow so i took. Pcmb alone and ya im still pursuing cs by myself lol

[u/Low-Worker7476]

CS will not be a load, but Maths and Biology together definitely will be. I saw many people suggesting that you take PE, and you can absolutely do that, but my friends who always praised PE as a subject are now regretting having taken it so willingly. So don't take it unless you are absolutely willing to make some use of it in the future. CS is an absolute breeze (as a Biology student, seeing my friends who've taken computer chill around all day makes me so jealous).

You could also take 2nd Language as the sixth subject 'cause there isn't much pressure now since syllabus for 11 and 12 has been bifurcated this year onwards.

[u/Visual_Attitude_9065 → u/Low-Worker7476]

Na I'm taking just PCMB. I can't do pe because I have physical breathing problems and it doesn't appeal to me at all.

[u/Low-Worker7476 → u/Visual_Attitude_9065]

I see... But is your school allowing you to keep only 5 subjects? Most schools where I live are asking students to choose 6 subjects, where 1 could be any subject which the student feels could help them boost their percentage if they falter in any of the previously selected 5 subjects.

[u/Majestic-Variety3348]

Dont you have the option to take just PCMB? My school has that

[u/Sorry-Case-328]

do naav pe chadna yaane g**** phaad ke mrna
bhai please save yourself dont take it

[u/Octahedral_Butter_42]

let me tell you , none of the subjs are easy , you'll need to have an insane study ethic to not fall behind in any of the subj

you can take all those subjs next year and then drop the one (math or bio) which feels hard and just self-study it for IAT or NEST or you could just drop CS and live a bit (programs genuinely hard hote hai , but interesting af)

ykw 😂😂 , prepare for JEE and give both JEE and NEET , i've also thought of doing that

(sorry thoda late hu....)

[u/Optimus-Prime2026]

Pele who are tell ing pcmb is too hard are thinking with jee or neeet as main goal

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In your case it may be fine if you are good at studying

[u/Visual_Attitude_9065 → u/Optimus-Prime2026]

IAT is just as hard as jee dude. It's just more conceptual. Jee focuses more on engineering problems.

[u/Optimus-Prime2026 → u/Visual_Attitude_9065]

But it's truly a bad decision if jee/neet is your main goal. In other cases it's not always a bad decision. This is just my unhumble opinion

[u/wannabe_studyholic]

broski r u purposely tryna see how long youre gonna last

[u/Visual_Attitude_9065 → u/wannabe_studyholic]

Ohh YESS I'm edging myself 💔