Ludhiana: Basti Jodhewal govt school students push for commerce stream option post Class 10

The students from areas near the Basti Jodhewal school who wish to pursue other streams often turn to schools farther away or the nearby schools of eminence (SOEs) in Indrapuri and Sekhewal

Students at Government Senior Secondary School in Basti Jodhewal say that as the institute only offer humanities after Class 10, those of them wishing to pursue other streams face difficulties.

The Basti Jodhewal government school only offers commerce as an option till now. (HT File)

The students say that their informed that due to lack space for labs, it is difficult to start science streams. The students have renewed the push for starting commerce streams.

The students who wish to pursue other streams often turn to schools farther away or the nearby schools of eminence (SOEs) in Indrapuri and Sekhewal.

With a few extra rooms currently under construction at the Basti Jodhewal school, students are urging to start a commerce section. A class 10 student said, “We asked our teachers to start a commerce section as it does not need a lab and one of the new rooms could be used. Our parents do not allow us to travel to other schools.”

A student who had to transfer to a nearby school to study commerce said, “I did not want to leave Basti Jodhewal school because of the excellent teaching staff. But I was not interested in humanities.”

Basti Jodhewal school principal Tej Varinder Kaur said, “The school already runs in double shifts and the four new rooms will be used to accommodate current students. Starting a new stream requires more infrastructure.”