# How to choose a stream after Class 10: every option compared

To choose what to do after Class 10, compare what each option keeps open: science (MPC/BiPC), commerce, arts, vocational Class 11-12, polytechnic diploma, ITI and NIOS. Shishya's free guide at shishya.in/after-10th compares them side by side, quotes each rule from an official page, and prints subject lists board by board from each board's own document.

For: Class 10 students and their parents deciding the next step.

## Steps

1. **Open the After Class 10 page** — Go to the comparison of every option. (https://shishya.in/after-10th)
2. **Read what each option keeps open** — Each option shows its subjects, the exams on its path and the careers it leads to.
3. **Open one option in full** — Each option has its own page with the subjects board by board, for example MPC / PCM. (https://shishya.in/schooling/streams/mpc-pcm)
4. **Check the exams after Class 12** — See the entrance exams each stream leads to. (https://shishya.in/after-12th)
5. **Look at careers** — The career pages show what each path leads to. (https://shishya.in/careers)

## Tips

- A board whose document could not be read is only linked, never summarised — check that board's own site.
- Talk to your school's counsellor about your marks and interests.

## When Shishya is not the right tool

Shishya compares options from official documents; it is not a personal counselling session or an aptitude test.

## Questions

**Is the guide free?** Yes, and it needs no sign-in.

**Does it cover ITI and polytechnic?** Yes, along with vocational Class 11-12 and NIOS.

Free tool: Compare options after Class 10 — https://shishya.in/after-10th

Last updated 2026-11-01 · by Venu Gopal Reddy Muvva, founder