AKU-EB offers plenty of subjects.

SECONDARY SCHOOL CERTIFICATE

SSC – GRADES IX AND X

AKU-EB SSC syllabi offers an excellent foundation for higher secondary education and beyond. The syllabi are offered in both English and Urdu, comprising of achievable Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs) that encourage conceptual learning and develop higher order cognitive skills.

Choice of Subjects

AKU-EB offers a choice of fifteen elective subjects at the SSC level. Students are required to take examinations for five compulsory and three elective subjects over a period of two years.

Note: All subjects are examined twice during the two years of study. Elective subjects are only chosen once during the qualification.

Compulsory Subjects
English Compulsory
Urdu Compulsory OR Urdu Asan and Sindhi (a) OR History and Geography of Pakistan (b)
Islamiyat OR Ethics (c)
Pakistan Studies
Mathematics (for science group candidates) OR General Mathematics (for humanities group candidates)

a. Candidates from the province of Sindh may appear for Urdu Aasan in SSC Part I and Sindhi in Part II examinations

b. Foreign students may opt for History and Geography of Pakistan in lieu of Urdu Compulsory (subject to the Examination Board’s approval)

c. For non-Muslim candidates in lieu of Islamiyat

Elective Subjects – Science Group
Physics
Chemistry
Biology OR Computer Science

Elective Subjects – Humanities Group (Any Three Subjects To Be Selected)
Geography | General Science | Civics | History of Pakistan | Food & Nutrition | Environmental Studies
Computer Science | Economics | Elements of Home Economics | Art & Model Drawing | Business Studies | Principles of Accounting

Additional Subjects (Only Offered In The May Examination Session)
Literature in English
Additional Mathematics

HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL CERTIFICATE

HSSC – GRADES XI AND XII

AKU-EB HSSC offers a strong platform to students for success in university education and professional life. It emphasizes on application of conceptual learning and further development of higher order cognitive skills, hence preparing students for success in the 21st century.

Choice of Subjects

HSSC students are required to undertake examinations for four compulsory and three elective subjects over a period of two years.

Note: All subjects are examined twice during the two years of study. Elective subjects are only chosen once during the qualification.

Compulsory Subjects
English Compulsory
Urdu Compulsory OR Pakistan Culture (a)
Islamiyat OR Ethics (b)
Pakistan Studies

a. Foreign students may opt for Pakistan Culture in lieu of Urdu Compulsory (subject to the Examination Board’s approval).

b. For non-Muslim candidates in lieu of Islamiyat.

Note: Pakistan Studies, Islamiyat and Ethics will be taught in both class XI and XII, however examinations will be conducted at the end of class XII

Elective Subjects – Pre-Engineering Group
Physics
Chemistry
Mathematics

Elective Subjects – Pre-Medical Group
Physics
Chemistry
Biology

Elective Subjects – Science General Group (Any One Combination)
Physics | Mathematics | Statistics
Economics | Mathematics | Statistics
Economics | Mathematics | Computer Science
Physics | Mathematics | Computer Science
Mathematics | Statistics | Computer Science

Elective Subjects – Commerce Group
Principles of Accounting | Principles of Economics | Principles of Commerce
Business Mathematics | Commercial Geography | Computer Studies OR Banking | Business Statistics

Elective Subjects – Humanities Group (Any Three Subjects)
Civics | Computer Science | Economics | Education | Geography | Islamic Studies
Islamic History | Literature in English | Mathematics | Psychology | Statistics | Sociology | Urdu Literature | Fine Arts

For more information visit:

Aga Khan University Examination Board Website: www.examinationboard.aku.edu