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Friday, 4 October 2013

Humanities - The Twiddle Thumbs

Humanities, a subject broadly marked by the study of human society, history and social science are characterized unfavorable to majority. Studying history or philosophy is not propitious comparable to hardheaded subjects namely science or commerce.  Where science is considered to be a cerebral subject endowing students to knock their heads hard, humanities is treated as futile subject, a stream outlining weak section.Students with a notion of studying dillydally commonly exercise their choices on humanities. These are some abstract principals associated with a student of humanities.

Definite percentages for streams are determined in schools. Lowest percentage is accorded to humanities and highest to science followed by commerce. Besides the level of interests in the streams, students are allotted to subjects on the grounds of their marks. A student with his interest lying in science stream cannot opt for one, if he has scored below the definite marks required for opting science. The qualifying marks to meet the requirements to opt science are above 90% and the lowest will conclusively be driven to humanities. A below average student will eventually be accredited to humanities if he is incapable to make it to science or commerce.Students securing higher marks in science stream are honored unlike students in humanities that inculcate a sense of failure in the students. This discrimination has led to humanities losing importance as a subject.

Humanities are looked down upon by most parents. Students must have experienced differences in opinions amidst family when it comes to opting for humanities as the prestige of astute medical and non-medical subjects has overtaken insignificant humanities. Parents have a significant say in influencing student’s opinions. They will barely acknowledge humanities as it is notwithstanding to their ostentatious stature.

Humanities define a limited scope ahead. Few calculable prospective jobs are available to a humanities pass out. Students can opt for teaching as their line of work or adhere to counseling and social groups or embark upon their not for profit organizations. These posts are not characterized as much a big league as becoming doctors, engineers or chartered accountants by virtue of career prospects and earning potential. 

Besides, institutes for humanities or political science are not acknowledged in India. Tremendous money has been flown in building innumerable institutes for science and commerce subjects however, humanities is camouflaged with inferiority. Lack of infrastructure and funds for humanities institutes have resulted in lesser number of students opting this field. 


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