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KAL-ABHIKSHAMATA CHACHANI 2019
An initiative of the School Education and Sports Department,
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Government of
Maharashtra

About “Kal Chachani”

Technical Grade 10th Students of State Board have recently appeared
for the Kal Chachani in school. Kal Chachani is a Psychometric
Agriculture test to assess the inclination of the student among the 7 fields
of study generally available after 10th.

Commerce
Your report indicates that your
Arts / Humanities
highest interest is in the field of
Fine Arts Technical.

Health & Life Sciences Science & Technology has made immense progress. It has
become an integral part of our lives. Technology encompasses
everything from the mobile phone to Mars shuttle, measuring
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the movements of a foetus to seismic waves. It is making
rapid progress everyday.
IMPORTANT TIPS
• In the 21st Century there are unlimited
To learn more about careers in this field and
opportunities in all fields. The SKILLS
that you acquire along with education make a career choice, please watch the videos on
are most important for a good Career.    Technical, Career Magic Framework,
• Meet a few successful people in the Expert advice, read articles and search for
field of your interest and gather more
information. courses on the portal www.mahacareermitra.in
• Try to get part time work experience or on Maha Career Mitra Android mobile app.
along with your education. To contact a guidance centre in your district,
• If you are prepared to work hard and
visit the ‘Information’ section on the website or
keep learning from success as well as
failures, GROWTH is guaranteed in the mobile app.
field of your interest. 
• Please decide your Career Pathway
carefully and then take ownership of
your decision.
• There are many Scholarships, Fee Wish you
all the best !
Waivers and Schemes available to
support you always. Please gather
information about them.
• Keep all necessary documents ready
before taking admission so that you PLEASE GO TO THE NEXT PAGE TO READ INFORMATION
do not lose on any opportunity. ON ALL OPTIONS IN TECHNICAL.

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 Here’s what you can explore to pursue your interest in the field of Technical

A Certificate Courses by MSBVE & Other Certificate Courses

B HSVE (Higher secondary Vocational Education)
Technical ITI Courses (Industrial Training Institute)
C
(Options after 10th)
D Polytechnics (Post SSC Diploma Courses)
E HSC Science (Higher Secondary Certificate)

A Certificate Course by MSBVE & Other Certificate Courses

Duration: 6 months-1 year  | Eligibility: 8th / 10th pass | Admission: Direct
• Specific skills and eligibility leading to employment or self-employment. 
• Option to earn and pursue higher education externally.

B HSVE (Higher Secondary Vocational Education)

Duration: 2 years |  Eligibility: 10th pass |  Admission: Direct / Online
• Specific skills and eligibility leading to employment or self-employment.
• Admission to 2nd year of Post SSC Diploma and other Under Graduate courses.
• Option to earn and pursue higher education externally.

C ITI Courses (Industrial Training Institute)

Duration: 1-3 years | Eligibility: 10th pass | Admission: Centralised (www.dvet.gov.in)
• Specific skills and eligibility leading to employment or self-employment.
• Admission to 2nd year of Post SSC Diploma and other Under Graduate courses.
• Option to earn and pursue higher education externally.

D Polytechnics (Post SSC Diploma Courses)

Duration : 3-4 years | Eligibility: 10th pass | Admission: Centralised (www.dtemaharashtra.gov.in)
• For State Board Candidates who have passed Mathematics (Code 71) and
Science & Technology (Code 72) are only eligible for admission.
• Option to earn and pursue higher education as well as external education.
• Option to gain admission in 2nd year of Degree after completion of Post SSC Diploma

E HSC Science (Higher Secondary Certificate)

Duration : 2 year | Eligibility: 10th pass | Admission: Direct / Online
Two options : i. BI-FOCAL SCIENCE, ii. GENERAL SCIENCE
After HSC Science, higher education can be pursued by two routes –
A. Pure Sciences– Covers subjects like Physics, Chemistry, Botany, Zoology, Mathematics,
Electronics, Statistics. Graduation, Postgraduation , PH.D, M.Phil etc. can be pursued leading to
Research as well as Teaching profession.
B. Applied Sciences – Is popularly known as Engineering. More than 70 streams like Electronics,
Electrical, Mechanical, Telecommunication, Chemical, Petrochemical, Aeronautical, Civil,
Mining, Computers, IT etc. are available. JEE Mains exam is mandatory for Engineering.
JEE Advanced exam leads to admissions in IIT colleges. Under Graduate courses like Bachelor in
Computer Science / Application are also available.
You can search for institutes, courses and trades in all the seven fields available in
your district or state on www.mahacareermitra.in or Maha Career Mitra mobile app
– A Government of Maharashtra and Shyamchi Aai Foundation (SAF) initiative.
A Government of Maharashtra, Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education, Maharashtra State Council of Educational Research and Training
(Vidya Pradhikaran), Pune and Shyamchi Aai Foundation (SAF-www.safindia.org) initiative. | 2
 Following are the aptitudes required for the field of Technical in order of
its importance:

1. Logical and Numerical Aptitude 2. Spatial Aptitude* 3. Verbal Aptitude

*Engineering courses such as mechanical, civil engineering, etc. require 'Above Average' in Spatial Aptitude.
Pure science courses such as chemistry, biology, etc. require 'Average' for Spatial Aptitude.

Understanding your Aptitude

Verbal Aptitude
What is it? How to improve it?
Verbal Aptitude is the ability of being able to express Verbal Aptitude can be improved by reading books and
one's thoughts, opinions and emotions through written newspapers every day and writing it in your own words.
or oral format. Expressing one's thoughts and emotions in a journal or
diary would also help improving verbal ability skills.

Logical Aptitude
What is it? How to improve it?
Logical Aptitude measures the application of critical Logical Aptitude can be improved by asking 'Why, What
reasoning to a given set of information like – patterns, and How', seeking answers to them and staying curious
number sequences and the relationship between to understand all the events around us.
different symbols and shapes. It also assesses the
understanding of inductive and deductive reasoning
used in verbal problems and arguments.

Spatial Aptitude
What is it? How to improve it?
Spatial Aptitude is a measure of understanding of Although Spatial Aptitude develops through real-life
different dimensions of space. It involves understanding exposure to objects and structures, jigsaw puzzles and
changing patterns related to objects and events taking learning to use different kinds of maps can help improve
place in the given space. It also measures the Aptitude this ability.
to visualize three-dimensional objects through two-
dimensional images.

Numerical Aptitude
What is it?
Numerical Aptitude assesses basic arithmetic functions
and covers a wide range of mathematical concepts,
such as ratios and proportion, percentages, simple
interest, basic algebra and geometry. This also assesses
understanding and comprehension of numerical
problems stated verbally.
How to improve it?
Numerical Aptitude can be improved by solving varied
numerical questions regularly and focusing on the
process of solving them along with focusing on how to
arrive at the solution. It would also be beneficial to seek
multiple methods of solving the same question.

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