AIOU SSC (MATRIC) DETAILS

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“SSC (MATRIC)”

At  Secondary School Certificate (SSC) level, following programs are offered; 1. SSC (General Group) 2. SSC (Home Economics Group) 3. SSC (Health Group) ENTRY REQUIREMENT -    A candidate applying for Secondary School Certificate (SSC) programme must have passed the Middle/9th pass or fail or SSC fail certificate Examination and hold its certificate issued by the respective Board/Government School or Registered School. -      In case, the middle standard examination has been passed from any Private school, it must bear the Registration Number or attestation by the District Education Officer. -      The minimum age limit to apply in the SSC Programme will be 13 years. -      A recent photograph must be pasted on the admission form otherwise admission will be rejected. Note: Applicants are advised to write their particulars i.e. name, father’s name, and date of birth similar to the Middle pass certificate. All documents should be attested by a gazetted/authorized officer. COURSE REQUIREMENTS §         For successful completion of the SSC/Matric programme, a student has to pass eight credit courses out of which six credit courses are compulsory while the rest two credit courses have to be selected form the list of elective course. Thus by taking two credits per semester, minimum duration will be four semesters i.e. two years. -         The selection of the courses must be made with care according to ones own temperament, professional needs and aptitude in accordance with the course offering by the University. -         Courses one selected/taken in a semester shall not be allowed to change. -         Ethics is compulsory for non-Muslim students instead of Islamic Studies (compulsory).The Muslim students cannot take Ethics, whereas, non-Muslims are not allowed to take Islamic Studies Compulsory Course. -         A student can take admission in only two credit courses in a semester i.e. either two full credit courses OR one full and two half OR four half credit courses. The detail of courses offered as compulsory and elective for the SSC / Matric programme is given as under: SECONDARY SCHOOL CERTIFICATE (MATRIC) Code No. Courses Credit 1st Semester 201 Islamiat  Full 251 Ethics (for Non-Muslim students only) in lieu of 201 Full 202 Pakistan Studies Full 2nd Semester 204 Urdu for Daily Use Full OR  213 Sindhi + Asaan Urdu Full 207« Functional English (Part-I) Half 247«« Math (Part-1) Half 3rd Semester 203 General Science Full 248«« Math (Part-II) Half 221« Functional English (Part-II) Half 4th  Semester Any two full credit courses or one full and two half or four half credit courses from any one group given on the next pages may be selected.   Note: 1.      Courses indicated with («) are in English 2.      Courses indicated with double star (««) are in English/Urdu. 3.      Courses indicated without any star are in Urdu only. GROUPS OF SSC/MATRIC (i)     Secondary School/Matric (General Group) Code No. Courses Credit 0200 Selling of Home made products Full 0205 Arabic Full 0206 Family Health & Care Half 0208 Garment Making -I Half 0209 General Home Economics Full 0210 Garment Making -II Half 0211 Poultry Farming Half 0215 Education Full 0217 Food and Nutrition (Part-I) Half 0218 First Aid (Part-I) Half 0219 Home & Farm Operations Management Full 0220 First Aid (Part-II) Half 0222 Applied Food and Nutrition Half Note: §         All Courses are in Urdu. §         Students can take admission in course code 221 and 248 after completing 207 and 247 courses respectively. (ii)   Secondary School/Matric (Home Economics Group) Code No. Courses Credit 0200 Selling of Home made products Full 0208 Garment Marking -I Half 0209 General Home Economics Full 0210 Garment Making-II Half 0217 Food and Nutrition (Part-I) Half 0222 Applied Food and Nutrition Half Note: All Courses are in Urdu. (iii) Secondary School/Matric (Health Group) Code No. Courses Credit 0206 Family Health & Care Half 0217 Food and Nutrition (Part-I) Half 0222 Applied Food and Nutrition Half 0218 First Aid (Part-I) Half 0220 First Aid (Part-II) Half              Note: All Courses are in Urdu.