SMARIKA workeducation | Page 16

Area Periods per week Two languages 14 Three Electives 24 General Studies 3 Work Education 2 +2 (outside School hours) Physical and Health Education 2 Total 45 Thus about 10% of the time is required to be spent on Work Education at the secondary and senior school stages. It is advised that schools may spend more time on work education in the lower classes going upto 15% of the total time, if possible. The importance of work education must be clearly understood. Both in the schemes for Secondary School Examination (Class X) and Se