Career guide · Business, Finance, Law & Public Service
Subjects, entrance exams and your routes after Class 12
Studying how economies, markets and public policies work, using data to answer questions about growth, poverty, prices and jobs.
Written by Future Path counsellors. Facts checked against official sources on 5 October 2026.
How each stream keeps Economics, Policy & Research open, based on the official subject rules for the routes below.
Arts / Humanities
Some courses: depends on the university
Commerce
Some courses: depends on the university
Science (PCM)
Open
via Economic sciences at IISER
Science (PCB)
Open if you take Maths
via Economic sciences at IISER
Many universities set their own subject rules, so always check the course you want. Not sure which stream suits your child? Read how to choose a stream after 10th or see every Class 11 subject option.
These two programmes additionally require Mathematics in Class 12.
Sources: [3]
Reliable published data on how this field is changing isn't available yet, so we'd rather say so than guess.
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Routes into Economics, Policy & Research are open to students from Science (PCM). Students from Science (PCB) can also qualify for some routes if they take Mathematics. For Arts / Humanities and Commerce, some degree courses are possible, but each university sets its own subject rules, so check the specific course. Choose the stream your child will do well and stay interested in; the routes below show the exact subject rules.
Subject eligibility is set by each university for each programme; CUET lets students choose test subjects irrespective of their Class 12 subjects, but admission still depends on the university's own programme rules. IISER BS-MS (science): at least three of Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics and Physics in Class 12. Mathematics is not compulsory for this programme.
The main routes are: Arts / social science degree (BA); Science degree at a university (B.Sc.); Economic sciences at IISER (BS in Economic Sciences (IISER Bhopal) and BS in Economic and Statistical Sciences (IISER Tirupati)).
Depending on the route: CUET (UG), University-specific admission and IISER Aptitude Test (IAT). Always check the latest official bulletin before you apply.
Reliable published data on this isn't available yet, so we'd rather say so than guess.
Interest is a good start, but fit also depends on your strengths, how you like to work and what matters to you. Our assessment looks at all of these and your report shows which paths suit you, with a counsellor available to talk it through.
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