Last year’s trend shows that students were taking up so-called off-beat subjects like economics, sanskrit and psychology.

The popularity of these subjects, however, has declined with several seats in the Arts stream lying vacant. “A simple BA degree no longer holds much value as students and parents have become career-oriented. Graduating in Arts subject no longer ensures one a well-paying job in this competitive world,” said Harish Aneja, another parent.

With no seats left in commerce and science, students now opt for humanities

The counseling-cum- centralised admissions to Class-XI entered its sixth-day with all the seats in Commerce stream in government schools across the city being filled on Wednesday.

Around 830 students sought admissions at Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 10, on the sixth day.

Students in the percentage bracket of 56 per cent and above were called for counselling.

Admissions in Commerce closed today with three remaining schools GMSSS-8, GMSSS-20, GMSSS-20 (Girls) also announcing closure of seats at a cut off of 61.8 per cent, 60.2 per cent and 59 per cent, respectively.

The admission in the science stream is also almost over in all the government schools, with schools like GMSSS (Girls), Sector18, also announcing filling of seats in Science at a cut-off of 58.4 per cent.

Though humanities and vocational streams have had a disappointing run till now but with filling up of seats in Science and Commerce, students have started making a bee line towards these streams as well.