Class 11 son has fallen for economics, and every relative wants to know his JEE coaching

saffron_violin_390224 Jun 2026

My worry is simple. I don't know what an economics degree turns into, and I'd hate for my blank face to be why he talks himself out of it. He has just started class 11 with maths, and the economics teacher has clearly won him over. Both of us at home are doctors, most of his friends are in JEE batches, and the relatives keep asking which coaching he has joined. If your child chose economics after 12th, what did the next few years look like? Entrance exams, colleges, the kind of work after?

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sage_drum_612124 Jun 2026
Not from my own child, mine is still in school. But two of our alumni went this way and came back to talk to the seniors last year. One did a BA in economics and then a master's, and now works in research for a bank. The other went into data work straight after the degree because she had kept maths. Both said the same thing: keep maths in 11 and 12, it opens far more courses. The relatives' question won't stop either way 😄