After witnessing a declining interest in the Arts stream by Std XI and XII students, nine colleges in the city have decided to discontinue the course during this academic year.u00a0Once a sought-after course, especially by students who wanted to pursue careers in administrative services, Arts stream today doesn’t figure in popular choices. According to the recently completed Centralised Admission Procedure (CAP) for Std XI, fewer students opted for the subject.

Cut short: For the last few years, the number of students opting for Arts stream has declined drastically forcing some colleges in the city to shut the course completely. Representational Pic