ICSE Computer Applications Group Classes, Up to Six

Q: How many students are in the ICSE Computer Applications batch?

At most six. The mini batch is kept to six ICSE Class 10 students so that in every Wednesday lab the teacher can read each student's BlueJ screen and ask about the lines that are wrong. A larger group would turn the lab into a demonstration.

Q: What are the ICSE Computer Applications batch timings?

Tuesday at 5:30 PM IST and Wednesday at 8:00 PM IST, every week, live online. Tuesday is a timed Section A sprint; Wednesday is a programs lab in BlueJ. The two classes are on different evenings, so a clash on one night does not cost both.

Q: Are small batch Java classes for ICSE better than one to one?

Neither is better for everyone. A small batch suits a student who is roughly on track and learns from seeing other students' mistakes. One to one suits a student with missing chapters, an awkward timetable or a need for a very different pace. Both use the same teachers and syllabus.

Q: Can students outside India join the ICSE mini batch?

No. The mini batch is taught for families in India. ICSE students in other countries take the same course as personalised one to one, two private classes a week at an after-school hour in their own time zone, with the same sprints, labs and mocks.

Q: Is the ICSE computer batch online or offline?

Fully online and live. Students join from home with a computer that has BlueJ installed and share their screens during labs. There is no centre to travel to, and families from any Indian city join the same batch. The teacher sees each student's code through screen sharing, which is closer than a classroom allows.

Q: What does my child need for the online batch?

A laptop or desktop with BlueJ and Java installed, a steady internet connection, and a quiet room for two evenings a week. A notebook for traces and plans matters too, since students plan programs on paper before typing them, exactly as they must in the exam hall.

Q: Can my child join the batch in the middle of the year?

Yes. After the free demo the teacher notes which chapters the batch has already covered. The student catches up on those through set work or a few one to one sessions while joining the batch for the current chapter. Close to the paper, a late joiner steps straight into the mock and revision term.

Q: Are mock tests part of the group classes?

Yes. From December the batch sits full two-hour mock papers, marked by the teacher and returned with the marks lost and why. Before that, every Tuesday sprint and Wednesday lab is timed practice in the shapes of the paper, so the full mocks feel familiar when they arrive.

Q: Will my child get individual attention in a group class?

Yes, because the group is small. In each lab the teacher reads every student's screen in turn and asks about the exact line that is wrong, and in each sprint every wrong answer is traced aloud. A student who needs more than that can add a few one to one sessions.

Q: How much do ICSE Computer Applications group classes cost?

The monthly fee for the mini batch is shown on this page, next to the personalised one to one fee. Billing is monthly, there is no admission fee, and the first class is a free demo, so you can see the batch at work before paying anything.

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The course the mini batch follows

The batch runs the ICSE Java course from the first chapter to the last mock. Students who finish it with time and appetite to spare often go on to ISC Computer Science, or to Python and data work in a small group again.

The batch / ICSE CA

ICSE Computer Applications, Java with BlueJ

The full Class 9 and 10 course taught in the mini batch: Tuesday sprints, Wednesday labs, set work and mocks marked by the teacher.

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Next step / ISC

Computer Science Class 11 and 12

For mini batch students going on to ISC Computer Science, where the same Java grows into longer programs.

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Another road / Data

Data Science for Teens

For the student whose favourite lab was the matrix one, and who wants to see what tables of numbers can tell you.

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Ans. The short version

ICSE Computer Applications group classes at Modern Age Coders are a mini batch of up to six ICSE Class 10 students, taught live online for families in India every Tuesday at 5:30 PM and Wednesday at 8:00 PM IST. Tuesday is a timed Section A sprint; Wednesday is a programs lab in BlueJ in which the teacher reads each student's screen in turn. The small size is the point: every program gets read and every wrong answer gets traced. Students outside India, or whose evenings clash, take the same course as personalised one to one.

Q1. What exactly is the mini batch?

What are ICSE Computer Applications group classes in a mini batch?

A mini batch is a live online group of at most six ICSE Class 10 students with one teacher, meeting at two fixed times each week. It is taught for families in India, and the whole ICSE Computer Applications course for the 2027 paper runs through it.

Question	Answer
Who is in the batch?	ICSE Class 10 Computer Applications students in India, all preparing for the same board paper
How many students?	Up to six
When?	Tuesday 5:30 PM IST and Wednesday 8:00 PM IST, every week
Where?	Live online, from home; the student needs a computer with BlueJ installed
What happens on Tuesday?	A timed Section A sprint on the week's chapter, answers checked together
What happens on Wednesday?	A programs lab: each student writes a Section B style program in BlueJ while the teacher reads the screens in turn
Between classes?	Set work: a few Section A items and a variation on Wednesday's program
Mock papers?	Full two-hour papers from December, marked by the teacher
Outside India?	No batch; the same course is taught one to one
Billing	Monthly, no admission fee, first class a free demo

The marks the batch works towards, 100 for the theory paper and 100 for internal assessment, are set out on the ICSE Computer Applications syllabus explained.

Q2. What happens in a Wednesday lab?

Small batch Java classes ICSE: one Wednesday lab, stage by stage

In a lab, every student writes the same program on their own screen, and the teacher moves from screen to screen reading the code. Here is a 2D array lab followed through its stages, with the program the batch ends up with and the faults that typically appear on different screens along the way.

The task, read aloud by a student
"Store a 3 by 4 matrix. Print it, with the sum of each row at the end of the row and the sum of each column underneath."
Plan on paper first
Each student writes, in plain words, how many loops are needed and which variable holds which sum, before opening BlueJ.
Six screens, one program each
Students share screens; the teacher reads them in turn and asks a question wherever a line is wrong, without typing the fix.
The faults compared
The teacher puts two different wrong versions side by side so the whole batch sees why each fails. One student's fault is everyone's lesson.
Run, then written up
Each corrected program is run, and its variable description is written. It becomes the week's lab file assignment.

Where the batch ends upRowColumnSum.java, run in Java 21

public class RowColumnSum {
    public static void main(String args[]) {
        int m[][] = { {4, 7, 1, 8},
                      {2, 9, 6, 3},
                      {5, 0, 7, 4} };
        int rows = m.length, cols = m[0].length;
        int colSum[] = new int[cols];
        for (int i = 0; i < rows; i++) {
            int rowSum = 0;
            for (int j = 0; j < cols; j++) {
                System.out.print(m[i][j] + "\t");
                rowSum += m[i][j];
                colSum[j] += m[i][j];
            }
            System.out.println("| " + rowSum);
        }
        for (int j = 0; j < cols; j++)
            System.out.print(colSum[j] + "\t");
        System.out.println();
    }
}

// Output:
4   7   1   8   | 20
2   9   6   3   | 20
5   0   7   4   | 16
11  16  14  15

One pass over the matrix fills both kinds of sum. rowSum is reset for each row; colSum is an array because there are four column totals to keep at once.

Fault seen on a screen	What it prints	The question the teacher asks
`int rowSum = 0;` written before the outer loop	Row sums 20, 40, 56: each row adds on to the last	"When should rowSum go back to zero?"
`j < rows` in the inner loop	Three columns per row; the 8, 3 and 4 are never added and the last column total stays 0	"How many columns does each row have?"
`colSum` as a single int	One number, the total of the whole matrix	"How many column totals do you need to remember?"
`println` instead of `print` for each element	Every number on its own line	"Where should the line break happen?"
Column loop placed inside the row loop	A line of column totals after every row, correct only after the last row	"Can you know a column total before the last row?"

With six screens, the teacher sees most of these faults in a single lab and can compare them on the spot. More double dimensional array programs are on 2D array programs for ICSE Class 10, and the lab file these programs feed on the project and internal assessment page.

Q3. What is a Tuesday sprint like?

ICSE computer batch online: a sample Tuesday Section A sprint, with answers

A sprint is a short timed set in the shapes of Section A, where all 40 marks are compulsory. Everyone writes answers before any are revealed, then the snippets are run in BlueJ on the shared screen. These six are from the same week as the matrix lab; every answer was run in Java 21.

int a[][] = new int[3][5]; What does System.out.println(a.length * a[0].length); print?
Answer
15. a.length is the number of rows (3) and a[0].length the number of columns in row 0 (5).
With int b[][] = {{2, 4}, {6, 8}, {1, 3}};, what is b[2][0] + b[0][1] * b[1].length?
Answer
9. Multiplication first: 4 * 2 is 8, then 1 + 8.
Same b. int t = 0; for (int i = 0; i < 3; i++) t += b[i][i % 2]; What is t?
Answer
11. The columns used are 0, 1, 0, so t is 2 + 8 + 1.
What does System.out.println(Integer.parseInt("12") + Integer.parseInt("3") + "4"); print?
Answer
154. 12 + 3 is added as int first, then "4" is joined to 15.
What does System.out.println(Character.isUpperCase('b') + " " + Character.toUpperCase('b')); print?
Answer
false B. The test returns a boolean; the conversion returns the char B.
String s = "MATRIX"; What does System.out.println(s.charAt(s.length() / 2) + s.substring(4)); print?
Answer
RIX. 6 / 2 is 3, the character at index 3 is R, and a char joined to a String gives a String.

In the batch, whoever got an item wrong traces it aloud to the group, which is often where the quietest students learn the most. Longer sets of this kind, sorted by trap, are on ICSE Java output questions, and the parse and Character methods on wrapper and library classes.

Q4. Why six students?

Mini batch, one to one or a large group: how ICSE Computer Applications class formats compare

Six is small enough for a teacher to read every screen in a lab and large enough for students to learn from each other's mistakes. One to one gives more attention but no peers; a large group gives peers but almost no attention to any one program.

Format	Is each program read?	Learning from peers	Pace	Timing
Our mini batch, up to six, India	Yes, screen by screen in every lab	Yes, faults compared side by side	Steady, set by the syllabus	Tuesday 5:30 PM and Wednesday 8:00 PM IST
Our personalised one to one	Yes, every line as it is typed	None	Set entirely by the student	Agreed with the family, in India or abroad
A large online group, dozens of students	Rarely; answers are usually shown, not checked	Through chat, if at all	Set by the class, hard to slow down	Fixed
A local coaching centre	Depends on whether students code in the room	Yes, in person	Set by the centre	Fixed, plus travel time
Recorded video lectures	No	No	Any speed, but no one notices a gap	Any time

Why not twenty?

In a lab of twenty, a teacher cannot read twenty programs. The class turns into a demonstration, and the student who is silently stuck stays stuck until the paper.

Why not one?

One to one is excellent for gaps and awkward timetables, and we teach it. But a student alone never sees five other wrong versions of the same program, which is how faults become memorable.

Why online?

Java is written on a screen, so a shared screen shows the teacher exactly what a classroom whiteboard would hide. Nobody loses an evening to travel.

How a one to one session runs, for comparison, is on the ICSE Computer Applications private tutor page.

Q5. Is the mini batch right for my child?

ICSE computer mini batch: who it suits, who it does not, and joining mid-year

The mini batch suits an ICSE Class 10 student in India who can make both evenings and is roughly keeping up at school. It does not suit a student abroad, one whose evenings clash, or one with whole chapters missing.

It suits a student who

Lives in India and can make Tuesday 5:30 PM and Wednesday 8:00 PM IST most weeks.
Follows the school lessons but cannot yet write a program from a blank screen without help.
Works better with others around, and pushes harder when a sprint is timed.
Needs a steady rhythm more than extra attention: two classes, set work, repeat.

Choose one to one instead if the student

Lives outside India. The batch is for families in India; abroad the course is one to one.
Cannot make the two evenings because of school, sport or another class.
Has missed whole chapters, such as strings or class design, and needs them taught first.
Needs a very different pace, much faster or much slower than the syllabus rhythm.

Joining the batch partway through the year

A student can join at any point. After the free demo, the teacher notes which chapters the batch has already covered, and the student catches up on those through set work or a few one to one sessions while attending the batch for the current chapter. Close to the paper, joining means stepping into the mock and revision term, described on the ICSE Computer Applications crash course. Families comparing online classes with a tutor nearby can read ICSE computer tuition near me.

Two ways to take the course

The mini batch or personalised one to one

Both follow the same 2027 syllabus with the same teachers, sprints, labs and mocks. The batch has fixed evenings and up to six students and is for families in India; one to one is set at your time and is how students abroad take the course. Monthly billing, no admission fee.

Option 1 · Fixed batch timings

Mini batch, Tuesday 5:30 PM and Wednesday 8 PM

₹2,999

per month, two live classes a week

Tuesday 5:30 PM IST sprint, Wednesday 8:00 PM IST lab
No more than six ICSE Class 10 students
Each BlueJ screen read in turn in every lab
Wrong versions compared side by side
Full marked mocks from December

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Option 2 · Choose your own timing

Personalised one to one

₹4,999

per month, one private class a week, at a time set with you

Your days and your time, in India or abroad
The syllabus reordered around your child's gaps
Every line read as it is typed
The way to catch up before joining the batch
The same sprints, labs and mock papers

Ask for a personalised plan

Families sometimes start in one format and move to the other: one to one to close a gap and then the batch for rhythm, or the batch with a few private sessions for a hard chapter. Billing month by month makes either move simple. Fees are shown in your own currency.

Outside India?

ICSE students outside India: one to one, not the batch

The mini batch is taught for families in India only. ICSE students in other countries take the same Computer Applications course as personalised one to one, two private classes a week at an hour after school in their own time zone.

Where you live	Time difference	Usual class window, local time	Format
India (IST) every Indian city	IST	Tue 5:30 PM, Wed 8:00 PM	Mini batch or 1-on-1
United Arab Emirates Dubai, Sharjah	1 h 30 min behind India	3:00 PM to 9:00 PM	Personalised 1-on-1
Indonesia and Thailand West Java, Bangkok area	1 h 30 min ahead of India	3:30 PM to 9:00 PM	Personalised 1-on-1
Singapore Singapore	2 h 30 min ahead of India	3:30 PM to 9:00 PM	Personalised 1-on-1

Everything else, the sprints, the labs and the mocks, is the same. Families abroad can read more on ICSE Computer Applications classes in the Gulf and abroad.

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The rest of the Class 10 series

More pages for Class 10 board students

Every page in the ICSE Class 10 Computer Applications series, grouped by what you need: classes, each chapter, Section B programs, question practice, notes and revision, and the exam itself.

Classes, tuition and batches

Chapter by chapter

Programs for Section B

Questions and practice

Notes and revision

Exam, marks and internal assessment

CBSE Class 10 AI (417): The Mon and Wed 9 PM AI batch CBSE AI 417 syllabus explained CBSE AI important questions Sample paper and mock tests

Questions about the mini batch

What families ask about ICSE Computer Applications group classes

How many students are in the ICSE Computer Applications batch?

At most six. The mini batch is kept to six ICSE Class 10 students so that in every Wednesday lab the teacher can read each student's BlueJ screen and ask about the lines that are wrong. A larger group would turn the lab into a demonstration.

What are the ICSE Computer Applications batch timings?

Tuesday at 5:30 PM IST and Wednesday at 8:00 PM IST, every week, live online. Tuesday is a timed Section A sprint; Wednesday is a programs lab in BlueJ. The two classes are on different evenings, so a clash on one night does not cost both.

Are small batch Java classes for ICSE better than one to one?

Neither is better for everyone. A small batch suits a student who is roughly on track and learns from seeing other students' mistakes. One to one suits a student with missing chapters, an awkward timetable or a need for a very different pace. Both use the same teachers and syllabus.

Can students outside India join the ICSE mini batch?

No. The mini batch is taught for families in India. ICSE students in other countries take the same course as personalised one to one, two private classes a week at an after-school hour in their own time zone, with the same sprints, labs and mocks.

Is the ICSE computer batch online or offline?

Fully online and live. Students join from home with a computer that has BlueJ installed and share their screens during labs. There is no centre to travel to, and families from any Indian city join the same batch. The teacher sees each student's code through screen sharing, which is closer than a classroom allows.

What does my child need for the online batch?

A laptop or desktop with BlueJ and Java installed, a steady internet connection, and a quiet room for two evenings a week. A notebook for traces and plans matters too, since students plan programs on paper before typing them, exactly as they must in the exam hall.

Can my child join the batch in the middle of the year?

Yes. After the free demo the teacher notes which chapters the batch has already covered. The student catches up on those through set work or a few one to one sessions while joining the batch for the current chapter. Close to the paper, a late joiner steps straight into the mock and revision term.

Are mock tests part of the group classes?

Yes. From December the batch sits full two-hour mock papers, marked by the teacher and returned with the marks lost and why. Before that, every Tuesday sprint and Wednesday lab is timed practice in the shapes of the paper, so the full mocks feel familiar when they arrive.

Will my child get individual attention in a group class?

Yes, because the group is small. In each lab the teacher reads every student's screen in turn and asks about the exact line that is wrong, and in each sprint every wrong answer is traced aloud. A student who needs more than that can add a few one to one sessions.

How much do ICSE Computer Applications group classes cost?

The monthly fee for the mini batch is shown on this page, next to the personalised one to one fee. Billing is monthly, there is no admission fee, and the first class is a free demo, so you can see the batch at work before paying anything.

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The course the mini batch follows

ICSE Computer Applications, Java with BlueJ

Computer Science Class 11 and 12

Data Science for Teens

What are ICSE Computer Applications group classes in a mini batch?

Small batch Java classes ICSE: one Wednesday lab, stage by stage

The task, read aloud by a student

Plan on paper first

Six screens, one program each

The faults compared

Run, then written up

ICSE computer batch online: a sample Tuesday Section A sprint, with answers

Mini batch, one to one or a large group: how ICSE Computer Applications class formats compare

Why not twenty?

Why not one?

Why online?

ICSE computer mini batch: who it suits, who it does not, and joining mid-year

It suits a student who

Choose one to one instead if the student

Joining the batch partway through the year

The mini batch or personalised one to one

Mini batch, Tuesday 5:30 PM and Wednesday 8 PM

Personalised one to one

ICSE students outside India: one to one, not the batch

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More pages for Class 10 board students

Classes, tuition and batches

Chapter by chapter

Programs for Section B

Questions and practice

Notes and revision

Exam, marks and internal assessment

What families ask about ICSE Computer Applications group classes

How many students are in the ICSE Computer Applications batch?

What are the ICSE Computer Applications batch timings?

Are small batch Java classes for ICSE better than one to one?

Can students outside India join the ICSE mini batch?

Is the ICSE computer batch online or offline?

What does my child need for the online batch?

Can my child join the batch in the middle of the year?

Are mock tests part of the group classes?

Will my child get individual attention in a group class?

How much do ICSE Computer Applications group classes cost?

Try a free class with the mini batch

Want it sooner? Book a priority demo

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