Central Board of Secondary Education

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The Central Board of Secondary Education is one of the many boards of school education in India. The CBSE prepares the syllabus for Class 1 to Class 12 in schools affiliated with it.

It conducts two major examinations every year, the All India Secondary School Examination (AISSE) for Class 10 and the All India Senior School Certificate Examination (AISSCE) for Class 12, which is a school-leaving examination. Many private schools within and outside India are affiliated to CBSE. The medium for education prescribed by CBSE is either English or Hindi.

The CBSE also conducts the All India Engineering Entrance Examination (AIEEE) which is a common entrance examination conducted on all-India basis for admission to engineering and architecture/planning programmes in the country. Similarly Pre-medical test AIPMT is conducted for medical programmes.[1] Syllabus and methodology of CBSE makes it convenient for students to opt for pure sciences, medicine or engineering. Most of the students who pass competitive examinations like IITJEE and AIEEE, hold scholarships from KVPY or win science and mathematics olympiads are nurtured at CBSE.[2][3][4]

Its motto is असतो मा सद्गमय(meaning "Oh God! Lead us from untruth towards truth" in Sanskrit).

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[edit] Historical background

The "United Provinces Board of High School and Intermediate Education" was the first Board set up on 23 October 1921 with jurisdictions over Rajputana, Central India and Gwalior. The Government of India on 10 February 1929 suggested to set up a joint Board to expand the jurisdiction and renamed it the "Board of High School and Intermediate Education, Rajputana", which included Ajmer-Merwara.

In 1952, as a result of the growth of State Universities and State Boards all over India, the constitution of Board was amended wherein its jurisdiction was extended to part-C and part-D territories and the Board was given its present name "Central Board of Secondary Education", it was in the year 1962 finally that the Board was reconstituted.

[edit] Schools

There are a total of 10,011 schools in India, and outside India, affiliated to CBSE as on 28.02.2009. As a result of the reconstruction, the Delhi Board of Secondary Education was merged with the Central Board and all the educational institutions recognised by the Delhi Board also became a part of the Central Board. The Board has grown from a group of 309 schools in 1962 to 10,011 schools as on 28.02.2009, which include 981 Kendriya Vidyalayas, 1381 Government Schools, 2486 Independent Schools, 355 Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas and 13 Adhoc Schools. There are also Indian schools in the Middle East and Southeast Asia that are affiliated to it.In most of countries Government of India employee's Children and Indian Embassy's children go to CBSE schools abroad generally called Indian Schools. In Japan Indian education under CBSE school has gained popularity.

[edit] Examinations and results

CBSE examinations for classes X and XII are conducted in the month of March and the first week of April. The results are declared in the last week of May mostly in 2-3 phases. These results can be seen on the official site. However the Human Resource Development minister announced a plan to do away with the exam citing reason that it is causing undue stress on students and parents. [5]

[edit] Curriculum

The CBSE curriculum relates to "learning by doing" and it is based on National Curriculum Framework,2005 [4]. All other boards in India benchmark their curriculum against CBSE curriculum. CBSE has inhouse facilitator NCERT to provide books and contents based on its curriculum. In Class 12, students take 2 languages and 3 electives or 1 language and 4 electives. An additional subject may also be taken. Hindi, Urdu and Sanskrit are offered at 2 levels, core and elective. English is offered at three levels, core, elective and functional. Languages in bold are not offered by ISC. Students have the following 30 languages to choose from

Either English or Hindi must be taken. Both can also be taken. Marks are in brackets (theory + practicals) Electives include the following; students have 43 elective cources to choose from

[edit] Regional Offices of the Board

In order to execute its functions effectively and maintain the educational standards, the Board has decentralised its administration. As a result, Regional Offices have been set up in different parts of the country to be more responsive to the affiliated schools. The Board has regional Offices in Ajmer, Allahabad, Guwahati, Chennai, Delhi, Panchkula and Patna. Their jurisdictions are:

Regional Office Jurisdiction
Ajmer Gujarat, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Chattisgarh
Allahabad Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, West Bengal, Kolkata and Orissa
Chennai Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Andhra Pradesh, Daman and Diu, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Mumbai, Puducherry and Tamil Nadu
Guwahati Assam, Nagaland, Manipur, Meghalaya, Tripura, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh and Mizoram
Panchkula Haryana, Punjab, Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and UT of Chandigarh
Patna Bihar and Jharkhand
Delhi NCT of Delhi and the schools located outside India

In 2008, Chennai region topped Class 12 examinations by registering a passing percentage of 90.71%. Puducherry, Tamil Nadu and Goa were in the top 3 positions while Andamam Nicobar Islands ranked at the bottom.[6]

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ CBSE Official website
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  4. ^ [3]
  5. ^ http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/News/PoliticsNation/Plan-to-make-class-Xth-Boards-optional/articleshow/4703918.cms
  6. ^ Chennai tops, Times of India, 22 May 2008

[edit] External links

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