School Boards of India
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Boards For School Education in India
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How Many School Boards in India?
There are 33 different educational boards in the country, including the Central Board of Secondary Education CBSE , Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations CISCE which is the umbrella for ICSE and ISC and the various State Educational Boards like Karnataka Secondary Education Examination Board KSEEB which coducts SSLC. A relatively smaller number of schools in the country are affiliated to various other boards like the Madrasa boards of the various states, the Central Tibetan School Administration and so on.
International School Education Boards in India
In recent times, the concept of some schools being affiliated to the International Baccalaureate IB too is catching on, though the number is limited to a few affluent schools. The IB, founded in 1968 by the International Baccalaureate Organisation based in Geneva, Switzerland, offers programmes of international education to over 2,257 schools in 126 countries. In 1994, in a meeting attended by the secretary general of the Association of Indian Universities and the IBO, a revised recognition and acceptance agreement was approved of the IB Diploma as an entry qualification to all universities in India.
Why is the CBSE given so much importance in comparison to other boards?
The jurisdiction of the CBSE is extensive, stretching beyond India’s boundaries. CBSE has 8,979 schools from all over the country affiliated to it including 141 schools in 21 countries. It originated from the UP Board of High School and Intermediate Education set up in 1921, which was among the first boards to come up in independent India. Its jurisdiction was extended from Rajputana, Central India and Gwalior to Ajmer, Mewar, Central India and Gwalior in 1929 and it was named the Board of High School and Intermediate Education, Rajputana. With state boards coming up, the jurisdiction of the board shrunk. Finally, in 1952, the board was reconstituted with its present name and was meant to take care of the educational needs of children of people employed in central government services across the country with transferable jobs. During its reconstitution, the Delhi Board of Secondary Education was merged with the CBSE. Subsequently, all schools in the Union territories, and the states of Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand and Uttaranchal too came under the board. For easier administration, the board has regional offices in Allahabad, Ajmer, Chennai, Guwahati, Panchkula and Delhi.
What is the difference between CBSE and CISCE?
CBSE has a centralised syllabus and is under the central government. The CISCE, which conducts the Indian Certificate of Secondary Education (ICSE) for class 10 students and the Indian School Certificate Examination (ISC) for class 12 students is not affiliated to the government. It has about 1,800 schools affiliated to it across the country. In the case of CISCE, English is the only permitted medium of instruction and examination and no private students are allowed to sit for the exams. Only students who studied in schools affiliated to the CISCE can sit for the examination.
See also
- School Boards of India
- State Syllabus
- ICSE Syllabus
- CBSE Syllabus
- IGCSE Syllabus
- IB Syllabus
