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Encyclopedia > Central Board for Secondary Education

The Central Board of Secondary Education is a board of school education in India.The CBSE prepares the syllabus for students from Lower Kindergarten(L.K.G) to Class 12, for schools affiliated with it. It conducts two board examinations: the All India Secondary School Examination for Class 10 and the All India Senior School Certificate Examination for Class 12, which is a school-leaving examination. It also prescribes the syllabi for these examinations, whose scores are necessary to gain admission in higher study institues. Many private schools through the country affiliate themselves with the CBSE. The medium for education prescribed by CBSE is either English or Hindi. Students in Rome, Italy. ... India has been a major seat of learning for centuries, if not millennia. ... Syllabus (plural syllabi or syllabuses) is a document with an outline and summary of topics to be covered in a course. ...


CBSE All India Senior School Certificate Examination for Class 12 is widely recognised internationally for direct admission to university undergraduate courses.


CBSE also conducts the All India Engineering Entrance Examination (AIEEE) which is a common entrance examination on all-India basis for admission to engineering and architecture/planning programmes in the country. Similarly Pre-medical and Pre-dental Tests (PMT/PDT) are conducted for medical and dental colleges after the 10+2 exams. AIEEE stands for All India Engineering Entrace Examination. ...


Despite being central boards and following the national curriculum, this board has few students with most students opting for their respective State boards. For example, Madhyamik (equivalent examination of West Bengal Board of Secondary Education) is taken by around 7,50,000 (0.75 Million) candidates while this examination has about 1,50,000 (0.15 Million) takers. West Bengal Board of Secondary Education is the examining authority for the Standard 10 Examinations of the West Bengal Board of Education. ...

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Historical Background

A trail of developments mark the significant changes that took place over the years in shaping up the Board to its present status. U.P. Board of High School and Intermediate Education was the first Board set up in 1921. It had under its Jurisdiction Rajputana, Central India and Gwalior, in response to the representation made by the Government of United Provinces, the then Government of India suggested to set up a joint Board in 1929 for all the areas and this was named as the "Board of High School and Intermediate Education, "Rajputana". This included Ajmer, Merwana, Central India and Gwalior.


The Board witnessed rapid growth and expansion at the level of secondary education resulting in improved quality and standard of education in its institutions. But with the advent of State Universities and State Boards in various parts of the country the jurisdiction of the Board was confined only to Ajmer, Bhopal and Vindhya Pradesh later. As a result of this, in 1952, 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. The main objectives were those of : serving the educational institutions more effectively, to be responsive to the educational needs of those students whose parents were employed in the Central Government and had frequently transferable jobs.


Jurisdiction

The jurisdiction of the Board is extensive and stretches beyond the national geographical boundaries. As a result of the reconstruction ,the erstwhile "Delhi Board of Secondary Education" was merged with the Central Board and thus all the educational institutions recognised by the Delhi Board also became a part of the Central Board. Subsequently, all the schools located in the Union Territory of Chandigarh, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Arunachal Pradesh and the state of Sikkim got affiliation with the Board. From a group of 309 schools in1962 the Board today has 5119 schools as on 25.9.98 affiliated to it, which include 784 kendriya Vidyalayas,1381 Government Schools, 2486 Independent Schools, 355 Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas and 13 Adhoc Schools.


CBSE also has Indian schools in the middle-east and the US that are affiliated to it.


Geographical Dimension

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. Besides Ajmer and Chennai, the Board has regional Offices in Allahabad, Guwahati, Chandigarh and Delhi. The headquarters constantly monitors the activities of the Regional Offices, although, sufficient powers have been vested with the Regional Offices. Matters pertaining to day-to-day administration, liaison with schools, pre and post examination arrangements are all dealt with by the respective regional offices. Issues involving policy matters are, however, referred to the head office.


Jurisdiction Of Regional Offices Of The Board

Chennai

Jurisdiction: Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Daman and Diu


Guwahati

Jurisdiction: West Bengal, Assam, Nagaland, Manipur, Meghalaya, Tripura, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram.


Ajmer

Jurisdiction: Rajasthan, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli


Panchkula

Jurisdiction: Haryana, U.T. of Chandigarh, Punjab, J&K, Himachal Pradesh.


Allahabad

Jurisdiction: Bihar, Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh, Uttaranchal,Orissa.


Delhi

Jurisdiction: NCT of Delhi, Foreign Schools.


Financial Structure

CBSE is a self- financing body which meets the recurring and non-recuhe annual examination charges, affiliation fee, PMT examination etc.


See also

The Indian Certificate of Secondary Education (ICSE) examination is an examination conducted by the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations for class 10, i. ...

External links

  • CBSE Website
  • CBSE Notes

Some CBSE Schools

  • DePaul Public School
  • Sreepuram English Medium School
  • Medical Entrance Exams India

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Central Board of Secondary Education - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (817 words)
The Central Board of Secondary Education is a board of school education in India.The CBSE prepares the syllabus for students from Lower Kindergarten(L.K.G) to Class 12, for schools affiliated with it.
As a result of this, in 1952, 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.
As a result of the reconstruction,the erstwhile "Delhi Board of Secondary Education" was merged with the Central Board and thus all the educational institutions recognised by the Delhi Board also became a part of the Central Board.
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