February 26, 2014, 1:02 pm
CBSE has introduced various vocational courses for Std XI students so that they can get a head start in the careers of their choice. Come 2014-15 and your child could pick theatre, legal studies or gender studies as an elective, in a departure from run-of-the-mill courses. The Central Board of Secondary... Read more...February 25, 2014, 12:22 pm
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has advised schools to not make leather shoes mandatory for students and opt for canvas shoes as part of the uniform instead. Calling the move a �tangible step forward�, the CBSE circular makes the point that the protection of environment needs to be practiced... Read more...February 24, 2014, 12:59 pm
CBSE is starting March 1. If the year-long preparation is already taking a toil on your brain and your grey cells are refusing to co-operate, if a week more isn’t time enough to register all that you should have mugged up by now, sit back and relax. Here’s for you... Read more...February 20, 2014, 1:20 pm
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) is offering the Theatre studies at the Class XI-XII level following a pilot run in select schools last year. Among other subjects available to senior secondary students are NCC, human rights and a unique "Knowledge Traditions and Practices of India" which combines various disciplines... Read more...February 19, 2014, 2:53 pm
Students of class XI and XII, who want to opt for a �different� subject at school, can do so now. Starting academic year 2014-15, the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has decided to introduce Library and Information Science� as a new elective at senior secondary level on a pilot... Read more...February 19, 2014, 2:50 pm
According to this body�s position paper on examination reforms � external examinations are largely inappropriate for the knowledge society of the 21st century and its need for innovative problem solvers; questions, if not framed well, call for rote memorsation and fail to test higher-order skills like reasoning and analysis, lateral... Read more...February 13, 2014, 12:36 pm
Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has invited applications for the posts of Assistant Professor, Joint Director, Deputy Director and Assistant Director. The posts are under Group A and of a regular and permanent nature. Selected candidates may be posted anywhere in India or outside India. The last day for... Read more...February 12, 2014, 12:54 pm
Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has made revolutionary changes in the pattern of its examinations to reduce stress on students. The Class 10 final marks secured by a student will no longer be the exact same marks he or she received on the respective final examination; the combined scores of... Read more...February 10, 2014, 12:53 pm
The Central Board of Secondary Examination (CBSE) has asked teachers to be open-minded about students� views while evaluating them for their first-ever �Open Textbook Assessment� (OTBA) scheduled for March this year. Making this known in a circular, CBSE said under the OTBA system, the board provides text material to students months... Read more...February 10, 2014, 12:51 pm
As per Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) guidelines for awarding best grades in English for classes IX and X (2013-14) have been framed. The notification states that the summative assessment for Class IX shall have a component of assessment of speaking and listening (ASL) carrying 20 marks, while the summative... Read more...February 8, 2014, 10:46 pm
Internal exams for Class X boards of schools affiliated to the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has come as a huge relief to students set to appear for the test. While those set to take Class X exams from state board or ICSE board were preparing day and night,... Read more...February 8, 2014, 2:41 pm
Lots of conditions that CBSE imposes on schools accreditation process that has been made compulsory. The documents required for it consist of some thousand pages and there are hundreds of conditions that the schools have to comply with before they are granted the School Quality Assessment and Accreditation (SQAA) certificate. It has... Read more...February 4, 2014, 12:49 pm
To help students deal with pre-exam, the Central Board of Secondary education (CBSE) is going to start Psychological Counselling service for students and parents, as well from 1 February till 17 April 2014. The annual counselling which will be held for the 17th consecutive year will stay open in both pre-examination... Read more...January 31, 2014, 1:20 pm
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has extended the window period to conduct SA-II examination 2013-14 for Classes IX and XI for Assessment of Speaking and Listening Skills (ASL) from 30 January 2014 to 15 February 2014, said a recently released circular at CBSE’s academic website. The online version of... Read more...January 29, 2014, 2:13 pm
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has come up with new guidelines for students. It is now mandatory for a class IX students of CBSE board to score a minimum of 25 per cent marks in summative assessments (SA) in order to qualify to be promoted to the next... Read more...January 28, 2014, 1:04 pm
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE ) invites applications for young, qualified, experienced, spirited, dynamic, capable and bright academicians and academic administrators. Post Details: Total posts: 28 Name of Posts: 1. Assistant professor and Joint Director: 2 2. Assistant Professor and Deputy Director: 1 3. ... Read more...January 24, 2014, 1:21 pm
The school authorities can download CBSE admit cards from 27th January and get them attested by the principals. The CBSE has uploaded the List of Candidates (LOC) for Classes X and XII students for 2014 Examinations on its website. To download LOC and Admit Cards, the school staff needs to enter... Read more...January 18, 2014, 2:40 pm
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), in its venture of providing a slew of New Year gifts to students, has decided to issue Admit Cards for Class 10th and Class 12th exams online this year. However, at present only schools have been authorized to download the Admit Cards so... Read more...January 18, 2014, 2:36 pm
From the next academic year, CBSE will release text books for its international curriculum, from classes one to ten. CBSE also going ahead with full momentum to set up the Gulf regional office. So far the textbooks for international curriculum were not available in some subjects in some classes. From... Read more...January 13, 2014, 6:23 pm
Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has always strived to make examinations less stressful for the students and they continue with this attempt by maintaining their toll-free helpline number: 1800-11-8002. In addition to providing help for students appearing in Class 10th and Class 12th board exams, aspirants appearing for the... Read more...January 12, 2014, 4:30 pm
Scheme for construction and running of Girls� Hostel for students of secondary and higher secondary schools Sponsored By: Central State Funding Pattern: Central government will bear 90% of the recurring and non-recurring project cost. 10% will be borne by the State Governments. Owner: Ministry�Ministry of Human Resource Development�Department of School Education & Literacy Description:... Read more...January 9, 2014, 11:45 am
CBSE (Central Board of Secondary Education) is planning to hold open book exams for students of Class 10 and 12 boards. The board introduced open text-based assessment in select subjects for students of Classes 9 and 11 this academic year. For the first time in the country, school students will... Read more...January 8, 2014, 12:10 pm
Planning to improve the school-based examination model in CBSE schools, the board with the Centre for Assessment and Research will conduct a review of assessment practices and hold training sessions for principals on Wednesday. The sessions will include a discussion on global trends in examination assessments and innovative practices in... Read more...January 8, 2014, 12:02 pm
The exam result of Boards Class 12th 2014, is expected in the third week of May. In 2013, a total of 21.76 lakh student had appeared for the Board exams whereas, this year a total of 22.65 lakh students have registered themselves for the CBSE Board exams. Class 12th candidates rose... Read more...January 6, 2014, 1:24 pm
To strengthen the safety in school buses and ensure security of children, the CBSE has now made it compulsory for school buses to have Global Positioning System (GPS), which will track its location. In the latest guideline issued by the CBSE, the GPS system will have to be approved by... Read more...January 4, 2014, 12:49 pm
In 2005, the HRD ministry announced, "In a major initiative for girls’ education in the country, the government has decided that every single girl child will be eligible for free education from class VI to XII from the current financial year." Being the parent of a single girl child, the central... Read more...January 2, 2014, 12:14 pm
CBSE is planning question paper reforms in order to make these more application-based in a bid to discourage rote learning. 2014 brings good news for those who are bad at learning by rote. Central Board of Secondary Education is planning to load papers with all the formulas required to answer the... Read more...January 1, 2014, 11:56 am
The much awaited schedules of CBSE Class 10th and Class 12th exams are announced by the Board on Tuesday. The students as high as 22.65 lakhs in number are registered for the upcoming Board examinations. Exam Dates * The Board exams for Class X and XII will begin on March 1 * The... Read more...December 31, 2013, 12:57 pm
CBSE Students of class X and XII, will now have to wait a little longer as, against its assurance to release it by December-end, the CBSE is still busy preparing it. And while the CBSE’s regional director, R J Khanderao, has assured that it will be out by January beginning,... Read more...December 27, 2013, 12:13 pm
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has included new games for its 2014-15 annual sports competition and also doubled its annual sport fee that it charges the schools. The CBSE Inter School Sports & Games Competitions (CBSE-ISSGC) is a major event in which all affiliated schools participate. Wushu, a... Read more...December 23, 2013, 12:33 pm
Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) will start grading its affiliated schools on the basis of their academic and administrative functioning. CBSE representatives from Delhi are training principals of city schools on how to prepare for the accreditation process. The first day of the training session was held at Pragya Girls... Read more...December 23, 2013, 12:29 pm
Central Board of Secondary Education is planning to set up a regional centre in West Asia to cater to the needs of around 150 schools in the region, Union minister of state for human resources development Shashi Tharoor said here. In a statement, Tharoor said there were around 150 CBSE... Read more...December 21, 2013, 12:24 pm
The CBSE exams for Classes X and XII, which are going to start on March 1, 2014, will break all records in terms of number of candidates. Overall, 22.65 lakh students are going to take the 2014 exams against 21.76 lakhs in March 2013. The Class X exam will, for the... Read more...December 13, 2013, 12:25 pm
Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) is going to hold the first ever National Financial Literacy Test (NLFT) across the country to make its students, from classes VIII to X, more aware and educate them on the current fiscal scenario. CBSE is collaborating with the National Institute of Securities Markets... Read more...December 12, 2013, 12:09 pm
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) is going to organize Science Exhibition 2014 in the month of July next year at Regional as well as National level. The CBSE has been taking many initiatives to provide interactive, participatory, hands-on, innovative and creative learning experiences to students studying in its affiliated... Read more...December 10, 2013, 12:03 pm
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has informed schools that it will start dispatching question papers of Problem Solving Assessment (PSA) by third week of December. The PSA, applicable to Class IX and XI students, is scheduled for January 18 from 10am to 12 noon. A circular issued by the... Read more...December 10, 2013, 11:57 am
Enriching young students with good values, the Central Board of Secondary Education has come together with Ramakrishna Mission, founded bySwami Vivekananda to initiate Value Education Programme for classes VII, VIII and IX. This initiative is marked as part of Swami Vivekananda�s 150th Birth Anniversary Celebrations. The mission is developed as... Read more...December 8, 2013, 3:58 pm
This is in continuation of Circular Nos Acad-035/2013 & Acad-036/2013 dated 29.05.2013, and Circular No Acad-053 dated 08.08.2013 on the Problem Solving Assessment (PSA) for Classes IX & XI for academic session 2013-14. The Problem Solving Assessment (Summer Bound) of Classes IX and XI as well as for Classes X/XII... Read more...
