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...December 5, 2013, 12:03 pm
Candidates who want to sit for the All-India Pre-Medical or Pre-Dental entrance Test should note that the online registration has started earlier than scheduled. The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has stated that students applying for the academic session 2014-15 for MBBS and BDS can apply. To apply online, candidates should... Read more...December 5, 2013, 12:45 am
The broad objectives of the optional Proficiency test include benchmarking of skills and higher mental abilities of students, providing motivation to students for academic excellence in the respective subjects, providing feedback to schools on levels of learning of their students and setting goals, priorities and targets in their future educational... Read more...December 4, 2013, 12:16 pm
The CBSE in a major move has decided to extend the working days of schools to six days from 2015 for secondary and senior secondary divisions. The board is mulling extending the functioning days keeping with the mandate of the Right to Education Act which seeks to fulfill 45 working hour... Read more...December 2, 2013, 12:17 pm
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has decided to grant 30 extra minutes of Class IX and XI students in the March 2014 final exams, specifically for the open book exam. The Open Text Based Assessment (OTBA) will debut in March as a separate section within the main question... Read more...November 29, 2013, 12:27 pm
In a bid to make its students economically more aware and educate them on the current fiscal scenario, the Central Board of Secondary Education in association with National Institute of Securities Markets (NISM), Mumbai is going to hold the National Financial Literacy Test (NFLT). This will be first national-level test... Read more...November 29, 2013, 12:25 pm
CBSE approves for 3 more new centres - Bhawanipatna, Angul and Jeypore - for JEE(Main) in Odisha. This was informed by the Technical Education And Training Minister Pratap Keshari Deb. The centres were approved following the request of the State Government. The engineering aspirants of the State will appear for... Read more...November 28, 2013, 12:51 pm
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has made accreditation mandatory and asked them to start applying online for it. Initially, it was voluntary and now, after a pilot project, it has been made mandatory. UC Bodh, deputy secretary (affiliation), wrote to schools, "it is brought to the notice of all... Read more...November 28, 2013, 12:45 pm
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has extended the date for the submission of details to improve in problem solving assessment (PSA) for Class 10 and 12 from November 15 to December 15. RJ Khanderao, CBSE regional head, Panchkula, said, "Several schools have requested the board to extend the date.... Read more...November 26, 2013, 12:44 pm
A circular issued recently by the department states that it has been receiving a number of complaints from parents regarding various issues ranging from collection of donations, conducting entrance tests and other violations in these schools. The circular states that the schools need to comply with the rules of affiliation... Read more...November 25, 2013, 12:46 pm
The CBSE board is roping in Ramakrishna Mission, founded by Swami Vivekananda, to initiate value education for classes VII, VIII and IX. This probably forms part of the CBSE’s multi-pronged approach to make value education a reality and integrate it with the regular curriculum by designing activities, training teachers and organising... Read more...November 21, 2013, 12:15 pm
Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has organized a two-day training programme for English teachers at Sir Padampat Singhania Education Center on Wednesday to help students acquire proficiency in english speaking and listening skills by the time they leave school, The workshop guided the English subject teachers to take oral... Read more...November 20, 2013, 12:06 pm
The State Cabinet has given its nod for the selection of students to MBBS/BDS course through the All India Pre Medical Test (AIPMT) conducted by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) from next year. The Cabinet meeting chaired by the Chief Minister today at his Secretariat has also decided to... Read more...November 20, 2013, 12:03 pm
The Central Board of Secondary Education(CBSE) is getting 25 teachers for Delhi schools to teach Chinese after Indian teachers failed to learn it. For the pilot project, CBSE has tied with Hanban � China’s national office for teaching Chinese as a foreign language � to get teachers for 25 schools,... Read more...November 18, 2013, 5:38 pm
This is for information to all the stakeholders that Class X and XII CBSE Board Examination 2014 of will start from 1st March 2014. Read more...November 18, 2013, 12:23 pm
Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) schools have started prepping their students for the first-ever open text-based assessment (OTBA) in March 2014. In a first-of-its-kind, CBSE board will assess students of Class IX and XI and evaluate their understanding level to situational problems, ability to solve a problem and provide innovative... Read more...November 12, 2013, 11:51 am
Guru Shree Shantivijai (GSS) Jain Vidyalaya at Vepery, a Chennai school was among 15 educational institutions that were felicitated by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) for their contribution towards community services on Monday. The birth anniversary of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, the first education minister of independent India,... Read more...November 5, 2013, 12:18 pm
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has extended the deadline forproblem solving assessment (PSA) scores for students to get one more chance at improving their . The schools can now submit details of the students online till November 15. Several CBSE schools in the state that had missed the... Read more...October 28, 2013, 12:06 pm
As admission dates for nursery and preparatory classes are approaching, most parents are busy zeroing in on schools. Selecting the right board forms a large part of choosing a good school. So, parents are engaging in last minute checks to decide among the three boards - ICSE, CBSE and state... Read more...October 24, 2013, 11:57 am
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) is giving one more chance to schools to provide the details of those candidates who wish to improve performance in the Problem Solving Assessment (PSA) in classes 10 and 12. The details for such candidates, if not provided earlier, can be submitted online... Read more...October 22, 2013, 11:29 am
The plan of the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) to introduce open text-based assessment (OTBA) for developing "higher order thinking skills’ has evoked mixed reactions from principals and teachers. While many hailed it as a progressive concept with the potential to revolutionise the country’s education system, a section felt the... Read more...October 21, 2013, 12:50 pm
Starting a new system of examinations, the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has told schools across the country to implement open book examinations from March 2014 and has also released study material for the same. The Open Text Based Assessment (OTBA) will first begin for classes IX and XI from... Read more...October 19, 2013, 11:57 am
Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has created a Foreign Schools Cell (FSC) to support schools outside India for the right academic and administrative support. The FSC, based out of Delhi, will take care of CBSE affiliated schools in 25 countries worldwide. It will serve as a single-point contact for foreign... Read more...October 18, 2013, 2:14 pm
To showcase the talent of 524 students from 262 schools across India and overseashas CBSE (Central Board of Secondary Education) has organised the 10th National Science Exhibition on the theme of "Science & Society". The participants present exhibits on various integrals of society namely, Industry; Natural resources and their conservation;... Read more...October 16, 2013, 12:34 pm
To assist students with their career choices, the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) launched its first ever Career Counselling and Guidance Centre in the country at Lakhimpur Kheri Tuesday. Inaugurated by the Minister of State for Human Resource Development Jitin Prasada, also MP from Dhaurahra constituency of Lakhimpur Kheri, the... Read more...October 16, 2013, 12:30 pm
The date for the Central Teacher Eligibility Test (CTET) examination to be held next year has been declared. The examination will be held on February 16, 2014, and will be conducted by Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE). Candidates can apply online through CBSE website as well - http://cbse.gov.in/welcome.htm. Candidates have... Read more...October 9, 2013, 2:17 pm
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) recently introduced the Open Text-Based Assessment (OTBA) for classes IX and XI. The examinations will be held in February and March for the current session. Most schools have found the material challenging enough to introduce it without changing the entire teaching methodology. Others have... Read more...October 7, 2013, 12:49 pm
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) now wants schools to shift their websites to a common domain. The central board’s deputy secretary U C Bodh (Affiliation) wrote to schools that "in order to have meaningful uniformity across the schools, the CBSE advises schools to register their domain under ’ac.in’... Read more...October 5, 2013, 12:28 pm
Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) is planning to introduce accreditation for schools to improve the quality of education. "This accreditation will not be similar to the one given to higher education institutions by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC). There will not be any type of grading of institutions,�... Read more...October 3, 2013, 12:52 pm
With a view to relieving the students of the burden of mugging up content and helping them acquire the skills of information processing, comprehension, analysis and inference, the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has sent new text material for Classes 9 and 11 to schools. OTBA will be conducted only... Read more...October 1, 2013, 12:53 pm
CBSE has decided to reinstate the All India Pre-Medical/Pre-Dental Entrance Test(AIPMT) for admission to 15 pc seats in Government Medical/ Dental Colleges all over India except in the States of Andhra Pradesh and Jammu & Kashmir and also for admission to Medical/Dental Colleges voluntarily participating in the test. The decision... Read more...September 30, 2013, 12:57 pm
Aimed at empowering the students with "self-knowledge" in terms of aptitude in combination with personality and interest, the Himachal Pradesh Board of School Education has partnered with the Central Board of School Education (CBSE) for Student’s Global Aptitude Index (SGAI) for Class-10 students. Though the concept was introduced in the state... Read more...September 27, 2013, 1:36 pm
The Central Board of Secondary Education conducted a two-day training conference from to equip global learners with 21st century skills at The Indian High School, Dubai. The conference concluded on Wednesday. CBSE affiliated school’s principals and heads participated in the two-day event. The workshop on day one was followed by a... Read more...September 26, 2013, 1:03 pm
If some schools have their way, a high score in maths or science could come at the cost of social studies. Many high school students and their parents and teachers have been urging the Central Board of Secondary Education to reduce the social studies syllabus. Devi Academy Senior Secondary School principal... Read more...September 26, 2013, 12:47 pm
The opening of a new centre for the council for CBSE-affiliated schools in the Gulf region was also announced during the conference by the Minister of Education, Humaid Mohammad Obaid Al Qutami, via Skype. The centre will open this year. The educational board has selected 12 private agencies to nominate CBSE... Read more...September 25, 2013, 1:10 pm
Students of all CBSE schools in the city will not have to brave the surge of rallyists on Wednesday. Nearly all schools, barring four Kendriya Vidyalayas (KVs), have decided to shut down because of the BJP mahakumbh. Even the district administration, which cannot order closure, has instructed school management committees... Read more...September 23, 2013, 1:09 pm
In order to achieve precision and get timely data pertaining to list of candidates (LOC) for Class IX-XII of schools affiliated to the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), the deadline for online registration has been extended to September 30. The earlier deadline was September 20 but the board extended... Read more...
