March 2, 2013, 12:00 am
The class XII students of the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) heaved a sigh of relief as the first exam of English proved to be an easy ride. The CBSE board exams for class X and XII commenced on Friday. Examination at 176 centres in Bihar and Jharkhand was... Full NewsMarch 1, 2013, 12:00 am
More than 12 lakh students will be sitting for the CBSE class X examination and nearly ten lakh will appear in class XII test, both beginning March 1. In all, 12,59,202 students will be sitting for the class X examination, an increase of 6.70 per cent over in 2012. Similarly, 9,42,035... Full NewsFebruary 28, 2013, 12:00 am
Competition is an inseparable part of one�s life. The approach of Board examinations means the beginning of fear in the mind of a student and high level of performance anxiety. During this time of the year when the board examinations are approaching, the students need to have a well-planned strategy, which... Full NewsFebruary 28, 2013, 12:00 am
From this year the Central Board of Secondary Education has reduced the number of chances students of classes X and XII will receive to improve performance or clear the exam. The changes in compartment and improvement rules will be effective for the 2013-14 batch of students who will take the... Full NewsFebruary 28, 2013, 12:00 am
Over 12 lakh students will be sitting for the CBSE class X examination and nearly ten lakh will appear in class XII test, both beginning March one. In all, 12,59,202 students will be sitting for the class X examination, an increase of 6.70 per cent over last year, said a CBSE... Full NewsFebruary 27, 2013, 12:00 am
Some activists of Communist Party of Nepal-Maoists (CPN-M) here on Sunday attacked vehicles of the DAV Sushil Kedia school for following the CBSE syllabus, the second such attack on the institution. The activists attacked two school buses and a private car being used by school principal Bhuvaneshwari Rao, also an Indian... Full NewsFebruary 27, 2013, 12:00 am
Over 1.8 students of Bihar and Jharkhand would be taking the class 10 and 12 CBSE board examinations starting March 1. Students of over 400 schools of Bihar and almost 300 schools of Jharkhand are busy with last-minute preparation to take the examinations. While over 1.14 lakh students would be taking... Full NewsFebruary 27, 2013, 12:00 am
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) will send the question papers for Classes IX and X for their Summative II examination, online. This will be done through the Integrated Test Management System (ITMS). Each school has to register their school name with a user name and password and complete their... Full NewsFebruary 25, 2013, 12:00 am
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) grade system in which students are given grades in place of marks has come as a major relief for students, parents and teachers. This system, which scrapped the practice of declaring somebody as �fail,� had contributed immensely in relieving the stress on all stakeholders,... Full NewsFebruary 25, 2013, 12:00 am
The CBSE regional office, Guwahati, has asked the affiliated schools to organize various programmes and encourage children to participate in activities related to the maintenance of Indian heritage. The objective of the move is to develop the personality of students through music and dance, along with other co-curricular activities. "We are... Full NewsFebruary 19, 2013, 12:00 am
Nowadays Economics becomes career oriented subject due to widely acceptance in the field of finance. Its broad nature attracts so many students at the academic level to higher level. By now you must have done your calculations as to how you will prepare for this subject. And most you must have... Full NewsFebruary 18, 2013, 12:00 am
The first Problem Solving Assessment (PSA) test, mandated by the Central Board for Secondary Education for students of classes 9 and 11 went off without a hitch in the city on Saturday. The test included questions under quantitative reasoning, qualitative reasoning and language conventions. The first sections had questions on... Full NewsFebruary 18, 2013, 12:00 am
Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has written to schools informing them that they are organising an orientation programme on Transport Systems and Logistic Management for teachers. In a letter to school principals, CBSE has said that transportation and logistics have been assuming importance with rise of private industry and trade... Full NewsFebruary 15, 2013, 12:00 am
For Accountancy, one needs to have a clear idea about the syllabus, cover each chapter thoroughly as the questions may be direct or indirect, note down the formulas and principles of accounting separately and study it again and again. Once finished the whole syllabus revise it again as many times as... Full NewsFebruary 13, 2013, 12:00 am
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has taken cognizance of the stress that students go through during examination. Hence, the board has educed ways to ensure that students can take exams smoothly sans the stress. �We understand that the exam centre is a completely different environment for students and they... Full NewsFebruary 13, 2013, 12:00 am
Like English, to score good marks in Hindi too, you need have good presentation skills. The board examiner doesn’t know you personally and doesn’t know what to anticipate from an answer sheet. The way you present your work plays a major role in determining the impact you make on the... Full NewsFebruary 13, 2013, 12:00 am
As CBSE-affiliated schools in state prepared to register online for the board’s latest initiative, online generation of question papers, an erroneous list caused major confusion. The list put online by CBSE details the clusters and zones in which schools have been divided into, according to which they will have to... Full NewsFebruary 12, 2013, 12:00 am
A new Indian curriculum school launched its admissions process in Dubai on Sunday and is set to commence classes in April. With parents running around to ensure admission for their children this coming academic year, there�s good news in store. A new Indian school with CBSE curriculum will be opening its... Full NewsFebruary 12, 2013, 12:00 am
To be able to score good marks in English, most important is your presentation skills. The board examiner doesn’t know you personally and doesn’t know what to anticipate from an answer sheet. The way you present your work plays a major role in determining the impact you make on the... Full NewsFebruary 12, 2013, 12:00 am
The introduction of sama�cheer kalvi (common syllabus for all schools) and compulsory Tamil in schools across the state have reportedly made several parents, especially from the linguistic minority, opt for CBSE rather than matriculation schools. Parents have urged the government to let them decide their second language and revert to the... Full NewsFebruary 7, 2013, 12:00 am
The CBSE XII board examination is less than three weeks away and anxiety and nervousness is taking over a vast majority of examinees, for whom this would their first attempt at a board examination. Several students had opted for the comprehensive continuous and comprehensive evaluation (CCE) in class X and... Full NewsFebruary 7, 2013, 12:00 am
Now, under-privileged children would not get admissions in private CBSE-affiliated schools in Bhopal under the Right to Education (RTE) Act. In a shocker, more than 70% in the state capital have submitted their minority certificates to district education Confusion still prevails over reserved seats under the Right to Education (RTE) Act... Full NewsFebruary 6, 2013, 12:00 am
Despite repeated reminders by Central Board of Secondary Education to all affiliated schools to develop their individual websites, many city institutions have failed to move on this front for more than a year. Interestingly, CBSE has also not initiated any action to make the schools comply with its directions. The CBSE... Full NewsFebruary 6, 2013, 12:00 am
Transportation and Logistics have been assuming importance with rise of private industry and trade and has accelerated since we adopted new economic policies since 1991. They are essential for the expansion of opportunities and play an important role in defining competitive advantage. Understanding the growing need for skilled professionals in this... Full NewsFebruary 6, 2013, 12:00 am
The High Court of Karnataka on Monday summoned the regional officers of the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) and the Indian Certificate of Secondary Education (ICSE) schools to address the confusion over enforcement of the provisions of Right to Education Act (RTE). The Sarvodaya Education Society and parents approached the... Full NewsFebruary 6, 2013, 12:00 am
For the coming school-based Summative Assessment for classes IX and X, the CBSE has decided to send question papers to schools online for the first time. According to J. Ajeeth Prasath Jain, secretary Chennai Sahodaya Complex, the main advantage of this system is that confidentiality of the papers could be maintained... Full NewsFebruary 1, 2013, 12:00 am
With the examination season round the corner, the pre-exam counselling by CBSE will begin from tomorrow and continue till April 17. Keeping in mind the geographical spread and heterogeneity of its students, the Board�s methods of communication will include telephonic and online counselling, and question-answer columns in newspapers. A network of 56... Full NewsJanuary 31, 2013, 12:00 am
The Central Board Of Secondary Education (CBSE) is considering to take steps to encourage use of special software for visually challenged students appearing in board exams. The Examination Committee at a meeting last year had passed resolutions regarding the Job Access With Speech software (JAWS), that will assist students in... Full NewsJanuary 31, 2013, 12:00 am
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) is now pushing its agenda of having vocational courses in Std XI-XII of all affiliated schools. While vocational courses have been an option earlier as well, very few schools would offer them to students. But from the coming academic year (2013-14), the central... Full NewsJanuary 31, 2013, 12:00 am
Doing a flip-flop in its own decision of authorising schools to set the tenth board question paper, the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has now decided to provide sample papers to the schools for setting the summative assessment- II question paper. The board has informed its affiliated schools that it... Full NewsJanuary 31, 2013, 12:00 am
A program for professional development of teachers and principals of schools affiliated to the CBSE, the Assessment Training Program (ATP), will be started in February. All schools in the country that are affiliated to the Board have been requested to nominate staff to undergo the ATP in February. A calendar of... Full NewsJanuary 30, 2013, 12:00 am
The Central Board Of Secondary Education (CBSE) have instructed its affiliated schools to preserve and keep the answer books of classes IX and X, in safe custody, at the school for at least a period of three years, in case of Class IX, and two years, in case of Class... Full NewsJanuary 29, 2013, 12:00 am
In an effort to increase transparency and provide a secure question paper delivery environment, the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) will implement an online exam management system from the current academic year. The Integrated Test Management System (ITMS) will help schools generate unique question papers online instantly for Std... Full NewsJanuary 28, 2013, 12:00 am
The government’s strong defence of the Continuous Comprehensive Evaluation (CCE) format of assessment is showing signs of dilution: The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has decided to assign 25 per cent pass marks for the term-end examination called summative assessment (SA) for students of classes IX and X. The... Full NewsJanuary 28, 2013, 12:00 am
CBSE’s Central Board of Secondary Education’s (CAER) has launched an assessment training programme. CBSE had established CAER through public private partnership with Pearson Foundation. The purpose of the Centre is to develop global capabilities and resources for schools, teachers and key functionaries of school management. It is envisaged through this... Full NewsJanuary 25, 2013, 12:00 am
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has asked all its schools to offer one or more of skill-based vocational courses for its students from the new academic session, 2013-14. In a circular addressed to all school principals, the CBSE has asked to introduce the courses in their schools at the... Full NewsJanuary 24, 2013, 12:00 am
Bishop Cotton School (BCS) is one of the oldest schools in the city and is now gearing up for the new age challenge. BCS in Sadar is affiliated to the state board and since the 1800s has churned out alumni that have made a mark for themselves. But it has... Full News