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CBSE ask, to inform students about assessment criteria

January 21, 2013, 12:00 am

When the Board conducted an online survey through its website on School based Assessment under Comprehensive Evaluation (CCE), it has found that students are not sufficiently informed about the assessment criteria. The Board has now said that students must be informed about the assessment criteria to include more transparency in the... Full News

Timetable of Maharashtra HSC exams 2013 has been changed

January 21, 2013, 12:00 am

The timetable of 2013 Maharashtra HSC exams has been changed. Students can visit www.msbshse.ac to check the detailed timetable. The decision has been taken as the students and teachers require more time to study the subjects� revised syllabus. Recently the syllabus has been upgraded to CBSE curriculum. The HSC chemistry paper, which... Full News

CBSE planning to expand the reach of GST course across the country

January 16, 2013, 12:00 am

After implementing Geospatial Technologies ( GST) course on a pilot basis in a few schools effective from the academic session 2010-11, Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) is now planning to expand the reach of the course across the country from the session 2013-14. They are organizing teachers training for... Full News

CBSE Principals, Teachers and Peer Educators has invited articles on (Gender Sensitization in Schools)

January 16, 2013, 12:00 am

CBSE has invited articles from principals, teachers and peer educators on ’Gender Sensitization in Schools’ for the quarterly bulletin published by CBSE, CENBOSEC, which is a medium and platform which helps the schools to reach out to all the other schools affiliated to CBSE. The CENBOSEC issue (January - March... Full News

CBSE has found Schools that still take irrational number of pen-paper tests

January 16, 2013, 12:00 am

CBSE has found that schools are still taking irrational number of pen-paper tests, and assigning indiscriminate assignments, projects and homework to students. This was noticed by the board while conducting an online survey through its website on school based assessment under Comprehensive Evaluation (CCE). The board has now informed schools... Full News

CBSE has introduced vocational courses under NVEQF from 2013-2014

January 15, 2013, 12:00 am

Students of CBSE from class IX onwards will now learn retail, security, information and automobile technology. The board has introduced these vocational courses under the National Vocational Education Qualification Framework (NVEQF) from 2013-14 at level I. Under the framework, various domains have been identified for implementation in schools starting from class... Full News

New School Opens in CBSE-International Curriculum

January 15, 2013, 12:00 am

The pressure on admissions to Indian schools is expected to fall considerably with Modern International School starting operations in Muscat. The school, which will start functioning from the academic year 2013, will impart the CBSE-International curriculum and will be open to students of all nationalities. Admissions to enrol in the school... Full News

CBSEs helpline students waiting for call back

January 15, 2013, 12:00 am

As soon as the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) announced its helpline number for students appearing for the board exams this year, many from the city tried calling on it. While some got answers to their queries, others are still waiting for a call back. Claiming that the centralized helpline... Full News

CBSE has joined hands with the Publishers Action Group to introduce Life Skills in the curriculum

January 14, 2013, 12:00 am

CBSE upholds its commitment to fostering the vital ability and desire to read among students, which is a fundamental life- skill. Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has joined hands with the PAG-E (Publishers Action Group), formed by a group of eminent publishers of children�s books, mostly non-profit, who are deeply... Full News

CBSE chief exhorted parents to build the right environment for students at home

January 14, 2013, 12:00 am

Mr. Vineet Joshi, Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) chairman on Saturday exhorted parents to build a conducive environment at home for the overall development of their children. The CBSE chairman was speaking on the occasion of Silver Jubilee celebrations of Baldwin Academy at the S K Memorial H Patna. "Children... Full News

CBSE found that Schools were assigning too many projects

January 14, 2013, 12:00 am

Schools assigns too many projects as homework, CBSE found. This was noticed while conducting an online survey through its website on school based assessment under Comprehensive Evaluation (CCE). Now the board has asked schools to follow a cross-curricular approach in case of projects. "Artificial subject boundaries impede contextualized learning and... Full News

Improve weak points, CBSE chief advised examinees

January 14, 2013, 12:00 am

Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) chairman Vineet Joshi said "With board examinations less than two months away, examinees should plan their revision according to the available number of hours daily and concentrate on improving their weak points, adding, "Solving CBSE sample papers will also benefit students." The 2013 examinees of... Full News

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CBSE has allowed to conduct school-based Class X examination from March this year

January 14, 2013, 12:00 am

CBSE has allowed its affiliated schools to conduct school-based class X board examination in March this year. Until last year, the board used to send question papers for both formative and summative assessment of students. However from this year, the board will not send the question papers for summative assessment of... Full News

CBSE has set up a Call centrer for handling enquiries of the Board

January 11, 2013, 12:00 am

The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has started a call centre for handling routine enquiries to various activities and functions of the board. Students presently studying in various CBSE affiliated schools, candidates appearing in private examination, pass out students of CBSE Board, parents, school management, new school seeking CBSE affiliation,... Full News

RAWS announced to introduce Gender Studies and Human Rights in CBSE curriculum

January 11, 2013, 12:00 am

Regional Association for Women�s Studies (RAWS) has accepted Central government�s announcement to introduce Gender Studies and Human Rights as part of CBSE curriculum. The move will have enormous implications as sensitisation of children on gender right from the school level will help in breaking the chain of patriarchy, the root cause... Full News

Indian School Muscat athletes participated in CBSE national meet

January 10, 2013, 12:00 am

The CBSE National Athletic Meet was hosted by the Velammal Vidhyashram, Surapet, Chennai, India recently. Eight athletes from ISM (Indian School Muscat) participated in this meet. Samantha Pinto (who also won a bronze medal in the 100 m race in the under 14 girls� category) from Class 8, Anakha Anil... Full News

Older Schools are now Planning to start a New School affiliated to CBSE

January 9, 2013, 12:00 am

Schools affiliated to CBSE have gained popularity over the last decade. While the numbers are still heavily skewed in favour of state-affiliated institutes in the ratio of 10:1, the CBSE fad is not going unnoticed by parents. The older stalwart schools affiliated to state board too have latched on to... Full News

Students started preparations for CBSE exams

January 8, 2013, 12:00 am

As the Central Board for Secondary Education (CBSE) has announced the dates for Class 10 and 12 exams, the regional office of CBSE, Guwahati, has started preparations for the coming exams. Moreover, from this time, the board has introduced problem solving assessment for students of Class 9 and 11. KK Choudhury,... Full News

Common design of question paper for different boards from 2014 for class 12

January 8, 2013, 12:00 am

There is good news for students of class 12 exams. From 2014, class 12 students of maths and science from one particular education board will not be able to complain about having to face tougher question papers and marking systems than their counterparts studying under other boards. The majority of educational... Full News

state government asked to revise to modules on sex and gender issues

January 8, 2013, 12:00 am

The state government has asked the state board to consider revising its modules on sex and gender issues. The move comes in the wake of concerns over gender violence and the gang rape incident in Delhi last month that has sparked both protests and introspection. The state board has such modules... Full News

Van owners, CBSE Schools meet for the problem on installing speed governors

January 8, 2013, 12:00 am

The district administration will call a meeting of the school vans owners and the Sahodaya Group of CBSE schools in the coming week to discuss issues related to school vans and installing speed governors. Deputy commissioner Urmila Shukla told TOI, "The pending issues related to school vans and the installation of... Full News

NCERT will publish a book on 15 great Indian thinkers

January 8, 2013, 12:00 am

In a move to introduce more value-based education in the school curriculum, the National Council for Educational Research and Training (NCERT) will publish a supplementary book on 15 great Indian thinkers, including Swami Vivekananda. Schools will celebrate Swami Vivekananda�s 150th birthday on January 12 and hold year-long programmes with the theme... Full News

CBSE has announced slogan-writing contest

January 8, 2013, 12:00 am

In a move for gender equity and empowerment of girls, CBSE has announced a nation-wide slogan writing competition. According to CBSE, the competition is part of the activities planned to celebrate the National Girl Child Day in 2013. The competition is being organised by the National Mission for Empowerment of Women... Full News

CBSE Chairman Vineet Joshi has decided to go soft on schools this year

January 7, 2013, 12:00 am

CBSE Chairman Vineet Joshi has decided to go soft on schools this year. Many things can be change in the upcoming months. The annual letter of chairman Vineet Joshi is a much awaited letter for all schools, as it lays out the course CBSE will have to follow in the... Full News

CBSE All India Heritage quiz will be telecast on History channel

January 7, 2013, 12:00 am

CBSE’s heritage quiz to be telecast on History channel. The quiz will telecast on January 12. The quiz is being organised on the occasion of the World Heritage Day being celebrated by CBSE and 150th Birth Anniversary of Swami Vivekanand. Around 2500 children representing all the eight regions of CBSE... Full News

CBSE Introduces Gender Studies for CBSE XI, XII Students

January 4, 2013, 12:00 am

National outrage over Delhi gang rape incident, CBSE has decided to introduce �Human Rights and Gender Studies� for Class XI and XII students from the coming academic year. The subject will be elective. Similarly, a handbook for teachers, �Women Safety and Empowerment through Curriculum,� will be introduced in the training... Full News

CBSE Datesheet for 2013 Exams Released at CBSEGuess

December 31, 2012, 12:00 am

The wait for lakhs of students across the country is over as the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) released the datesheet for classes 10 and 12 board examinations. For students in class 12, the board examinations will begin on March 1, with English core, elective and functional. While students... Full News

CBSE May Introduce New Type of Examination for Class IX & X from March 2013

July 7, 2012, 12:00 am

CBSE decided to discontinue issuing of Blue Prints, Sample Question papers & Marking Schemes in all major subjects. Summative Assessment-II may be the new type of examination for students of class IX and X in schools affiliated to the Central Board of Secondary Education from March 2013. Summative Assessment-II will follow... Full News

Scholarship for Higher Education (SHE)

June 28, 2012, 12:00 am

The Department of Science and Technology (DST), Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India awards Scholarship for Higher Education (SHE) under Innovation in Science Pursuit for Inspired Research (INSPIRE) to the students who are within the top 1% at Class XII examination conducted by the Board during the academic... Full News

CBSE Class X marks can�t be revealed under RTI: HC

May 28, 2012, 12:00 am

The Delhi High Court has ruled that students under the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) cannot obtain their marks under the Right to Information (RTI) Act as this would defeat the objective of replacing marks with grades introduced in 2010. The high court’s ruling came while hearing a plea filed... Full News

New multi-coloured text books on science and mathematics

May 28, 2012, 12:00 am

The Board of Intermediate Education (IBIE) has released new multi-coloured text books on science and mathematics here on Saturday. In the revised text books, the BIE has adopted 20 per cent syllabus from the CBSE (Central Board of Secondary Education) to previous state physics, chemistry text books and 40 per... Full News

CBSE Class XII Result Statistics

May 28, 2012, 12:00 am

In total 815749 candidates were registered for class XII examination this year. This amounts for an increase of about 5.94% candidates over that of last year. HIGHLIGHTS � � Pass percentage of 2011 = 80.88 � Pass percentage of 2012 = 80.19 � Girls do better... Full News

Verification of Marks for Main Examination 2012

May 28, 2012, 12:00 am

Verification of Marks for Main Examination 2012 Note: 1) The Candidate can either apply online or download the offline form and send the form to Regional Office concerned with requisite fee. The verification fee per subject is Rs. 200/- (Rs.300/- for urgent verification. Candidate can apply for urgent verification within five day... Full News

CBSE Class XIIth Result on May 28, 2012

May 25, 2012, 12:00 am

CBSE will declare results of Senior School Certificate Examination 2012 (Class XII) of the Board on 28th May, 2012 at 11:00 AM. CBSE has made special arrangement for quick access of results by individuals as well as schools through the following modes: 1. RESULTS ON NET As per previous years, this year also... Full News

CBSE Class XII Result on May 26th 2012

May 24, 2012, 12:00 am

The Board also specified May 26 as the tentative date for class XII results. CBSE Chairman Mr. Vineet Joshi said �The results for class XII may take a little more time. We are aiming to compile and upload the results by May 26. The results will be uploaded on the new... Full News

CBSE Class X Results on 24th May 2012

May 23, 2012, 12:00 am

CBSE will declare results of Secondary School Examination 2012 (Class X) of the Board on 24th May, 2012 at 4:00 PM. CBSE has made special arrangement for quick access of results by individuals as well as schools through the following modes: 1. RESULTS ON NET ... Full News

Result of CTET held on 5th May 2012

May 23, 2012, 12:00 am

The result of CTET Exam held on 5th May 2012 will be declared on 26th May 2012 Full News