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Free education plan for girl child still pending

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... Full News

CBSE to load papers with Formula

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... Full News

CBSE announces schedule for Class X, XII exams

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... Full News

CBSE still preparing datesheet against its assurance to release it by December-end

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,... Full News

CBSE includes new games annual sports meet

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... Full News

CBSE will soon start grading schools on quality standards

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... Full News

CBSE is planning to set up a regional centre in West Asia

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... Full News

22L students to take CBSE 2014 boards

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... Full News

CBSE to conduct first-ever National Financial Literacy Test

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... Full News

CBSE is going to Organize Science Exhibition 2014 in July

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... Full News