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CBSE joins hands with Ramakrishna Mission for Value Education Workshop

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... Full News

Problem solving assessment (psa) question papers for classes ix and xi-2013-14 to be held on january 18, 2014

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... Full News

CBSE: AIPMT 2014 Online Registration are Open

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... Full News

Conduct of Optional CBSE Proficiency Test for Class - X

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... Full News

CBSE may extend school functioning days to six from 2015

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... Full News

CBSE gives extra 30 minutes for open book exams

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... Full News

CBSE is going to conduct first National Financial Literacy Test in January 2014

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... Full News

CBSE gives 3 More new Centres for JEE Main

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... Full News

CBSE has made it mandatory to get accreditated

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... Full News

CBSE has extended date of PSA for submission of online details to Dec 15

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.... Full News