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Scheme for construction and running of Girls Hostel for students

January 12, 2014, 4:30 pm

Scheme for construction and running of Girls’ Hostel for students of secondary and higher secondary schools Sponsored By: Central State Funding Pattern: Central government will bear 90% of the recurring and non-recurring project cost. 10% will be borne by the State Governments. Owner: Ministry›Ministry of Human Resource Development›Department of School Education & Literacy Description:... Full News

CBSE planning open book board tests for Class 10, 12

January 9, 2014, 11:45 am

CBSE (Central Board of Secondary Education) is planning to hold open book exams for students of Class 10 and 12 boards. The board introduced open text-based assessment in select subjects for students of Classes 9 and 11 this academic year. For the first time in the country, school students will... Full News

CBSE is planning to hold tranning sessions for principals

January 8, 2014, 12:10 pm

Planning to improve the school-based examination model in CBSE schools, the board with the Centre for Assessment and Research will conduct a review of assessment practices and hold training sessions for principals on Wednesday. The sessions will include a discussion on global trends in examination assessments and innovative practices in... Full News

Exam result of CBSE Class 12th is expected in 3rd week of May

January 8, 2014, 12:02 pm

The exam result of Boards Class 12th 2014, is expected in the third week of May. In 2013, a total of 21.76 lakh student had appeared for the Board exams whereas, this year a total of 22.65 lakh students have registered themselves for the CBSE Board exams. Class 12th candidates rose... Full News

CBSE makes GPS system in school buses compulsory

January 6, 2014, 1:24 pm

To strengthen the safety in school buses and ensure security of children, the CBSE has now made it compulsory for school buses to have Global Positioning System (GPS), which will track its location. In the latest guideline issued by the CBSE, the GPS system will have to be approved by... Full News

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