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CBSE to implement open book exams, has told Schools for the same

October 21, 2013, 12:50 pm

Starting a new system of examinations, the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has told schools across the country to implement open book examinations from March 2014 and has also released study material for the same. The Open Text Based Assessment (OTBA) will first begin for classes IX and XI from... Full News

CBSE creates FSC to support students outside India

October 19, 2013, 11:57 am

Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has created a Foreign Schools Cell (FSC) to support schools outside India for the right academic and administrative support. The FSC, based out of Delhi, will take care of CBSE affiliated schools in 25 countries worldwide. It will serve as a single-point contact for foreign... Full News

CBSE organised National Science Exhibition on "Science & Society"

October 18, 2013, 2:14 pm

To showcase the talent of 524 students from 262 schools across India and overseashas CBSE (Central Board of Secondary Education) has organised the 10th National Science Exhibition on the theme of "Science & Society". The participants present exhibits on various integrals of society namely, Industry; Natural resources and their conservation;... Full News

CBSE launched first Career Counselling and Guidance Centre

October 16, 2013, 12:34 pm

To assist students with their career choices, the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) launched its first ever Career Counselling and Guidance Centre in the country at Lakhimpur Kheri Tuesday. Inaugurated by the Minister of State for Human Resource Development Jitin Prasada, also MP from Dhaurahra constituency of Lakhimpur Kheri, the... Full News

CTET will be held on 16th Feb 2014 says CBSE

October 16, 2013, 12:30 pm

The date for the Central Teacher Eligibility Test (CTET) examination to be held next year has been declared. The examination will be held on February 16, 2014, and will be conducted by Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE). Candidates can apply online through CBSE website as well - http://cbse.gov.in/welcome.htm. Candidates have... Full News

Open text based assessment for class IX, XII says CBSE

October 9, 2013, 2:17 pm

The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) recently introduced the Open Text-Based Assessment (OTBA) for classes IX and XI. The examinations will be held in February and March for the current session. Most schools have found the material challenging enough to introduce it without changing the entire teaching methodology. Others have... Full News

CBSE asks schools to register website to common domain

October 7, 2013, 12:49 pm

The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) now wants schools to shift their websites to a common domain. The central board’s deputy secretary U C Bodh (Affiliation) wrote to schools that "in order to have meaningful uniformity across the schools, the CBSE advises schools to register their domain under ’ac.in’... Full News

CBSE planning to introduce accreditation for quality

October 5, 2013, 12:28 pm

Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) is planning to introduce accreditation for schools to improve the quality of education. "This accreditation will not be similar to the one given to higher education institutions by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC). There will not be any type of grading of institutions,”... Full News

CBSE starts sending new material for open book exam

October 3, 2013, 12:52 pm

With a view to relieving the students of the burden of mugging up content and helping them acquire the skills of information processing, comprehension, analysis and inference, the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has sent new text material for Classes 9 and 11 to schools. OTBA will be conducted only... Full News

CBSE has decided to reinstate AIPMT

October 1, 2013, 12:53 pm

CBSE has decided to reinstate the All India Pre-Medical/Pre-Dental Entrance Test(AIPMT) for admission to 15 pc seats in Government Medical/ Dental Colleges all over India except in the States of Andhra Pradesh and Jammu & Kashmir and also for admission to Medical/Dental Colleges voluntarily participating in the test. The decision... Full News