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CBSE ninth regional centre will be in Kerala by November

September 20, 2013, 1:21 pm

A longstanding demand of thousands of CBSE students and their parents in the State will be fulfilled shortly with the Central Board of Secondary Education about to set up its ninth regional centre in Thiruvananthapuram in a couple of months. A two-storied building with a built-up space of 13,000 sq ft... Full News

CBSE asks schools to emphasise on career in armed forces as a professional option

September 18, 2013, 1:09 pm

The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) is asking the cause of the armed forces in affiliated schools. Teachers are asked to emphasise on a career in the armed forces as a professional option among students of Classes 11 and 12. In the latest circular to principals of affiliated schools, Sadhana... Full News

CBSE asks School Principles for a Leadership and Management Training Program

September 18, 2013, 1:04 pm

The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has made it mandatory for principles of all the schools to through an exclusive training program in leadership and management as a part of the objectives of providing star status to their schools. CBSE has come up with this decision after being enlightened by... Full News

CBSE schools in Chennai have not uploaded details on websites

September 16, 2013, 1:00 pm

As per a CBSE instruction all schools had to upload their information on websites. Many CBSE schools in the city have missed the September 15 deadline to upload comprehensive details about their institution on their website as instructed by the Board. Of the over 100 schools on the Chennai Sahodaya Complex,... Full News

CBSE proposes to conduct 2 JEE-Mains next year

September 12, 2013, 1:23 pm

CBSE board, which conducts the JEEMains, is proposing two Main tests for 2014, one in February and one in April. The final decision on this will be taken at a meeting of the Joint Entrance Examination Apex body on September 17. A senior CBSE official confirmed that such a proposal... Full News

CBSE to introduce grading system for schools

September 12, 2013, 1:21 pm

Selecting the best CBSE school for your child will soon become an easy task. As part of a new set of initiatives being introduced to improve the role of students and parents in CBSE stream of education, the board will soon introduce grading system for all affiliated schools. CBSE chairman Vineet... Full News

Schools not happy with CBSE diktat to upload teachers' salaries on websites

September 11, 2013, 1:19 pm

Even as city schools are relenting to a diktat issued by Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) to display salaries of teachers and other details on their websites, school authorities fear the move will result in unnecessary salary comparison and rise in attrition rates. In an attempt to create transparency in... Full News

CBSE on a mission to veer schools rote learning

September 11, 2013, 1:15 pm

The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) is on a mission to banish the school education system away from a tendency to reward rote-learning. Case in point is their implementation of the Continuous and Comprehensive Evaluation (CCE) system in 2009 despite fears expressed by school managements and parents alike that it... Full News

CBSE decides to modify oral assessment skills

September 10, 2013, 12:29 pm

The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has decided to modify oral assessment skills to provide a level playing field for students who suffer from speech and hearing impairment. The central board had introduced the Assessment of Speaking and Listening (ASL) skills last year as a way to make the... Full News

CBSE will conduct aptitude test for Class IX, X in Nov

September 10, 2013, 12:25 pm

To help Classes IX and X students choose subjects for their senior secondary classes, Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) will conduct the fourth Students Global Aptitude Index (SGAI) assessment test in November. The SGAI will help students know their aptitude. Its questions will not be from the text books.... Full News