CBSE News

Haryana student gets laptop for topping exam

February 4, 2007, 12:00 am

Chandigarh, Feb 3 (IANS) A student from Haryana’s Panipat town Saturday got a laptop and an assured scholarship for higher studies from Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda for topping the central board matriculation examination last year. Vipul Gupta of DAV Public School was gifted a laptop by Hooda and his wife... Full News

CBSE Board exams2007 to start from March 1

December 14, 2006, 12:00 am

The Class XII exams conducted by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) will commence from 1st March 2007 while the Class X exams will start from 2nd March. The Senior School Certificate Examination (Class XII) will be over by the second week of April whereas the Secondary School Examination... Full News

Nursery entrance: limited interaction with parents allowed

December 8, 2006, 12:00 am

New Delhi, Dec 8 (IANS) Reiterating that children seeking admission to pre-nursery and nursery classes in the capital’s unaided public schools must not be interviewed, Delhi High Court Friday allowed for a "limited interaction" with the parents. ! Advertisement ! However, a division bench comprising judges M.K. Sharma and Hima Kohli also... Full News

Siasat talent search exam on December 24

December 5, 2006, 12:00 am

Siasat daily and M.S. Education Centre will jointly organise the Siasat talent search exam for 10th class students on December 24. Students appearing for SSC/CBSE/ICSE March-2007 are eligible to appear for the exam to be conducted in English, Urdu and Telugu media. Top three rankers will be awarded Rs.5,000, Rs.3,000... Full News

Professional courses in CBSE

December 3, 2006, 12:00 am

Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) revealed plans to introduce various professional courses for and after Grade-12 on subjects including fashion and garment technology, heritage craft as well as visual and graphics art. President A P J Abdul Kalam also recently publicly supported this strategy, explaining the students should gain practical... Full News

Govt plans to upgrade state syllabus

November 30, 2006, 12:00 am

Govt plans to upgrade state syllabus to match CBSE and ICSE/ISC to improve IAS results The numbers are telling. Of 3.5 lakh students who took the civil services exam last year, only 89 students qualified for the Indian Administrative Services (IAS) category. The bad news is that this low stat shows... Full News

CBSE to begin satellite education

November 27, 2006, 12:00 am

Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has decided to launch a satellite education programme in schools across the country from next year. An initiative of the vocational education department, CBSE, specific lessons would be transmitted through satellite from various regional offices of the board under the programme. “We have tied up... Full News

CBSE National Roller Skating Championship

November 27, 2006, 12:00 am

500 skaters from across India are taking part in the 7th CBSE National Roller Skating Championship which began today at Kailash Bahl DAV Senior Secondary School, Sector 7 . The tournament was inaugurated by Ashok Ganguly, Chairman, CBSE, New Delhi. Also present at the occasion were Phool Chand Maulana, Education,... Full News

3 new courses in Class XI and changes in Class X exams

November 25, 2006, 12:00 am

Three new vocational courses will be introduced by the Central Board of Secondary Education in class 11 from the next session. The certification for these would be given jointly by the industry and CBSE. This was conveyed by the Chairman of CBSE Ashok Ganguly in Chandigarh, who came today to... Full News

Changes in textbooks in non-CBSE schools

November 20, 2006, 12:00 am

After recommendation for changes in CBSE text books, a Central Advisory Board of Education (CABE) Committee has suggested rectification of "anomalies" including alleged communal propaganda, gender and caste bias in textbooks prescribed by 11 state governments for non-CBSE-affiliated schools. In a report presented to Human Resources Development Minister Arjun Singh... Full News