Central Board of Secondary Education
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The Central Board of Secondary Education (abbreviated CBSE) is a Board of Education for public and private schools, under the Union Government of India.
Board of High School and Intermediate Education in 1921, which was under jurisdiction of Rajputana
, Central India and Gwalior. In 1929 the government of India set up a joint Board named "Board of High School and Intermediate Education, Rajputana". This included Ajmer
, Merwara, Central India and Gwalior.
Later it was confined to Ajmer
, Bhopal and Vindhya Pradesh. In 1952, it became the "Central Board of Secondary Education".
s, all Kendriya Vidyalaya
s, private schools, all the schools in the NCT of Delhi and Foreign Schools.
(AISSCE) for Class 10 and 12.The board also annually conducts the AIEEE
exam for admission to undergraduate courses in engineering and architecture in numerous colleges spread over India.It also conducts AIPMT All India Pre medical Test for admission to major medical colleges in India.
History
The first education board to be set up in India was the Uttar PradeshUttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh abbreviation U.P. , is a state located in the northern part of India. With a population of over 200 million people, it is India's most populous state, as well as the world's most populous sub-national entity...
Board of High School and Intermediate Education in 1921, which was under jurisdiction of Rajputana
Rajputana
Rājputāna was the pre-1949 name of the present-day Indian state of Rājasthān, the largest state of the Republic of India in terms of area. George Thomas was the first in 1800 A.D., to term this region as Rajputana...
, Central India and Gwalior. In 1929 the government of India set up a joint Board named "Board of High School and Intermediate Education, Rajputana". This included Ajmer
Ajmer
Ajmer , formerly written as Ajmere, is a city in Ajmer District in Rajasthan state in India. Ajmer has a population of around 800,000 , and is located west of the Rajasthan state capital Jaipur, 200 km from Jodhpur, 274 km from Udaipur, 439 km from Jaisalmer, and 391 km from...
, Merwara, Central India and Gwalior.
Later it was confined to Ajmer
Ajmer
Ajmer , formerly written as Ajmere, is a city in Ajmer District in Rajasthan state in India. Ajmer has a population of around 800,000 , and is located west of the Rajasthan state capital Jaipur, 200 km from Jodhpur, 274 km from Udaipur, 439 km from Jaisalmer, and 391 km from...
, Bhopal and Vindhya Pradesh. In 1952, it became the "Central Board of Secondary Education".
Affiliations
CBSE affiliates all Jawahar Navodaya VidyalayaJawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya
Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya known as JNV are Indian schools for talented children and form a part of the system of gifted education. The objectives of the scheme are to provide good quality modern education to the children predominantly from rural areas, without regard to their family's...
s, all Kendriya Vidyalaya
Kendriya Vidyalaya
Kendriya Vidyalaya, is a system of central government schools under the Ministry of Human Resource Development ....
s, private schools, all the schools in the NCT of Delhi and Foreign Schools.
Examinations
The board conducts final examinations every spring for All India Senior School Certificate ExaminationHigher Secondary Examination
Higher Secondary Examination is a centralised examination that students in India take up after class 10 . All the State School Education Boards, CBSE, CISCE and NIOS conducts exams during the period of March-April every year...
(AISSCE) for Class 10 and 12.The board also annually conducts the AIEEE
All India Engineering Entrance Examination
The All India Engineering Entrance Examination , is an examination organized by the Central Board of Secondary Education in India...
exam for admission to undergraduate courses in engineering and architecture in numerous colleges spread over India.It also conducts AIPMT All India Pre medical Test for admission to major medical colleges in India.
Regional offices
Presently CBSE has 8 regional offices:- DelhiDelhiDelhi , officially National Capital Territory of Delhi , is the largest metropolis by area and the second-largest by population in India, next to Mumbai. It is the eighth largest metropolis in the world by population with 16,753,265 inhabitants in the Territory at the 2011 Census...
: NCT of Delhi, Foreign Schools - ChennaiChennaiChennai , formerly known as Madras or Madarasapatinam , is the capital city of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, located on the Coromandel Coast off the Bay of Bengal. Chennai is the fourth most populous metropolitan area and the sixth most populous city in India...
: Tamil NaduTamil NaduTamil Nadu is one of the 28 states of India. Its capital and largest city is Chennai. Tamil Nadu lies in the southernmost part of the Indian Peninsula and is bordered by the union territory of Pondicherry, and the states of Kerala, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh...
, KeralaKeralaor Keralam is an Indian state located on the Malabar coast of south-west India. It was created on 1 November 1956 by the States Reorganisation Act by combining various Malayalam speaking regions....
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See also
- Council for the Indian School Certificate ExaminationsCouncil for the Indian School Certificate ExaminationsThe Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations is a private, non-governmental board of school education in India. It conducts two examinations in India: the Indian Certificate of Secondary Education and the Indian School Certificate...
(CISCE) - National Institute of Open SchoolingNational Institute of Open SchoolingThe National Institute of Open Schooling , is the Board of Education for open schools in India. It was established by the Ministry of Human Resource Development of the Government of India in 1989 to provide education inexpensively to remote areas...
(NIOS) - Secondary School Leaving Certificate (SSLC)
- Boards of Education in IndiaBoards of Education in IndiaThe following boards of education have been recognized by Government of India#Andhra Pradesh Board of Secondary Education#Andhra Pradesh Board of Intermediate Education#Assam Higher Secondary Education Council#Assam Board of Secondary Education...
- Indian Institutes of TechnologyIndian Institutes of TechnologyThe Indian Institutes of Technology are a group of autonomous engineering and technology-oriented institutes of higher education. The IITs are governed by the Institutes of Technology Act, 1961 which has declared them as “institutions of national importance”, and lays down their powers, duties,...
- Indian Institutes of ManagementIndian Institutes of ManagementThe Indian Institutes of Management , are graduate business schools in India. They were set up with the objective of providing management education and to assist the industry through research and consulting services. The IIMs award diplomas and not degrees.- Institutes :Indian Institute of...