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LATEST NEWS UPDATES | CBSE schools triple as board’s popularity grows across India -Vinamrata Borwankar & Hemali Chhapia

CBSE schools triple as board’s popularity grows across India -Vinamrata Borwankar & Hemali Chhapia

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published Published on Jun 17, 2014   modified Modified on Jun 17, 2014
-The Times of India
 

MUMBAI: The landscape of school education has for long promised a variety of options. Almost half-a-dozen school boards-local, national and international-offer Indian students a choice of academic algorithms for careers ahead. But of them all, CBSE (Central Board of Secondary Education), which was largely designed for those who moved home and could not be loyal to a state board, is picking up popularity across the nation.

In 1996-97, there were 4,843 affiliated schools to the CBSE board, which has grown to 15,000 institutes now, with most of the growth coming from independent private schools, indicating the way the wind is blowing. While every year thousands of Indian parents find it tough to decide which board their child must sign up for, new school managements too face the same quandary when they start operations.

CBSE officials and school principals attribute the board's popularity to its academic and administrative reforms which are student- and school-friendly. "Close to 98% of the schools that apply for affiliation are new institutes," said an officer. Since 2005, the affiliation process is online and information at every stage is sent via electronic mail. "Also, the board is a national board, allowing parents to shift to just about anywhere in the country. The NCERT syllabus is also the most modern and wholesome one which is in tune with the times," said a CBSE administrative officer.

Little wonder then that in 2001-02 there were 6,293 affiliated schools which increased to 13,898 in March 2012-13. Most of the growth came from independent institutes, the count of which went up from 3,483 in 2001-02 to 10,290 by the end of 2013.

Delhi has the largest number of CBSE schools, followed by Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and Kerala. Maharashtra, which has seen a 67% increase in the number of CBSE schools in the last three years, is now home to over 500 institutes.

Regional officer of the CBSE Sudharshan Rao said, "We are experiencing an increase each year in the Chennai region, of which Maharashtra is a part. The numbers are going up due to the new CBSE schools, which are coming up in the region."

Principals attribute the popularity to the fact that at higher classes, the syllabus is in line with the competitive entrance exams for professional courses.

According to CBSE officials, it is the academic reforms that is pulling the crowds. "We have introduced and successfully implemented the continuous comprehensive evaluation (CCE) system which has been a huge plus. Similarly, our syllabus is upgraded regularly to suit the changing times. Introduction of the Problem Solving Assesment (PSA) and the school based exam for class X are also helping us," said a senior official from the CBSE.

The board is also making efforts to make learning stress-free for students, said the official. Recently, the CBSE also issued guidelines for teachers to constructively deal with misbehaviour in class and for the past two years, the board announces the results without prior intimation.


The Times of India, 17 June, 2014, http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/education/news/CBSE-schools-triple-as-boards-popularity-grows-across-India/articleshow/36675845.cms


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