Boards Analysis

CBSE - Central Board for Secondary Education

o Major focus – Maths and Science
o Subject segregation – Class 11th
o Stream segregation – Class 11th
o More theoretical approach
o Favoured by – students who constantly relocate within India and seek a standardized
curriculum and who want to go into the traditional routes of engineering/ medical.

ICSE - Indian Certificate for Secondary Education

o Up till class 10th
o Major focus – Language, Art and Science
o Subject segregation – Class 6th
o Stream segregation – Class 9th
o More Practical approach
o Favoured by – students who are interested in more applied knowledge rather than
rote learning

ISC - Indian School Certificate

ICSE for class 11th and 12th

IB - International Baccalaureate
o Up till class 12th
o Has 4 levels -
 IB Primary Years Programme for children aged 3 to 12
 IB Middle Years Programme for students aged 11 to 16
 IB Career-related Programme for students aged 16 to 19
 IB Diploma Programme for students aged 19 and above
o Favoured by – who want to send their children abroad for further education and
parents who will be relocating globally

IGCSE - International General Certificate of Secondary Education

o Up till class 10th
o Developed by University of Cambridge International Examinations
o Has 3 Levels -
 Primary Years Programme for children aged 3 to 12
 Middle Years Programme for students aged 11 to 16
 Career-related Programme for students aged 16 to 19
o Favoured by – who want to send their children abroad for further education and
parents who will be relocating globally
State Boards
o Unique to every state in India
o State language is usually mandatory
o Comparatively easier.
 Competitor Analysis

Extramarks
o Courses offered -
 K-12 (Kindergarten – 12th)
 Achieve (Mentoring Service)
 IIT-JEE / NEET / CA Foundation Test Preparation Application
o All subjects offered
o Special subjects – Biotechnology, Sociology and Entrepreneurship
o Streams offered – Medical, Non-Medical, Commerce and Humanities

BYJU’S
o Courses offered – 1st – 12th
o Subjects offered –
 Class 1-3 Maths and English
 Class 4-5 Maths and Science
 Class 6-10 Physics, Chemistry, Maths and Biology
 Class 11-12 –
 Medical Physics, Chemistry and Biology
 Non-Medical Physics, Chemistry and Maths
 Commerce Business Studies, Accounts, Economics and Statistics

Toppr
o Courses offered – 5th – 12th
o Subjects offered – English, Maths, Science and Social Science

Meritnation
o Courses Offered – 1st – 12th
o All subjects offered
o Special subject - French