CENTRAL BOARD OF SECONDARY EDUCATION

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Role For Curriculum Development

BACKGROUND INTRODUCTION STRUCTURE FUNCTIONS

Government of India suggested to set
up a joint Board in 1929 for all the areas
which was named as the 'Board of High
School and Intermediate Education,
Rajputana'. This included Ajmer,
Merwara, Central India and Gwalior.  qualification for entry into higher education.
The Board witnessed rapid growth and
expansion at the level of Secondary
education resulting in improved quality
and standard of education in institutions.
But with the advent of State Universities
and State Boards in various parts of the
country the jurisdiction of the Board was
confined only to Ajmer, Bhopal and
Vindhya Pradesh later. As a result of
this, in 1952, the constitution of the
Board was amended wherein its
jurisdiction was extended to part-C and
Part-D territories and the Board was
given its present name 'Central Board of
Secondary Education'. It was in the year
1962 finally that the Board was
reconstituted.  To analyze and monitor the quality of academic activities by collecting the
The Central Board of Secondary Education (abbreviated as CBSE) is a Board The curriculum is made up of 5 learning areas. Five learning areas are
of Education for public and private schools, under the Union Government of represented as the five petals which intersect in a trans-disciplinary approach
India. CBSE conducts the final examinations for Class 10 and Class 12. It is a across various dimensions. The curriculum exposes the student to both depth
child centered and holistic education program that prepares students for and breadth of knowledge and understanding.
college life and beyond. It is also an internationally recognized and accepted
The CBSE provides a holistic approach to learning using innovate methods
1.
to develop both disciplinary and interdisciplinary understanding. In addition to
academic excellence, it encourages independent learning, inquiry, risk-taking,
caring, open-mindedness and intercultural understanding. It strives to adapt
and innovate methods to achieve academic excellence in conformity with 2.
psychological, pedagogical and social principles.
3.
OBJECTIVE
4.
To define appropriate approaches of academic activities to provide stress
free, child centered and holistic education to all children without
compromising on quality 5.
feedback from different stakeholders
To develop norms for implementation of various academic activities
To adapt and innovate methods to achieve academic excellence in conformity
with psychological, pedagogical and social principles. 1.
To encourage schools to document the progress of students in a teacher and
student friendly way 2.
To propose plans to achieve quality benchmarks in school education
3.
consistent with the National goals
To organize various capacity building and empowerment programmers to 4.
update the professional competency of teachers
To prescribe conditions of examinations and conduct public examination at 5.
the end of Class X and XII.
6.
To fulfill the educational requirements of those students whose parents were
employed in transferable jobs
To affiliate institutions for the purpose of examination and raise the academic
standards of the country.
 It organises pre-service and in-service teacher empowerment programs
 It conducts class X and XII exams
 Grants certificates to students who pass these exams
 It is engaged in the process of designing and renewal of curriculum
 It conducts All India entrance exams at the under graduate level
 It develops supplementary textual material
• Languages  It grants affiliations to institutions meeting its standards
 It has endeavours to make education more relevant and purposeful to the
society
• Social Science  It is a self financing and manages all financial requirements through
collection of fees
 It manages 6 major financial offices at Ajmer, Allahabad, Chandigarh,
• Mathematics Chennai, Delhi and Guwahati
 Work, vocation, and Insaurance educations have been introduced
 Conducts training programmes along with institutions like British Council
• Science & Technology
 It includes all Kendriya Vidyalayas and Jawahar Navodalayas (Residential
Schools)
• Physical Education, Performing Arts, Visual Arts
PROS & CONS
Benefits of the CBSE program include:
• The program allows you to study rigorously and develop skills at the same
ACTIVITIES & ASSESSMENT time.
• The CBSE syllabus is presented in a more scientific manner
• CBSE graduates are truly college ready. As the program fosters a variety of
academic and nonacademic knowledge, skills and abilities, they provide
• Scholastic Area the ideal platform for a successful transition from high school to college.
• The syllabus prepared by CBSE is more suitable for qualifying in various
• Periodic Test entrance examinations in India.
However:
• Notebook Submission • Not much focus is laid on inculcating practical knowledge in students.
• The CBSE syllabus also does not lay as much emphasis on core English
knowledge as its counterpart does, choosing to lay more importance on the
• Subject Enrichment Activity disciplines of mathematics and science.
• Co-scholastic Activity
CONCLUSION
• Discipline The CBSE is a learning experience which does focus on the overall career
development of a student by synchronizing its academics with the
requirements of competitive exams as well as polishing the students skill sets
through various extra-curricular activities. CBSE is extremely focused on
science and mathematics with a lot of attention paid to the application of
knowledge.