Know the different boards of education!

SECONDARY SCHOOL CERTIFICATE (SSC)

The Secondary School Certificate, also known as SSC, is a state-governed examination. Lakhs of students appear for the SSC exam in Maharashtra every year.

The SSC Syllabus has seen several changes through which new chapters and study material have been introduced over the years. SSC has introduced ‘E-class’, a software through which a teacher teaches each chapter in a virtual classroom. In 2010, the Maharashtra government approved the ‘best of five’ formula for junior college admissions, in which the board could calculate marks of the best five subjects out of the six compulsory subjects to level the playing field for students from all boards. From 2013, SSC schools will follow a new syllabus which, the state government claims, will be more objective and application-based. The syllabus has been designed after studying the curricula from other state boards and the CBSE.

17 Sep 2012, Hindustan Times (Mumbai), http://paper.hindustantimes.com/epaper/viewer.aspx

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INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE (IB)

The International Baccalaureate (IB) is an international educational foundation headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland.

Founded in 1968, IB currently works with 3,462 schools in 143 countries.

It is made up of three educational programmes

PYP: The Primary Years Programme (Kindergarten to Class 5)

MYP: The Middle Years Programme (Class 6 to Class 10)

DP: The Diploma Programme (Class 11 to Class 12)

IB is well-known for its Diploma Programme, which is a two-year curriculum with a final written exam. Students also complete assessment tasks in school, which are either initially marked by teachers and then moderated by external moderators or sent directly to external examiners. In 1998, there was only one school in Mumbai with the diploma programme. Now, there are 26 schools with IB Diploma courses, 2 with MYP and 10 with PYP courses.

  

17 Sep 2012, Hindustan Times (Mumbai), http://paper.hindustantimes.com/epaper/viewer.aspx

SOURCE: www.ibo.org

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CAMBRIDGE IGCSE

The International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE) is an internationally-recognised qualification for school students, typically in the 14–16 age group.

The IGCSE was developed by University of Cambridge International Examinations in 1988. Unlike many school-leaving qualifications, the IGCSE is not a group award or ‘certificate of education’. It is a qualification based on individual subjects of study. This means one receives an ‘IGCSE’ qualification for each subject one takes. Cambridge awards Outstanding Achievement Awards in the categories of ‘top in country’, and ‘top in world’ for each subject. Cambridge IGCSE was introduced in India in the late 1980s. More than 300 schools in India are Cambridge International Centres, with the IGCSE board Incorporating Indian culture in the Cambridge curriculum: In 2009, Cambridge introduced IGCSE India Studies, a syllabus that engages students with the issues facing India today.

17 Sep 2012, Hindustan Times (Mumbai), http://paper.hindustantimes.com/epaper/viewer.aspx

HTTP:// www. cie. org. uk/, CIE BOARD

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CENTRAL BOARD OF SECONDARY EDUCATION (CBSE)

The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) is a board of education for public and private schools, under the Union Government of India.

In 1929, the government of India set up a joint Board named ‘Board of High School and Intermediate Education, Rajputana’. In 1952, it became the ‘Central Board of Secondary Education’. From 309 schools in 1962, the board has more than 10,000 schools today. This also includes 141 schools in 21 countries. In 2009, CBSE introduced Continuous and Comprehensive Evaluation (CCE) scheme, to reduce the accumulated stress of board exams on the students. In 2012, CBSE decided to change its school examination pattern and composition. •CBSE will also allot 5% of every major subject, such as English, Hindi, mathematics and physics, on questions pertaining to the cultural, environmental and social ethos of the country.

17 Sep 2012, Hindustan Times (Mumbai), http://paper.hindustantimes.com/epaper/viewer.aspx

SOURCE: http://www. cbse. nic. i n/, HT ARCHIVE

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ICSE AND ISC

The Indian Certificate of Secondary Education (ICSE) is an examination conducted by the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE)

The ICSE Examination is a K-10 public board examination for students in India who have just completed Class 10. Seven subjects are to be taken by the candidates, of which four are compulsory and students can choose from several options for the other three. In October 1956, at the meeting of the Inter–State Board for Anglo–Indian Education, a proposal was adopted for setting up an Indian Council to administer the University of Cambridge, Local Examinations Syndicate’s Examination in India. Indian School Certificate (ISC) Examination is a K-12 public board examination for those completing Class 12. Candidates must study English and Environmental Education as two of their subjects, and then may choose three, four or five more subjects. Candidates must appear only through English-medium schools affiliated to the CISCE.

17 Sep 2012, Hindustan Times (Mumbai), http://paper.hindustantimes.com/epaper/viewer.aspx

SOURCE: www. cisce. org

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