CBSE - Central Board of Secondary Education
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) is one of the most prestigious and preferred educational boards in India. CBSE Board aims to provide holistic and healthy education to all its learners so that students can get adequate space to develop mentally and physically. CBSE Board is known for its comprehensive syllabus and well structured exam pattern which helps students to get a detailed idea about the entire curriculum. There are around 20,102 schools under the board which follows the NCERT curriculum.
CBSE Latest Update: CBSE Board Exam 2021-22 will be held in 2 parts on the reduced syllabus. Click here to know the complete details on the Special Scheme of Assessment for Classes 10 and 12 for the academic year 2021-22. Board has also released the CBSE Date Sheet for Term 2 exam 2021-22 on the official website.
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| Abbreviation | CBSE |
| CBSE Full Form | Central Board of Secondary Education |
| Type | Governmental Board of Education |
| Founded | 3rd November 1962 |
| Headquarters | New Delhi, India |
| Chairperson | Mr. Manoj Ahuja |
| Phone No. | 011 2250 9256 |
| Official languages | Hindi, English |
| Parent organisation | Ministry of Human Resource Development |
| Official Website | www.cbse.nic.in |
| Tag Line | “Committed To Equity And Excellence In Education” |
The academic session 2020-21 has not started yet due to the spread of the Coronavirus. It is expected that this year the schools will begin by September. Usually, the academic session starts in the month of June/July. Here we have summarized the important points related to the CBSE board exams.
- CBSE class 12 board exams were conducted from 15th Feb 2020 to 30th March 2020, and class 10 board exams were conducted from 15th Feb 2020 to 20th March 2020. But due to the COVID-19 pandemic, exams were only conducted for a few subjects, and for other subjects, exams got canceled.
- The results for class 12 and class 10 were declared on 13th July 2020 and 15th July 2020, respectively.
- The board has also revised the CBSE syllabus by keeping in mind the current situation of the novel Coronavirus. The syllabus of classes 9 to 12 has been reduced by 30% with core concepts retained as the academic session will start late this year.
- The new education policy 2020 has been announced, which brings several major reforms to the Indian education system. Among the major reform, the 10+2 structure in the schooling system is the one that has been replaced by a 5+3+3+4 structure.
- Students are advised to focus on self-learning and exploring new things by themselves.