CBSE FAQ:Equivalence of Certificates of the Boards of school Education

Q.1 What about equivalence of examinations by various Boards of school education in India?

Ans. The various Boards have given equivalences to each others' examinations and consequently the transfer from one Board to another is possible on a point to point equivalence basis. However, each Board/University is at liberty to put eligibility conditions for the next stage e.g. Class XI or the1st year of college or a professional course. In other words equivalence is only equating two examinations and Eligibility may have additional conditions prescribed by the Board/University.

Q.2 What about recognition/ equivalence of Foreign Qualifications by CBSE? 

Ans. As regards the foreign qualifications, the CBSE accepts the recognition/equivalence determined by Association of Indian Universities, AIU House, 16, Comrade Indrajeet Gupta Marg, New Delhi, AIU have recognized for purpose of admission to higher studies in India the qualifications of about85 countries all of which are listed country wise in the AIU publication 'Equivalence of Foreign Degrees'. Once the terminal exams stand recognized, the lower qualifications are automatically acceptable after verification of the original  authenticated certificates/documents.

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