CBSE not to Register Schools without websites

The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) Monday warned schools that it would not register Class 9 and Class 11 students if they failed to build their school‘s website, an school official said.

Brings Students Closer to Indian Culture, Heritage

To help students know more about India’s rich heritage and culture, the Central Board of Secondary Education has introduced a new elective subject, ‘Knowledge Traditions and Practices of India’ (KTPI) for classes 11 and 12.

How IIT-JEE is becoming the stronghold of CBSE, urban students

For very long the venerated and coveted IITs and their entrance exams have been considered as the great leveler in India, a country where inequality and diversity are two sides of the coin. Students from villages, from uneducated backgrounds and low economic strata have qualified for these exams. But now this notion seems to have turned on its head.

Telugu & Kannada Text Books For Class 9 have changed

CBSE affiliated schools offering Telugu and Kannada have informed the Board that the class IX text books have been changed by the concerned state boards, for the academic year 2013-14.

The result of All India/Delhi Senior Secondary Certificate Compartment examination 2013, held on 16th July 2013, has been declared on 3rd August 2013. The result is also available on CBSE website http://cbseresults.nic.in or http://cbse.nic.in

Career choice - one of the most important milestones in an individual's life involves self analysis, critical thinking and finally decision making.

The choice of the career is influenced by views of your parents, friends, relatives, teachers and the media. Today with a wider choice and an ever increasing competition, you need to plan your career wisely and at the earliest.

While choosing a stream after 10th, a training course or a career you should know your abilities, interests, aptitudes and personality. Besides these you should gather information regarding different career options, the eligibility criteria, the premier institutions/universities, and other criteria of selection and the market demands.

Central Board of Secondary Education has revised the curriculum for the entrepreneurship elective for this academic year in keeping with changing market trends.

Scholarship for Class X (SGC) / XII (CSSS-2013)

The Central Board of Secondary Education, HQ Delhi invites Online Application from the student who have passed Class X & XII Examination 2013 for the award of under mentioned scholarship scheme:-

Over 11 million students are likely to benefit from the Central Board of Secondary Education's latest initiative "personalized learning solutions" to help bridge the digital gap and offer online learning resources to the tune of one lakh questions, over 4,500 animations (animated content), 80 hours of live lectures and six hours of simulation lab in digitized. The major beneficiaries will be around four million students from government schools affiliated to the Board as these resources will be made available free. Even for public school students these contents prepared by five international and national publishers will be available for as low as Rs 2 per month for classes I to VIII and Rs 10 per month for the secondary level. The initiative is to roll out from August 2013.

TRAINING OF TEACHERS FOR OLABS (ONLINE LABS)

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The Department of Electronics and Information Technology (DeitY) is planning to execute a project on “PAN India Content Delivery Network (CDN) for e-Learning: OLabs” through ERNET India. In this project, Online Lab Experiments of Science and Mathematics of Secondary &  Higher Secondary level, will be available on ERNET’s CDN Network 24X7 throughout the country.

Frequently Asked Questions based on ‘Problem Solving Assessment’ (PSA)

Query.1 Will ‘Problem Solving Assessment’ be a part of FA4?

Reply : Yes, the `Problem Solving Assessment’ will be counted towards FA-4 which is 10% of total assessments of Class IX. This assessment will also be carried forward towards the FA-4 in Class X. This score will be reflected in one Language (English or Hindi), Mathematics, Science and Social Science w.e.f the session
2012-2013 for Class IX and 2013 – 14 for Class X. The same score will be reflected in FA-4 for class IX and Class X.

Query.2 Will the Question paper for PSA for classes IX and XI be sent by the Board?

Reply : Yes, the Question Paper containing OMR Answer Sheet will be provided by the Board.

Query.3 Can we conduct any other tests /assignments/projects etc. for FA4 in class IX?

Reply : Yes, you may conduct activities but such activities will not be counted towards FA4 in the subjects mentioned at upto Sl. No.1 above. Schools may club such tasks in FA3

Query.4 The student has to opt for one language for PSA (English/Hindi). Does this mean that the FA4 score of second language in class IX to be submitted by the school? Will there be one set of Question paper in PSA or questions in PSA will be asked for separate section of language?

Reply: 1. The PSA score will be reflected in the opted language. Regarding second language, the FA 4 score will be provided by the school.

2. PSA will comprise one question paper with following domains:

Frequently Asked Questions based on Listening and Speaking Skills

Query 1. What are listening and speaking skills?

FAQ’s on Verification and Analysis of Evidences of Assessment

Q.1 How were the schools selected for sending the Evidences of Assessment for Term-II, 2012-13?

6816 schools were selected for sending the evidences of assessments for Term-II, 2012-13, falling under the three categories:

• (a) The schools which were not selected for sending evidences for Term 1.

• (b) The selected schools which did not send their evidences to the designated nodal centres/ regional offices for Term-I.

• (c) The schools which scored less than 20 during first term analysis work.

A notification regarding the list of schools selected for sending the Evidences of Assessments for Term-II has been uploaded on the CBSE academic website: http://cbseacademic.in/web_material/Notifications/2013/15_NOTIFICATION.pdf

Online Generation of LOC, Admit Card and Class X School Based Proforma for 2013 (EIOP/COMPTT) Exam (Delhi, Allahabad, Patna, Bhubaneshwar & Panchkula Region)

Frequently Asked Questions Based on Examinations and Continuous and Comprehensive Evaluation
(CCE) 2013-14

Query 1. Has the Board fixed any age  criteria to appear in class X  examination?

Reply: No, the Board has not fixed any age criteria to appear in class X examination however, at the time of admission the student should  satisfy the requirements of age limits (minimum and maximum) as  determined by the State/Union Territory Government, as applicable to  the place where the School is located.

Query 2. What is the procedure for seeking admission in class X?

Reply: As per rule 7.3 of the Examination Byelaws of the Board, admission to  class X in a school is open only to such a student who:

(a) has completed a regular course of study for class IX from an  institution affiliated to this Board;
(b) has completed a regular course of study for class IX and has  obtained minimum grade D in five subjects (excluding the 6th additional  subject) under Scholastic Area A, as well as grades in subjects under  Scholastic Area B under the Continuous and Comprehensive  Evaluation scheme in the class IX examination conducted by an  institution affiliated to the Board and migrating from/within one city/  state to another only on the transfer of the parent(s) or shifting of  their families from one place to another, after procuring from the  student the performance profile and the school leaving certificate, duly countersigned by the Board, and
(c) has completed a regular course of study for class IX and has passed  class IX examination from an institution recognized by/affiliated to any  recognized Board in India, can be admitted to a school affiliated to this  Board only on the transfer of the parent(s) or shifting of their  families from one place to another, after procuring from the student. the mark sheet and the school leaving certificate, duly countersigned by the Educational Authorities of the Board concerned. Notwithstanding anything contained in the rules above, the Chairman  has the powers to allow change of school for better academic  performance, medical reasons etc. or to avoid undue hardship to the candidate(s).

CBSE-Katha - Creative Writing And Translation Competitions

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KATHA has been working in the areas of children’s education, teacher training,  and book publishing since1988. We have an innovative and proven education  model that has been designed based on decades of working with children from  underserved communities. Our model puts the child at the centre of all learning  and makes learning a fun, creative, holistic experience and also relevant to the  world outside the classroom. We also train teachers to creatively engage  students using Katha’s Story Pedagogy© and to design classroom activities that  make learning interactive and fun. Katha is also a renowned publisher of children  stories and translated adult fiction. We have published 190 beautifully  illustrated children’s stories in Hindi and English and 106 adult titles. Katha is  honored that CBSE has recommended 75 of our children’s titles and that Katha’s children’s books have twice been nominated for the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award for children’s literature.

2000 Scholarships for Student with Disabilities by NHFDC

National Handicapped Finance and Development Corporation (NHFDC), for and on behalf of Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment, Govt. of India, invites applications from Students with Disabilities for award of Scholarships under the Scholarship Scheme (Trust Fund/Trust Fund) :-