Nearly 50% Student of CBSE Board Opt for State Syllabus

Nearly 50% of the students, who cleared the CBSE class X exams this year, have applied for admission to state syllabus schools. Of the 70,020 students who appeared for the CBSE board exams in Thiruvananthapuram region, consisting of schools in Kerala and Lakshadweep, almost 35,081 students have applied for admission in state syllabus schools in class XI.

The main reason for this is that students score higher marks in state syllabus schools thereby increasing their chances of getting admission to professional colleges. Further, fees in government and aided schools are much lower than in private schools.

The number of CBSE students applying for state Board schools has been steadily increasing. While in 2011-12, around 20,106 applied in state syllabus schools, in 2012-13 it jumped to 30,490 and in 2013-14, there were 34,928 CBSE students who applied. In contrast, the number of students from other boards such as ICSE, IB, etc has been actually reducing from 30,547 applications in 2011-12 to 15,809 applicants this academic year.

Courtesy : The Times of India