Who started board exam in India?

Until 1975, all the CBSE schools were following their own curriculum when Dr K Venkatasubramanian, a renowned economist and eminent educationist introduced the Plus 2, standardising the Board level exams.

What are the school boards in India?

Across the country there are totally 32 boards, excluding the two national boards CBSE and ICSE. Most of the others follow state patterns like the Manipuri pattern, Punjab pattern, West Bengal pattern, Tamil Nadu pattern. Some like the Anglo Indian Board, the Madarasa Board or the Oriental Schools have community or religious undertones. The 32 boards, instead of trying to complement each other to promote value-based education, compete with each other and bring cleavage into the system In Tamil Nadu for instance, the late Chief Minister M G Ramachandran popularised the Matriculation Board to compete with the growing popularity of the CBSE board. Earlier the Matriculation Board was under the Madras University, subsequently taken over by the state. At the Plus 2 level alone, the Matriculation schools shared a common syllabus with the State government and Corporation schools. The Matriculation schools offered English and Hindi languages, which the public wanted and which were not offered by the state schools. Since the CBSE system was perceived to be tough and these schools commanded more fees, Matriculation schools became popular. Today, the Tamil Nadu state has introduced Samacheer Kalvi, and the Matriculation schools have to follow the state syllabus even at the lower classes. Nothing prevents the Matriculation schools from offering more than what is mandated, but with the restriction on school fees, these schools may not be incentivised sufficiently to do this. Though content-wise the CBSE Plus 2 and State Plus 2 syllabi are on par with each other, the actual class room transactions vary a great deal due to lack of infrastructural facilities or trained/ committed human resources. A system that lacks these facilities will be liberal in evaluation.

When was CBSE board established?

In 1965, the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) was reorganized from the existing Board of Rajputana at Ajmer, which was prevailing in five states. The board was given an all-India character under the chairmanship of Zakir Hussain before he became President. The CBSE curriculum was adopted by the Kendriya Vidyalaya schools - the schools attended by the children of people serving in the armed forces and the government. At that time, the CBSE was called Higher Secondary. People liked it because there was no requirement of a pre-university course (PUC) after this, which amounted to a one year 'saving' in education. Later after the 10 plus 2 was introduced, this advantage was lost. Owing to the huge popularity of the CBSE and the inability of Kendriya Vidyalayas to expand, private schools were allowed to get affiliated to this Board.

The Indian Certificate of Secondary Education (ICSE) is a Christian Minority board, that has been given the status of a national board. Handed down from the British, It is relatively less popular in the country. In terms of syllabus standards, it is close to the CBSE.

What is IGCSE and IB board?

The Indian Certificate of Secondary Education (ICSE) is a Christian Minority board, that has been given the status of a national board. Handed down from the British, It is relatively less popular in the country. In terms of syllabus standards, it is close to the CBSE.

Continuous and Comprehensive Evaluation (CCE) has been instituted with the idea of leading to a better learning environment by Minimizing misclassification of students on the basis of marks Eliminating cut-throat competition among high achievers Reducing societal pressure and providing the learner with more flexibility

History of School Boards in India, CBSE, ICSE, IGCSE, IB, EDEXCEL and CCE

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