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{{short description|School education board in India}}
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{{Infobox school
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| name = Central Board of Secondary Education
{{Use Indian English|date=June 2016}}
| image = CBSE Logo.jpg
{{Infobox organization
| state = [[New Delhi]]
| name = Central Board of Secondary Education
| country = [[India]]
| image = CBSE new logo.svg
| website = [http://www.cbse.nic.in/ www.cbse.nic.in]
| alt = Logo of Central Board of Secondary Education
| abbreviation = CBSE
| size = 150px
| caption = [[Seal (emblem)|Seal]] of the Central Board of Secondary Education
| formation = {{Start date and age|df=yes|p=y|1929|07|02}}
| type = Governmental Board of Education
| status = Active
| headquarters = [[New Delhi, India]]
| affiliations = 29,179 schools (2024)<ref>{{cite web | url=http://cbseit.in/cbse/web/Tinfo/OasisDasboardA.aspx | title=CBSE - Central Board of Secondary Education }}</ref>
| leader_title = Chairperson
| leader_name = Rahul Singh, [[Indian Administrative Service|IAS]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-03-13 |title=Rahul Singh IAS appointed CBSE chairperson |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/india/senior-bureaucrat-rahul-singh-appointed-new-cbse-chief/articleshow/108470001.cms |access-date=2024-04-04 |website=The economic Times|language=en-US}}</ref>
| parent_organisation = [[Ministry of Education (India)|Ministry of Education]]
| language = {{hlist|[[Hindi]]|[[English language|English]]}}
| website = {{URL|https://www.cbse.gov.in}}
}}
}}


The '''Central Board of Secondary Education''' ('''CBSE''') is a national level board of education in India for public and private schools, controlled and managed by the [[Government of India]]. Established in 1929 by a resolution of the government, the Board was an experiment towards inter-state integration and cooperation in the sphere of secondary education. There are more than 27,000 schools in India and 240 schools in 28 foreign countries affiliated to the CBSE. All schools affiliated to CBSE follow the [[NCERT]] curriculum especially from class 9 to 12. The current Chairperson of CBSE is Rahul Singh, [[Indian Administrative Service|IAS]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-03-13 |title=Senior bureaucrat Rahul Singh has been appointed chairperson of the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/india/senior-bureaucrat-rahul-singh-appointed-new-cbse-chief/articleshow/108470001.cms |access-date=2024-04-04 |website=The Economic Times |language=en}}</ref>
'''Central Board of Secondary Education''' is the Board of Education for school level in [[India]] of Central Government.

The constitution of the Board was amended in 1952 to give its present name, the Central Board of Secondary Education. The Board was reconstituted on 1 July 1962 so as to make its services available to students and various educational institutions in the entire country.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cbse.gov.in/cbsenew/cbse.html|title = CBSE - Central Board of Secondary Education}}</ref>


==History==
==History==
A trail of developments mark the significant changes that took place over the years in shaping up the Board to its present status. U P Board of High School and Intermediate Education was the first Board set up in 1921. It had under its jurisdiction Rajputana, Central India and Gwalior. In response to the representation made by the Government of United Provinces, the then Government of India suggested to set up a joint Board in 1929 for all the areas which was named as the ‘ Board of High School and Intermediate Education, Rajputana. This included [[Ajmer]], [[Merwara]], [[Central India]] and [[Gwalior]].
The first education board to be set up in India was the [[Uttar Pradesh]] Board of High School and Intermediate Education in 1921, which was under jurisdiction of [[Rajputana]], Central India and [[Gwalior]]. In 1929, the government of India set up a joint Board named '''Board of High School and Intermediate Education'''. This included [[Ajmer]], Merwara, Central India, and Gwalior. Later it was confined to [[Ajmer]], [[Bhopal]] and [[Vindhya]] Pradesh. In 1952, it became the Central Board of Secondary Education.<ref>{{cite news|title=History (and the Expansion) of the Central Board of Secondary Examination|url=http://www.studypost.com/history-expansion-central-board-secondary-examination|access-date=16 December 2017|publisher=studypost.com|date=16 December 2017|archive-date=20 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180120070007/http://www.studypost.com/history-expansion-central-board-secondary-examination/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
The Board witnessed rapid growth and expansion at the level of Secondary education resulting in improved quality and standard of education in institutions. But with the advent of State Universities and State Boards in various parts of the country the jurisdiction of the Board was confined only to [[Ajmer]], [[Bhopal]] and Vindhya Pradesh later. As a result of this, in 1952 , the constitution of the Board was amended wherein its jurisdiction was extended to part-C and Part-D territories and the Board was given its present name ‘[[Central Board of Secondary Education]]’. It was in the year 1962 finally that the Board was reconstituted. The main objectives were those of : serving the educational institutions more effectively, to be responsive to the educational needs of those students whose parents were employed in the Central Government and had frequently transferable jobs.


== Languages ==
CBSE offers academic subjects in 40 different languages, which are [[Arabic]], [[Assamese language|Assamese]], [[Bahasa Melayu]], [[Bengali language|Bengali]], [[Bhutia language|Bhutia]], [[Bodo language|Bodo]], [[English language|English]], [[French language|French]], [[German language|German]], [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]], [[Gurung language|Gurung]], [[Hindi|Hindi Course-A, Hindi Course-B]], [[Japanese language|Japanese]], [[Kannada]], [[Kashmiri language|Kashmiri]], [[Lepcha language|Lepcha]], [[Limboto language|Limboo]], [[Malayalam-language|Malayalam]], [[Meitei language|Meitei]] ([[Manipuri language|Manipuri]]), [[Marathi language|Marathi]], [[Mizo language|Mizo]], [[Nepali language|Nepali]], [[Odia language|Odia]], [[Persian language|Persian]], [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]], [[Rai Languages|Rai]], [[Russian language|Russian]], [[Sanskrit]], [[Sindhi language|Sindhi]], [[Spanish language|Spanish]], [[Sherpa language|Sherpa]], [[Tamang language|Tamang]], [[Tamil language|Tamil]], [[Tangkhul language|Tangkhul]], [[Telugu language|Telugu AP]], [[Telugu language|Telugu Telangana]], [[Thai language|Thai]], [[Tibetan language (standard)|Tibetan]], [[Urdu|Urdu Course A]] and [[Urdu|Urdu Course B]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=CBSE {{!}} Academics Unit : Curriculum/Syllabus |url=https://cbseacademic.nic.in/curriculum.html |access-date=2023-03-18 |website=cbseacademic.nic.in}}</ref>


== Jurisdiction ==
==Affiliations==
CBSE affiliates all [[Kendriya Vidyalaya]]s, all [[Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya]]s, private schools, and most of the schools approved by [[central government of India]]. All [[Delhi Government|State Government]] schools in Delhi are affiliated with CBSE. There are 1,138 Kendriya Vidyalayas, 3,011 Government Schools, 16,741 Independent Schools, 595 Jawahar Novodaya Vidyalayas and 14 Central Tibetan Schools.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|title=CBSE introduction|url=https://cbse.nic.in/newsite/aboutCbse.html}}</ref>
The jurisdiction of the Board is extensive and stretches beyond the national geographical boundaries. As a result of the reconstitution, the erstwhile ‘ Delhi Board of Secondary Education’ was merged with the Central Board and thus all the educational institutions recognized by the Delhi Board also became a part of the Central Board . Subsequently, all the schools located in the Union Territory of Chandigarh. Andaman and Nicobar Island, Arunachal Pradesh, the state of Sikkim , and now Jharkhand, Uttaranchal and Chhattisgarh have also got affiliation with the Board. From 309 schools in 1962 the Board today has 8979 schools on 31-03-2007 including 141 schools in 21 countries. There are 897 Kendriya Vidyalayas, 1761 Government Schools, 5827 Independent Schools, 480 Jawahar Novodaya Vidyalayas and 14 Central Tibetean Schools.


==Examinations==
CBSE conducts the final examinations for Class 10 and Class 12 every year in the month of February and March. The results are announced by the end of May.<ref>{{cite news|title=CBSE Results Announcement Dates: Class 12 on May 25, Class 10 on May 27|url=http://news.biharprabha.com/2015/05/cbse-results-announcement-dates-class-12-on-may-25-class-10-on-may-27/|access-date=23 May 2015|publisher=news.biharprabha.com|date=23 May 2015}}</ref> The board earlier conducted the [[All India Engineering Entrance Examination|AIEEE]] Examination for admission to undergraduate courses in engineering and architecture in colleges across India, however the AIEEE exam was merged with the IIT-[[Joint Entrance Examination|Joint Entrance Exam (JEE)]] in 2013. The common examination is now called JEE (Main) and is henceforth conducted by [[National Testing Agency]].


CBSE also conducted [[AIPMT]] (All India Pre Medical Test) for admission to major medical colleges in India. In 2014, the conduct of the National Eligibility Test for grant of junior research fellowship and eligibility for assistant professor in institutions of higher learning was outsourced to CBSE.<ref name="Exams conducted by CBSE" />
== Major Activities and Objective ==
The Central Board of Secondary Education was set up to achieve certain interlinked objectives:
To prescribe conditions of examinations and conduct public examination at the end of Class X and XII


Apart from these tests, CBSE also conducts the [[Teacher Eligibility Test#Central Teacher Eligibility Test|Central Teacher Eligibility Test]] and the Class X optional proficiency test.<ref name="Exams conducted by CBSE">{{cite news | url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/education/news/After-UGCs-failure-CBSE-to-conduct-NET/articleshow/38950641.cms | title=After UGC's failure, CBSE to conduct NET | website=[[The Times of India]] | date=24 July 2014 | access-date=24 July 2014}}</ref>
To grant qualifying certificates to successful candidates of the affiliated schools.
With the addition of NET in 2014, the CBSE had become the largest exam conducting body in the world.<ref name="Exams conducted by CBSE" /><ref name="NET to be held under CBSE’s watch">{{cite news | url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/net-to-be-held-under-cbses-watch/article6240205.ece | title=NET to be held under CBSE's watch | work=The Hindu | date=23 July 2014 | access-date=24 July 2014| last1=Joshua | first1=Anita }}</ref>


On 10 November 2017, the Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, cleared a proposal for creation of a National Testing Agency (NTA) serving as the premier autonomous body for conducting entrance examinations in the country. Beginning in 2018 various exams previously conducted by the CBSE were transferred to the NTA including [[National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (Undergraduate)]], [[Joint Entrance Examination – Main]], [[National Eligibility Test]], [[Central Universities Common Entrance Test]] and others.<ref>{{Cite web|title=National Testing Agency|url=https://www.nta.ac.in/|access-date=2020-06-07|website=www.nta.ac.in}}</ref>
To fulfill the educational requirements of those students whose parents were employed in transferable jobs.


== Promotion criteria ==
To prescribe and update the course of instructions of examinations


=== Class 10 ===
To affiliate institutions for the purpose of examination and raise the academic standards of the country.
For promotion from Secondary level (Class IX-X) to Senior Secondary level (Class XI-XII), a student must obtain, for all subjects (or best 5 if 6 subjects are taken), 33% overall, without any minimum theory mark requirement. Originally, the passing criteria were set such that a student had to get 33% in ''both'' the theory and practical components. However, an exemption was initially granted for students writing the exam in 2018 as they went through the old CCE system in the previous year.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/education/cbse-revises-pass-percent-for-current-class-10-batch/story-SySB8BLlILo4CozRrZ2siL.html|title=CBSE says overall 33% marks enough to pass Class 10 this year|date=2018-02-27|work=hindustantimes.com|access-date=2018-08-25|language=en}}</ref> However, CBSE later extended this relief for students writing the exam from 2019 and later as well.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.news18.com/news/india/cbse-eases-class-10-passing-marks-criteria-as-combined-marks-extended-from-2019-board-exams-1906675.html|title=CBSE Eases Class 10 Passing Marks Criteria as Combined Marks Extended from 2019 Board Exams|work=News18|access-date=2018-10-21}}</ref> Students who do not manage to pass up to two subjects can write the compartment in those subjects in July. Those who fail the compartment, or fail in three subjects or more, must rewrite all the subjects taken in the next year.
'''The prime focus of the Board is on'''
Innovations in teaching-learning methodologies by devising students friendly and students centered paradigms.


=== Class 12 ===
Reforms in examinations and evaluation practices.
For class 12 students the promotion criteria are 33% overall, with 33% in ''both'' theory and practical examinations (if applicable). Students who do not manage to pass in exactly one subject can write the compartment for that subject in July. Those who fail the compartment, or those who fail in two subjects or more, must rewrite all the subjects taken in the next year.


== Grading ==
Skill learning by adding job-oriented and job-linked inputs.
For the Class 10 and Class 12 exams, CBSE (along with the marks obtained) includes the ''positional'' grade obtained by the student, which is dependent on the average performance of the students in that subject. Consequently, the cutoffs required to obtain a particular grade vary every year.
{| class="wikitable"
|+Grading system by CBSE<ref>{{cite web |url=http://cbse.nic.in/newsite/attach/grading.pdf|title=Grading info |website= cbseacademic.nic.in}}</ref>
!Grade
!Criteria
|-
|A1
|Top 1/8 of passed students in that subject
|-
|A2
|Next 1/8 of passed students in that subject
|-
|B1
|Next 1/8 of passed students in that subject
|-
|B2
|Next 1/8 of passed students in that subject
|-
|C1
|Next 1/8 of passed students in that subject
|-
|C2
|Next 1/8 of passed students in that subject
|-
|D1
|Next 1/8 of passed students in that subject
|-
|D2
|Last 1/8 of passed students in that subject
|-
|E
|Failed students (in either theory, practical or overall)
|}


The cutoffs required to obtain a particular grade in 2018 are listed below:<ref>Not publicly released by CBSE, but can be verified by looking at students' grades</ref>
Regularly updating the pedagogical skills of the teachers and administrators by conducting in service training programmes, workshops etc.
{| class="wikitable"
|+Class 12 (2018)
!'''Grade'''
!'''English Core'''
!'''Mathematics'''
!'''Chemistry'''
!'''Physics'''
!'''Biology'''
!'''Biotechnology'''
!'''Engineering Drawing'''
!'''Computer Science'''
!'''Economics'''
!'''Accountancy'''
!'''Business Studies'''
!'''Informatics Practices'''
!'''Multimedia/Web Tech'''
!'''Psychology'''
!'''Sociology'''
|-
|A1
|89
|95
|91
|90
|90
|95
|98
|93
|92
|84
|93
|94
|
|95
|87
|-
|A2
|84
|84
|81
|82
|84
|91
|95
|88
|85
|73
|83
|91
|
|
|78
|-
|B1
|78
|73
|73
|75
|79
|86
|92
|83
|78
|65
|75
|87
|82
|84
|73
|-
|B2
|72
|63
|67
|69
|74
|83
|89
|78
|70
|59
|67
|
|78
|79
|66
|-
|C1
|65
|55
|63
|64
|68
|76
|85
|72
|63
|55
|60
|79
|74
|73
|
|-
|C2
|57
|46
|60
|61
|62
|
|80
|
|55
|49
|
|
|67
|67
|
|-
|D1
|45
|42
|52
|54
|55
|
|
|
|47
|45
|
|
|
|57
|
|-
|D2
|33
|33
| colspan="13" |''Variable (33% theory and practical pass required)''
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|+Class 10 (2018)
!Grade
!English Language & Literature
!Mathematics
!Science
!Social Science
!Malayalam
!Hindi
!French
|-
|A1
|92
|92
|87
|90
|96
|93
|97
|-
|A2
|87
|81
|76
|82
|93
|88
|95
|-
|B1
|83
|70
|67
|74
|90
|83
|92
|-
|B2
|78
|60
|58
|66
|87
|78
|87
|-
|C1
|73
|50
|49
|58
|84
|72
|82
|-
|C2
|66
|42
|41
|49
|80
|65
|74
|-
|D1
|56
|34
|34
|41
|73
|54
|62
|-
|D2
| colspan="7" |33 (minimum for all subjects)
|}


== Decentralisation ==
=== During CCE ===
During 2010–2017, when CBSE implemented a CCE ([[Continuous and Comprehensive Evaluation]]) for Class X students, only the grades obtained by the student were mentioned in the report card in a 9-point grading scale, which translates as below:
n order to execute its functions effectively Regional Offices have been set up by the Board in different parts of the country to be more responsive to the affiliated schools. The Board has regional offices in Allahabad , Ajmer, Chennai, Guwahati, Panchkula and Delhi. Schools located outside India are looked after by regional office Delhi. For detailed jurisdiction of regional offices of CBSE see [http://www.cbse.nic.in/regjur.htm]. The headquarter constantly monitors the activities of the Regional Offices. Although, sufficient powers have been vested with the Regional Offices. Issues involving policy matters are, however, referred to the head office. Matters pertaining to day-to-day administration, liaison with schools, pre and post examination arrangements are all dealt with by the respective regional offices.
{| class="wikitable"
|+Former grading scale (CCE)
!Grade
!Criteria
|-
|A1
|>90%
|-
|A2
|81–90%
|-
|B1
|71–80%
|-
|B2
|61–70%
|-
|C1
|51–60%
|-
|C2
|41–50%
|-
|D
|33–40%
|-
|E1
|21–32%
|-
|E2
|0–20%
|}


==Affiliations==
== Results ==
CBSE affiliates all [[Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya]]s, all [[Kendriya Vidyalaya]]s, private schools, all the schools in the NCT of Delhi and Foreign Schools.


==Examinations==
=== 2016 ===
{| class="wikitable"
The board conducts final examinations every spring: the All India Secondary School Examination (AISSE) for class 10 and All India Senior School Certificate Examination (AISSCE) for class 12. The board also annually conducts the [[All India Engineering Entrance Examination|AIEEE]] exam for admission to undergraduate courses in engineering and architecture in numerous colleges spread over India.
|+Number of (passed) students obtaining a particular CGPA in Class 10 by gender<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://cbse.nic.in/attach/Press%20Note%20for%20class%2010th%20-%20Stat.%202016(2).pdf|title=Press Note for Class 10|website=CBSE|access-date=2019-05-13}}</ref>
|'''CGPA'''
|'''MALE'''
|'''FEMALE'''
|'''TOTAL'''
|-
|10
|85,316
|83,225
|1,68,541
|-
|9.8
|26,313
|24,545
|50,858
|-
|9.6
|28,522
|24,223
|52,745
|-
|9.4
|35,587
|25,882
|61,469
|-
|9.2
|33,674
|25,171
|58,845
|-
|9
|35,167
|26,270
|61,437
|-
|8.8
|36,453
|26,154
|62,607
|-
|8.6
|37,532
|25,945
|63,477
|-
|8.4
|38,590
|25,383
|63,973
|-
|8.2
|37,681
|24,663
|62,344
|-
|8
|38,248
|24,217
|62,465
|-
|7.8
|38,560
|23,607
|62,167
|-
|7.6
|37,804
|22,680
|60,484
|-
|7.4
|36,814
|21,410
|58,224
|-
|7.2
|35,287
|20,497
|55,784
|-
|7
|34,755
|19,803
|54,558
|-
|6.8
|33,824
|18,677
|52,501
|-
|6.6
|32,099
|17,559
|49,658
|-
|6.4
|29,774
|16,428
|46,202
|-
|6.2
|27,367
|15.509
|42,876
|-
|6
|25,542
|14,472
|40,014
|-
|5.8
|22,568
|13,094
|35,662
|-
|5.6
|18,126
|11,128
|29,254
|-
|5.4
|13,206
|8,684
|21,890
|-
|5.2
|9,120
|6,142
|15,262
|-
|5
|6,116
|4,036
|10,152
|-
|4.8
|3,582
|2,360
|5,942
|-
|4.6
|2,074
|1,182
|3,256
|-
|4.4
|893
|527
|1,420
|-
|4.2
|294
|151
|445
|-
|4
|50
|31
|81
|-
|'''TOTAL'''
|'''8,40,938'''
|'''5,73,655'''
|'''14,14,593'''
|-
|'''AVERAGE'''
|'''7.91'''
|'''8.14'''
|'''8.00'''
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|+Number of (passed) students obtaining a particular CGPA in Class 10 by exam mode<ref name=":0" />
|'''CGPA'''
|'''BOARD'''
|'''SCHOOL'''
|'''TOTAL'''
|-
|10
|92,816
|75,725
|1,68,541
|-
|9.8
|32,372
|18,486
|50,858
|-
|9.6
|32,115
|20,630
|52,745
|-
|9.4
|32,302
|29,167
|61,469
|-
|9.2
|33,725
|25,120
|58,845
|-
|9
|36,361
|25,076
|61,437
|-
|8.8
|36,673
|25,934
|62,607
|-
|8.6
|36,026
|27,451
|63,477
|-
|8.4
|35,232
|28,741
|63,973
|-
|8.2
|35,362
|26,982
|62,344
|-
|8
|35,185
|27,280
|62,465
|-
|7.8
|33,969
|28,198
|62,167
|-
|7.6
|31,825
|28,659
|60,484
|-
|7.4
|29,836
|28,388
|58,224
|-
|7.2
|28,045
|27,739
|55,784
|-
|7
|26,238
|28,320
|54,558
|-
|6.8
|23,913
|28,588
|52,501
|-
|6.6
|21,284
|28,374
|49,658
|-
|6.4
|18,782
|27,420
|46,202
|-
|6.2
|16,785
|26,091
|42,876
|-
|6
|14,365
|25,649
|40,014
|-
|5.8
|12,150
|23,512
|35,662
|-
|5.6
|9,351
|19,903
|29,254
|-
|5.4
|6,861
|15,029
|21,890
|-
|5.2
|4,978
|10,284
|15,262
|-
|5
|3,628
|6,524
|10,152
|-
|4.8
|2,278
|3,664
|5,942
|-
|4.6
|1,236
|2,020
|3,256
|-
|4.4
|549
|871
|1,420
|-
|4.2
|137
|308
|445
|-
|4
|17
|64
|81
|-
|'''TOTAL'''
|'''7,24,396'''
|'''6,90,197'''
|'''14,14,593'''
|-
|'''AVERAGE'''
|'''8.21'''
|'''7.79'''
|'''8.00'''
|}


==Regional offices==
== Moderation ==
<gallery caption="Mark distributions for each subject and overall average in CBSE Class 12 examinations 2015" widths="350px" heights="350px" mode="packed">
Presently CBSE has 8 regional offices:
Histogram_depicting_mark_distribution_for_first_subject_in_CBSE_2015_Class_12_examinations.png|Subject 1 mark distribution. Note the unusual peak for 95, 33, and a few other marks and a sudden drop in frequency for 96 marks and above.
Histogram_depicting_mark_distribution_for_second_subject_in_CBSE_2015_Class_12_examinations.png|Subject 2 mark distribution. The peaks still stand.
Histogram_depicting_mark_distribution_for_third_subject_in_CBSE_2015_Class_12_examinations.png|Subject 3 mark distribution. The peaks still stand, but there are fewer students scoring zero in the exam, which can be attributed to science students who skipped the theory exam having their practical mark alone taken.
Histogram_depicting_mark_distribution_for_fourth_subject_in_CBSE_2015_Class_12_examinations.png|Subject 4 mark distribution. The peaks still stand.
Histogram_depicting_mark_distribution_for_fifth_subject_in_CBSE_2015_Class_12_examinations.png|Subject 5 mark distribution. The peaks still stand, through lower this time as subjects like [[Computer Science]] do not have any moderation applied.
OUTPUT6.png|Overall average (first five subjects excluding any additional subjects if taken) for the same class and year. The peak on zero marks could mostly be attributed to students who did not show up for the exams at all. The distribution in this case is much more [[normal distribution|normal]] and symmetrical than the individual subjects' distribution.<ref>For the [https://github.com/Leader-board/cbse/tree/master/statistics/2015 given dataset], if students took improvement exams (i.e, rewrote them) and hence wrote fewer than five subjects, the average of those subjects alone were taken. In all other cases like absenteeism in an exam for which the student has been registered for, a score is 0 is taken in this case. This means that it is not possible to distinguish from the graph - though it is from the dataset - whether a student actually scored zero or did not show up for the exam itself.</ref>
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It is the practice adopted by CBSE of "tweaking" candidates' marks to account for paper difficulties and variations. This has been criticized in the past for inflating students' marks in a hyper-competitive society where even one mark counts,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.news18.com/news/india/cbse-result-2018-the-curious-case-of-magic-mark-95-1744071.html|title=CBSE Result 2018: The Curious Case of 'Magic Mark 95'|date=27 May 2018}}</ref> and CBSE is in the process of ending it.{{when|date=February 2019}} In 2017, CBSE informed that it would end moderation entirely, but its decision was challenged by a court case at the Delhi High Court, which ruled that moderation should continue for that year.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.firstpost.com/india/cbse-moderation-row-board-awarded-up-to-11-grace-marks-in-this-years-class-12th-exams-3508967.html|title=CBSE moderation row: Board awarded up to 11 extra marks in this year's Class 12th exams – Firstpost|website=firstpost.com|date=2 June 2017}}</ref>


With the exception of 2018, moderation was applied to account for variations in region sets (as then students in different regions would be answering different question papers). In 2018, when everyone around the world answered the same questions,<ref>This article shows evidence that CBSE reverted to the past practice in 2019: Chakrabarty, Roshni (7 March 2019). [https://www.indiatoday.in/education-today/news/story/cbse-class-10-mathematics-paper-analysis-board-examiner-comments-student-reactions-full-maths-question-paper-1472305-2019-03-07 "CBSE Class 10 Mathematics paper analysis: Board examiner says moderate paper, check student reactions and full question paper."] ''IndiaToday.in''. Retrieved 12 August 2019.</ref> this practice was renamed as ''standardisation,'' with the CBSE gradually phasing out the practice with the reduction on subjects which were given the offset.
*[[Delhi]]- NCT of Delhi, Foreign Schools


In 2018, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and Accountancy were given offset of +9, Business Studies given +6, and English given a +3 offset. In 2019, moderation took the effect of giving up to 11 extra marks:<ref name=":1">5; if so, it is ''capped'' at 95 unless the student's actual mark is 96 or more. This is the reason a mark of 95 is relatively common for such subjects, and why it is much tougher to get 96 than to get a 95.</ref>
*[[Chennai]]- [[Tamil Nadu]], [[Kerala]], [[Andhra Pradesh]], [[Karnataka]], [[Maharashtra]], [[Goa]], [[Puducherry]], [[Andaman and Nicobar Islands]], [[Daman]] and [[Diu]]
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|+Offset applied for CBSE Class 12 exams (Delhi)<ref name=":1" /> [0 = no moderation]
*[[Guwahati]]- [[Assam]], [[Nagaland]], [[Manipur]], [[Meghalaya]], [[Tripura]], [[Sikkim]], [[Arunachal Pradesh]], [[Mizoram]]
!Subject
!Offset (2019)
!Offset (2018)
!Offset (2017)
!Offset (2016)
|-
|Mathematics
|11
|9
|10
|15
|-
|Physics
|11
|9
|9
|8
|-
|Chemistry
|10
|9
|9
|7
|-
|Biology
|5
|0
|3
|0
|-
|Political Science
|6
|0
|5
|5
|-
|Economics
|5
|0
|3
|6
|-
|Business Studies
|5
|6
|6
|11
|-
|Sociology
|2
|0
|0
|6
|-
|Geography
|1
|0
|0
|8
|}


The total mark obtained by a student through moderation cannot exceed 95; if so, it is ''capped'' at 95 unless the student's actual mark is 96 or more. This is the reason a mark of 95 is relatively common for such subjects, and why it is ''much'' tougher to get 96 than to get a 95.
*[[Ajmer]]- [[Rajasthan]], [[Gujarat]], [[Madhya Pradesh]], [[Dadra and Nagar Haveli]]


Moderation was also applied in the infamous CBSE Class 12 mathematics papers of 2015 and 2016, wherein the paper created a huge furore as students and teachers complained that the paper was too tough.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.in/2016/03/16/cbse-maths-paper_n_9474882.html|title=A CBSE Math Paper So Tough, It Made Students Cry|date=16 March 2016}}</ref> Despite a reportedly heavy offset of +16 (+15 for Delhi),<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/news/india-with-no-more-marks-moderation-cbse-class-xii-results-du-cutoffs-likely-to-dip-381995|title=With no more 'marks moderation', CBSE Class XII results likely to dip; will bring down DU cutoffs|date=18 May 2017}}</ref> students' marks reduced (especially for 2016), as while the A1 cutoff was stable (90), the A2 cutoff reduced to 77, with other grades also experiencing a dip in cutoff.
*[[Panchkula]]- [[Haryana]], U.T. of [[Chandigarh]], [[Punjab (India)|Punjab]], [[J&K]], [[Himachal Pradesh]].


Moderation can also take the form of giving ''grace'' marks to enable students who have scored near the pass mark to pass. This is the reason marks between 25 and 33 are unheard of in subjects like Mathematics, and also explains why the difference between D1 and D2 cutoff is sometimes very small.
*[[Allahabad]]- [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[Uttaranchal]]
*[[Patna]]- [[Bihar]], [[Jharkhand]]


== Changes for the 2019 exam ==
*[[Bhubaneswar]]- [[West Bengal]], [[Orissa]], [[Chhattisgarh]]
For the 2019 exam, CBSE decided that vocational exams (which very few students take) were to be held earlier – in mid/late February compared to March for most other exams. This was to ensure the exams finish earlier.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/education/cbse-10th-12th-board-exams-2019-date-sheet-released-check-it-here/story-WBXBxmKzWj2jGOQjQwX7cK.html|title=CBSE 10th, 12th board exams 2019 date sheet released, check it now|date=2018-12-23|website=Hindustan Times|language=en|access-date=2019-01-17}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://cbseacademic.nic.in/web_material/Notifications/2018/17b_Notification_2018.pdf |title=Info |date=2018 |website=cbseacademic.nic.in }}</ref>


For many core subjects, the number of internal choices (wherein students pick one to answer out of two) were increased.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cbseacademic.nic.in/web_material/Notifications/2018/33_Notification_2018.pdf |title=Info |date=2018 |website=cbseacademic.nic.in }}</ref>
== See also ==
The English (Core) paper of Class 12 was modified in a bid to make it less 'speedy'.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cbseacademic.nic.in/web_material/Notifications/2018/30_Notification_2018.pdf |title=Notification |date=2018 |website=cbseacademic.nic.in }}</ref>
* [[Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations]] (CISCE)
* [[National Institute of Open Schooling]] (NIOS)
* [[Secondary School Leaving Certificate]] (SSLC)
* [[Boards of Education in India]]


== References ==
== Changes for 2020 exam ==
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) will now conduct two separate examinations for Mathematics in class 10 board examination starting from 2020 session. The current Mathematics exam is termed as Mathematics (Standard), and an easier version of Mathematics has been introduced, called as Mathematics (Basic). Students taking the latter version may not study Mathematics to any further level.
http://www.cbse.nic.in/aboutus.htm


The option of choosing mathematics will be mentioned in the registration form for class 10 CBSE board examination. Candidates will be required to select their choice of test while filling the registration form for CBSE Class 10 board examination 2020.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/education/cbse-class-10-exam-2020-2-separate-examination-to-be-held-for-mathematics-119081000615_1.html|title = CBSE Class 10 exam 2020: 2 separate examinations to be held for mathematics|newspaper = Business Standard India|date = 10 August 2019|last1 = Team|first1 = BS Web}}</ref>
== External links ==
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* [http://www.cbse.nic.in/welcome.htm Official website]


[[Minister of Human Resource Development|Minister of Education]], MoE (previously Minister of Human Resource Department, HRD) amid the [[COVID-19 pandemic|coronavirus outbreak]] had ordered rescheduling of pending examinations. The exams rescheduled were to be conducted between 1 and 15 July.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ndtv.com/education/cbse-board-exam-2020-major-update-due-to-coronavirus-covid-19-2197031|title=CBSE Board Exams Postponed Over Coronavirus Outbreak|website=NDTV.com|access-date=2020-03-19}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-05-19|title=CBSE Board Class 10, 12 Exam Date Sheet 2020 HIGHLIGHTS: 'Step is inappropriate', parents oppose move|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/education/cbse-board-class-10-12-exam-date-sheet-2020-released-live-updates-cbse-nic-in-6415223/|access-date=2020-06-07|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref> On 26 June, CBSE released as circular which cancelled the remaining exams and give scores based on the scores of the exams already taken by students. For some students of Delhi, who were able to give 3 or less exams were scored as per their performance in internal exams.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Bharadwaj|first=Dr Shayam|date=25 June 2020|title=CBSE/CE/SPS/2020|language=en|work=CBSE|publisher=CBSE|url=http://cbse.nic.in/newsite/attach/Notification%20dt.%2025.06.2020.pdf|access-date=26 June 2020}}</ref> This decision came after a judicial ruling.<ref>{{Cite web|date=|title=सीबीएसई 10वीं-12वीं के जुलाई में होने वाले एग्जाम रद्द होंगे, जानिए अब स्टूडेंट्स के पास क्या हैं विकल्प|url=https://hindi.news18.com/news/career/cbse-board-exam-cancel-due-to-coronavirus-outbreak-cbse-10th-and-12th-pending-exam-cancel-know-everything-here-3154324.html|access-date=2020-06-26|website=News18 India}}</ref>
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== Effect of COVID-19 pandemic on 2021 and 2022 exams ==
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Due to rapid increase in COVID-19 cases in country, CBSE cancelled the board exams of 10th class & postponed the 12th class exams.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-04-14|title=CBSE Board Exams 2021: Class 10 exams cancelled, Class 12 postponed|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/education/board-exams/cbse-board-exams-2021-for-class-10-cancelled-class-12-postponed-101618382853043.html|access-date=2021-04-18|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}</ref>
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[[Category:Educational assessment and evaluation]]
[[Category:High school course levels]]


Like 10th, Class 12th Board Exam 2021 has also been cancelled. Prime Minister [[Narendra Modi]] took a decision on this after a long meeting on 1 June 2021.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Covid-19: Centre cancels CBSE Class 12 exams, CISCE follows suit - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/education/news/centre-cancels-class-12-board-exams-after-review-meeting-chaired-by-pm-modi/articleshow/83149309.cms|access-date=2021-06-02|website=The Times of India|date=2 June 2021 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=12th Board Exam 2021 LIVE Updates: CBSE, ISC 12th Exam Cancelled; Assessment Criteria Soon|url=https://www.ndtv.com/education/cbse-class-12-board-exam-2021-live-updates-cisce-icse-supreme-court-hearing-final-decision-announced-latest-news/amp|access-date=2021-06-02|website=NDTV.com}}</ref>
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Later, in a letter dated 5 July 2021, CBSE announced a special scheme of assessment for board examination of classes X and XII for the session 2021–22 in which the academic year was divided into 2 terms with approximately 50% syllabus in each term to increase the probability of boards being conducted by CBSE and to avoid depending on schools for declaring results.

The Term 1 examination was successfully conducted by CBSE in objective mode from 22 November to 12 December 2021 for Class 10 and from 16 November to 30 December 2021 for Class 12. However, the Term-I examination was criticised by many for having wrong answer keys, tough question papers and wrong or controversial questions with a question being dropped in [[Sociology]] exam of class 12 and a paragraph in English Language and Literature exam for class 10 by CBSE following which CBSE dropped the experts who set the Sociology and English paper from paper-setting panels.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2022-01-22|title=CBSE drops experts who set Sociology, English paper|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/cbse-drops-experts-who-set-sociology-english-paper-7736086/|access-date=2022-01-22|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref> The Term 2 examination were conducted from 26 April 2022 for both Class 10 and 12 and ended on 24 May for Class 10 and 15 June for Class 12.The results of Class 12 were declared on July 22, 2022, followed by the declaration of Class 10 results on the same day.

==2018 question paper leak==
In March 2018, there were reports that CBSE Class 10 mathematics and Class 12 economics question papers were leaked.<ref name=et63513943>{{cite news|title=CBSE paper leak: Board announces re-exam; HRD initiates probe|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/cbse-orders-re-exam-of-class-xii-economics-class-x-mathematics-papers/articleshow/63513943.cms|access-date=31 March 2018|work=[[The Economic Times]]|agency=[[Press Trust of India]]|date=28 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180330024853/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/cbse-orders-re-exam-of-class-xii-economics-class-x-mathematics-papers/articleshow/63513943.cms|archive-date=30 March 2018}}</ref> In response, CBSE announced that these exams will be cancelled and re-exams will be conducted.<ref name=et63513943 /> However, CBSE later announced that there will be no re-exam for Class 10 mathematics paper because the paper leak may have been confined to a few alleged beneficiaries.<ref name="NDTV_1832343">{{cite news|author1=Shihabudeen Kunju S|title=No Re-Exam For Class 10 Maths Paper: CBSE|url=https://www.ndtv.com/education/cbse-class-10-maths-re-exam-internal-inquiries-indicate-few-beneficiaries-no-re-exam-1832343|access-date=8 April 2018|work=[[NDTV]]|date=3 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180404045230/https://www.ndtv.com/education/cbse-class-10-maths-re-exam-internal-inquiries-indicate-few-beneficiaries-no-re-exam-1832343|archive-date=4 April 2018}}</ref>

On 7 April 2018, economics teacher Rakesh Kumar and two other employees of a private school in [[Una, Himachal Pradesh]] were arrested for leaking the Class 12 economics paper.<ref name="HT_8CSULY1YpP9zSUh0ZUIOaP">{{cite news|last1=Sikdar|first1=Shubhomoy|title=How a Punjab housewife led Delhi cops to source of CBSE Economics paper leak|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/education/how-a-punjab-housewife-led-delhi-cops-to-source-of-cbse-economics-paper-leak/story-8CSULY1YpP9zSUh0ZUIOaP.html|access-date=8 April 2018|work=[[Hindustan Times]]|date=8 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180408110406/https://www.hindustantimes.com/education/how-a-punjab-housewife-led-delhi-cops-to-source-of-cbse-economics-paper-leak/story-8CSULY1YpP9zSUh0ZUIOaP.html|archive-date=8 April 2018|language=en}}</ref> According to the police, Rakesh Kumar had gone inside the strong room of a bank to pick up packets of computer science question papers but also picked up a packet of economics question paper.<ref name="HT_8CSULY1YpP9zSUh0ZUIOaP" /> He asked a student to make a handwritten copy of the question paper (to avoid being traced from the handwriting).<ref name="HT_8CSULY1YpP9zSUh0ZUIOaP" /> He then sent photos of the handwritten copy of the paper on [[WhatsApp]] to a relative in [[Punjab, India|Punjab]].<ref name="HT_8CSULY1YpP9zSUh0ZUIOaP" /> This relative shared the photos with her son and nephew, who shared them with their friends on WhatsApp groups, from where it was forwarded to other WhatsApp groups.<ref name="HT_8CSULY1YpP9zSUh0ZUIOaP" /> On 12 April 2018, the police said that Rakesh Kumar, who leaked the class 12 economics paper, had leaked class 10 mathematics paper also.<ref name="bs_118041200431_1">{{cite news|title=Una teacher leaked both CBSE economics and maths question papers: Police|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/una-teacher-leaked-both-cbse-economics-and-maths-question-papers-police-118041200431_1.html|access-date=12 April 2018|work=[[Business Standard]]|agency=[[Press Trust of India]]|date=12 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180412190632/http://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/una-teacher-leaked-both-cbse-economics-and-maths-question-papers-police-118041200431_1.html|archive-date=12 April 2018}}</ref> Consequently, the Central Board of Secondary Education has put in place a system of "encrypted" question papers, which are supposed to be printed by the schools half an hour before the exam starts.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://cbse.gov.in/contact.htm |title=Contacts |publisher=CBSE |access-date=2016-12-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070612044924/http://cbse.gov.in/contact.htm |archive-date=12 June 2007 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Regional offices==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ CBSE Regional Offices<ref>{{cite web |title=Contact Us |url=https://www.cbse.gov.in/cbsenew/contact-us.html |website=Central Board of Secondary Education |access-date=21 March 2021}}</ref>
|-
! Regional Office !! States/UT's/Areas covered
|-
| Ajmer || [[Gujarat]] and [[Rajasthan]]
|-
| Bengaluru || [[Karnataka]]
|-
| Bhopal || [[Madhya Pradesh]]
|-
| Bhubaneswar || [[West Bengal]], [[Odisha]] and [[Chhattisgarh]]
|-
| Chandigarh || [[Chandigarh]], [[Punjab, India|Punjab]], [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]] and [[Ladakh]]
|-
| Chennai || [[Andaman & Nicobar Islands]], [[Puducherry (union territory)|Puducherry]] and [[Tamil Nadu]]
|-
| Dehradun || [[Uttarakhand]] and few districts of [[Uttar Pradesh]] (Badaun, Bijnour, J.P.Nagar/ Amroha, Moradabad, Muzaffarnagar, Rampur, Saharanpur and Sambhal)
|-
| Delhi East || [[East Delhi]], [[South East Delhi]], [[South Delhi]], [[South West Delhi]], [[New Delhi district|New Delhi]] and [[Shahdara district|Shahdara]] districts of [[Delhi]], and foreign schools
|-
| Delhi West || [[West Delhi]], [[North West Delhi]], [[North Delhi]], [[North East Delhi]] and [[Central Delhi]] districts of [[Delhi]]
|-
| Guwahati || [[Assam]], [[Nagaland]], [[Manipur]], [[Meghalaya]], [[Tripura]], [[Sikkim]], [[Arunachal Pradesh]] and [[Mizoram]]
|-
| Noida || Agra, Aligarh, Baghpat, Bareilly, Bulandshahar, Etah, Firojabad, Gautam Budh Nagar, Ghaziabad, Hapur, Hathras, Kasganj / Kashi Ram Nagar, Mainpuri, Mathura, Meerut, Pilibhit, Shahjahanpur and Shamli districts of [[Uttar Pradesh]]
|-
| Panchkula || [[Haryana]] and [[Himachal Pradesh]]
|-
| Patna || [[Bihar]] and [[Jharkhand]]
|-
| Prayagraj || Ambedkar Nagar, Amethi, Auraiya, Ayodhya, Azamgarh, Bahraich, Ballia, Balrampur, Banda, Barabanki, Basti, Bhadohi, Chandauli, Chitrkoot, Deoria, Etawah, Farukkhabad, Fatehpur, Ghazipur, Gonda, Gorakhpur, Hamirpur, Hardoi, Jalaun, Jaunpur, Jhanshi, Kannauj, Kanpur Dehat, Kanpur Nagar, Kaushambi, Kushi Nagar, Lakhimpur Kheri, Lalitpur, Lucknow, Maharajganj, Mahoba, Mau, Mirjapur, Pratapgarh, Prayagraj, RaiBareilly, Sant Kabir Nagar, Shrabasti, Siddharth Nagar, Sitapur, Sonbhadra, Sultanpur, Unnao and Varanasi districts of [[Uttar Pradesh]]
|-
| Pune || [[Maharashtra]], [[Goa]] and [[Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu]]
|-
| Thiruvananthapuram || [[Kerala]] and [[Lakshadweep]]
|-
|Vijayawada
|[[Andhra Pradesh]] and [[Telangana]]
|}

==Foreign schools==
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According to the official website of CBSE, there are 28 government as well as private affiliated schools in different countries outside India. The reason of their establishment is largely serving the Indian community abroad, or at least, children or relative of Indian diplomats.

For countries where the population of Indian nationals even surpasses the country's native population or in countries where they form a substantial share of the population, like [[Saudi Arabia]], the [[United Arab Emirates]], [[Oman]], [[Qatar]], [[Bahrain]], etc., Indian embassies have set up CBSE schools and have allowed Indians or locals to set up private CBSE schools serving the needs of Indians in that particular country.

But in countries where Indians do not reside, the Indian diplomatic missions have set up schools in countries such as [[Russia]] and [[Iran]] which mainly serves children of diplomats.

==See also==
{{Portal|India|Education}}
*[[CBSE expression series]] – an essay/painting competition aimed to make students aware of the history of women and men who have served the nation of India
*[[Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations]] (CISCE)
*[[National Institute of Open Schooling]] (NIOS)
*[[Secondary School Leaving Certificate]] (SSLC)
*[[Junior Science Talent Search Examination]]
*[[Uttarakhand Board of School Education]](UBSE)
*[[Delhi Board of School Education]] (DBSE)
*[[National Public School Group of Educational Institutions]] (NPS)

==References==
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==External links==
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Central Board of Secondary Education
AbbreviationCBSE
Formation2 July 1929 (95 years ago) (1929-07-02)
TypeGovernmental Board of Education
Legal statusActive
HeadquartersNew Delhi, India
Official language
Chairperson
Rahul Singh, IAS[1]
Parent organisation
Ministry of Education
Affiliations29,179 schools (2024)[2]
Websitewww.cbse.gov.in

The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) is a national level board of education in India for public and private schools, controlled and managed by the Government of India. Established in 1929 by a resolution of the government, the Board was an experiment towards inter-state integration and cooperation in the sphere of secondary education. There are more than 27,000 schools in India and 240 schools in 28 foreign countries affiliated to the CBSE. All schools affiliated to CBSE follow the NCERT curriculum especially from class 9 to 12. The current Chairperson of CBSE is Rahul Singh, IAS.[3]

The constitution of the Board was amended in 1952 to give its present name, the Central Board of Secondary Education. The Board was reconstituted on 1 July 1962 so as to make its services available to students and various educational institutions in the entire country.[4]

History

The first education board to be set up in India was the Uttar Pradesh Board of High School and Intermediate Education in 1921, which was under jurisdiction of Rajputana, Central India and Gwalior. In 1929, the government of India set up a joint Board named Board of High School and Intermediate Education. This included Ajmer, Merwara, Central India, and Gwalior. Later it was confined to Ajmer, Bhopal and Vindhya Pradesh. In 1952, it became the Central Board of Secondary Education.[5]

Languages

CBSE offers academic subjects in 40 different languages, which are Arabic, Assamese, Bahasa Melayu, Bengali, Bhutia, Bodo, English, French, German, Gujarati, Gurung, Hindi Course-A, Hindi Course-B, Japanese, Kannada, Kashmiri, Lepcha, Limboo, Malayalam, Meitei (Manipuri), Marathi, Mizo, Nepali, Odia, Persian, Punjabi, Rai, Russian, Sanskrit, Sindhi, Spanish, Sherpa, Tamang, Tamil, Tangkhul, Telugu AP, Telugu Telangana, Thai, Tibetan, Urdu Course A and Urdu Course B.[6]

Affiliations

CBSE affiliates all Kendriya Vidyalayas, all Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas, private schools, and most of the schools approved by central government of India. All State Government schools in Delhi are affiliated with CBSE. There are 1,138 Kendriya Vidyalayas, 3,011 Government Schools, 16,741 Independent Schools, 595 Jawahar Novodaya Vidyalayas and 14 Central Tibetan Schools.[7]

Examinations

CBSE conducts the final examinations for Class 10 and Class 12 every year in the month of February and March. The results are announced by the end of May.[8] The board earlier conducted the AIEEE Examination for admission to undergraduate courses in engineering and architecture in colleges across India, however the AIEEE exam was merged with the IIT-Joint Entrance Exam (JEE) in 2013. The common examination is now called JEE (Main) and is henceforth conducted by National Testing Agency.

CBSE also conducted AIPMT (All India Pre Medical Test) for admission to major medical colleges in India. In 2014, the conduct of the National Eligibility Test for grant of junior research fellowship and eligibility for assistant professor in institutions of higher learning was outsourced to CBSE.[9]

Apart from these tests, CBSE also conducts the Central Teacher Eligibility Test and the Class X optional proficiency test.[9] With the addition of NET in 2014, the CBSE had become the largest exam conducting body in the world.[9][10]

On 10 November 2017, the Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, cleared a proposal for creation of a National Testing Agency (NTA) serving as the premier autonomous body for conducting entrance examinations in the country. Beginning in 2018 various exams previously conducted by the CBSE were transferred to the NTA including National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (Undergraduate), Joint Entrance Examination – Main, National Eligibility Test, Central Universities Common Entrance Test and others.[11]

Promotion criteria

Class 10

For promotion from Secondary level (Class IX-X) to Senior Secondary level (Class XI-XII), a student must obtain, for all subjects (or best 5 if 6 subjects are taken), 33% overall, without any minimum theory mark requirement. Originally, the passing criteria were set such that a student had to get 33% in both the theory and practical components. However, an exemption was initially granted for students writing the exam in 2018 as they went through the old CCE system in the previous year.[12] However, CBSE later extended this relief for students writing the exam from 2019 and later as well.[13] Students who do not manage to pass up to two subjects can write the compartment in those subjects in July. Those who fail the compartment, or fail in three subjects or more, must rewrite all the subjects taken in the next year.

Class 12

For class 12 students the promotion criteria are 33% overall, with 33% in both theory and practical examinations (if applicable). Students who do not manage to pass in exactly one subject can write the compartment for that subject in July. Those who fail the compartment, or those who fail in two subjects or more, must rewrite all the subjects taken in the next year.

Grading

For the Class 10 and Class 12 exams, CBSE (along with the marks obtained) includes the positional grade obtained by the student, which is dependent on the average performance of the students in that subject. Consequently, the cutoffs required to obtain a particular grade vary every year.

Grading system by CBSE[14]
Grade Criteria
A1 Top 1/8 of passed students in that subject
A2 Next 1/8 of passed students in that subject
B1 Next 1/8 of passed students in that subject
B2 Next 1/8 of passed students in that subject
C1 Next 1/8 of passed students in that subject
C2 Next 1/8 of passed students in that subject
D1 Next 1/8 of passed students in that subject
D2 Last 1/8 of passed students in that subject
E Failed students (in either theory, practical or overall)

The cutoffs required to obtain a particular grade in 2018 are listed below:[15]

Class 12 (2018)
Grade English Core Mathematics Chemistry Physics Biology Biotechnology Engineering Drawing Computer Science Economics Accountancy Business Studies Informatics Practices Multimedia/Web Tech Psychology Sociology
A1 89 95 91 90 90 95 98 93 92 84 93 94 95 87
A2 84 84 81 82 84 91 95 88 85 73 83 91 78
B1 78 73 73 75 79 86 92 83 78 65 75 87 82 84 73
B2 72 63 67 69 74 83 89 78 70 59 67 78 79 66
C1 65 55 63 64 68 76 85 72 63 55 60 79 74 73
C2 57 46 60 61 62 80 55 49 67 67
D1 45 42 52 54 55 47 45 57
D2 33 33 Variable (33% theory and practical pass required)
Class 10 (2018)
Grade English Language & Literature Mathematics Science Social Science Malayalam Hindi French
A1 92 92 87 90 96 93 97
A2 87 81 76 82 93 88 95
B1 83 70 67 74 90 83 92
B2 78 60 58 66 87 78 87
C1 73 50 49 58 84 72 82
C2 66 42 41 49 80 65 74
D1 56 34 34 41 73 54 62
D2 33 (minimum for all subjects)

During CCE

During 2010–2017, when CBSE implemented a CCE (Continuous and Comprehensive Evaluation) for Class X students, only the grades obtained by the student were mentioned in the report card in a 9-point grading scale, which translates as below:

Former grading scale (CCE)
Grade Criteria
A1 >90%
A2 81–90%
B1 71–80%
B2 61–70%
C1 51–60%
C2 41–50%
D 33–40%
E1 21–32%
E2 0–20%

Results

2016

Number of (passed) students obtaining a particular CGPA in Class 10 by gender[16]
CGPA MALE FEMALE TOTAL
10 85,316 83,225 1,68,541
9.8 26,313 24,545 50,858
9.6 28,522 24,223 52,745
9.4 35,587 25,882 61,469
9.2 33,674 25,171 58,845
9 35,167 26,270 61,437
8.8 36,453 26,154 62,607
8.6 37,532 25,945 63,477
8.4 38,590 25,383 63,973
8.2 37,681 24,663 62,344
8 38,248 24,217 62,465
7.8 38,560 23,607 62,167
7.6 37,804 22,680 60,484
7.4 36,814 21,410 58,224
7.2 35,287 20,497 55,784
7 34,755 19,803 54,558
6.8 33,824 18,677 52,501
6.6 32,099 17,559 49,658
6.4 29,774 16,428 46,202
6.2 27,367 15.509 42,876
6 25,542 14,472 40,014
5.8 22,568 13,094 35,662
5.6 18,126 11,128 29,254
5.4 13,206 8,684 21,890
5.2 9,120 6,142 15,262
5 6,116 4,036 10,152
4.8 3,582 2,360 5,942
4.6 2,074 1,182 3,256
4.4 893 527 1,420
4.2 294 151 445
4 50 31 81
TOTAL 8,40,938 5,73,655 14,14,593
AVERAGE 7.91 8.14 8.00
Number of (passed) students obtaining a particular CGPA in Class 10 by exam mode[16]
CGPA BOARD SCHOOL TOTAL
10 92,816 75,725 1,68,541
9.8 32,372 18,486 50,858
9.6 32,115 20,630 52,745
9.4 32,302 29,167 61,469
9.2 33,725 25,120 58,845
9 36,361 25,076 61,437
8.8 36,673 25,934 62,607
8.6 36,026 27,451 63,477
8.4 35,232 28,741 63,973
8.2 35,362 26,982 62,344
8 35,185 27,280 62,465
7.8 33,969 28,198 62,167
7.6 31,825 28,659 60,484
7.4 29,836 28,388 58,224
7.2 28,045 27,739 55,784
7 26,238 28,320 54,558
6.8 23,913 28,588 52,501
6.6 21,284 28,374 49,658
6.4 18,782 27,420 46,202
6.2 16,785 26,091 42,876
6 14,365 25,649 40,014
5.8 12,150 23,512 35,662
5.6 9,351 19,903 29,254
5.4 6,861 15,029 21,890
5.2 4,978 10,284 15,262
5 3,628 6,524 10,152
4.8 2,278 3,664 5,942
4.6 1,236 2,020 3,256
4.4 549 871 1,420
4.2 137 308 445
4 17 64 81
TOTAL 7,24,396 6,90,197 14,14,593
AVERAGE 8.21 7.79 8.00

Moderation

  • Mark distributions for each subject and overall average in CBSE Class 12 examinations 2015
  • Subject 1 mark distribution. Note the unusual peak for 95, 33, and a few other marks and a sudden drop in frequency for 96 marks and above.
    Subject 1 mark distribution. Note the unusual peak for 95, 33, and a few other marks and a sudden drop in frequency for 96 marks and above.
  • Subject 2 mark distribution. The peaks still stand.
    Subject 2 mark distribution. The peaks still stand.
  • Subject 3 mark distribution. The peaks still stand, but there are fewer students scoring zero in the exam, which can be attributed to science students who skipped the theory exam having their practical mark alone taken.
    Subject 3 mark distribution. The peaks still stand, but there are fewer students scoring zero in the exam, which can be attributed to science students who skipped the theory exam having their practical mark alone taken.
  • Subject 4 mark distribution. The peaks still stand.
    Subject 4 mark distribution. The peaks still stand.
  • Subject 5 mark distribution. The peaks still stand, through lower this time as subjects like Computer Science do not have any moderation applied.
    Subject 5 mark distribution. The peaks still stand, through lower this time as subjects like Computer Science do not have any moderation applied.
  • Overall average (first five subjects excluding any additional subjects if taken) for the same class and year. The peak on zero marks could mostly be attributed to students who did not show up for the exams at all. The distribution in this case is much more normal and symmetrical than the individual subjects' distribution.[17]
    Overall average (first five subjects excluding any additional subjects if taken) for the same class and year. The peak on zero marks could mostly be attributed to students who did not show up for the exams at all. The distribution in this case is much more normal and symmetrical than the individual subjects' distribution.[17]

It is the practice adopted by CBSE of "tweaking" candidates' marks to account for paper difficulties and variations. This has been criticized in the past for inflating students' marks in a hyper-competitive society where even one mark counts,[18] and CBSE is in the process of ending it.[when?] In 2017, CBSE informed that it would end moderation entirely, but its decision was challenged by a court case at the Delhi High Court, which ruled that moderation should continue for that year.[19]

With the exception of 2018, moderation was applied to account for variations in region sets (as then students in different regions would be answering different question papers). In 2018, when everyone around the world answered the same questions,[20] this practice was renamed as standardisation, with the CBSE gradually phasing out the practice with the reduction on subjects which were given the offset.

In 2018, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and Accountancy were given offset of +9, Business Studies given +6, and English given a +3 offset. In 2019, moderation took the effect of giving up to 11 extra marks:[21]

Offset applied for CBSE Class 12 exams (Delhi)[21] [0 = no moderation]
Subject Offset (2019) Offset (2018) Offset (2017) Offset (2016)
Mathematics 11 9 10 15
Physics 11 9 9 8
Chemistry 10 9 9 7
Biology 5 0 3 0
Political Science 6 0 5 5
Economics 5 0 3 6
Business Studies 5 6 6 11
Sociology 2 0 0 6
Geography 1 0 0 8

The total mark obtained by a student through moderation cannot exceed 95; if so, it is capped at 95 unless the student's actual mark is 96 or more. This is the reason a mark of 95 is relatively common for such subjects, and why it is much tougher to get 96 than to get a 95.

Moderation was also applied in the infamous CBSE Class 12 mathematics papers of 2015 and 2016, wherein the paper created a huge furore as students and teachers complained that the paper was too tough.[22] Despite a reportedly heavy offset of +16 (+15 for Delhi),[23] students' marks reduced (especially for 2016), as while the A1 cutoff was stable (90), the A2 cutoff reduced to 77, with other grades also experiencing a dip in cutoff.

Moderation can also take the form of giving grace marks to enable students who have scored near the pass mark to pass. This is the reason marks between 25 and 33 are unheard of in subjects like Mathematics, and also explains why the difference between D1 and D2 cutoff is sometimes very small.

Changes for the 2019 exam

For the 2019 exam, CBSE decided that vocational exams (which very few students take) were to be held earlier – in mid/late February compared to March for most other exams. This was to ensure the exams finish earlier.[24][25]

For many core subjects, the number of internal choices (wherein students pick one to answer out of two) were increased.[26] The English (Core) paper of Class 12 was modified in a bid to make it less 'speedy'.[27]

Changes for 2020 exam

The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) will now conduct two separate examinations for Mathematics in class 10 board examination starting from 2020 session. The current Mathematics exam is termed as Mathematics (Standard), and an easier version of Mathematics has been introduced, called as Mathematics (Basic). Students taking the latter version may not study Mathematics to any further level.

The option of choosing mathematics will be mentioned in the registration form for class 10 CBSE board examination. Candidates will be required to select their choice of test while filling the registration form for CBSE Class 10 board examination 2020.[28]

Minister of Education, MoE (previously Minister of Human Resource Department, HRD) amid the coronavirus outbreak had ordered rescheduling of pending examinations. The exams rescheduled were to be conducted between 1 and 15 July.[29][30] On 26 June, CBSE released as circular which cancelled the remaining exams and give scores based on the scores of the exams already taken by students. For some students of Delhi, who were able to give 3 or less exams were scored as per their performance in internal exams.[31] This decision came after a judicial ruling.[32]

Effect of COVID-19 pandemic on 2021 and 2022 exams

Due to rapid increase in COVID-19 cases in country, CBSE cancelled the board exams of 10th class & postponed the 12th class exams.[33]

Like 10th, Class 12th Board Exam 2021 has also been cancelled. Prime Minister Narendra Modi took a decision on this after a long meeting on 1 June 2021.[34][35]

Later, in a letter dated 5 July 2021, CBSE announced a special scheme of assessment for board examination of classes X and XII for the session 2021–22 in which the academic year was divided into 2 terms with approximately 50% syllabus in each term to increase the probability of boards being conducted by CBSE and to avoid depending on schools for declaring results.

The Term 1 examination was successfully conducted by CBSE in objective mode from 22 November to 12 December 2021 for Class 10 and from 16 November to 30 December 2021 for Class 12. However, the Term-I examination was criticised by many for having wrong answer keys, tough question papers and wrong or controversial questions with a question being dropped in Sociology exam of class 12 and a paragraph in English Language and Literature exam for class 10 by CBSE following which CBSE dropped the experts who set the Sociology and English paper from paper-setting panels.[36] The Term 2 examination were conducted from 26 April 2022 for both Class 10 and 12 and ended on 24 May for Class 10 and 15 June for Class 12.The results of Class 12 were declared on July 22, 2022, followed by the declaration of Class 10 results on the same day.

2018 question paper leak

In March 2018, there were reports that CBSE Class 10 mathematics and Class 12 economics question papers were leaked.[37] In response, CBSE announced that these exams will be cancelled and re-exams will be conducted.[37] However, CBSE later announced that there will be no re-exam for Class 10 mathematics paper because the paper leak may have been confined to a few alleged beneficiaries.[38]

On 7 April 2018, economics teacher Rakesh Kumar and two other employees of a private school in Una, Himachal Pradesh were arrested for leaking the Class 12 economics paper.[39] According to the police, Rakesh Kumar had gone inside the strong room of a bank to pick up packets of computer science question papers but also picked up a packet of economics question paper.[39] He asked a student to make a handwritten copy of the question paper (to avoid being traced from the handwriting).[39] He then sent photos of the handwritten copy of the paper on WhatsApp to a relative in Punjab.[39] This relative shared the photos with her son and nephew, who shared them with their friends on WhatsApp groups, from where it was forwarded to other WhatsApp groups.[39] On 12 April 2018, the police said that Rakesh Kumar, who leaked the class 12 economics paper, had leaked class 10 mathematics paper also.[40] Consequently, the Central Board of Secondary Education has put in place a system of "encrypted" question papers, which are supposed to be printed by the schools half an hour before the exam starts.[41]

Regional offices

CBSE Regional Offices[42]
Regional Office States/UT's/Areas covered
Ajmer Gujarat and Rajasthan
Bengaluru Karnataka
Bhopal Madhya Pradesh
Bhubaneswar West Bengal, Odisha and Chhattisgarh
Chandigarh Chandigarh, Punjab, Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh
Chennai Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Puducherry and Tamil Nadu
Dehradun Uttarakhand and few districts of Uttar Pradesh (Badaun, Bijnour, J.P.Nagar/ Amroha, Moradabad, Muzaffarnagar, Rampur, Saharanpur and Sambhal)
Delhi East East Delhi, South East Delhi, South Delhi, South West Delhi, New Delhi and Shahdara districts of Delhi, and foreign schools
Delhi West West Delhi, North West Delhi, North Delhi, North East Delhi and Central Delhi districts of Delhi
Guwahati Assam, Nagaland, Manipur, Meghalaya, Tripura, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh and Mizoram
Noida Agra, Aligarh, Baghpat, Bareilly, Bulandshahar, Etah, Firojabad, Gautam Budh Nagar, Ghaziabad, Hapur, Hathras, Kasganj / Kashi Ram Nagar, Mainpuri, Mathura, Meerut, Pilibhit, Shahjahanpur and Shamli districts of Uttar Pradesh
Panchkula Haryana and Himachal Pradesh
Patna Bihar and Jharkhand
Prayagraj Ambedkar Nagar, Amethi, Auraiya, Ayodhya, Azamgarh, Bahraich, Ballia, Balrampur, Banda, Barabanki, Basti, Bhadohi, Chandauli, Chitrkoot, Deoria, Etawah, Farukkhabad, Fatehpur, Ghazipur, Gonda, Gorakhpur, Hamirpur, Hardoi, Jalaun, Jaunpur, Jhanshi, Kannauj, Kanpur Dehat, Kanpur Nagar, Kaushambi, Kushi Nagar, Lakhimpur Kheri, Lalitpur, Lucknow, Maharajganj, Mahoba, Mau, Mirjapur, Pratapgarh, Prayagraj, RaiBareilly, Sant Kabir Nagar, Shrabasti, Siddharth Nagar, Sitapur, Sonbhadra, Sultanpur, Unnao and Varanasi districts of Uttar Pradesh
Pune Maharashtra, Goa and Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu
Thiruvananthapuram Kerala and Lakshadweep
Vijayawada Andhra Pradesh and Telangana

Foreign schools

According to the official website of CBSE, there are 28 government as well as private affiliated schools in different countries outside India. The reason of their establishment is largely serving the Indian community abroad, or at least, children or relative of Indian diplomats.

For countries where the population of Indian nationals even surpasses the country's native population or in countries where they form a substantial share of the population, like Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Oman, Qatar, Bahrain, etc., Indian embassies have set up CBSE schools and have allowed Indians or locals to set up private CBSE schools serving the needs of Indians in that particular country.

But in countries where Indians do not reside, the Indian diplomatic missions have set up schools in countries such as Russia and Iran which mainly serves children of diplomats.

See also

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