The Board functions under the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India. The Board has affiliated more than 10,000 schools in India and 200 schools in 21 countries. The Central Board for Secondary Education conducts the All India Engineering Entrance Exam (AIEEE) and All India Pre-medical / Pre-Dental Entrance exam for 30 NITs, 5 IIITs and Deemed Universities.

Sailent Features of CBSE

• The Board follows the unique Continuous and Comprehensive Evaluation (CCE) from Primary Classes, which gives due importance to scholastic as well as co-scholastic components of learning of the students.
• The overall performance of the children are periodically evaluated through the Formative and Summative Assessments in terms of Grade system.
• The curriculum is based on ‘learning by doing’ through practical activities against the concept of rote memory.
• Though the syllabus is quite challenging, it is bifurcated and eased into two terms in an academic year.
• The learning is exciting, as it is based on application oriented and not mark oriented.
• As the Board is instrumental in conducting AIEEE and Medical Entrance Exams, CBSE students get an edge for admission into the portals of premium institutes in Engineering and Medicine across the country.

Innovative practises of CBSE

• Co-scholastic learning encompasses Life Skills, Attitude and Values, Co-curricular Activities, Health and Physical Education and the mandatory Music and Dance.
• Practical activities in every subject involves Assignments, Quiz, Debate, Group Discussion, Investigatory Projects and Viva.
• The Board offers innovative Electives in Senior Secondary level viz., Mass Media studies, Multimedia, Website Management, Fashion studies, Hospitality and Tourism, Geospatial Technology, Engineering Graphics, Graphic design etc. besides the regular subjects.
• The Board enhances reading habits of children by making it mandatory to read English Literary Classics.
• Students Global Aptitude index (SGAI) conducted by the Board provides the profile of strength and weakness of the students. This tool measures the inherent capacity and ability of the students which greatly influences them to select the courses for Higher Studies and Career choices.