[Part - A ] Basic Details
| Sr. No |
PARTICULARS |
S.S.C/H.S.C |
I.C.S.E./I.S.C. |
C.B.S.E |
IGCSE |
I.B. |
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Year of Establishment |
1966 |
1958 |
1962 |
1998 |
1968 ( XI / XII ) 1994 ( MYP ) 1997 ( PYP ) |
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Jurisdiction |
In the State of Maharashtra |
All over India. Schools opting for ICSE Affiliation. |
All over India & 18 countries overseas. School opting for CBSE affiliation. |
All over the world in 157 countries. School opting for IGCSE authorization. |
All over the world. Schools opting for IB authorization. |
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Background |
The Maharashtra State Board of Secondary Education, Pune came into existence on 1st Jnauary, 1966, to regulate certain matters pertaining to secondary education in the state of Maharashtra. In 1977, the name was changed to “The Maharashtra State Board of secondary and Higher Secondary Education”. The board is diverse, with mass participative education system with a broader base of access that provides the benefits of uniformity & diversity. Over a period of four decades, the board has grown tremendously in terms of schools and number of students. |
The council was established in 1958 by the University of Cambridge Local Examination Syndicate. In 1973,by the Delhi Education Act,1973 the council was set up as a body conducting public examinations. The council provides a course in general education without any diversification of studies. It is as per the recommendations of the New Education Policy, 1986 through the medium of English. In order to make the prescribed syllabus more relevant and directed towards learning outcomes, the council is engaged in continued development of curriculum frame works and assessments systems. |
The Board was originally setup in the year 1921, with certain pre-independent states in its jurisdiction. The Board witnessed rapid growth and expansion at the level of secondary education due to improved quality and standard of its institutions. In post independence era, with the establishment of state boards & state universities in various parts of the country, the board was finally reconstituted in 1962 in its present form. It has setup six regional offices in six states to cover surrounding states/regions. From a group of 309 schools in 1962 the board has today total 8278 schools with 200 new schools getting affiliated each year. |
Cambridge University has been offering curriculum in India for over 150 years and the IGCSE examination is taken in 100 countries world wide.IGCSE exam is taken at the end of Grade X.CIE is a part of the Cambridge Assessment Group.CAG has developed and promoted qualifications around the world.CIE was formally established in 1998 to provide high quality leading edge qualification that meet the ongoing demand of employers and educators across the world. |
IBO was founded by a group of European teachers to address the educational needs of children of business men and foreign service professionals in internationally transferable jobs. It is a nonprofit organization having 1598 schools in 121 countries. The IBO council employs education researchers around the world to design its syllabus and frame curriculams.It offers PYP and MYP programme. Its well known study programme is the IB Diploma designed for higher secondary students in the final two years of school before university. Only the IB diploma has a set syllabus with PYP & MYP designed as frame works to shape school pedagogies. |
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Mission Statement & Main Objectives |
To support and enhance the national system of common school education structure, in the state of Maharashtra by providing uniform curriculum, common text books, examinations and academic innovations with a flexible scheme of studies suitable to the needs of students. |
The council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations is committed to serving the nation's children through high quality educational endeavours,empowering them to contribute towards a humane, just and pluralistic society, promoting introspective living by creating exciting opportunities, with a commitment to excellence |
To prescribe conditions for examination and conduct public examination at the end of std.X & XII, to constantly update the curriculum to make it most modern, to bring about reforms in exams and evaluation practices, to update pedagogical skills of the teachers by service training programmes & workshops, to make learning more student friendly and student centered by developing innovative teaching-learning methodologies. |
CIE aims to cater the need for internationally recognized high quality & leading edge qualifications that will meet ongoing demands of employers and educators across the world.CIE shall also work hard to make sure, it's centres,schools and students have the best support and service.CIE constantly through research & development review its provisions and introduce new subject areas & qualifications.CIE also strive to improve the support it offers to net work of registered centers and utilize innovative assessment. |
To develop inquiring, knowledgeable and caring young people who help to create a better and more peaceful world through intercultural understanding and respect. To this end, IBO works with schools, governments and international organizations to develop challenging programmes of international education and rigorous assessments. |
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