Education Boards in India

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Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE)

The Board has developed and expanded significantly from year 1929 (which was then named as the ‘Board of High School and Intermediate Education, Rajputana) to reach to its present status. In year 1952, 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 of the Board were to serve 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.

The Board has grown at a rapid pace over the years and its present jurisdiction has stretches beyond the national geographical boundaries. From 309 schools in 1962, the Board as on 28.06.2024 has 29340 schools in India and 257 schools in 25 foreign countries. There are 1247 Kendriya Vidyalayas, 5280 Government/Aided Schools, 22408 Independent Schools, 648 Jawahar Novodaya Vidyalayas and 14 Central Tibetan Schools.

In 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 18 Regional Offices & COE’s located at Ajmer, Bengaluru, Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Chandigarh, Chennai, Dehradun, Delhi (East), Delhi (West), Dubai (UAE), Guwahati, Noida, Panchkula, Patna, Prayagraj, Pune, Thiruvananthapuram and Vijayawada locations.

The CBSE 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.

CBSE envisions a robust, vibrant and holistic school education that may engender excellence in every sphere of human endeavor. The Board is committed to provide quality education to promote intellectual, social and cultural vivacity among its learners. It works towards evolving a learning process and environment, which empowers the future citizens to become global leaders in the emerging knowledge society. The Board advocates and pledges to provide a stress-free learning environment that may develop competent, confident, and enterprising citizens who promote harmony and peace.

CBSE aims to facilitate learning for physical, emotional, social and intellectual wellbeing of students. The CBSE, a pace-setting National Board of School Education in the country, always aspires and endeavors to be a center of excellence for providing quality education by continuously working on the educational standards to meet the national and global needs through the process of affiliating schools and conducting examinations of classes X and XII as well as other exams as entrusted from time to time.

The Board focuses upon the following:

  • Innovations in teaching-learning methodologies by devising students friendly and students centered paradigms
  • Reforms in examinations and evaluation practices
  • Skill learning by adding job-oriented and job-linked inputs
  • Regularly updating the pedagogical skills of the teachers and administrators by conducting in service training programmes, workshops etc.

https://www.cbse.gov.in

Important Dates

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The fllowing is the list of important dates from the life of Babasaheb Dr. Ambedkar.

14 April, 1891Birth of Babasaheb Dr. B. R. Ambedkar
1907Passed matriculation examination from Elphinstone High School, Bombay
1912Passed B. A. from Elphinstone College, Bombay
15 June 1913Leaves for USA to jon Columbia University
June 1915Awarded M.A. in Economics
31 January, 1920Started publication of Muknayak magazine
1926Nominated member of Bombay Legislative Council (served till 1934)
6 December, 1956Attains Mahaparinirvan

Dr. Ambedkar National Memorial

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26 Alipur Road where Dr BR Ambedkar breathed his last is known as Mahaparinirvana Bhoomi. The memorial has been designed to look like a constitution in the form of a book and is spread in nearly 2 acres. This building is an amalgamation of modern and Buddhist architecture. Musical fountains, a replica of the Ashoka pillar at Sarnath and a 12 foot high bronze statue are some of the highlights of this complex. The first floor houses high quality displays related to Babasaheb’s life. The lower level of the two-storied building has an exhibition gallery, where days spent by Ambedkar on the premises have been illustrated. His last days and journey have also been captured vividly. And this unique interactive table is a delight for Constitution lovers. It is full of information on Baba Saheb and the Indian Constitution. The Memorial also has a meditation hall with a Marble statue of Mahatma Buddha. The stone used is in the area has been imported from Vietnam.

Timings

Timings 10:00 am – 7:00 pm (Monday Closed)

Address:

26, Alipur Road, Civil Lines Near Vidhan Sabha, New Delhi, Delhi 110054

Nearest Metro

Vidhan Sabha