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Unit 12: Functions of CBSE and State Boards of Education

• The first board set up in India was Uttar Pradesh board of high school and intermediate Notes
education in 1921, which was under jurisdiction of Rajputana, Central India and Gwalior.
Later Govt of India suggested to set up joint board in 1929 which was named as the "Board
of High School and Intermediate Education, Rajputana. Later it was confined only to
Ajmer, Bhopal and Vindhya Pradesh. In 1952, it convening to its present from with the
name "Central Board of Secondary Education".
• CBSE board has many functions. It prepares the syllabus for standard 9 to 12 in affiliated
schools.
• It conducts the two major exams every year for class 10, All India Secondary School
Certificate Examination (AISSCE).
• It prepares the syllabus for these exams, it also conducts the AIEE exam an entrance
examination for undergraduate courses in engineering and architecture and AIPMT (all
India Premedical Test) for various medical colleges in India.
• CBSE board has officially declared the grading system will replace the existing marking
system for class X from 2008. It will show only grades that a student has got board
introduced a new nine point scale system.
• There are over 30 state boards in India. Different state boards have functions regarding to
school education like.
• The important functions of state board are advise the state government on policy matters,
se the implementation of education policies made by central government, maintain uniform
standard of education in schools all over the state prescribe the text books to schools
affiliated with then and provide the certification for the qualifying student.
• Except above functions state board also concerned with promoting education among the
under privileged, helping student with scholarships.
12.7 Keywords

• Central : Most important
• Scenario : A description of how things might happen in the future.
• Jurisdiction : An area or country in which a particular system of laws has authority.
• Concerned : Related to something interested in something.
• Scholarship : An amount of money given to somebody an organization to help pay for
their education.

12.8. Review Questions

1. Explain the functions of CBSE.
2. What are the main objectives of the CBSE board.
3. Discuss about the “grading system” used by CBSE.
4. Give the functions of state boards of education.
5. Write a short note on any five state boards.
Answer: Self Assessment
1. (i) 9000 (ii) Uttar Pradesh Board of High School and Intermediate Education
(iii) 9 to 12 (iv) 2008
2. (i) False (ii) True (iii) False (iv) True
(v) True
3. (i) (a) (ii) (b) (iii) (c) (iv) (d)

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