Central Board of Secondary Education

The Central Board of Secondary Education (abbreviated as CBSE) is a Board of Edu

cation for public and private schools, under the Union Government of India.
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History
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Affiliations
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Examinations
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Regional offices
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See also
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References
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External links
History
The first education board to be set up in India was the Uttar Pradesh Board of H
igh School and Intermediate Education in 1921, which was under jurisdiction of R
ajputana, Central India and Gwalior.[citation needed] In 1929, the government of
India set up a joint Board named "Board of High School and Intermediate Educati
on, Rajputana". This included Ajmer, Merwara, Central India and Gwalior. Later i
t was confined to Ajmer, Bhopal and Vindhya Pradesh. In 1952, it became the "Cen
tral Board of Secondary Education".
Affiliations
CBSE affiliates all Kendriya Vidyalayas, all Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas, privat
e schools and most of the schools approved by central government of India.
Examinations
CBSE conducts the final examinations for Class 10 and Class 12 every year in the
month of March. The results are announced by the end of May.[1] The board earli
er conducted the AIEEE Examination for admission to undergraduate courses in eng
ineering and architecture in colleges across India. However the AIEEE exam was m
erged with the IIT-Joint Entrance Exam (JEE) in 2013. The common examination is
now called JEE(Main). CBSE is going to announce Class XII Results (25 May 2015 12.00 PM) before the declaration of Class X Results (27 May 2015 - 12.00 PM) wh
ile every year it is in reverse order.[2] This year CBSE Board class 10 result 2
015 can be checked online or get on mobile by SMS on 27th may at 1200 Hrs IST.[3
] There is a little change in Class X Exam Result 2015 declaration date. As per
the previous schedule, it was scheduled to be declared on 27 May but later it ha
s been postponed for a day. Now CBSE will declare Class 10th Result 2015 on 28 M
ay 2015 1200 Hrs IST.[4]
CBSE also conducts AIPMT (All India Pre Medical Test) for admission to major med
ical colleges in India. In 2014, the conduct of the National Eligibility Test fo
r grant of junior research fellowship and eligibility for assistant professor in
institutions of higher learning was outsourced to CBSE.[5] Apart from these tes
ts, CBSE also conducts the central teachers eligibility test and the Class X opt
ional proficiency test.[5] With the addition of NET in 2014, the CBSE has become
the largest exam conducting body in the world.[5][6]
Regional offices
Presently CBSE has 10 regional offices:[7]
Delhi: NCT of Delhi, Foreign Schools
Chennai: Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Goa, Puduch
erry, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Daman and Diu
Guwahati: Assam, Nagaland, Manipur, Meghalaya, Tripura, Sikkim, Arunachal Prades
h, Mizoram
Ajmer: Rajasthan, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli
Panchkula: Haryana, Union Territory of Chandigarh, Punjab, J&K, Himachal Pradesh
Allahabad: Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand
Patna: Bihar, Jharkhand
Bhubaneswar: West Bengal, Orissa, Chhattisgarh
Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala
Dehradun: Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand