The document discusses the key differences between various education boards in India including the Maharashtra State Board, CBSE, CISCE, IB, IGCSE, and NIOS. It provides an overview of each board's features such as curriculum, examination patterns, recognition, subject options, complexity, and costs. The purpose is to help parents understand the technical aspects of each board and avoid shifting their child between boards by making an informed choice. The seminar aims to remove common misconceptions and clarify doubts regarding different boards. In the end, it emphasizes assessing the child's nature and the school's quality as primary factors in decision making.

1. Understanding the Differences!
Speaker:
Dr. Anand Wadadekar, Ph.D.
India’s Leading Career Advisor & Educationist
Founder & CEO – Discovering Careers India Pvt. Ltd.
Young Entrepreneur Awardee for Educational Excellence
5th November 2017, Pune
WELCOME
to the
Open Seminar for Parents

3. The purpose of this seminar?
 To give clarity about technical aspects of these Boards
 To avoid making the child shift from one board to
another
 To help parents remove confusions / mis-conceptions
 To help parents take decision of choosing a Board
 To remove the myth that Pre-Schools have CBSE /
ICSE curriculum pattern
 To make a note that CBSE/ICSE syllabus is applicable
from Std. VIII onwards unlike SSC (which is
applicable from Std. I)

4. Maharashtra State Board of Secondary &
Higher Secondary Education
www.mahahsscboard.maharashtra.gov.in

5. Features of MH Board
 Every State Government imparts Primary, Secondary (SSC)
and Higher Secondary Education (HSC) in its respective
State.
 Favorable for parents without transferable jobs.
 Easily available textbook, teachers, tutors.
 Moderately loaded defined curriculum from Std. I
 Lower fees
 Quality of education depends wholly on the State
Government’s competence

6. Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE)
www.cbse.nic.in

7. Features of CBSE
 The only Board to follow the National Curriculum Framework
2005 as given by National Council of Educational Research &
Training (NCERT)
 Standardized textbooks (NCERT textbooks) from Std. VIII
 Has defined curriculum from Std. VIII onwards
 Allows private candidates and those from non-affiliated
schools to appear for the exams
 Favoured by those who constantly relocate within India and
seek a standardized curriculum
 Centralized system for transferring across all CBSE schools

8. Council for the Indian School Certificate
Examinations (CISCE)
www.cisce.org

9. Features of CISCE
 CISCE is a private, non-governmental certificate
of school education in India. It is not a Board but a Certificate
 This body conducts 3 examinations, namely
a. ICSE (Indian Certificate Secondary Education) exam for
class 10
b. ISC (Indian School Certificate) exam for class 12
c. CVE (Certificate for Vocational Education) exam for class 12
 No prescribed textbooks. Schools can follow any textbook
of their choice
 Offers a larger variety of subjects to choose from
 Has defined curriculum from Pre-School onwards…
 Does not permit candidates from a non-affiliated school
to appear for the exam

10. CBSE vs ICSE
Parameter CBSE ICSE
Type A Recognised Central Board Not a Board but a Certificate
Exam
Medium of Instruction English or Hindi (students
can choose)
English only
Recognition (Equivalence) Recognised in India as well
abroad
Not recognised in India but
marks taken as equivalent and
recognised abroad (more in UK)
Subject proficiency Focused more on
Mathematics & Science,
English on weak side
Focused more on English and
other non-math non-science
subjects
Choosing subjects Fixed / limited subjects More subjects, complete
flexibility for students to choose
subjects
Evaluation Far more stricter and rigid Internal marks matter more and
a little lenient evaluation
Tutoring Tutors easily available Tutors not so readily available

11. CBSE vs ICSE
Parameter CBSE ICSE
Complexity Less complex, less in-depth,
scoring
More complex, in-depth,
Criteria of Assessment Ability to memorise, rote
learning
Ability of understanding, skill
development, application
orientation
Volume of studies, no. of
subjects
Volume comparatively more
compared to State Board
High compared to CBSE, no.
of subjects more
Text Books Standardised Books (NCERT) No standardised Books
Prepares majorly for Engineering, Medical (JEE,
NEET)
Humanities, Management,
Arts. TOEFL or IELTS
favourable
Affordability (fees) Average Cost (more than State) High Cost
No. of schools in India Large in number Less in number

12. International Baccalaureate (IB)
www.ibo.org

13. Features of IB contd…
 International Baccalaureate (IB), formerly the International
Baccalaureate Organization (IBO), is an international
educational foundation headquartered in Geneva,
Switzerland and founded in 1968
 Examination Pattern: It offers 3 educational programs,
namely
i. PYP or Primary year program for KG to Class-5
ii. MYP or Middle year program for Class-6 to Class-10
iii. DP or Diploma program for Class-11 and Class-12
 International Board recognized by most of the Universities
of the world.
 Students can apply to Foreign Universities wherein CBSE and
ICSE board is not recognized.

14. Features of IB
 Best option if parents are NRI, or are planning to move
abroad.
 Usually favoured by those who want to send their children
abroad for under graduation or students of parents who
will be relocating globally
 Fee is on the higher side.
 Found only in metropolitan cities and Tier-1 cities of India
 Difficult for students to shift boards if need arises.
 Tuitions, Books not easily available.
 IB has no prescribed textbooks and a lot of freedom in
learning

15. International General Certificate of Secondary
Education (IGCSE)
www.cambridgeinternational.org

16. Features of IGCSE
 International General Certificate of Secondary Education
(IGCSE) is an academically rigorous, internationally used,
specialized, English language curriculum. All Indian
Boards & Universities accept IGCSE 'as equivalent to
SSC/ICSE/CBSE'.
 Examination Pattern
a. Cambridge Primary, typically for learners aged 5 to 11
years
b. Cambridge Secondary is typically for learners aged 14 to
16 years.

17. National Institute for Open Schooling (NIOS)
www.nios.ac.in

18. Features of NIOS
 This autonomous body was established by the Government of India in
1989. NIOS administers the secondary and senior secondary
examinations of the open school system, which are equivalent to the
CBSE and the CISCE exams.
 Who may choose NIOS?
i. Home schooled children who wish to take milestone examinations
to gain admission into graduate or diploma programmes
ii. Children who are pursuing professional sports or other careers,
iii. Children with special needs,
iv. Children who are unable to grapple with a second language
v. Those who opt out of the rigors of the regular academic curricula
 Maharashtra State Open Schooling Board to start from 2018 for
Std. V, VIII, X, XII

19. FEW THOUGHTFUL MOMENTS MORE!
 Video

20. TAKING A DECISION!
 Assess your child’s nature, intellectual capacity
 Give first importance to the School (Infrastructure, Principal,
Quality of Teachers, Management, History) and then the
Board…
 Parent’s own career aspirations, ambitions, life dreams,
school timings… should not be a determinant
 Parental Education very important …