Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations

School education board in India

The Council for the Indian School Certificate
Seal of the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations
Abbreviation	CISCE
Formation	1958; 66 years ago (1958)
Type	Non-Governmental Board of School Education
Headquarters	New Delhi, India
Official language	English
Key people	G. Immanuel (Chairman) Sangeeta Arora (Chief Executive and Secretary)
Website	cisce.org

The Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE)^[1] is a non-governmental privately held national-level^[2]^[3] board of school education in India that conducts the Indian Certificate of Secondary Education (ICSE) Examination for Class X and the Indian School Certificate (ISC) for Class XII.^[4]

History

It was established in 1958.^[5] Over 2750 schools in India and abroad are affiliated to the CISCE.^[2] It is also recognised as a 'Non-Governmental National Board of Secondary Education'. ^[6]It conducts ICSE exam for Class 10 And ISC exam for Class 12 like CBSE conducts AISSE for Class 10 and AiSSCE for Class 12

Derozio Award

The Derozio Award is an annual prize awarded to the top Indian educationists by the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations.^[7]^[8] It was instituted in 1999 in memory of Henry Louis Vivian Derozio, a poet and educator from West Bengal. It is the highest award conferred by the council for contributions in the field of education.^[9]

References

^ "CISCE". www.cisce.org. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
^ ^a ^b "CISCE cuts pass marks for boards". The Times of India. 28 November 2017.
^ Poldas, Bhaskar; Jain, Angela (September 2012). Students' Awareness of Climate Change and Awareness Raising Strategies for Junior Colleges in the Emerging Megacity of Hyderabad. BoD – Books on Demand. p. 5. ISBN 978-3-86741-826-3.
^ Dutt, Sandeep (2007). Guide to Good Schools of India: The Top Residential Schools in India. English Book Depot. p. 170. ISBN 978-81-87531-18-0.
^ Mishra, R.C. (2009). Theory Of Education Administration. APH Publishing. p. 136. ISBN 9788131301074. Retrieved 10 November 2014.
^ "Recognized Educational Boards List – Council of Boards of School Education in India | COBSE". Retrieved 18 April 2022.
^ "Six educationists receive Derozio award | Dehradun News - Times of India". The Times of India. 4 January 2016.
^ Staff Reporter (10 January 2014). "Four educationists receive Derozio award". The Hindu – via www.thehindu.com.
^ "Workshop helps deconstruct competitive tests for students". The Times of India. 13 December 2016.

External links

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School education in India

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