CBSE to go international next week

While the CBSE International board was earlier expected to be launched next year,the warm response to this idea from schools abroad has helped fast track the launch,the sources added.

The CBSE International board will be launched next week and just in time for the new academic session. Once it is launched,schools in foreign nations can be affiliated to the CBSE just like they do with IB or Cambridge, said a source. While there are quite a few schools abroad affiliated to the CBSE,these are essentially run by NRIs and cater to the Indian Diaspora. The plan is to take this to another level and position CBSE as an international brand. There are 25 schools already to launch with.

Over 10,000 schools are affiliated to the CBSE,with some 125 of them outside the country,mostly in Gulf countries. With growing demand in West Asia for the Indian education system,it is only natural that most of the 25 schools affiliating to the international CBSE board are from the region.

Readying for its international launch,the CBSE has already re-worked its curriculum. While the Sciences,English and Mathematics curricula will remain largely unchanged for the international board,the Social Sciences curriculum has been revised after consultations with a committee comprising academic experts,schoolteachers and principals.