The pandemic phase has rephrased the road sign "Slow Down, School Zone!" to "Stay Home, COVID zone!” Regardless of the time zones, online classes are being scheduled endlessly to complete the syllabus on time.
Diagnosed with screen fatigue, now even students are eagerly waiting for schools to reopen (The only major worry being the data getting exhausted even before midday due to online classes!)
Empty school campuses with its students camping in their homes since the lockdown started in March of this year, there has been no official news from the government on when can the schools resume? (Not taking any risks even with the masks intact!)
More perplexed are parents who have wards at the right age of starting school. They are under undue pressure to find a perfect school for their children and don't want to delay their academic routine. The most common dilemma comes while choosing the board of education.
The Indian education system is distinctly split into three different categories namely the - primary, secondary and the senior secondary levels. Now the selection of board will be based on whether the curriculum provides the best education at all three levels.
The two most common boards ruling the Indian education empire are -
1. Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE)
The CBSE board is in control of providing education for private schools that comes under the authority of the Central Government of India. There are many schools affiliated with CBSE like the Kendriya Vidyalayas, D.A.V. Senior Secondary School and other private schools.
The CBSE board encompasses a structured curriculum that not only offers fundamental education but also aids in developing the child's personality. With the CBSE syllabus closely synchronised to ace the entrance exams like the JEE Main exams for procuring programs offered in IITs.
Another entrance exam under the scanner every time is the NEET exam for entry into medical colleges. Sparking debates every time they happen, CBSE students have a clear edge over ICSE students when it comes to NEET also.
2. Indian Certificate of Secondary Education (ICSE)
ICSE is a national-level board for Education in India that was established in 1958, initially called the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE). It was the basic forum for conducting Class X and Class XII examinations in India.
Its origin was built on the idea to replace the foreign Cambridge School Certificate Examination with an All India Examination.
Time for a toss-up challenge between CBSE and ICSE!
Let us dive in to analyse the difference between the two boards in the following section -
1. The Medium of Instruction -
The CBSE board authorizes both English and Hindi language as the medium of instructions but ICSE does not recommend Hindi as their medium.
2. Regular and Private Students -
The CBSE board acknowledges both regular students studying in CBSE schools as well as private students from non-affiliated schools as candidates to appear in the exams. Opposed to this, ICSE doesn't allow a student who is not studying in an ICSE affiliated school to write the final exams.
3. Exam Pattern -
Let’s start by comparing both the boards based on the math question paper.
According to the ICSE pattern, you have 3 hours to solve the maths paper. This paper will have Part-A section with 40 marks allocated for it.
While Part-B section has four-choice based questions, answering four questions gives you 40 marks. Science subjects like physics, chemistry and biology have similar patterns in both the boards.
The CBSE board has two types of assessments- formative and summative. Formative assessments are like the internal exams that happen once a month.
4. Course and Curriculum -
The syllabus formulated by CBSE board is more fitting for acing in all India competitive entrance examinations, including the medical exams. The syllabus of ICSE demands the student to revise the same portions a lot. CBSE is relatively easier compared to ICSE.
CBSE is notably more focused on science subjects and maths with exams having HOTS (High Order Thinking Skills questions) that requires you to understand the concepts and solve it. On the other hand, ICSE has a balanced approach to all three subjects; language, science and arts.
5. Practical Assessments -
Another point of distinction between the CBSE and ICSE boards is the mode of evaluation and assessments offered to students. In ICSE, the internal marks are scored by also considering the practical test results.
An aggregate of both these scores is the overall internal mark. ICSE gives weightage to lab work and projects when compared to CBSE.
Written by - Deepan R
Edited by - Ivanova
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