Pavitra B.

CBSE – Central Board Of Secondary Education ICSE- Indian Certificate of Secondary Education Quality of education provided by both boards is excellent. CBSE is recommended for parents who have to move in different cities in India as part of their job profile. ICSE is recommended for parents who have to move in different countries as part of their job. Both these boards CBSE and ICSE have their own advantages and disadvantages. Parents have to choose the board for their children based up on what future you aspires for your child. CBSE is recognized by Indian government and ICSE is not. The syllabus prepared by CBSE is more suitable for qualifying in various entrance examinations, including the medical and engineering professional exams. The syllabus of ICSE is more detailed and requires the student to remember a lot. CBSE is comparatively easier than ICSE. Both CBSE and ICSE (CISCE) have slightly different focus in terms of course content. CBSE is extremely focused on science and maths with a lot of attention paid to the application of knowledge. CISCE (ICSE) on the other hand is more balanced with equal focus on language, arts and science. The subjects in a CBSE syllabus are approached in a theoretical manner, and true emphasis is not laid on real-life concepts behind the science. Although the syllabus is application oriented, it does not provide room for effective understanding. Compare to CBSE, ICSE is more towards giving practical knowledge to the students. They taught their syllabus theoretical a well as practical. This gives students effective understanding of subject and learn better analytical skills. In ICSE (internal) assessments are very important. More practical tests are conducted with all the subjects and scores. ICSE gives more preference to lab work it is more practical oriented. CBSE approves both English and Hindi language as the medium of instructions, ICSE does not recommend Hindi. Students may find the syllabus to be too extensive for their liking, as an average student practising under an ICSE board will face thirteen subjects/examinations during the sixth grade, when compared to the six subjects faced by the student’s counterpart in a CBSE affiliated school.