Lok Sabha Question No. 4618 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-23
Subject: Merger of School Boards
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Sisir Kumar Adhikari

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION & LITERACY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No.4618 TO BE ANSWERED ON 23.03.2020

## Merger of School Boards

## 4618. SHRI SISIR KUMAR ADHIKARI:

Will the Minister of HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  merge  Central  Board  of  Secondary Examination  (CBSE)  with  Indian  Certificate  of  Secondary  Education  (ICSE) boards to ease and to make, one board examination process in the country;
- (b) if so, the details of CBSE and ICSE schools, State-wise;
- (c) the  basic  differences  between  the  two  boards  and  merger  plan  details  of  the boards, if any; and
- (d) whether the Government proposes to fix single tuition fees for CBSE and ICSE classes and the admission procedure fees therein?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (SHRI RAMESH POKHRIYAL 'NISHANK')

- (a): There is no such proposal under consideration of the Government.
- (b): A statement indicating the State-wise details of the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) and the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE) schools is Annexed.
- (c): The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) is a national level examination conducting body, set up by the Government of India.  It follows the curriculum and syllabus developed by National Council of Educational Research &  Training  (NCERT).  Whereas,  the  Council  for  the  Indian  School  Certificate Examinations  (CISCE)  is  a  purely  private  board,  which  prescribes  its  own curriculum, syllabus, text books, etc.
- (d): No, Sir.

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STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (b) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4618 FOR ANSWER ON 23.03.2020 ASKED BY SHRI SISIR KUMAR ADHIKARI REGARDING MERGER OF SCHOOL BOARDS.

| Sl. No.   | Name States/ UTs            |   Number of CBSE Affiliated School as informed by CBSE | Number of CISCE Affiliated School, as informed by CISCE   |
|-----------|-----------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|
| 1         | ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLANDS |                                                    122 | 1                                                         |
| 2         | ARUNACHAL PRADESH           |                                                    318 | 15                                                        |
| 3         | ANDHRA PRADESH              |                                                    323 | 54                                                        |
| 4         | ASSAM                       |                                                    281 | 6                                                         |
| 5         | BIHAR                       |                                                    943 | 37                                                        |
| 6         | CHHATTISGARH                |                                                    616 | 19                                                        |
| 7         | CHANDIGARH                  |                                                    165 | 4                                                         |
| 8         | DADRA & NAGAR HAVELI        |                                                     12 | -                                                         |
| 9         | Daman & Diu                 |                                                      7 | -                                                         |
| 10        | DELHI                       |                                                   2147 | 3                                                         |
| 11        | GOA                         |                                                     16 | 4                                                         |
| 12        | GUJARAT                     |                                                    512 | 36                                                        |
| 13        | HARYANA                     |                                                   1755 | 24                                                        |
| 14        | HIMACHAL PRADESH            |                                                    292 | 25                                                        |
| 15        | JAMMU & KASHMIR             |                                                    145 | 2                                                         |
| 16        | JHARKHAND                   |                                                    456 | 115                                                       |
| 17        | KARNATAKA                   |                                                   1035 | 383                                                       |
| 18        | KERALA                      |                                                   1357 | 164                                                       |
| 19        | LAKSHADWEEP                 |                                                      8 | -                                                         |
| 20        | MADHYA PRADESH              |                                                   1296 | 44                                                        |
| 21        | MAHARASHTRA                 |                                                   1038 | 245                                                       |
| 22        | MEGHALAYA                   |                                                     26 | 7                                                         |
| 23        | MANIPUR                     |                                                     73 | 1                                                         |
| 24        | MIZORAM                     |                                                     16 | -                                                         |
| 25        | NAGALAND                    |                                                     40 | 1                                                         |
| 26        | ODISHA                      |                                                    498 | 94                                                        |
| 27        | PUDUCHERRY                  |                                                     32 | 2                                                         |
| 28        | PUNJAB                      |                                                   1394 | 157                                                       |
| 29        | RAJASTHAN                   |                                                   1181 | 16                                                        |
| 30        | SIKKIM                      |                                                    232 | 9                                                         |
| 31        | TAMIL NADU                  |                                                   1100 | 106                                                       |
| 32        | TELANGANA                   |                                                    340 | 41                                                        |
| 33        | TRIPURA                     |                                                     61 | 3                                                         |
| 34        | UTTAR PRADESH               |                                                   3567 | 400                                                       |
| 35        | UTTARAKHAND                 |                                                    628 | 109                                                       |
| 36        | WEST BENGAL                 |                                                    351 | 408                                                       |
| 37        | LADAKH                      |                                                     15 | -                                                         |
|           | Total                       |                                                  22398 | 2535                                                      |