Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations

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{{short description|School education board in India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2015}}
{{Use Indian English|date=June 2016}}
{{Infobox organization
| name = Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations
| formation = {{start date and age|1958}}
| logo = CISCE logo.png
| image_size = 150px
| caption = [[Seal (emblem)|Seal]] of the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations
| type = Non-Governmental Board of School Education
| status = Active
| headquarters = [[New Delhi, India]]
| key_people = G. Immanuel {{small|([[Chairman]])}} Joseph Emmanuel {{small|(Chief Executive & Secretary)}} Ricardo Henry Soler {{small|(ICSE- Deputy Secretary)}} Sangeeta Bhatia {{small|(ISC- Deputy Secretary)}}
| abbreviation = CISCE
| membership =
| affiliations = 3,100+ schools (2025)<ref>{{cite web |title=Affiliation |url=https://cisce.org/affiliation/ |website=Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations |access-date=23 May 2025}}</ref>
| language = English
| website = {{URL|https://cisce.org/}}
}}

The '''Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations''' ('''CISCE''')<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.cisce.org/examination.aspx|title=CISCE|website=www.cisce.org|access-date=2019-01-08}}</ref> is a non-governmental privately held national-level<ref name="TOI2017">{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/education/cisce-cuts-pass-marks-for-boards/articleshow/61827357.cms|title=CISCE cuts pass marks for boards|newspaper=The Times of India |date=28 November 2017 }}</ref><ref name="PoldasJain2012">{{cite book|last1=Poldas|first1=Bhaskar|last2=Jain|first2=Angela|title=Students' Awareness of Climate Change and Awareness Raising Strategies for Junior Colleges in the Emerging Megacity of Hyderabad|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uQDTYThhvFMC&pg=PA5|date=September 2012|publisher=BoD – Books on Demand|isbn=978-3-86741-826-3|page=5}}</ref> [[Examination board|board of school education]] in India that conducts the [[Indian Certificate of Secondary Education]] (ICSE) Examination for [[Tenth grade#India|Class X]] and the [[Indian School Certificate]] (ISC) for [[Twelfth grade#India|Class XII]].<ref name="Dutt2007">{{cite book|last=Dutt|first=Sandeep|title=Guide to Good Schools of India: The Top Residential Schools in India|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zQPcpo26MCMC&pg=PA170|year=2007|publisher=English Book Depot|isbn=978-81-87531-18-0|page=170}}</ref> G. Immanuel is the current Chairman of CISCE.

== History ==
It was established in 1958.<ref name="R.c.mishra">{{cite book|last=Mishra|first=R.C.|title=Theory Of Education Administration|year=2009 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qPCBKdbWNAgC&pg=PA136|access-date=10 November 2014|publisher=APH Publishing|isbn=9788131301074|page=136}}</ref> Over 2750 schools in India and abroad are affiliated to the CISCE.<ref name="TOI2017" /> It is also recognized as a 'Non-Governmental National Board of Secondary Education'.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Recognized Educational Boards List – Council of Boards of School Education in India {{!}} COBSE |url=https://www.cobse.org.in/recognized-educational-boards-list/ |access-date=2022-04-18 |language=en-US}}</ref> CISCE conducts [[Indian Certificate of Secondary Education|ICSE]] exam for Class 10 and [[Indian School Certificate|ISC]] exam for Class 12.

== Derozio Award ==
The Derozio Award is an annual prize awarded to the top Indian [[educationist]]s by the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/dehradun/Six-educationists-receive-Derozio-award/articleshow/50443383.cms|title=Six educationists receive Derozio award | Dehradun News – Times of India|website=The Times of India|date=4 January 2016 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/four-educationists-receive-derozio-award/article5558803.ece|title=Four educationists receive Derozio award|author=Staff Reporter|newspaper=The Hindu |date=January 10, 2014|via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/Workshop-helps-deconstruct-competitive-tests-for-students/articleshow/55951473.cms|title=Workshop helps deconstruct competitive tests for students|newspaper=The Times of India |date=13 December 2016 }}</ref>

== Curriculum ==
The ICSE and ISC syllabi intend to incorporate comprehensive and application-based learning concepts. This board includes an extensive curriculum, particularly in English, which covers a range of literary works, including Shakespearean plays such as ''[[Julius Caesar (play)|Julius Caesar]]'' and ''[[Macbeth]]'' and the George Bernard Shaw play ''[[Pygmalion (play)|Pygmalion]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=CISCE |date=June 13, 2023 |title=CISCE Previous Year Question Papers |url=https://cisce.org/archive-library/#icse |website=CISCE}}</ref>

== References ==
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== External links ==
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