The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) is one of the most prestigious and preferred educational boards in India. CBSE Board aims to provide holistic and healthy education to all its learners so that students can get adequate space to develop mentally and physically. CBSE Board is known for its comprehensive syllabus and well structured exam pattern which helps students to get a detailed idea about the entire curriculum. There are around 20,102 schools under the board which follows the NCERT curriculum.

Important Highlights of CBSE Board

	Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE)
Abbreviation	CBSE
CBSE Full Form	Central Board of Secondary Education
Type	Governmental Board of Education
Founded	3rd November 1962
Headquarters	New Delhi, India
Chairperson	Mr. Manoj Ahuja
Phone No.	011 2250 9256
Official languages	Hindi, English
Parent organisation	Ministry of Human Resource Development
Official Website	www.cbse.nic.in
Tag Line	“Committed To Equity And Excellence In Education”

CBSE Board Grading System

CBSE (Class 6 – 8)	Term 1	Term 2
Subjects	Language 1, 2, & 3, Maths, Science, Social Science, other subjects	Language 1, 2, & 3, Maths, Science, Social Science, other subjects
Period Assessment (PA)	10 marks	20 marks
Notebook submissions	5 marks	5 marks (at term end)
Sub – enrichment	5 marks (at term end)	5 marks (at term end)
Half yearly exam (Term 1) / Yearly exam (Term 2)	80 marks	80 marks
Total marks	100 marks	100 marks

CBSE Board Grading System for Primary Classes

Percentage	Grade	Remark
90% to 100%	A*	Outstanding
75% to 89 %	A	Excellent
56% to 74 %	B	Very Good
35% to 55 %	C	Good
Below 35 %	D	Scope for improvement

CBSE Secondary School Grading System

Grade	Marks	Grade Points
A1	91-100	10
A2	81-90	9
B1	71-80	8
B2	61-70	7
C1	51-60	6
C2	41-50	5
D	33-40	4
E1	21-32	0
E2	20 and below	0