About ICSE

The Council for Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE) is a private and non-governmental education board run by the Council for Indian School Certificate Examinations. In 1952, All India Certificate Examinations Conference was held under the chairmanship of Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad, the minister for education, with an aim of replacing the overseas Cambridge School Certificate Examinations by an All India Examination. In 1956, at a meeting of the Inter-State Board of Anglo-Indian Education, a proposal was adopted for setting up CISCE to administer examinations by the University of Cambridge Local Examination Syndicate. The first meeting of the Council was held in 1958 and later in 1973 the Council was listed in the Delhi School Education Act as a board that conducts examinations. The Council for Indian School Certificate Examinations conducts three examinations- ICSE for 10th grade, ISC and Indian Vocational Education (IVE) both for 12th grade.

Divisions

The Indian certificate of secondary Education (ICSE)has been designed to provide education in accordance with the recommendations of the New Education Policy 1986 and the medium of instruction is English. All candidates taking the exams have to sit for six subjects and SUPW. More importantly, private candidates are not permitted to take the exams. ISC is a two year course equivalent to Plus 2 and the candidates have to sit for 4 or 5 elective subjects. English is a compulsory subject and a pass in SUPW is mandatory as well. CVE (Certificate of Vocational Education) is a course intended to prepare students for vocations.

Academics

The Counsel is committed to serving the nation through quality education besides allowing affiliated school schools to evolve own niche. The Council promotes educational endeavors believing in India's diversity and plurality. As a leader with wast experience and wisdom in imparting education, the Council supports and assists efforts in academic research undertaken by forum such as COBSE, CBSE and NCERT.