CBSE's eighth regional centre to come up in Orissa
Bhubaneswar: The eighth regional office of the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) will be inaugurated by Arjun Singh, Union Minister of Human Resource Development (HRD) in Bhubaneswar on February 12. The Bhubaneswar centre will benefit at least 120,000 students of about 650 schools in three states of Chhattisgarh, Orissa and West Bengal. "We have decided to establish the eight regional centre of the CBSE in Orissa for the benefit of schools of three eastern states affiliated to the board," said a CBSE official. "The centre will initially function from a rented building. The centre will be shifted to a permanent building though the site is yet to be finalized", the official added. "With its office here, the CBSE will be able to keep a close eye on the schools in these states and thus improving the standard of education in these states," he said. "It is a great relief for all of us," said K.C. Satpathy, principal of D.A.V. Public School he...