ISC board too signs up for core science, math syllabus
NEW DELHI: The Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE) has decided to introduce the core syllabus for science and mathematics in its senior secondary classes from the 2011-2012 academic year. Consequently, the new batch in Class XI this year will take the Class XII board examinations with common syllabuses in 2013. With this, of the 32 education boards in India, 20 boards including two national boards — CISE and Central Board of Secondary Education — have decided to introduce common syllabuses for physics, chemistry, biology and mathematics in Class XI from this year. The CISCE is the national board which conducts the ICSE and ISC examinations, for Classes X and XII, respectively. At present, there are 1,800 schools affiliated to the board, of which 900 are senior secondary schools, including four in foreign locations. Gerry Arathoon, additional secretary and officiating chief executive of ICSE, said, "Our schools have already been intimated of the change an