What is the difference in CBSE and SSC?
NCERT (National Council of Educational Research and Training) has drafted a syllabus for all boards in India. The CBSE (Central Board for Secondary Education) follows a two-language pattern and the SSC (State Board – Secondary School Certificate) a three-language pattern. The only language up to class 4 is English and the other two languages – Hindi and Marathi – start only in class 5. However, in our school we start teaching them the script in class 3 and simple words in class 4, so in class 5 the child is able to read the text book and write simple words. Both the languages follow the same script, so they have that as one extra subject in the 3rd and 4th grades. Now, about the syllabus as such, there is no significant difference in the two boards. You may remember that when you went to school, or before that, the CBSE kids would get an extra 5% added to their marks for admission to college. But since NCERT made a uniform syllabus, you don’t see that happening. That is because there i
