Central Board of Secondary Education
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The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) is a national-level board of education in India for public and private schools, controlled and managed by the Government of India. Established in 1929 by a government resolution, the Board was an experiment in inter-state integration and cooperation in the sphere of secondary education. There are more than 27,000 schools in India and 240 schools in 28 foreign countries affiliated with the CBSE. All schools affiliated with CBSE follow the NCERT curriculum, especially those in classes 9 to 12. The current Chairperson of CBSE is Rahul Singh, IAS. The constitution of the Board was amended in 1952 to give its present name, the Central Board of Secondary Education. The Board was reconstituted on 1 July 1962 to make its services available to students and various educational institutions across the country.
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| Grade | Criteria |
| A1 | Top 1/8 of passed students in that subject |
| A2 | Next 1/8 of passed students in that subject |
| B1 | Next 1/8 of passed students in that subject |
| B2 | Next 1/8 of passed students in that subject |
| C1 | Next 1/8 of passed students in that subject |
| C2 | Next 1/8 of passed students in that subject |
| D1 | Next 1/8 of passed students in that subject |
| D2 | Last 1/8 of passed students in that subject |
| E | Failed students (in either theory, practical or overall) |
| Grade | English Core | Mathematics | Chemistry | Physics | Biology | Biotechnology | Engineering Drawing | Computer Science | Economics | Accountancy | Business Studies | Informatics Practices | Multimedia/Web Tech | Psychology | Sociology |
| A1 | 89 | 95 | 91 | 90 | 90 | 95 | 98 | 93 | 92 | 84 | 93 | 94 | 95 | 87 | |
| A2 | 84 | 84 | 81 | 82 | 84 | 91 | 95 | 88 | 85 | 73 | 83 | 91 | 78 | ||
| B1 | 78 | 73 | 73 | 75 | 79 | 86 | 92 | 83 | 78 | 65 | 75 | 87 | 82 | 84 | 73 |
| B2 | 72 | 63 | 67 | 69 | 74 | 83 | 89 | 78 | 70 | 59 | 67 | 78 | 79 | 66 | |
| C1 | 65 | 55 | 63 | 64 | 68 | 76 | 85 | 72 | 63 | 55 | 60 | 79 | 74 | 73 | |
| C2 | 57 | 46 | 60 | 61 | 62 | 80 | 55 | 49 | 67 | 67 | |||||
| D1 | 45 | 42 | 52 | 54 | 55 | 47 | 45 | 57 | |||||||
| D2 | 33 | 33 | Variable (33% theory and practical pass required) | ||||||||||||
| Grade | English Language & Literature | Mathematics | Science | Social Science | Malayalam | Hindi | French |
| A1 | 92 | 92 | 87 | 90 | 96 | 93 | 97 |
| A2 | 87 | 81 | 76 | 82 | 93 | 88 | 95 |
| B1 | 83 | 70 | 67 | 74 | 90 | 83 | 92 |
| B2 | 78 | 60 | 58 | 66 | 87 | 78 | 87 |
| C1 | 73 | 50 | 49 | 58 | 84 | 72 | 82 |
| C2 | 66 | 42 | 41 | 49 | 80 | 65 | 74 |
| D1 | 56 | 34 | 34 | 41 | 73 | 54 | 62 |
| D2 | 33 (minimum for all subjects) | ||||||
| Grade | Criteria |
| A1 | >90% |
| A2 | 81–90% |
| B1 | 71–80% |
| B2 | 61–70% |
| C1 | 51–60% |
| C2 | 41–50% |
| D | 33–40% |
| E1 | 21–32% |
| E2 | 0–20% |
| CGPA | MALE | FEMALE | TOTAL |
| 10 | 85,316 | 83,225 | 1,68,541 |
| 9.8 | 26,313 | 24,545 | 50,858 |
| 9.6 | 28,522 | 24,223 | 52,745 |
| 9.4 | 35,587 | 25,882 | 61,469 |
| 9.2 | 33,674 | 25,171 | 58,845 |
| 9 | 35,167 | 26,270 | 61,437 |
| 8.8 | 36,453 | 26,154 | 62,607 |
| 8.6 | 37,532 | 25,945 | 63,477 |
| 8.4 | 38,590 | 25,383 | 63,973 |
| 8.2 | 37,681 | 24,663 | 62,344 |
| 8 | 38,248 | 24,217 | 62,465 |
| 7.8 | 38,560 | 23,607 | 62,167 |
| 7.6 | 37,804 | 22,680 | 60,484 |
| 7.4 | 36,814 | 21,410 | 58,224 |
| 7.2 | 35,287 | 20,497 | 55,784 |
| 7 | 34,755 | 19,803 | 54,558 |
| 6.8 | 33,824 | 18,677 | 52,501 |
| 6.6 | 32,099 | 17,559 | 49,658 |
| 6.4 | 29,774 | 16,428 | 46,202 |
| 6.2 | 27,367 | 15.509 | 42,876 |
| 6 | 25,542 | 14,472 | 40,014 |
| 5.8 | 22,568 | 13,094 | 35,662 |
| 5.6 | 18,126 | 11,128 | 29,254 |
| 5.4 | 13,206 | 8,684 | 21,890 |
| 5.2 | 9,120 | 6,142 | 15,262 |
| 5 | 6,116 | 4,036 | 10,152 |
| 4.8 | 3,582 | 2,360 | 5,942 |
| 4.6 | 2,074 | 1,182 | 3,256 |
| 4.4 | 893 | 527 | 1,420 |
| 4.2 | 294 | 151 | 445 |
| 4 | 50 | 31 | 81 |
| TOTAL | 8,40,938 | 5,73,655 | 14,14,593 |
| AVERAGE | 7.91 | 8.14 | 8.00 |
| CGPA | BOARD | SCHOOL | TOTAL |
| 10 | 92,816 | 75,725 | 1,68,541 |
| 9.8 | 32,372 | 18,486 | 50,858 |
| 9.6 | 32,115 | 20,630 | 52,745 |
| 9.4 | 32,302 | 29,167 | 61,469 |
| 9.2 | 33,725 | 25,120 | 58,845 |
| 9 | 36,361 | 25,076 | 61,437 |
| 8.8 | 36,673 | 25,934 | 62,607 |
| 8.6 | 36,026 | 27,451 | 63,477 |
| 8.4 | 35,232 | 28,741 | 63,973 |
| 8.2 | 35,362 | 26,982 | 62,344 |
| 8 | 35,185 | 27,280 | 62,465 |
| 7.8 | 33,969 | 28,198 | 62,167 |
| 7.6 | 31,825 | 28,659 | 60,484 |
| 7.4 | 29,836 | 28,388 | 58,224 |
| 7.2 | 28,045 | 27,739 | 55,784 |
| 7 | 26,238 | 28,320 | 54,558 |
| 6.8 | 23,913 | 28,588 | 52,501 |
| 6.6 | 21,284 | 28,374 | 49,658 |
| 6.4 | 18,782 | 27,420 | 46,202 |
| 6.2 | 16,785 | 26,091 | 42,876 |
| 6 | 14,365 | 25,649 | 40,014 |
| 5.8 | 12,150 | 23,512 | 35,662 |
| 5.6 | 9,351 | 19,903 | 29,254 |
| 5.4 | 6,861 | 15,029 | 21,890 |
| 5.2 | 4,978 | 10,284 | 15,262 |
| 5 | 3,628 | 6,524 | 10,152 |
| 4.8 | 2,278 | 3,664 | 5,942 |
| 4.6 | 1,236 | 2,020 | 3,256 |
| 4.4 | 549 | 871 | 1,420 |
| 4.2 | 137 | 308 | 445 |
| 4 | 17 | 64 | 81 |
| TOTAL | 7,24,396 | 6,90,197 | 14,14,593 |
| AVERAGE | 8.21 | 7.79 | 8.00 |
| Subject | Offset (2019) | Offset (2018) | Offset (2017) | Offset (2016) |
| Mathematics | 11 | 9 | 10 | 15 |
| Physics | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
| Chemistry | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 |
| Biology | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Political Science | 6 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Economics | 5 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| Business Studies | 5 | 6 | 6 | 11 |
| Sociology | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Geography | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Regional Office | States/UTs/Areas covered |
| Ajmer | Gujarat and Rajasthan |
| Bengaluru | Karnataka |
| Bhopal | Madhya Pradesh |
| Bhubaneswar | West Bengal, Odisha and Chhattisgarh |
| Chandigarh | Chandigarh, Punjab, Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh |
| Chennai | Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Puducherry and Tamil Nadu |
| Dehradun | Uttarakhand and a few districts of Uttar Pradesh (Badaun, Bijnour, J.P.Nagar/ Amroha, Moradabad, Muzaffarnagar, Rampur, Saharanpur and Sambhal) |
| Delhi East | East Delhi, South East Delhi, South Delhi, South West Delhi, New Delhi and Shahdara districts of Delhi, and foreign schools |
| Delhi West | West Delhi, North West Delhi, North Delhi, North East Delhi and Central Delhi districts of Delhi |
| Guwahati | Assam, Nagaland, Manipur, Meghalaya, Tripura, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh and Mizoram |
| Noida | Agra, Aligarh, Baghpat, Bareilly, Bulandshahar, Etah, Firozabad, Gautam Budh Nagar, Ghaziabad, Hapur, Hathras, Kasganj / Kashi Ram Nagar, Mainpuri, Mathura, Meerut, Pilibhit, Shahjahanpur and Shamli districts of Uttar Pradesh |
| Panchkula | Haryana and Himachal Pradesh |
| Patna | Bihar and Jharkhand |
| Prayagraj | Ambedkar Nagar, Amethi, Auraiya, Ayodhya, Azamgarh, Bahraich, Ballia, Balrampur, Banda, Barabanki, Basti, Bhadohi, Chandauli, Chitrkoot, Deoria, Etawah, Farukkhabad, Fatehpur, Ghazipur, Gonda, Gorakhpur, Hamirpur, Hardoi, Jalaun, Jaunpur, Jhanshi, Kannauj, Kanpur Dehat, Kanpur Nagar, Kaushambi, Kushi Nagar, Lakhimpur Kheri, Lalitpur, Lucknow, Maharajganj, Mahoba, Mau, Mirjapur, Pratapgarh, Prayagraj, RaiBareilly, Sant Kabir Nagar, Shrabasti, Siddharth Nagar, Sitapur, Sonbhadra, Sultanpur, Unnao and Varanasi districts of Uttar Pradesh |
| Pune | Maharashtra, Goa and Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu |
| Thiruvananthapuram | Kerala and Lakshadweep |
| Vijayawada | Andhra Pradesh and Telangana |
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