Curriculum content is same across education boards: CISCE chief
The Hindu
Joseph Emmanuel, CISCE Chief, emphasizes practice for competitive exams, discusses education quality improvement plans and technology use against malpractices.
Assessment patterns could differ but the curriculum content is the same across boards. So, for answering questions in the competitive exams, you only need practice, said Joseph Emmanuel, Chief Executive and Secretary of Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE).
With over two decades of experience in the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), including being appointed as the Director of CBSE, Dr. Emmanuel was appointed to the top post at the CISCE in May. In Chennai for a conference, he speaks with The Hindu regarding misconceptions about the school board, using technology to beat malpractices and his plans to improve the quality of school education. Edited excerpts:
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