This article talks about the CBSE Notification: Continuous Professional Development (CPD) Micro Courses for Teachers and School Heads. Read Here!
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 resolution of the government, the Board was an experiment towards 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 to the CBSE. All schools affiliated to CBSE follow the NCERT curriculum especially from class 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 so as to make its services available to students and various educational institutions in the entire country.
The first education board to be set up in India was the Uttar Pradesh Board of High School and Intermediate Education in 1921, which was under jurisdiction of Rajputana, Central India and Gwalior. In 1929, the government of India set up a joint Board named Board of High School and Intermediate Education. This included Ajmer, Merwara, Central India, and Gwalior. Later it was confined to Ajmer, Bhopal and Vindhya Pradesh. In 1952, it became the Central Board of Secondary Education.
In compliance of the recommendations of the National Educational Policy, 2020 for Continuous Professional Development (CPD) of 50 hours per year, a series of CPD Micro-Courses are being offered by CIET-NCERT through the DIKSHA portal and mobile application. These courses focus on digital literacy and effective use of technology in education. Course details can be accessed at this link.
All the Principals/Heads of the affiliated schools are requested to encourage their teachers to participate in these courses as per their interest.
For query, please contact Dr. Angel Rathnabai, Programme Coordinator, CIET-NCERT, at training[dot]helpdesk[at]ciet[dot]nic[dot]in.
