CBSE board
Central Board of Secondary Education Read in another language Watch this page Edit 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 Union Government of India . CBSE has asked all schools affiliated to follow only NCERT curriculum. [2] There are approximately 19,316 schools in India and 211 schools in 28 foreign countries affiliated to the CBSE. [1] Central Board of Secondary Education Logo Abbreviation CBSE Formation 3 November 1962 (56 years ago) Type Governmental Board of Education Headquarters New Delhi , India Official language Hindi English Chairperson Anita Karwal, IAS Parent organisation Ministry of Human Resource Development Affiliations 19,316 schools (2017) [1] Website cbse .nic .in History The first education board to be set up in India was the Uttar Pradesh ...