CBSE vs ICSE – battle of the boards…!!!

Though it is wrong to really label one board as good and another as not so good,you really have to look at what works best for you. It is beyond doubt that ICSE syllabus can get tedious for students and many find it tough to manage. But irrespective of the board you follow, if you work hard and mana

Of course ICSE syllabus again is more detailed and of a slightly higher level when it comes to the science subjects, but then the same problem of the emphasis on the learning of the English language. There are horror stories of students cramming up Shakespearean plays and charles dickens novels in f

Now assuming you are a 11th grade student aspiring to someday enter the hallowed portals of IIT, you are looking at two years of relentless hard work. Given that premise your school board needs to be one that has a curriculum that complements your JEE preparation.

One can say the CBSE coursework covers everything that is required in English and nothing more, nothing less than that, whereas ICSE coursework probably seeks to generate an interest in the study of English language among the students. The point here is, that ultimately ICSE proves to be a bit burde

When you talk of the level of coursework difficulty, both ICSE and CBSE boards are almost at par with each other. However ICSE does require you to solve tougher problems in subjects like physics, chemistry as well as math, ICSE board course material, textbooks etc tend to be more voluminous and henc