Council for the Indian School Certific-
ate Examinations
The Council for the Indian School Certificate
Examinations
The Council for the Indian School Certi-
ficate Examinations (often abbreviated as
CISCE) is a private, non-governmental board
of school education in India. It conducts two
examinations in India: the Indian Certificate
of Secondary Education (ICSE) and the Indi-
an School Certificate (ISC). The CISCE was
set up in 1956 at the meeting of the Inter-
State Board for Anglo-Indian Education a
proposal was adopted for the setting up of an
Indian Council to administer the University of
Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate’s
Examinations in India. It is an all-India, but
not a government sponsored board (unlike
the CBSE). It is based in New Delhi.
The Indian Certificate of Secondary Edu-
cation (ICSE) Examination is a K-10 public
board examination for students in India who
have just completed Class X (equivalent to
the first two years of the 4 year High School
programme. Seven subjects are to be taken
by the candidates, of which four are compuls-
ory and three have a choice of subjects.
Similarly, the Indian School Certificate
(ISC) Examination is a K-12 public board ex-
amination for those completing Class XII
(equivalent to the end of the 4 year High
School programme). Candidates must have
English and Environmental Education as two
of their subjects, and then may choose either
three, four or five more subjects to give ex-
ams for.
The CISCE does not accept private candid-
ates, and they must come only through the
(English medium) schools affiliated to the
CISCE. The medium of examination is Eng-
lish, except the Indian language paper. At the
end of examination, marks out of 100 are
provided in each subject and a separate pass
certificate is given containing the equivalent
grades (like almost all other Indian educa-
tional boards). Note that apart from the
CBSE and CISCE, all states in India also have
their own state boards for High School
education.
ICSE/ISC Results
The ICSE and ISC results for classes