Crossing over to another board is also an option
TIMES NEWS NETWORK
Mumbai: Looking for variety? If you’re a Class X student, you have a lot of options. Besides choosing from the arts, science or commerce streams, you can also opt for an education under any board you want, not just the one you passed out of.
For instance, SSC students need not opt for the HSC in Class XI and XII. Instead, they can apply to national boards like the ISC and CBSE as well as foreign boards like the International Baccalaureate (IB). ICSE and CBSE students can also opt for other boards.
Like with colleges, schools too have their own cut-offs. Some even have their own entrance tests for students from other boards. “Not many SSC students know that they can switch over to boards like the ISC. It’s only after we advertised in neighbouring schools that we received applications from SSC students for the ISC course at our school,’’ said Carl Laurie, principal, Christ Church School, Byculla, an ICSE school that has started the ISC for the first time this year. Of 150 applications the school received for the course, 20 are from SSC students.
“We take in students based on their Class X scores in a particular subject. For instance, if a student wants to opt for science, we take into account their science and math scores,’’ says Vandana Lulla, principal, Podar International School, Santa Cruz. She adds that students from all boards opt for the IB course at her school. “SSC students are able to cope with the IB curriculum,’’ she adds.
In addition to Class X scores, at the three DAV schools in Mumbai that offer the CBSE, a diagnostic test is given to students from other boards. “Our teachers are equipped to help students from other boards adapt to the CBSE,’’ says K B Kushal, regional director, DAV Institutions, adding that 10 to 15 students who apply to each of the three schools in Class XI are from the SSC board.
For instance, SSC students need not opt for the HSC in Class XI and XII. Instead, they can apply to national boards like the ISC and CBSE as well as foreign boards like the International Baccalaureate (IB). ICSE and CBSE students can also opt for other boards.
Like with colleges, schools too have their own cut-offs. Some even have their own entrance tests for students from other boards. “Not many SSC students know that they can switch over to boards like the ISC. It’s only after we advertised in neighbouring schools that we received applications from SSC students for the ISC course at our school,’’ said Carl Laurie, principal, Christ Church School, Byculla, an ICSE school that has started the ISC for the first time this year. Of 150 applications the school received for the course, 20 are from SSC students.
“We take in students based on their Class X scores in a particular subject. For instance, if a student wants to opt for science, we take into account their science and math scores,’’ says Vandana Lulla, principal, Podar International School, Santa Cruz. She adds that students from all boards opt for the IB course at her school. “SSC students are able to cope with the IB curriculum,’’ she adds.
In addition to Class X scores, at the three DAV schools in Mumbai that offer the CBSE, a diagnostic test is given to students from other boards. “Our teachers are equipped to help students from other boards adapt to the CBSE,’’ says K B Kushal, regional director, DAV Institutions, adding that 10 to 15 students who apply to each of the three schools in Class XI are from the SSC board.
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