CBSE to set up regional office in Tripura to address poor board exam results

In response to concerns over the poor performance of state-run schools affiliated with it, the CBSE will establish a sub-regional office in Agartala. This year, 61 percent of students from these schools passed the CBSE class 10 exams, while 59 percent were successful in the class 12 examinations.

In Short

• CBSE to open sub-regional office in Agartala amid poor school results
• 125 Tripura schools, renamed as Vidyajyoti, adopt CBSE English curriculum
• CBSE office to aid in admissions, records, exam coordination, grievances

The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) is set to open a sub-regional office in Agartala following concerns over the poor performance of state-run schools affiliated with the board in recent exams.

Since the BJP assumed power in Tripura in 2018, 125 government schools have been rebranded as Vidyajyoti Schools, adopting the CBSE's English-medium curriculum.

This year, 61 percent of students from these schools passed the CBSE Class 10 exams, while 59 percent succeeded in the Class 12 exams. Previously, these schools operated under the Tripura Board of Secondary Education (TBSE) with Bengali as the medium of instruction.

The state government will provide suitable land for establishing the CBSE office to enhance educational infrastructure in the state, stated Abhijit Samajpati, Officer on Special Duty (OSD) in the Education Department. In the meantime, the office will function temporarily from a building at Ramakrishna Mission Vidyalaya, he adds.

The sub-regional office will offer a range of services to CBSE-affiliated schools, including support with admissions, subject corrections, student record updates, exam centre coordination, mark sheet corrections, grievance redressal, and facilitation of teacher training, Samajpati stated.

"It will also work closely with state education bodies and other regional educational institutions to support smooth operations of the examination process and student development activities. This initiative will foster a stronger educational environment and expand learning opportunities for students throughout the state," Samajpati was quoted as saying by news agency PTI.

In response to the poor results, the opposition has claimed that the government is jeopardising the future of thousands of students who studied in Bengali-medium schools up to Class 8 but were required to take their board exams in English, leading to these disappointing outcomes.

(With inputs from PTI)