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CBSE to set up research centre under PPP

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Bangalore: The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) will soon be setting up a Centre for Assessment, Evaluation and Research (CAER), under public-private partnership, to develop resources for its teachers and students in its institutions across India and abroad. The board has started the process by inviting tenders for the private partner.

Reform

This is part of a slew of reform initiatives by the CBSE, which has recently revamped its system of examination and evaluation, with an emphasis on creative learning rather than traditional rote learning.

According to an announcement in the CBSE's official website, the agency or organisation that wants to bid for private partnership should be a non-profit organisation. It is expected to be established in a phased manner over three years and run as a self-sustaining institute by the end of this period.

The research centre is being established with an aim to establish best practices in school-based assessment, entrance examinations, conducting research into policies and programmes that can improve teaching quality and strengthen student learning.

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