IGCSE or ICSE/CBSE

brishti

nehalkind:
your child is just in kg???
for all you know, by the time s/he is 15, there maybe different board exams [ should we be so lucky ]

anyways - here it is IMO:

ICSC CBSE or any state board exams:
mug cram mug mug mug cram cram cram mug mug mug
tuitions tutorials coaching tuitions tutorials coaching
[ that about sums it up for any of them boards ]

IGCSE
yes - much more expensive - really expensive, as i think you have to pay for each subject that one is appearing for.
it is a typical belief that only kids who are going for higher studies in the west opt for this board - not true.
this board is recognized by any of the universities/colleges in india.
moreover than not - alternative schools opt for this board.

igcse is a board that grades you on
project work - which involves thinking/research/collating info [ unheard of the regular school boards ]
the child is graded throughout the year - there are certain criteria which i am not familiar with - but there is no such pressure as a FINAL EXAM.
usually - in the process, children are able to distinguish their strengths and potential which guides them [usually] in their eventual vocation.

besides - one has to, irrelevant of which board, take tutorials before appearing for IIT IIM entrance exams.
so why put your kid through so much of trauma before that?

my blu-tacked 50paisa bit!


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nehalkind

thanks brishti for helping me in my decision making process
earlier manny has given the opinion that if i want to send the childs abroad then only i should go for igcse you are really helpful to me as you said the logical aspect of mugging and learing difference thanks a lot. will it be definately smarter decision to go for IGCSe i once again wants have your valuable suggestion

brishti

nehal:
i'd suggest you visit the school/s that you have narrowed down with the IGCSE syllabus.
talk to the administration about the syllabus/curriculum.
compare it with the regular schools.
most schools with the ICSE/CBSE boards will have a similar curriculum.

let schooling be a place of learning not a chore for the kid/s.
as for the IIM's and IIT's - heck - there are no guarantees no matter what you do... is there?


:brishti

nehalkind

Dear Brishti
thanks for your response

in SYLLABUS MOST OF THE SUBJECTS ARE COMMON BUT IGCSE OFFERS computer applications, Economics(9 10) in INformation technology IT which state or national boards are not offering