DBSE - Delhi Board of School Education

Last updated: 20 May 2024

British created our education system to produce clerks, not leaders; sadly it exists even today - Arvind Kejriwal[1]

March 2021[2]:
-- Approved by Delhi Cabinet & official registered
-- Lauched for first academic session 2021-22 for 9th & 11th classes[3]

DBSE, a 21st century Education Board, is a brain child of 'Best Education Minister of India' Manish Sisodia[4][5]

15 May 2023: First-ever DBSE board exams results announced[3:1]:
-- 99.49% of the 1,574 students cleared their Class 10 exams
-- 99.25% of the 662 students passed their Class 12 exams

Current Status: March 2024

DBSE

A 21st century State board with

  • A Continuous assessment system/Holistic evaluation
  • Focus on students' all round development
  • Encouragement of Creative thinking
  • Preparedness for future challenges in a stress-free environment

What's wrong with our current Education system

  • Rote learning & memorizing textbooks i.e. restricting a child's creativity
  • High stress exams that could make or break a student’s future based on that one day
  • Convergent thinking - which looks at solving problems with a single, correct answer

Competencies adopted: Learning from the best

An in-depth review and analysis was conducted by DBSE of the competencies adopted by the world's best education systems like Finland, Singapore, Canada, Australia & Korea

This led to following competencies to be adopted by DBSE

Vision[7][8]

  • Retention and Application of Knowledge practically
  • Scientific temperament with openness to new ideas and feedback for learning and growth
  • Leading a purposeful and productive life by inculcating confidence, happiness, resilience, and an entrepreneurship mindset
  • Higher order thinking and life skills in personal, professional, and social life to strive towards contentment
  • Compassion, generosity, and non-discrimination contribute to the happiness and well-being of the self, community, and ecosystem

Comparison with CBSE

Assessment Scheme[4:2]

More details here[9]

Partnership with the International Baccalaureate (IB)[10]

  • International Baccalaureate (IB), a global community of educationists, that has engaged with 5,500 schools across 159 countries
  • DBSE has partnered with IB to develop a curriculum that matches up to international standards

Timeline

  • 10 September 2019: Delhi to have its own education board says Manish Sisodia[2:1]
  • 9 August 2020: Manish Sisodia sharing details said the board will be in sync with the reforms proposed in the new National Education Policy (NEP) and the focus will be on continuous evaluation and not year-end exams[11]
  • 6 March 2021: DBSE was approved by the cabinet of Delhi[2:2]
  • 19 March 2021: DBSE Officially registered[2:3]
  • 27 July, 2021: Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER) and Boston Consulting Group (BCG) ro provide technical and managerial support DBSE[12]
  • 11 August 2021: International Baccalaureate signed an MoU with government of Delhi[10:1]
  • 13 August 2021: DBSE was recognised by COBSE (Council Of Boards of School Education) which allowed DBSE to conduct exams and grant certificates[13]
  • 6 April 2022: DBSE signs MoU with German cultural association: German language to be introduced in 30 schools including Schools of Specialized Excellence (SoSEs)[14]
  • 3 May 2022: DBSE signs an MoU with Institut Français en Inde (IFI) to introduce French in schools affiliated with it[12:1]
  • 30 June 2022: DBSE signed an MoU with IIT Delhi to design Robotics and Automation curriculum for the Schools of Specialized Excellence (SoSE)[15]
  • 15 May 2023: First-ever DBSE board exams results announced[3:2]

References:

  1. https://m.timesofindia.com/city/delhi/british-destroyed-indian-education-system-arvind-kejriwal/articleshow/100849336.cms ↩︎

  2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delhi_Board_of_School_Education ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎

  3. https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/delhi-news/delhi-board-of-school-education-dbse-sets-new-benchmark-with-99-49-pass-rate-in-class-10-and-99-25-in-class-12-exams-101684175104772.html ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎

  4. https://education.delhi.gov.in/dbse/AssessmentPhilosophy.aspx ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎

  5. https://www.deccanherald.com/india/delhi-to-have-its-own-education-board-manish-sisodia-760403.html ↩︎

  6. https://delhiplanning.delhi.gov.in/sites/default/files/Planning/chapter_15.pdf ↩︎ ↩︎

  7. https://education.delhigovernment.in/service.php ↩︎

  8. https://education.delhi.gov.in/dbse/VisionAndMission.aspx ↩︎

  9. https://education.delhi.gov.in/dbse/resources/pdfs/Assessment Framework_Draft version_280622_F.pdf ↩︎

  10. https://indianexpress.com/article/education/delhi-government-signs-mou-with-international-baccalaureate-board-for-dbse-7448725/ ↩︎ ↩︎

  11. https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/others/30-schools-to-be-affiliated-to-new-delhi-state-board-says-sisodia-101627409719914.html ↩︎

  12. https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/delhi/french-to-be-introduced-in-30-delhi-govt-schools-7898212/ ↩︎ ↩︎

  13. https://www.hindustantimes.com/education/news/dbse-receives-approval-for-exams-certification-equivalence-sisodia-101628936698486.html ↩︎

  14. https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/delhi/delhi-govt-board-of-school-education-dbse-signs-mou-with-german-cultural-association-7854869/ ↩︎

  15. https://indianexpress.com/article/education/dbse-partners-with-iit-delhi-to-design-robotics-and-automation-curriculum-8000588/ ↩︎