School Board vs Curriculum
A 'board' (like CBSE or ICSE) is the examination authority that certifies your child's Class 10 or 12. A 'curriculum' (like the Oxford International Curriculum or NCERT framework) is the day-to-day teaching framework. The two are related but not the same.
Boards are exam authorities
A school board issues the Class 10 and Class 12 certificate. CBSE, ICSE/ISC (CISCE), Telangana SSC, Cambridge International (IGCSE/A-Levels) and IB are all boards. They set syllabi for the final years, prescribe textbooks, conduct exams and award certificates.
Curricula are teaching frameworks
A curriculum is what is taught and how, day to day. NCERT publishes the National Curriculum Framework that drives most Indian schools. Oxford University Press publishes the Oxford International Curriculum used at Yajur. Cambridge Primary, IB PYP, Montessori and many others are curricula in their own right.
How they combine in practice
A school in Warangal can follow the Oxford International Curriculum from Pre-KG to Class 7 (focus on conceptual depth and skill-building) and then transition students into the CBSE board syllabus from Class 8 to Class 12 (focus on board exam excellence). The curriculum builds the foundation; the board certifies the outcome.
How Yajur structures the two
Our Pre-KG to Class 7 students learn through the Oxford International Curriculum; from Class 8 onwards they prepare for the CBSE board with that foundation already in place.
See our curriculum approachRelated terms
CBSE (Central Board of Secondary Education)
India's central school examination board, established in 1962, that affiliates schools across India and abroad and conducts the Class 10 and Class 12 board exams.
ICSE (Indian Certificate of Secondary Education)
An English-medium examination certificate awarded by the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE) at the end of Class 10.
Oxford International Curriculum
A globally benchmarked academic framework published by Oxford University Press, used by international and progressive schools to teach English, Mathematics, Science, Humanities and Wellbeing from early years to upper-primary.
NCERT
The National Council of Educational Research and Training — the government body that publishes the standard Indian textbooks used by CBSE and many state boards.