From 2017, CISCE to have its own syllabus, from pre-school to class 8

LUCKNOW: In a first, students studying in pre-school till class VIII in schools affiliated to the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations(CISCE) will have to study a curriculum prescribed by the Board right from academic session 2017-18, said CISCE chief executive and secretary Gerry Arathoon.

Till now, the Board prescribed syllabus only for classes IX to XII. Most schools, said Arathoon followed NCERT syllabus for junior classes till VIII. The curriculum prepared by the Board will be released at the 59th annual conference of Association of Schools for the Indian School Certificate (ASISC) beginning in Lucknow from November 23.