As many as 100 government schools of the state will be affiliated with the Central Board of School Education (CBSE) from the next academic session.

The Cabinet today approved the proposal brought by the Education Department. Until now, all of the around 15,000 government schools in the state are affiliated to Himachal Pradesh Board of School Education.

As per the officials, it’s another step to towards improving the quality of the education in the state. “It’s generally felt that examination pattern of the CBSE is better. And the CBSE places a lot of stress on teachers’ training as well.

So, the idea behind going for the CBSE affiliation is to raise the standard of education further in the state,” said an official of the Education Department.

The move is also aimed at checking the exod

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