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CBSE vs Tamil Nadu Board (TNBSE / Samacheer Kalvi)

A side-by-side look, pulled from each board’s own curriculum.

AttributeCBSETamil Nadu Board (TNBSE / Samacheer Kalvi)
RegionIndia (Pan-India)Tamil Nadu, India
Curriculum focusCentral Board of Secondary Education. National curriculum emphasizing conceptual clarity, competency-based assessment, and NCERT resources across Classes 1-12.Tamil Nadu State Board following Samacheer Kalvi uniform syllabus. Strong integration of theory, practicals, diagrams and environmental awareness.
Exam patternClass 10 & 12: 50% competency-based questions (case studies, assertion-reason, source-based). Theory 80 marks + 20 internal/practical for most subjects. Focus…SSLC (Class 10) & HSC (Class 12): 100 marks per subject usually. Theory papers with choice questions, diagrams, problems. Practicals and internal assessment…
Classes covered7 classes2 classes
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