CBSE to launch courses on unconventional subjects

                CBSE is planning to launch acedemic as well as vocational courses on a number of new and unconventional subjects like Food and Beverage Services, the Lok Sabha was informed today.


            Minister of State in the Ministry of Human Resource Development D Purandeswari in a written reply said the Central Board of Secondary Education has planned to launch an academic course as well as vocational courses on Food and Beverage Services, Food Production, Media Studies and Appreciation.

           These projects are to be implemented on a pilot basis at plus 2 level in selected schools. Sources said the schemes could then be extended to a large number of CBSE schools, if they are found giving satisfactory results.