We are fortunate to have worked with schools in India for over 100 years. The first school to offer Cambridge qualifications in India was the Hebron School, Ooty in 1898. Our relationship with the Council for Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE) began when the council was established in 1958 to adapt Cambridge exams to the pattern of India’s new secondary education system. This collaboration ended in 1977 when the Indian School Certificate, until then conducted by Cambridge and CISCE, was replaced by a new examination managed solely by the council.
Cambridge IGCSE was introduced to India in the late 1980s and since then has grown in popularity with schools in India and around the world. It is now taught by over 3,900 schools worldwide including over 330 in India.
Our secondary and advanced syllabuses reflect the latest thinking of experts and practitioners, ensuring the courses remain internationally relevant and appropriate for students at these levels — while giving schools the flexibility to choose from a wide range of options. We offer an extensive choice of subjects — for example, more than 70 subjects at Cambridge IGCSE and 55 subjects at Cambridge International AS and A Level. Learners can choose to specialise in a particular subject area, or broaden their learning across a wide subject range — MICHAEL O’SULLIVAN, chief executive, CIE, UK