4,727 SCHOOLS APPLY FOR STATE INT’L BOARD

Mumbai:

Until Friday evening, the state education department had received applications from 4,727 Marathi-medium schools to be a part of the Maharashtra International Education Board (MIEB). Of the total number of schools that have registered, 395 schools have filled their forms without any errors and provided all necessary documents.

A total of 100 schools will be selected to become a part of the project that would begin its operations from 2019. The education department is currently in the process of framing a curriculum for the board. The new curriculum would focus on conceptbased learning, use of technology and would be designed to suit the needs of state board students.

Most applications have come from Mumbai with 431 schools — including 289 BMC schools — having applied for the affiliation. Around 323 schools from Pune and 185 schools from Thane have applied so far.

“The response from schools has been really good. Schools from across the state have applied and are looking forward to becoming a part of the process,” said a senior official from the state education department

Applications for being part of the MIEB were made available from November 29 on the state education department’s official website — www.research.net/r/ miebss2018. The department plans to close registrations on Saturday.