What's the Difference Between IGCSE and IB Boards?

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Between IGCSE and IB Boards?
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IGCSE

• International General Certificate of Secondary
  Education (IGCSE), Cambridge University, is the
  British GCSE qualification for an international
  student body at a secondary level.
• It is a qualification based on individual
  subjects of study, which means that one receives
  an IGCSE qualification for each subject one
  takes.
• Cambridge International Examinations (CIE) is a
  provider of international qualifications,
  offering examinations in more than 160 countries.

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Programs of IGCSE

• Cambridge Primary - For learners aged 5 to 11
  years
• Cambridge Secondary 1 Secondary 2 - For
  learners aged 14 to 16 years.
• It offers learners two routes Cambridge IGCSE
  and Cambridge O Level.
• Cambridge Advanced - For learners aged 16 to 19
  years who want to go in for advanced studies, in
  order to prepare for an international university
  for higher education.
• It offers learners two routes Cambridge
  International AS and A Level, and Cambridge
  Pre-U.

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Pros

• International Board recognized by most of the
  Universities of the world.
• Students can apply for Foreign Universities
• Curriculum is more advanced than CBSE
• Multiple options to choose from in terms of
  subjects.
• More importance on technical subjects and
  english.
• Best for NRI students or those moving abroad.

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Cons

• Fees are hefty
• Usually, present in metropolitan cities and
  Tier-1 cities of India
• Difficult for students to shift boards
• Tuitions books not easily available.

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Overview of IB
IB(International Baccalaureate) was founded in
1968. It is a non-profit educational foundation
which caters 4 educational programs for students
aged 319 International Baccalaureate(IB) has no
formal examinations set. Instead, it validates
the grades of final-year students in schools that
request this service and issues certificates to
those students who reach a required standard.
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Programs of IB

• IB caters 3 educational programs.
• Primary year program(PYP) for KG to Class-5
• Middle year program(MYP) for Class-6 to Class-10
• Diploma program(DP) for Class-11 Class-12

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Pros

• Recognized by most of the international
  universities.
• Applying to foreign universities becomes easy.
• Recognized by UNESCO, Council of Europe and
  Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie
  (OIF)
• Curriculum based on application and
  experimentation.
• Better Infrastructure of schools.

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Cons

• Fees are hefty
• Usually, present in metropolitan cities and
  Tier-1 cities of India
• Difficult for students to shift boards
• Tuitions and books not easily available.

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Conclusion

• Both the boards have there pros and cons. But it
  is impossible to deny the fact that both the
  boards are the most updated boards, and both
  cater the best in class education to students.
• It is difficult to judge which board is the best.
  It totally depends on your childs need. Few
  schools which caters best curriculum for IGCSE
  and IB are
• Inventure Academy
• Bangalore International School
• Greenwood High
• Trio World Academy

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