Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has today launched courses on Mass Media Studies and Geospatial Practices at the senior secondary level, on a pilot basis for 33 schools. The Agreements in this regard was signed between Vineet Joshi, Chairman, CBSE and Subhash Ghai’s Whistling Woods International with whom CBSE is partnering for the Mass Media courses and between the CBSE and Rolta India Ltd. with whom they are partnering in the Geospatial study courses.

Launching the course HRD minister Kapil Sibal said that while the mass media is a harbinger of challenges, Geospatial sciences have a unique place in the national technology revolution. He pointed out that this launch will give greater choices to children for their career. The Mass Media Studies will be available for both academic and vocational streams the Geospatial Practices will be available under vocation stream only. Both the private partners will provide curriculum support to CBSE and also provide training to the teachers in this regard.