1. Curriculum Options

2. CBSE Features: Pan India. Maximum students. Few subjects. English requirement is lower. Science/Math focused for entrance exams to IIT/JEE, AIEEE, CPMT Exam/Admission oriented. Textual learning. No analysis. Rote learning.

3. CISCE Features : Emphasis on English language. Content is extensive compared to CBSE. All subjects given equal importance. Edge over CBSE for TOEFL, SAT etc. Limited students at the national level.

4. Gujarat Board Features: Simple syllabus till grade 10 only. Maximum advantage for colleges within the state. Vernacular friendly. Rote learning and exam/admission centric. Difficult to move to out of state colleges. Local entrance exams like GUJCET being phased out.

5. IGCSE/IB - Time line Grade 9 Start: Dec 2012 Finish: Nov 2013 Grade 10 Start: Dec 2013 Finish: Nov 2014 Grade 11 Start: Dec 2014 Finish: Nov 2015 Grade 12 Start: Dec 2015 Finish: Nov 2016 Attend any college across the globe: July 2017

6. Recognition Yes It is recognized as equivalent to the following in India AISSCE ( Class 12 CBSE) ISC ( Class 12 CISCE) HSC (Class 12 State Board) Candidates can appear for AIEEE, IIT-JEE, CPMT, AFMC etc entrance exams to all professional courses for engineering, medicine and others in India

7. Comparative analysis Indian BoardsInternational Boards SubjectsEnglish Hindi/Gujarati Math Physics/Chemistry/Biology History/Geography Com.App/Comp.Sc English/Hindi/French/Germ an Math/Further Math Physics/Chemistry/Biology History/Geography Bus. Studies/Economics/Enterpr ise Global Perspective/Art

8. Comparative analysis Indian BoardsInternational Boards ExaminationFixed annually. Single sitting 1 paper 3 hrs. per subject with mix of objective & subjective Flexible. Twice a year. Student decides 2 to 3 papers(Totaling 3hrs. to 3.5hrs) per subject with split paper for objective & subjective

9. Comparative analysis Indian BoardsInternational Boards Time/ TermGrade 9 June 13 to Apr 14 Grade 10 June 14 to Apr 15 Grade 11 June 15 to Apr 16 Grade 12 June 16 to Apr 17 College July 17 Grade 9 Dec 12 to Nov 13 Grade 10 Dec 13 to Nov 14 Grade 11 Dec 14 to Nov 15 Grade 12 Dec 15 to Nov 16 8 months extra for entrance etc.

10. Comparative analysis Indian BoardsInternational Boards Reappear/ Improve Only one attempt at the end of the year Option to reappear and improve score. Only the better of the two score appears on mark-sheet

11. Comparative analysis Indian BoardsInternational Boards Reappear/ ImproveOnly one attempt at the end of the year Option to reappear and improve score. Only the better of the two score appears on mark- sheet

12. 21st Century Learner

13. Programme @ TGS

14. Life @ TGS Academic : Projects, co-operation, pop-games, blending content, quiz, webinars, movies, videos Activities: Lego, Duke, Interact, MUN etc. Life skills: Time management, Thematic roadmaps, capacity building Career : Counselling, strength assessment, specialized coaching for SAT/ACT Sports: Daily (Individual, Team)

15. Follow these footsteps far and beyond Our students join top universities in the US, UK, AUS, Singapore etc. like Harvard, Stanford, Princeton, Richmond, Columbia, G-Tech, UT @ A, Caltech, Johns Hopkins etc. World/India toppers for individual subjects Isha Kotecha: Physics (AS/A ) Parth Mehta: Math, Biology (IGCSE and AS/A)Economics(AS/A) Neel Rakholia: Geography (IGCSE), IBDP 100% marks Devi Jagani: Geography, Business Studies (IGCSE)

16. Thank You!!!