The full form of CBSE is the Central Board of Secondary Education. It is a national-level board of education in India for both public and private schools. Full Form of CBSE, ICSE, UP and SSC BoardThe board is managed and functions under the authority of the Union Government of India. It was initially started for the children of government employees, but now instead, has been incorporated into a national-level educational board. There are around 20,000 schools affiliated with the CBSE in India alone, while there are 280 schools affiliated to CBSE in foreign countries. Full-Form of CBSE, ICSE, UP, and SSC Board. The schools that follow the course curriculum of CBSE follow the NCERT guidelines under the instructions of the CBSE Board. The books and textbooks are printed and published by the NCERT themselves and are mostly used in the Kendriya Vidyalayas. The private schools which follow the CBSE pattern have a certain amount of freedom in terms of deciding the textbooks and in setting the teaching schedule.