The Indian Education System has progressed to the point at which parents no longer have to have a simple choice between schools but have to delve to make decisions about different schooling systems. This is not to say that there weren’t choices to be made between state and national boards in the past but the new environment has brought higher quality and also parents who want to make informed choices over the long term progress of their child.

The Quality of a Schooling system can be judged by several criteria, some of which are:
a) Institutional backing;
b) Reputation of the Board;
c) Innovation and
d) Eligibility for transfer and further studies.

While there are several other factors at play, these four are among the most important. Let us examine each one to understand the advantages that A Level gives to its students.

Institutional Backing: While National Boards in India have been known to provide consistent education to its students, being incorporated with the government system provides it with various opportunities for instability. Changing governments and their ever shifting policies can threaten to affect students’ lives directly and not always to their advantage. Furthermore, textbooks often become battlegrounds for ideological wars, thus exposing students to different philosophical stances in a very non-constructive way.

A Level on the other hand is part of the University of Cambridge system, one of the world’s oldest and longest running Universities and centers of education. The University is among the top Universities of the world and strives to maintain academic balance and stability in all of its activities. This gives students a safe playing field to discover themselves without the added pressure of public policy.

Reputation of the Board: This is not to say that National Boards have ill repute, but to emphasise that the recognisability of Cambridge International Examinations and the University of Cambridge ensures that the curriculum is looked upon with respect in all corners of society all over the world. This creates a safety net for its students’ academic achievements to be understood instantly and without much skepticism.

Innovation: Being an international certificate A Level brings together the best lessons that its board has learnt from all of its centers around the world, thus bringing cultural innovation to the classroom. A Level also ensures that its students learn to use technology in the most productive way possible, ensuring that technology does not hinder learning but rather it enhances it. While National Boards have been making strides towards adopting technology and other innovative ideas, they are not as far ahead of the crowd as A Level.

Eligibility for transfer and further studies: In a quickly changing world it has become impossible for us to set geographically static goals in our lives and in the lives of our families. Opportunities may take us to far off lands and in such situations it is school going children that suffer the most, especially academically where they need to not only prove their proficiency but also acclimatise themselves to a new system and a new culture. A Level not only provides a recognisable curriculum the world over but also provides a large network of schools where they can find a familiar system, albeit one that is immersed in the culture of their new destination allowing them both familiarity and new experiences, both essential to student personal growth.

We can see that A Level gives its students these advantages over National Boards and also does the same in other important areas such as quality of syllabus, workshops for teachers (to train them in new trends and methods of teaching), excellent school facilities, etc. Looking at all these factors, parents can be rest assured that A Level will help develop their children in the best manner possible and give them a big advantage over students from National Boards in the world as a whole.