Overview
- Senior CBSE officials discussed the draft Global Curriculum with GCC education regulators during the Sahodaya School Complexes conference in Dubai.
- Media reports point to a possible April 2026 launch, but CBSE leaders said consultations are ongoing and no firm date is set.
- The programme is intended for CBSE-affiliated schools outside India, with reported options for other international schools and CBSE schools in India to adopt it.
- Regulators including Dubai’s KHDA, Abu Dhabi’s ADEK and Sharjah’s SPEA signaled support and are exploring collaboration on contextualisation, teacher training and recognition standards.
- CBSE says finalisation will account for infrastructure, regulations, academic practices, calendars and teacher qualifications, drawing lessons from the discontinued CBSE-i pilot.