jaipur international baccalaureate ib as a curriculum is gaining recognition among elite parents intending to send their wards abroad for higher studies it is gradually emerging as an alternative to conventional education with two ib schools now in rajasthan jayshree periwal principal and director of an ib and cbse school step by step said the advantages of studying in ib schools are many students are taught to question teachers at early level teaching methodology is interactive and most important higher education becomes easier for ib studentsso far india has 74 ib schools ib curriculum is exclusive for children belong to upper middle class and the rich its fee structure is anytime higher then the icse and cbse schools for instance step by step school charges rs 80000 at entry level grade below class v and rs1 50000 at diploma level class xi and xii this is claimed to be the minimum fee structure for any ib school in india toi has learnt that a few ib schools in delhi and mumbai charge rs 6 lakh per annum will an ib diploma student be able to appear for the entrance examinations for admission to professional courses like engineering medicine management law in indiaperiwal claimed ib students have an edge in appearing for exams like cet pmt iit bms cpt and clat they are better equipped due to the indepth selfstudy undertaken during the ib diploma programme the assessment of students is done through internal tests projects portfolios commentaries and essays even participation in community service is assessedthe main highlightof this curriculum is that many universities in the us award transfer credits to ib diploma graduates these credits could translate into saving from six months to a year during the undergraduate degree courses sources said in the coming session a few more elite cbse schools will turn to ib sangam school of excellence sse in bhilwara introduced ib curriculum in the current session they however are running this expensive curriculum with five studentsit is difficult for us to convince parents to switchover to this curriculum said arpit sharma ib coordinator in sse he believes that rise in per capita income of indians will brighten the prospects of ib schools in futurethe association of indian universities recognizes the ib diploma class xii equalant to plus two class of cbse icse and other state boards