From the Secondary level onwards, the Central Board of Secondary Education  syllabus is followed at New Bishop Cotton Public School. The State Course and examination has been designed and conducted in accordance with the recommendations of the New Education Policy, through the medium of English. It ensures a general education where all candidates are required to take six subjects and are also graded in ‘Socially Useful Productive Work’. At end of Class X, the students are required to undergo an all-India board examination.