Board of Secondary Education, Odisha

The Board of Secondary Education, Odisha (abbreviated BSE) is a board of education for public and private schools under the state government of Odisha, India.

History

The BSE was formed under the Odisha Education Act 1953. The board controls and maintains all the necessary secondary education in the state of Odisha. Under this board various courses are offered to students for different occupations and to prepare the students for university.^[1]

Affiliations

The BSE affiliates all state schools, private schools and colleges in the state of Odisha. It also established and manages the Secondary Board High School, Cuttack, as a model high school. This school shares the same campus as BSE's head office at Cuttack.

Examinations

The board conducts final examinations every spring for the Higher Secondary Examination, High School Certificate Examinations and examinations of other courses prescribed by the board for Class 12.

Regional offices

There are 5 central zonal offices, in Cuttack, Bhubaneswar, Balasore, Baripada, Berhampur and Sambalpur. The revenue district under its jurisdiction includes offices situated at Jajpur, Jagatsinghpur, Kendrapara, Dhenkanal, Angul, Puri, Khurda, Nayagarh, Balasore, Bhadrak, Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar, Ganjam, Kandhamal Gajapati, Boudh, Koraput, Nowrangpur, Malkanagir, Rayagada, Sundargarh, Sambalpur, Jharsuguda, Deogarh, Baragarh, Bolangir, Sonepur, Kalahandi and Nuapada.^[2]

See also

• Department of Higher Education, Odisha
• Council of Higher Secondary Education, Odisha
• Capital High School, Bhubaneswar

References

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External links

• Odisha Students Association
• Official website of BSE, Odisha

Coordinates: 20°28′05″N 85°53′10″E / 20.468°N 85.886°E / 20.468; 85.886