Odisha Board of Secondary Education
Educational agency in India
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The Board of Secondary Education, Odisha (abbreviated B.S.E) is a board of education for government, public and private schools under the state government of Odisha, India.
ମାଧ୍ୟମିକ ଶିକ୍ଷା ପରିଷଦ, ଓଡ଼ିଶା | |
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| Nickname | B.S.E., Odisha |
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| Formation | November 3, 1994 |
| Type | State Governmental |
| Headquarters | Bajrakabati Road, Cuttack, Odisha, India |
Official language | Odia & English |
President | Srikant Tarai, OAS (SS) |
Vice President | Dr. Nihar Ranjan Mohanty, OES (SAG) |
Secretary | Manjulata Mallik |
Minister | Nityananda Gond |
Parent organisation | Department of School and Mass Education, Government of Odisha |
| Website | www |
History
The B.S.E 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 B.S.E 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 B.S.E's head office at Cuttack.
Courses Provided
The board conducts matriculation or Annual High School Certificate examination every year on the subjects such as[2] :
- First Language
- Odia(FLO)
- Alternative English(FLE)
- Hindi(FLH)
- Urdu(FLU)
- Telugu(FLT)
- Bangla(FLB)
- Second Language
- English(SLE)
- Hindi(SLH)
- Environment and Population Education(SEP) [Only for hearing impaired candidates]
- Third Language
- Sanskrit(TLS)
- Hindi(TLH)
- Odia(TLO)
- Persian(TLP)
- Vocational Trade
- Information Technology(IT)
- Retail(RT)
- Tourism and Hospitality(TH)
- Plumbing(PL)
- Beauty & Wellness(BW)
- Agriculture – Sericulture/Poultry Farming/Animal Husbandry(AH)
- Apparel/Automotive(AM)
- Electronics & Hardware(EH)
- Construction(CN)
- Food Processing(FP)
- Telecom(TC)
- Agriculture-SC(AG-SC)
- Agriculture-AW(AG-AW)
- Agriculture-CG(AG-CG)
- Healthcare-HT(HC-HT)
- Visual Art(TLV) [Only for hearing impaired candidates]
- Mathematics(MTH)
- General Science(GSC)
- Social Science(SSC)
The board also conducts Madhyama Sanskrit examination every year on the subjects such as
- Sanskruta Vyakarana O Darshan(VOD)
- Sanskruta Sahityam(SHA)
- Prayogatmaka Sanskruta
- Karmakanda O Jyotish(KKJ)
- Ayurveda O Joga(AVJ)
- Matrubhasa
- Odia(MOR)
- Hindi(MHN)
- Mathematics(MTH)
- Bigyan(GSC)
- Samajika Bigyan(SSC)
- English(ENG)
Examinations
The board conducts final examinations for various state sponsored courses, which are follows :
- OTET (Odisha Teacher Eligibility Test)
- OSSTET (Odisha Secondary School Teacher Eligibility Test)
- HSCE (High School Certificate Examination)
- CT (Teachers' Certificate Examination)
- C.P.Ed (Certificate course in Physical Education Examination)
- Prathama Examination
- Madhyama Examination
- NRTS (Middle School Scholarship / National Rural Talent Scholarship Examination)
- PMST (Pathani Samanta Mathematics Scholarship Test) stage-I(Class-VI) & stage-II(Class-IX)
- Primary Scholarship Examination (Class-III & Class-V)
Regional offices
In addition to the central zonal offices in Cuttack, there are 6 branch offices at Bhubaneswar, Balasore, Baripada, Berhampur, Jeypore and Sambalpur.[3] 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.[4][5]
