Official language Odia & English | Website www.bseodisha.nic.in | |
Formation November 3, 1955 (1955-11-03) Type State Governmental Board of School Education Headquarters Bajrakabati Road, Cuttack, Odisha, India | ||
The Board of Secondary Education, Odisha (Odia: ମାଧ୍ୟମିକ ଶିକ୍ଷା ପରିଷଦ, ଓଡିଶା) (abbreviated BSE) is a board of education for public and private schools under the state government of Odisha, India.
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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.
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.