Board Vision

India has made significant progress in increasing primary education attendance and expanding literacy rates to approximately three-fourths of the population. India's improved education system is often cited as one of the main contributors to the economic rise of India. However, India continues to face stern challenges. Despite growing investment in education, 25% of its population is still illiterate; only 15% of the students reach high school, and just 7% graduate. The situation at the senior/higher secondary education level is still disheartening. The quality of education is significantly poor compared to major developing nations. It is also not possible for the government alone to create infrastructure for the growing number of students at the secondary and senior secondary levels. With a mission to provide relevant continuing education at the school stage, up to pre-degree, it is, therefore, important to open schools with public-private partnerships. The organization has been carrying out some research work over the last 3-4 years with the aim and objective of enhancing and accelerating enrollment/retention at the secondary and senior/secondary levels. NBSE was conceived and has been set up as an autonomous registered body under the Trust Registration Act, with its registered office in Delhi, with the following objectives: 1. To provide secondary and senior secondary education to those belonging to disadvantaged groups (e.g., the Scheduled Castes, the Scheduled Tribes, Socially and Educationally disadvantaged classes, and other socially, culturally, economically, geographically sections of the society, or such other factors as may be specified/notified by the appropriate Government) and people belonging to weaker sections who are not able to get secondary and senior secondary education in the normal course of life. 2. To provide the best possible teaching/learning environment to its students, so that they can serve the society effectively and with dignity through individualized study with flexibility in terms of place and duration. 3. To identify educational needs of the children/persons of the State who are otherwise not catered to by the formal system of school education and to open study/academic centers. 4. To provide opportunities for school education up to the pre-degree level through Open and Distance Learning (ODL) mode, to identify and promote standards of learning in the Open and Distance Learning system. 5. To design and develop courses, self-instructional materials (SIM), and other learning support for the courses identified at different points in time, to organize orientation and training programs for the functionaries of the open schooling system in the country, to evolve strategies for curriculum development, instructional procedures, etc. 6. To undertake and coordinate educational research and programs on the suggestion of the State government(s) concerned, etc. 7. To establish contacts with international agencies in the field of education, especially school education, for keeping itself acquainted with the latest trends in curriculum development, material production, media use for dissemination, etc., and to establish links with other examining bodies with a special focus on Asian countries. 8. To collaborate with other agencies within and outside the state for developing and delivering skill-oriented courses of study, to promote and publicize open schooling programs and activities in the country. 9. To maintain standards and equivalence with the formal education system while ensuring flexible characteristics of the Open and Distance Learning System, to assist and advise the State Government in matters related to open schooling. 10. To serve as an agency for the effective dissemination of information related to open learning and distance education and to discharge coordination and clearinghouse functions. 11. To provide opportunities for continuing education to those who have missed opportunities to complete school and development education; and other children/persons desirous of pursuing school-level education through Open and Distance Learning (ODL) mode by offering courses and programs of general education, life enrichment, and vocational education up to the pre-degree level. 12. To provide secondary and senior secondary education to those who are belonging to disadvantaged groups (e.g., the Scheduled Castes, the Scheduled Tribes, Socially and Educationally backward classes, and other groups having a disadvantage owing to social, cultural, economic, geographical, linguistic, gender, or such other factors as may be specified by the appropriate Government, notification) and the people belonging to weaker sections are not able to get routine, secondary, and senior secondary education. 13. To establish linkages with contemporary education systems like State Boards, Sanskrit Boards, Madrasa Boards, and state open boards with the mainstream education system with mobility across them and equivalence between them; To expand access to school education at all levels and to increase retention rates at all levels of schooling. 14. To encourage, promote and conduct a system of Open School Education relevant to the students/learners, to organize training programs at national and international levels on the 'open school' system. 15. To promote interaction and coordination among open schools to make the study of various subjects more purposeful and to effect a fusion between traditional and modern systems of education.

ACADEMIC BRANCH

COMPUTER BRANCH

LEGAL CELL

VERIFICATION BRANCH

AFFILIATION BRANCH

MEDIA UNIT

EXAMINATION BRANCH

This Course is equivalent to the Xth standard. You can choose subjects from the Scheme of Studeies given in Table-. However, you will be required to successfully complete a minimum of six subjects with atleast one language or atmost two languages, which is compulsory for certification.

Scheme of Studies

Six Subjects with atleast one language or atmost two languages.Minimum of six subjects.

The Learners are however advised to select the subjects as per their future plan of study and work.

This Course is designed for those who have passed the Xth standard or equivalent examination from a recognised Board and would like to continue their education towards a Senior Secondary Certification, equivalent to XII standard. You can choose subjects from the Scheme of Studeies given in Table-. However, you will be required to successfully complete a minimum of six subjects with atleast one language or atmost two languages, which is compulsory for certification.

Scheme of Studies

Six Subjects with atleast one language or atmost two languages.Minimum of six subjects.

The Learners are however advised to select the subjects as per their future plan of study and work.