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Development of Education System

Notes The BSER took rapid strides for promotion and development of Secondary Education in Rajasthan,
spread over 3,42,239 sq. km. and in more than 6000 schools located in 32 districts involving 8.5
lakhs students.
12.5.18 Tamil Nadu Board of Secondary Education

Started its inception in the year 1910, Tamil Nadu Board of Secondary Education, is functioning
under the purview of the Department of Education, Government of Tamil Nadu, India. Up to
and ending at the secondary (class 10) level, Tamil Nadu Board of Secondary Education offers
the following streams of education:
• The SSLC (Secondary School Leaving Certificate) stream
• The Anglo-Indian stream
• The Oriental School Leaving Certificate (OSLC) stream and the Matriculation stream
The jurisdiction of the board extends to schools located inside the state of Tamil Nadu only.
Schools can choose to affiliate themselves to the Tamil Nadu Board of Secondary Education.
12.5.19 Tripura Board of Secondary Education
Tripura Board of Secondary Education started its functioning in the year 1973, is a statutory
body of the Government, which conducts the school Examinations in the state. The School
examinations conducted by the board, every year are:
• Higher Secondary (HS: +2) Examination - for XII Class
• Madhyamik Pariksha (10 class examination) - for X Class
12.5.20 West Bengal Board Of Secondary Education
The West Bengal Board of Secondary Education is the West Bengal state government administered
autonomous examining authority for the Standard 10 examination (or secondary school level
examination) of West Bengal, India.
The examination for the 10th Class is called the Madhyamik Pariksha or secondary examination.
The Madhyamik examination is conducted annually and simultaneously all over the state of
West Bengal and also in affiliates of the board located outside West Bengal, elsewhere in India.
More than 7,50,000 examinees take the exam each year.
Self Assessment
3. Multiple choice questions :
Choose the correct option
(i) There are over ..................... state boards of education in India.
(a) 30 (b) 40 (c) 50 (d) 60
(ii) The Board of school education-Haryana was set up in .................... .
(a) Sept. 1950 (b) Sept. 1969 (c) Sept. 1975 (d) Sept. 1980
(iii) The biggest examining body in the world ......................... board of high school X Inter
Mediate education.
(a) West Bengal (b) Chhattisgarh (c) Uttar Pradesh (d) Tamil Nadu
(iv) The Maharashtra State board of secondary and higher secondary education.
(a) 10 (b) 20 (c) 25 (d)27

12.6 Summary

• CBSE board is an autonomous apex body of education at school level.
• It is considered very important in Indian education system because it focuses to impart a
common education in this land of diverse culture and heritage called across India.

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