Kerala Board of Public Examination is the state level education board of

Kerala Kerala ( ; ) is a state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile regions of Cochin, Malabar, South ...

. It is administerd by the

Government of Kerala Government of Kerala is the subnational government of the Indian state of Kerala. The government is led by a chief minister, who selects all the other ministers. The chief minister and their most senior ministers belong to the supreme decision ...

. The board is responsible for conducting various examinations on the basis of a unified law.Its Headquarters is located at Pareeksha Bhavan,Poojapura, Thiruvananthapuram

Affiliations

There are more than 12,644 schools affiliated to Kerala Board of Public examination out of which 4504 are government schools, 7277 are aided schools and 863 are unaided schools

Structure

The structure is divided into: *

kindergarten Kindergarten is a preschool educational approach based on playing, singing, practical activities such as drawing, and social interaction as part of the transition from home to school. Such institutions were originally made in the late 18th cent ...

(Lkg and UKG) *LP (lower primary, classes/standard 1–4) *UP (upper primary, classes/standard 5–7) *HS (High School, classes/standard 8–10) *Higher Secondary (+1 equals 11th class/standard and +2 equals 12th class/standard) Usually, the whole system of KG, LP, UP and HS are collectively referred as High School. Students completing this complete course (12 years including KGs, which is optional* and otherwise 10 years of education) will be awarded with School Leaving Certificate, abbreviated as SSLC. Based on the results in SSLC, students are enrolled into Higher Secondary Education (HSE) which was previously known as pre-degree and was conducted in colleges. Now, HSE is integrated to the school system and most educational institutions now offer classes from LKG to +2. Higher secondary offers a wide range of subjects according to the candidate's preference. After completing +2, students are awarded with a HSE certificate which is a passport to degree and similar courses.

Grading

SSLC

The

SSLC The Secondary School Leaving Certificate (commonly referred to as SSLC) is a certification obtained by a student on successful completion of an examination at the end of study at the secondary schooling level in India. The SSLC is obtained o ...

Exam conducted at the end of Class 10 is based on a 9-Point Grading system ranging from A+ to E GRADING SYSTEM BY KBPE

References

External links

Official website

Kerala Education Department Official Website

DHSE Kerala Official Website
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