The Board of Secondary Education, Odisha (abbreviated BSE) is a board of education for government, public and private schools under the state government of

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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 for various state sponsored courses. * 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 Cuttack (, or officially Kataka in Odia language, Odia ), is the former capital, deputy capital and the 2nd largest city of the Indian state of Odisha. It is also the headquarters of the Cuttack district. The name of the city is an anglicised f ...

, there are 6 branch offices at

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Berhampur Berhampur (; also known as Brahmapur) is a city on the eastern coastline of Odisha, India. Known as the "Silk City" it is the headquarter of Ganjam district, Ganjam district and home to Odisha's one of the major and the oldest railway station ...

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Sambalpur Sambalpur () is the fifth largest city in the Indian State of Odisha. It is located on the banks of river Mahanadi, with a population of 335,761 (as per 2011 census). Prehistoric settlements have been recorded there. It is the home of the Samb ...

. 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.

References

External links

Official Website of BSE, Odisha

Complete Guide and How to Check Your Scores
Education in Odisha Educational organizations established in 1953