The High School Leaving Certificate (HSLC) is awarded after school students successfully complete the curriculum and examinations of schools affiliated to various boards in India (i.e. when they pass 10th standard).
The awarding body is the Board of Secondary Education of the various states in India.
e.g.
Board of Secondary Education, Assam.
Trivia
*The HSLC admit card/certificate is actually accepted legally in India as proof of age.
*Before the
passport
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and
PAN or
identity card
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If the identity document is a plastic card it is called an ''identity card'' (abbreviated as ''IC'' or ''ID card''). ...
mechanisms the HSLC admit card was the major Photo Identity in circulation.
School qualifications of India
Secondary education in India
References
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