Bihar Board of Open Schooling

Bihar Board of Open Schooling and Examination (BBOSE), as an autonomous Organisation of Education Department, Govt. of Bihar in Feb 2011 is yet another significant milestone on the road of rapid socio-economic development of the State.

BBOSE is a registered Govt. Society under Societies Act. It is an Open & Distance Learning Institution, set up on the lines of National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS), under the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Govt. of India. Its mandate is to "Reach the Unreached" in terms of Education & Skill, in Bihar through Open & Distance learning mode.

As an Apex Organisation, it develops its own content and books, imparts education corresponding to all levels of the formal school system, i.e. from Class I to Class XII. It holds Public Examinations, followed by grant of Certificates for Class X and Class XII, having equivalence with other Boards like C.B.S.E./I.C.S.E.