List of Boards:
Central (National) Boards
These are national-level boards recognized by the Government of India:
- Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE)
- National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS) — the largest open schooling system globally
- Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE / ICSE)
State/Regional Boards (State-wise)
Each state has one or more state government–established boards, including regular, open, and specialised boards. Below are key examples, not exhaustive, but representative:
Andhra Pradesh
- Board of Intermediate Education
- Board of Secondary Education
- A.P. Open School Society
Assam
- Assam Higher Secondary Education Council
- Board of Secondary Education, Assam
- Assam Sanskrit Board
- Assam State Open School (ASOS)
Bihar
- Bihar School Examination Board
- Bihar Board of Open Schooling & Examination (BBOSE)
- Bihar Sanskrit Shiksha Board
- Bihar State Madrasa Education Board
Chhattisgarh
- Chhattisgarh Board of Secondary Education
- Chhattisgarh State Open School
- Chhattisgarh Sanskrit Board
- Chhattisgarh Madarsa Board
Delhi
- Previously: Delhi Board of School Education (DBSE), now being phased out with students moving to CBSE
Goa
- Goa Board of Secondary & Higher Secondary Education
Gujarat
- Gujarat Secondary & Higher Secondary Education Board
Haryana
- Board of School Education, Haryana
Himachal Pradesh
- Himachal Pradesh Board of School Education
Jammu & Kashmir
- J&K State Board of School Education
- State Open School (JKSOS)
Jharkhand
- Jharkhand Academic Council, Ranchi
Karnataka
- Department of Pre-University Education
- Karnataka Secondary Education Examination Board
- Karnataka Open School (if established)
Kerala
- Kerala Board of Public Examinations
- Kerala State Open School (and vocational boards)
Madhya Pradesh
- Board of Secondary Education, Madhya Pradesh
- Madhya Pradesh State Open School Education Board
Maharashtra
- Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education (MSBSHSE)
- Maharashtra State Board of Open Schooling
Odisha
- Board of Secondary Education, Odisha
- Council of Higher Secondary Education, Odisha
Punjab
- Punjab School Education Board
Rajasthan
- Board of Secondary Education, Rajasthan (Ajmer)
- Rajasthan State Open School
Sikkim
- Board of Secondary Education, Sikkim
- Board of Open Schooling and Skill Education (BOSSE)
Tamil Nadu
- State Board of School Examinations (Secondary) & Board of Higher Secondary Examinations, Tamil Nadu
Telangana
- Board of Secondary Education, Telangana
- Telangana State Board of Intermediate Education
- Telangana Open School Society
Tripura
- Tripura Board of Secondary Education
Uttar Pradesh
- U.P. Board of High School & Intermediate Education
- U.P. Board of Secondary Sanskrit Education
- Uttar Pradesh State Open School Board
Uttarakhand
- Board of School Education, Uttarakhand
- Uttarakhand Sanskrit Shiksha Parishad
- Uttarakhand Madrasa Education Board (if established)
West Bengal
- West Bengal Board of Secondary Education
- West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education
- West Bengal Council of Rabindra Open Schooling
- West Bengal Madrasha Education Board
International Boards in India
CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL EXAMINATIONS
1 Hills Road, Cambridge CBI, 2 EU, UK
Fax- Fax: 0044 1223- 553558, 553322
Website: www.cie.org.uk
EDEXCEL
Edexcel Limited, 190 High Holborn
London WC 1V 7BH.
Website: www.edexcel.com
INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE
IB Global Centre, Singapore, 600 North Bridge Road,
# 21-01 Parkview Square, SINGAPORE – 188778
E-mail: ibid@ibo.org, Website: www.ibo.org
NORTHWEST ACCREDITATION COMMISSION
(NWAC), USA
Arizona Headquarters, Tempe, AZ 85284
United State of America
Website: www.northwestaccreditation.org