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Education for all

COBSE APPROVED BOARD

Board Of Open Schooling & Skill Education

The Board of Open Schooling and Skill Education (BOSSE), Sikkim, is an open schooling board that aims to cater to the varied academic needs of the divergent group of students up to pre-degree level including Secondary/Senior Secondary, skill and vocational education. BOSSE is open schooling education board in Sikkim, was established under Act No. 14 of 2020 of the Sikkim Legislative Assembly, passed on 21-09-2020, according to the Sikkim Act 2020 to promulgate and disseminate the open schooling education at state & national level.

BOSSE has been granted Equivalence by AIU (Association of Indian Universities) for purposes of Higher Education and Employment. This implies that BOSSE pass outs are eligible to take admission in all Universities, Colleges and Higher Education Institutes throughout the country as well as abroad.

BOSSE has also been recognized by NIOS (National Institute of Open Schooling), Ministry of Education, Govt. of India as an open schooling Board. Thus the certificates of BOSSE are recognized at par with other Boards – both national as well as State level Boards of School Education.

The Board of Open Schooling and Skill Education (BOSSE) aims to uplift and strengthen open schooling education and create pathways to higher studies across the nation With a flexible education system, combining academic and vocational programmes, the mission of BOSSE is to universalize education and establish equality and justice in society.

The Board of Open Schooling and Skill Education (BOSSE) provides opportunities to interested learners to choose the following courses/ programmes through open and distance learning mode.

 

  • Secondary Programme

  • Senior Secondary Programmes

  • Skills and Vocational Education Programme

Vision

To contribute to the universalisation of school education, by providing inclusive flexible, quality school education for life and livelihood, imparting vocational skills along with academic education for sustainable development of nation and society.

Mission

  • To promote open schooling system at the national and international levels and achieve excellence therein, by providing inclusive, flexible, quality education for all.

  • To empower the underprivileged sections of society, particularly school drop outs by providing them with a second chance to complete their education.

  • Reaching the Unreached and bringing good education to their doorsteps.

  • To provide Industry based learning through a wide variety of skill development programmes.

Our Programs

Secondary Programme

Xth standard

Eligibility : Minimum 15 years of                            age (Before Exam)

Duration : 1 year

Senior Secondary
Programmes

XIIth standard

Eligibility : Xth standard or equivalent

Duration : 2 years

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