Kerala Board of Higher Secondary Examinations

Kerala Board of Higher Secondary Examinations (KBHSE) is the statutory body responsible for conducting higher secondary examinations in Kerala. The Board deals with all matters related to the conduct of examinations, finalisation of results, and issuance of certificates. It functions under the Directorate of General Education, Government of Kerala and is chaired by the director of general education.

Board members

The board consists of the following members:

1. Director of General Education, Kerala – Chairman
2. Joint Director (Examination), Higher Secondary – Secretary
3. Joint Director (Academic), Higher Secondary – Member
4. Secretary to the Commissioner for Government Examinations – Member
5. Director, SCERT, Kerala – Member
6. Secretary, Board of Vocational Higher Secondary Examinations – Member
7. Commissioner for Entrance Examinations or nominee – Member
8. Director of Collegiate Education or nominee – Member
9. Director of Technical Education or nominee – Member
10. Registrar, University of Kerala or nominee – Member
11. Director of IHRD or nominee – Member
12. Principal of a Higher Secondary School (nominated by the Director) – Member
13. Senior HSST (nominated by the Director) – Member

Affiliations

There are a total of 2,167 schools affiliated with the DGE, including 845 government schools, 860 government-aided schools, and 461 unaided schools.

Higher Secondary Examination Branch

The Higher Secondary Examination Branch of the Directorate of General Education functions under the general control of the director. The director is the chairman of the board and is responsible for the conduct of the examinations.

A joint director (examination) serves as the secretary of the board and is responsible for conducting examinations and incurring expenditure related to the same under the supervision of the chairman.

Grading system

Streams of examinations

The board conducts examinations for the following streams.

• Higher secondary

• Technical higher secondary

• Art higher secondary

• Vocational higher secondary

• Higher secondary equivalency

Types of examinations

The board conducts the following higher secondary examinations:

• First year higher secondary examination
• First year higher secondary improvement/supplementary examination
• Second year higher secondary examination
• Second year higher secondary SAY/improvement examination
• First year higher secondary equivalency examination
• First year higher secondary equivalency improvement/supplementary examination
• Second year higher secondary equivalency examination

See also

• Kerala Board of Public Examination (KBPE) - responsibile for conducting SSLC Exam
• General Education Department (Kerala)

References

External links

• Directorate of Higher Secondary Education
• Department of General Education
• SCERT Kerala