Bihar School Examination Board

Bihar School Examination Board
बिहार विद्यालय परीक्षा समिति
AbbreviationBSEB
Formation1952 (72 years ago) (1952)
TypeGovernmental Board of Education
Legal statusActive
HeadquartersPatna, Bihar, India
Location
  • Campus 1 - Sinha Library Road, Patna - 800017, Bihar. Campus 2 - Buddh Marg, Patna - 800001, Bihar
Region
Patna
Official language
OwnerGovernment of Bihar
Chairman
Anand Kishor, IAS[1]
Secretary
Pramod Kumar[2]
Parent organization
Education Department of Bihar
SecessionsKathiyavad
Affiliations22,28,573 schools (8 December 2023)
Staff
900
Websitewww.biharboard.net.in

The Bihar School Examination Board (abbreviated BSEB) is a statutory body under section 3 of the Bihar School Examination Act - 1952, which is functioning under the Government of Bihar devised to conduct examinations at secondary and senior secondary standards in both government and private schools belonging to the state of Bihar.[3]

The exam is conducted based on a syllabus as prescribed by the Government of Bihar. It is headquartered in the capital of the state, Patna. Along with school examinations, it also conducts departmental examinations such as Diploma in Physical Education, Certificate in Physical Education and Teachers Eligibility Test (TET) for Bihar state, Simultala Residential Entrance Examinations (for admission to Simultala Awasiya Vidyalaya), Examination for Diploma in Elementary Education etc.

The board conducts secondary and senior secondary school examinations twice a year. One is the annual board examinations in February–March and the other is a supplementary examination held in May–June of every year.

  1. ^ "Who is Anand Kishor? A sneak peak [sic]". Headlines Today. Archived from the original on 12 July 2018. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
  2. ^ "Govt cracks whip, 22 BSEB staff suspended". The Times of India. 15 June 2016. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
  3. ^ "Bihar School Examination Board | Bihar School Examination Board". biharboardonline.bihar.gov.in. Retrieved 16 November 2021.