Secondary School Leaving Certificate

AcronymSSLC
TypePen and Paper Based Examination
AdministratorAll Indian States And Union Territories Examination Boards
PurposeAdmission to Intermediate Colleges
Restrictions on attemptstwice in one year
Regions India
LanguagesIncluding Hindi and All Indian Languages

The Secondary School Leaving Certificate (commonly referred to as SSLC) is a certification obtained by a student on successful completion of an examination at the end of study at the secondary schooling level in India. The SSLC is obtained on passing the grade 10 public examination, which is commonly referred to as 'class 10 board examinations' in India. SSLC is a common eligibility examination popular in many states in India, especially Kerala, Karnataka, and Tamil Nadu. The SSLC is also called Secondary School Certificate (SSC) in Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Maharashtra and also as High School Certificate (HSC) in Madhya Pradesh and also as Matriculation in many states of India.