The Directorate of Government Examinations has been entrusted with the onerous responsibility of conducting the Board examinations for the students studying in the State Board in Std X and XII. The mark certificates issued to the students of standard X and XII is considered as a vital and valued document for continuing higher education and for seeking job opportunities.
Apart from above, This Directorate is conducting examinations and issuing certificate for Diploma in Elementary Education , Government Technical Examinations and ESLC (Eight Std – Private Study). In addition , Scholarship Examinations such as NMMS, TRUSTS and National Talent Search Examinations are conducted by this Directorate.
This Directorate has 7 Regional offices at Madurai, Coimbatore, Tiruchirappalli, Tirunelveli , Chennai, Cuddalore and Vellore. The logistics work for transporting of stationery items related to examinations, distribution of fund for conducting examinations and and distribution of Mark Certificate are performed by this regional offices.
The Government of Tamil Nadu have constituted a new Board for School Examination in the name of Open Board of School Examinations by merging the Board of Secondary Education and Board of Higher Secondary Examinations vide G.O.(Ms) No.26, School Education (V1) Department, Dated: 16.02.2011. It has been permitted to conduct a meeting and to take decision with respect to all examinations.
COBSE MEMBER Tamil Nadu State Open Board
Also Known As Under Given Both Names:
Tamil Nadu Board of Secondary Education , Chennai
Tamil Nadu Board of Higher Secondary Education , Chenna
Tamil Nadu State Open Board has entered into its adulthood and completed two decades of its existence in the field of Regular, Private, Open and Distance Learning (ODL) in the school education sector. This journey of the Board has been quite successful. With about 1 million students on its roll, the Tamil Nadu State Open Board is credited to be the largest school Board in the world with significant popularity in the Commonwealth countries and in certain other developing and developed countries.
Tamil Nadu State Open Board has been offering Secondary and Senior Secondary and Vocational Education & training (VET) courses through its study centres and Open Basic Education Programme through Accredited Agencies.
Tamil Nadu State Open Board not only offers a wide spectrum of courses of study up to the pre-degree level for all categories of learners, but also works as a nodal institute for carrying forward the regular and open school movement in the country in order to achieve the objective of developing an inclusive learning society. This has been possible due to dedication and unstinting support from all faculty and staff of the board and other stakeholders. However, there are some tasks and issues that need quick intervention and concerted attention as indicated below:
Open Board School Examinations (Sec.) & Board of Higher Secondary Examinations, Tamil Nadu also known as Tamil Nadu State Board not only offers a wide spectrum of courses of study up to the pre-degree level for all categories of learners, but also works as a nodal institute for carrying forward the regular and open school movement in the country in order to achieve the objective of developing an inclusive learning society. This has been possible due to dedication and unstinting support from all faculty and staff of the board and other stakeholders. However, there are some tasks and issues that need quick intervention and concerted attention as indicated below:
