In the Indian school education system, a “Recognized Board” refers to an educational board or council established by an Act of Parliament, a State Legislature, or an Executive Order of the Central or State Government. Authentic legal certifications for Classes 10 and 12 can only be issued by these approved bodies.
To expand quality educational choices while safeguarding student interests, the Directorate of School Education, Government of Puducherry, has empowered SCERT Puducherry to evaluate private schooling boards operating within the Union Territory.
🏛️ Statutory Mandate
- Operational Approval: SCERT, Union Territory of Puducherry, reserves the absolute statutory authority to grant formal academic approval and operational clearance to private schooling boards seeking to function within the geographical jurisdiction of the Union Territory.
- Regional Jurisdiction: This mandate applies uniformly across all four distinct enclaves of the UT—Puducherry, Karaikal, Mahe, and Yanam—ensuring structural alignment with state and national evaluation norms before any private board can affiliate or register institutional branches.
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GOVERNMENT OWNED BOARDS (Established By State or Central Government by an Act of Parliament, a State Legislature, or an Executive Order)
| Name of School Board | Address | Website |
| Andhra Pradesh Open School Society | 7CVX+CV4 Pareeksha Bhavan, Opp. Old Bus Stand, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh – 522001 | https://apopenschool.ap.gov.in/ |
| Assam State School Education Board (ASSEB) | Bamunimaidam, Guwahati, Assam – 781021 | https://asseb.in/ |
| Bihar Board of Open Schooling & Examination (BBOSE), Patna | 5, Vidyapati Marg, Anandpuri, Patna, Bihar – 800001 | https://bboseonline.bihar.gov.in/WP/BBOSE/Default.aspx |
| Bihar Sanskrit Education Board, Patna | 17, Back, Harding Rd, Bihar – 800014 | https://bssb.bihar.gov.in/ |
| Bihar School Examination Board, Patna | Campus 1 – Sinha Library Road, Patna – 800017, Bihar Campus 2 – Buddh Marg, Patna – 800001, Bihar | http://biharboardonline.bihar.gov.in/ |
| Bihar State Madrasa Education Board, Patna | Vidyapati Marg, Chajju Bagh, Patna, Bihar – 800001 | https://www.bsmeb.org/ |
| Board of Higher Secondary Education, Kerala | Housing Board Buildings, Thampanoor-Panavila Rd, Santhi Nagar, Thycaud, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala – 695001 | http://www.dhsekerala.gov.in/ |
| Board of Intermediate Education (BIEAP), Andhra Pradesh | Tadepalli, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, India | https://bie.ap.gov.in/ |
| Board of Public Examination, Kerala | Pareeksha Bhavan, Poojappura, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala – 695012 | https://kbpe.kerala.gov.in/?page=seo |
| Board of School Education Haryana, Bhiwani | Hansi Road, Opposite Government College, Krishna Colony, Bhiwani, Haryana – 127021 | https://bseh.org.in/home |
| Board of Secondary Education Madhya Pradesh, Bhopal | 6CJJ+MCF, Main Rd 1, Zone-I, Maharana Pratap Nagar, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh 462011 | https://www.mpbse.nic.in/ |
| Board of Secondary Education, Andhra Pradesh | Directorate of Government Examinations, Garuda Vega Towers, NH-16 Service Road, Sri Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy Colony,. Mangalagiri, Guntur District, A.P. – 522 503 | www.bse.ap.gov.in |
| Board of Secondary Education, Manipur | RW2R+2F8, Indo Myanmar Road, NH-39, Sanakhwa Yaima Kollup, Babupara, Imphal, Manipur – 795001 | https://www.bsem.nic.in/ |
| Board Of Secondary Education, Odisha | FV8P+QCH, Bajrakabati Rd, Manglabag, Ranihat Colony, Cuttack, Odisha – 753001 | https://bseodisha.nic.in/ |
| Board of Secondary Education, Rajasthan, Ajmer | Jaipur Road, Opposite Central Jail, Parao, Ajmer, Rajasthan – 305001 | https://rajeduboard.rajasthan.gov.in/ |
| Board of Secondary Education, Telangana | 9FWF+52F, Chapel Rd, Bagher Complex, Fateh Maidan, Nampally, Hyderabad, Telangana 500001 | https://bse.telangana.gov.in/Index.aspx |
| Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), New Delhi | CBSE Integrated Office Complex Sector-23, Phase – 1 Dwarka, New Delhi – 110077 | https://www.cbse.gov.in/cbsenew/cbse.html |
| Chhattisgarh Board of Secondary Education, Raipur | Near, Pension Bada Rd, Vivekanand Nagar, Janta Colony, Raipur, Chhattisgarh – 492001 | https://cgbse.nic.in/ |
| Chhattisgarh Madrasa Board, Raipur | Old PHQ Premise, near Raj Bhawan, Raipur, Chhattisgarh – 492001 | https://cgmadarsaboard.in/ |
| Chhattisgarh Sanskrit Vidyamandalam, Raipur | 6JGX+H62, Vivekanand Nagar, Janta Colony, Raipur, Chhattisgarh – 492001 | https://cgstatesvm.in/ |
| Chhattisgarh Sanskrit Board, Raipur | New Rajendra Nagar, Near Water Tank Raipur, Chhattisgarh – 492001 | https://chhattisgarhsanskritboard.in/ |
| Chhattisgarh State Open School, Raipur | Integrated Building, Secondary Education Board (CGBSE) Campus Pension Bada Raipur, Chhattisgarh – 492001 | https://sos.cg.nic.in/ |
| Council of Higher Secondary Education, Odisha | C-2, Prajnapitha, Samantapur, Bhubaneswar – 751013, Odisha | https://chseodisha.nic.in/ |
| Council of Higher Secondary Education, Manipur | Babupara, Imphal West, Manipur-795001 | https://www.cohsem.nic.in/ |
| Directorate of Technical Education, Goa | NITTTR Extension Center Goa, Alto Porvorim, Penha de Franc, Goa – 403521 | https://dte.goa.gov.in/ |
| Goa Board Of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education, Goa | GRGH+RJ5, Alto Betim, Porvorim, Alto Betim, Goa, 403521 | https://www.gbshse.in/#/home |
| Gujarat Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Board, Gandhinagar | Near Old Sachivalaya, Sector 10B, Sector 10, Gandhinagar, Gujarat – 382010 | https://www.gseb.org/ OR https://website.gseb.org/ |
| Himachal Pradesh Board of School Education, Dharamshala | Gyan Alok Parisar, Jawahar Nagar, Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh – 176215 | https://hpbose.org/ |
| Jammu and Kashmir Board of School Education | JKBOSE, Rehari Colony, Jammu, 180005 || JKBOSE, New Campus, Bemina Srinagar, 190010 | https://jkbose.jk.gov.in/index.html |
| Jharkhand Academic Council, Ranchi | Gyandeep Campus, JAC Rd, Namkum, Barganwa, Ranchi, Jharkhand – 834010 | https://jac.jharkhand.gov.in/ |
| Karnataka School Examination and Assessment Board (KSEAB) | 6th Cross Rd, Malleshwaram, Bengaluru, Karnataka – 560003 | https://kseab.karnataka.gov.in/english |
| Madhya Pradesh State Open school Education Board | 1st Floor, Board Office Campus, Zone 1, Shivaji Nagar, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh – 462016 | https://mpsos.nic.in/ |
| Uttar Pradesh Board of High School and Intermediate Education, Prayagraj (Madhyamik Shiksha Parishad, Uttar Pradesh) | 9, Sarojini Naidu Marg, Civil Lines, Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh – 211001 | https://upmsp.edu.in/ |
| Maharashtra State Board of Open Schooling, Pune | Survey No. 832-A, Final Plot No. 178 & 179, Near Balchitrawani, Behind Agharkar Research Institute, Bhamburda, Shivajinagar, Pune – 411004, Maharashtra | https://msbos.mh-ssc.ac.in/Home/Index# |
| Maharashtra State Board of secondary and Higher Secondary Education, Pune | Maharashtra State Board of Secondary & Higher Secondary Education, Survey No. 832-A, Final Plot No. 178 & 179, Near Balchitrawani, Behind Agharkar Research Institute, Bhamburda, Shivajinagar, Pune – 411 004. Maharashtra (INDIA) | https://mahahsscboard.in/mr |
| Meghalaya Board of School Education | Meghalaya Board of School Education Tura, West Garo Hills, Meghalaya-794 101 | https://www.mbose.in/ |
| Mizoram Board of School Education, Aizwal | PPXF+W7F, Chaltlang, Aizawl, Mizoram – 796012 | https://www.mbse.edu.in/ |
| Nagaland Board Of School Education | Upper Bayavü Hill, Kohima, Nagaland – 797001 | https://nbsenl.edu.in/ |
| National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS) | A-24/25, Institutional Area, Sector – 62, NOIDA, Distt. Gautam Budh Nagar, Uttar Pradesh – 201 309 | https://www.nios.ac.in/ |
| Punjab School Education Board (PSEB) | Vidya Bhawan, Phase-8, SAS Nagar (Mohali), Punjab, India – 160062 | https://www.pseb.ac.in/ |
| Punjab Open School, Under Punjab School Education Board (PSEB) | Vidya Bhawan, Phase-8, SAS Nagar (Mohali), Punjab, India – 160062 | https://www.pseb.ac.in/ |
| Haryana Open School, Under Board of School Education Haryana, Bhiwani | Hansi Road, Opposite Government College, Krishna Colony, Bhiwani, Haryana – 127021 | https://bseh.org.in/haryana-open-school |
| Rajasthan State Open School, Jaipur | Eklavya Bhawan, RKSS, J.L.N. Marg, Jaipur-302017, Rajasthan | https://rsos.rajasthan.gov.in/home/dptHome/317 |
| School Education Department, Tamil Nadu | 37JM+FFP, Rina Rd, Fort St George, Tamil Nadu – 600009 | https://www.tn.gov.in/dept_profile.php?dep_id=Mjg= |
| Directorate of Government Examinations, Tamil Nadu | DPI Campus, College Road Nungambakkam, Chennai – 600006, Tamil Nadu | https://dge.tn.gov.in/ |
| Telangana Board of Intermediate Education | Govt. of Telangana, Vidhyabhavan, Nampally Hyderabad – 500001 Telangana, India | https://tgbienew.cgg.gov.in/home.do |
| Telangana Open School Society, Hyderabad | 3rd Floor, Opp. L.B. Stadium ‘E’ Gate, S.C.E.R.T, Campus, Basheer Bagh, Hyderabad, Telangana 500001 | https://www.telanganaopenschool.org/ |
| The West Bengal Council of Rabindra Open Schooling | 6th Floor, Tantuja Bhawan, DD Block, Sector 1, Bidhannagar, Kolkata, West Bengal – 700064 | https://wbcros.ac.in/ |
| Tripura Board of Secondary Education | Pandit, Nehru Complex, Gorkhabasti, P.O, Kunjaban, Agartala, Tripura – 799006 | https://tbse.tripura.gov.in/ |
| U.P. Board of Madrasa Education | 704, Jawahar Bhawan Ashok Marg Hazratganj, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh – 226001 | https://madarsaboard.upsdc.gov.in/Default.aspx |
| Uttar Pradesh Madhyamik Sanskrit Shiksha Parishad (UPMSSP), Lucknow Also Known as Uttar Pradesh Board of Secondary Sanskrit Education, Lucknow | Shahmina Road, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh | http://www.sanskriteb.gov.in/ |
| Uttarakhand Board of School Education | Secretary, Uttarakhand Board of School Education (Uttarakhand Vidyalayee Shiksha Parishad), Ramnagar, District – Nainital, Uttarakhand, PIN – 244715. | https://ubse.uk.gov.in/ |
| Uttarakhand Madrasa Shiksha Parishad, Dehradun | Minority Welfare Building, B-Block,Shaheed Bhagat Singh Colony, Adhoiwala, Dehradun, Uttarakhand – 248001 | The abolition of the Madrasa Board goes into effect on July 1, 2026. A newly established Uttarakhand State Minority Education Authority (USMEA) has replaced the old board to strictly regulate minority institutions. |
| Uttarakhand Sanskrit Education Board, Dehradun | Nanoor Khera, Tapovan Dehradun PIN-248008 | Merged to form Directorate of Sanskrit Education, Uttarakhand. |
| Directorate of Sanskrit Education, Uttarakhand | Nanoor Khera, Tapovan Dehradun PIN-248008 | https://sanskriteducation.uk.gov.in/ |
| Vocational Higher Secondary Education, Kerala | Directorate of General Education, Vocational Higher Secondary Wing, DPI Jagathy,Thiruvananthapuram – 695 014 | https://www.vhseportal.kerala.gov.in/ |
| West Bengal Board of Madrasah Education. (WBBME) | Begum Rokaiya Bhavan, 19, Smith Ln, Haji Md. Mohsin Square, Janbazar, Taltala, Kolkata, West Bengal – 700016 | https://wbbme.org/ |
| West Bengal Board of Secondary Education (WBBSE) | Nivedita Bhawan, Block-DJ-8, Sector-II, Karunamoyee, Bidhannagar, Kolkata – 700091, West Bengal | https://wbbse.wb.gov.in/Web/Home?l=Z%2F%2F2JeEw6P%2FkXiUjdLauQg%3D%3D |
| West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education (WBCHSE) | 5, Ichlabad, Grand Trunk Rd, Police Line, Ichlabad, Bardhaman, West Bengal – 713103 | https://wbchse.wb.gov.in/home/ |
| West Bengal State Council of Technical Education & Vocational Education and Skill Development | 2nd Floor, Karigori Bhavan, 110, SN Banerjee Road, Esplanade, Taltala, Kolkata, West Bengal – 700013 | https://webscte.co.in/ |
Universities Conducting School Certificate Courses
An academic certificate for Class 10th or Class 12th issued directly by a University is legally valid and recognized if the university itself was established by the State or Central Government through one of three legal frameworks:
- An Act of Parliament: Central Universities empowered by national legislation to run school-level divisions.
- A State Legislature Act: State Universities authorized by local state legislation to offer intermediate/secondary programs.
- An Executive Order / Gazette Notification: Institutions granted Deemed-to-be-University status under Section 3 of the UGC Act, 1956, with approved school education boards.
| Regulatory Directive: Recognition of University-Issued Secondary & Senior Secondary Certifications All Class 10th and 12th certificates issued by Central and State Government universities (including government deemed-to-be universities) established by an Act of Parliament or a State Legislature are deemed valid and fully recognized by the State Council of Educational Research and Training (SCERT), Union Territory of Puducherry. ⚠️ Important Exclusion Note: This automatic recognition strictly excludes private state universities, autonomous colleges, and privately owned deemed-to-be universities. Certifications from these non-governmental entities remain subject to strict, case-by-case academic scrutiny and formal equivalence verification, in accordance with the mandatory directives of the Department of School Education and Literacy (Ministry of Education, Govt. of India) and the Directorate of School Education, Government of Puducherry. |
PRIVATELY OWNED BOARDS (Established By State or Central Government by an Act of Parliament, a State Legislature, or an Executive Order)
| Name of School Board | Address | Website | Approval Type (Provisional / Permanent) |
| Board of Open Schooling and Skill Education, Sikkim | Amdo Golai, NH-10, Near RBI Bank, Gangtok, East Sikkim, India – 737102. | https://www.bosse.ac.in/ | Rejected |
| Bhartiya Shiksha Board | FC 16, Film City, Sector 16A, Noida, Uttar Pradesh – 201301 | https://bsb.org.in/ | Permanent |
| Council for the Indian School Certificate Examination (CISCE) | Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE), Plot No. 35-36, Sector VI, Pushp Vihar, Saket, New Delhi – 110017 | https://cisce.org/ | Permanent |
| Odisha State Board of Madrasa Education through Patrachar Shiksha Parishad (PSP) | Head Office Address – Patrachar Shiksha Parishad (PSP), Plot No. 31 Unit 4, Bhouma Nagar, BBSR, Odisha Pin Code-751001. Corporate Office Address – I-114/101,First Floor,Aditya Market,Kuti Chaurah, Shashtri Nagar, Meerut. Pin Code-250004 | Odisha State Board of Madrasa Education (OSBME), as per the recommendations & guidelines of Government appointed & declared the Patrachar Shiksha Parishad (PSP) as a PAN India Partner Subsidiary Organization of Odisha State Board of Madrasa Education (OSBME) for the smooth functioning of Distance Mode Education Programme in the OSBME on date 13/03/2025 at Ministry of Education Govt. of Odisha. PSP is authorized to promote OSBME at the All India level and to work as per the MoU entered into between the OSBME and the PSP. https://psp.odisha.gov.in/ | Rejected |
| Maharishi Patanjali Sanskrit Sansthan (महर्षि पतंजलि संस्कृत संस्थान) | Maharshi Patanjali Sanskrit Sansthan “Sanskrit Bhawanm” (School Education Department, Govt. of M.P.) Tulsi Nagar, Second Stop, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh – 462003 | https://www.mpssbhopal.org/ | Permanent |
| International Board Cambridge IGCSE | Cambridge Assessment International Education The Triangle Building, Shaftesbury Road Cambridge, CB2 8EA, United Kingdom | https://www.cambridgeinternational.org/cambridge-international-in-india/ | Permanent |
| International Board Pearson Edexcel IGCSE | Pearson Head Office 80 Strand, London, WC2R 0RL, United Kingdom | https://qualifications.pearson.com/en/qualifications/edexcel-international-gcses.html | Permanent |
| International Board Oxford AQA International GCSE | Oxford International AQA Examinations Limited, Great Clarendon Street, Oxford, England, OX2 6DP, United Kingdom | https://www.oxfordaqa.com/ | Permanent |
| International Board Northwest Accreditation Commission (NWAC), formerly named the Northwest Association of Accredited Schools through SERI NWAC Equivalency Program (NWAC High School Diploma Curriculum) | 35 A Ground Floor, North Avenue Road, Punjabi Bagh West, New Delhi – 110026, India | https://www.seriindia.org/ | Provisional (Academic Year 2026-2027) |
| International Board International Baccalaureate (IB) | Foundation Office (Geneva): Rue du Pré-de-la-Bichette 1, 1202 Genève, SWITZERLAND Global Centre (Asia-Pacific): 600 North Bridge Road, #21-01 Parkview Square, SINGAPORE 188778 Global Centre (Cardiff – Examinations & Assessment): Peterson House, Malthouse Avenue, Cardiff Gate, Cardiff, CF23 8GL, UNITED KINGDOM | https://ibo.org/ | Permanent |
| International Board Belarusian State University (BSU), Faculty of Pre-University Education | 25 Akademicheskaya Street, office 301, Minsk 220072, Belarus | https://bsu.by/en/obrazovanie/dovuzovskaya-podgotovka.php | Permanent |
| International Board Bhutan Council for School Examinations and Assessment | CMM3+F4P, Thimphu, Bhutan | https://www.bcsea.bt/ | Permanent |
| International Board The National Examinations Board (NEB) | Madhyapur Thimi Municipality 44811, Madhyapur Thimi 44600, Nepal | https://neb.gov.np/ | Withdrawn |
Administration
State Council of Educational Research and Training,
Union Territory of Puducherry, Kurumbapet, Villianur, Puducherry – 605110 (INDIA)
Email: scert-puducherry.gov@scertpuducherry.org
Phone: +91 89283 04323, +91 89391 34433