About BSE West Bengal:

The Board of Secondary Education was established in 1951 under an Act of the State Legislature called the West Bengal Secondary Education Act of 1950. The Board was inaugurated by the then Governor of West Bengal Dr.K.N.Katju on 3rd May 1951 and the Board started functioning under the Chairmanship of Sri Apurba Kumar Chanda. The basic task before the Board was twofold.

1. To regulate, control and develop secondary education of the State.
2. To conduct the School Final Examination.

Previously this was done by Calcutta University. The Board was subsequently renamed as West Bengal Board of Secondary Education in 1964, under the West Bengal Board of Secondary Education Act 1963. During its long history the Board was superseded by the State Govt. twice. The first instance was from 1954 to 1963 (Bengal Secondary Education (Temporary Provisions) Ordinance 1954) and the second occasion arose from 1978 to 1980. The Board, an autonomous body, in its present look came into existence from January 1964 with Dr. J.C.Sengupta in the Chair.

The operational ambit of the Board has increased manifold over the years. In 1951 the Board started its journey with 1270 high schools taken over from Calcutta University which increased to 2312 by the end of 1963 and to more than 8000 by the, end of 1975 including some schools outside the territorial jurisdiction of the State. Presently the Board is handling around 10238 numbers of schools.

Exams Conducted by BSE West Bengal:

• Class Xth Examination

Objectives:

• All sorts of examination and other administrative works save the management of schools are being done by the four Regional Council offices in Kolkata, Burdwan, Midnapore and North Bengal from 1974.
• Conducting of Camp Offices in districts for distribution of examination related papers to the students and the concerned schools.
• Publication of results of Secondary Examination in the WEBSITE
• Operating help-lines during examination.
• Publication of Parshad Barta, an organ of the Board (from December 1974) which acts as a forum for sharing of experiences and views

Main Functions:

• To grant recognition to aspiring schools
• To make necessary arrangements for improvement of education level of State.
• To describes course structure for secondary school examination.

Contact Details:

• Address:
  West Bengal Board of Secondary Education
  77/2, Park Street
  Calcutta -700 016
  India
• Phone Number: 033-2226-8594/8595, 033-2229-8596/97/98, 033-22299660
• Website: http://wbbse.org/

Important Links:

• Latest Updates
• Announcements
• Syllabus
• Examination Schedule

Courtesy: WBBSE.ORG