Higher Secondary Examination
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Higher Secondary Examination (also known as HSC) is a centralised examination that students in India
take up after class 10 (10th Grade). All the State
School Education Boards, CBSE, CISCE and NIOS
conducts exams during the period of March-April every year. The number of subjects, type of examination (theoritical, practical or both) and grading methods differ among the boards and states. Clearing HSC is mandatory for pursuing Higher education.
CBSE calls it All India Senior School Certificate Examination (AISSCE).
CISCE calls it Indian School Certificate Examination (ISC).
NIOS
calls it National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS).
Not all states have separate State Education Boards. CBSE , CISCE and NIOS have schools which follow their scheme of education all over the country.
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
take up after class 10 (10th Grade). All the State
States and territories of India
India is a federal union of states comprising twenty-eight states and seven union territories. The states and territories are further subdivided into districts and so on.-List of states and territories:...
School Education Boards, CBSE, CISCE and NIOS
National Institute of Open Schooling
The National Institute of Open Schooling , is the Board of Education for open schools in India. It was established by the Ministry of Human Resource Development of the Government of India in 1989 to provide education inexpensively to remote areas...
conducts exams during the period of March-April every year. The number of subjects, type of examination (theoritical, practical or both) and grading methods differ among the boards and states. Clearing HSC is mandatory for pursuing Higher education.
CBSE calls it All India Senior School Certificate Examination (AISSCE).
CISCE calls it Indian School Certificate Examination (ISC).
NIOS
National Institute of Open Schooling
The National Institute of Open Schooling , is the Board of Education for open schools in India. It was established by the Ministry of Human Resource Development of the Government of India in 1989 to provide education inexpensively to remote areas...
calls it National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS).
Not all states have separate State Education Boards. CBSE , CISCE and NIOS have schools which follow their scheme of education all over the country.