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| abbreviation = BOSSE<br />
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| type = Open School Board of India<br />
| headquarters = [[Sikkim, Gangtok]], India<br />
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The '''Board of Open Schooling and Skill Education''' ('''BOSSE'''), is the board of open schooling recognized by the [[Government of Sikkim]] in India.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:BOSSE.png |title= The Board Of Open Schooling and Skill Education, Sikkim |publisher=bosse.ac.in |date=2020-09-21 |access-date=2020-09-21 |url-status= |archive-url= |archive-date= }}{{deadlink|date=September 2023}}</ref> BOSSE is established under the act of the Board of Open Schooling and Skill Education; Sikkim Act 2020 was passed on 21 September 2020 by the Sikkim Legislative Assembly stated under Act No. 14 of 2020.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:BOSSE_Gazette.pdf |title=Board Of Open Schooling and Skill Education |publisher= |access-date=2020-09-21 |url-status= |archive-url= |archive-date= }}{{deadlink|date=September 2023}}</ref> The state government of Sikkim has created a mechanism through BOSSE to provide for [[secondary education]], senior secondary as well as skill and [[vocational education]] up to pre-degree level and to provide opportunity to continue education to such students who have missed the opportunity of school education. The BOSSE is a state open school board that administers examinations for secondary and senior secondary examinations similar to the [[National Institute of Open Schooling|NIOS]], [[Central Board of Secondary Education|CBSE]] and the [[Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations|CISCE]]. BOSSE offers a unique platform where students may choose skill and vocational subjects along with their secondary and senior secondary papers. The board is mandated to promote open schooling and to undertake [[research]], innovation and development activities in the area of open schooling to strengthen the open and [[distance education]] system.<br />
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==Events==<br />
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* BOSSE Sikim organized a national conference, "NEP 2020: Towards India-Centred Holistic Inclusive Quality School Education", on its first foundation day held at Sikkim.<br />
* Together with Global Rainbow Foundation (GRF), BOSSE Sikim jointly organized a one-day international conference, "Educating, Enabling, and Empowering Divyangjan (Differently Abled Persons with Special Needs): Issues and Challenges" at UNESCO Delhi on 20 August 2022. <br />
* FICCI has been a part of the "School Education Conference 2022"; BOSSE in association with FICCI took part in the "School Education Conference 2022" held on 9 & 10 December 2022 at Delhi to promote the "STUDENT FIRST" initiative.<br />
* BW Leadership Summit 2023 on 18 January 2023.<br />
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==Courses offered==<br />
BOSSE offer the following courses<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bosse.ac.in/programmes/ |title=Board Of Open Schooling and Skill Education |publisher=bosse.ac.in |date=2020-09-21 |access-date=2020-09-21 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210502105856/https://www.bosse.ac.in/programmes/ |archive-date=2 May 2021 }}</ref> which includes the following three levels:<br />
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*Secondary level<br />
*Senior secondary level<br />
* Skill and vocation education<br />
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==Salient features==<br />
*Transfer of credit up to two subjects<br />
*Dual/part-time admission<br />
*On-demand examinations<br />
*Public examination twice a year<br />
*Combination of vocational subjects with academics<br />
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==Examinations==<br />
BOSSE conducts its examinations twice a year in April–May and October–November on dates fixed by the board. However, candidate may also choose transfer of credit/on-demand examination at the time of admission at the secondary and senior secondary level.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bosse.ac.in/counselling/scheme-of-examination/ |title=scheme-of-examination|publisher=BOSSE|access-date=}}</ref> Results of the public examinations are announced usually six weeks after the last date of examinations.<br />
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==References==<br />
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{{School education in India}}<br />
{{Sikkim}}<br />
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[[Category:Education in Sikkim]]<br />
[[Category:School qualifications of India]]<br />
[[Category:Distance education in India]]<br />
[[Category:State secondary education boards of India]]<br />
[[Category:High school course levels]]<br />
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