Karnataka School Examination and Assessment Board (KSEAB)

Karnataka Secondary Education Examination Board came into existence in the year 1966 and got renamed as KARNATAKA SCHOOL EXAMINATION AND ASSESSMENT BOARD in the year 2022. It conducts examinations for class 10th and 12th of affiliated Schools ons for class 10th and 12th of affiliated Schools and Junior Colleges. Examinations related to Karnataka Open School, Diploma in Education, Music, Commerce, etc are also conducted by the Board. The Board has Bangalore as its headquarters. The Board has its Divisional offices in Bangalore, Belgaum, Kalaburagi and Mysore. The Divisional office of Bangalore division is also located in the head office at Malleshwaram, Bangalore. Every year nearly 8.5 lakh students appear for the SSLC (Secondary School Leaving Certificate) examination which will be conducted in March/April of every year. The Board reconducts the same examination in the month of June for the benefit of the students who fail in main examinations. Nearly 2.20 lac students take the supplementary examination. Similar Examinations are conducted for 12th standard also. The Chairman heads KARNATAKA SCHOOL EXAMINATION AND ASSESSMENT BOARD. The Examination wings of 10th and 12th Standards have separate Directorates. Subjects and procedures related to all the examinations are explained in the website https://sslc.karnataka.gov.in The Board has separate wings for administrative matters, accounts, tenders, evaluation and scrutiny of applications of candidates. There are nine scrutiny sections which verify the applications of SSLC from all the 35 educational districts. Computer section is common for all the wings of the Board. Various steps have been initiated from the year 2017-18 to digitalize the whole examination process. Registration for the examination has become online and the same method is followed for downloading of admission tickets and the results. The Board has done away with the usage of OMRs for the purpose of communication of marks from evaluation centres and is instead, using online portal for the purpose. This has not only saved the time but also avoided possible wrong scanning in case of faulty shadings in OMRs. Results are conveyed to the students through SMS and web portal. Online services like issuing of Migration Certificate, Marks card Verification and Second/Third/ Fourth copy of markscard/Failed markscard of previous years, Photocopy, Retotalling & Revaluation of answer scripts are made available under Pragathi-10 programme. Students can also download the marks sheet using digiLocker app. Karnataka State Quality Assessment and Accreditation Council is another major wing of KSEAB. The main task of KSQAAC is to assess the quality of education imparted at primary, higher primary and secondary levels through State achievement surveys and to suggest the remedial measures. For more information you can log on to the website and can write to us in case of any suggestions and grievances using Contact Us menu.