Nagaland Board of School and Education (NBSE)

Established under Act No.4 of the Nagaland State Legislative Assembly 1973 on the 15th November 1973, the Nagaland Board of School Education (NBSE) started functioning from the 1st October 1974 covering the whole of Nagaland within its ambit. As empo ng the whole of Nagaland within its ambit. As empowered by the Act, the Board prescribes, regulate, supervise and develop the educational system of the state up to higher secondary level. The NBSE prescribe courses of instruction up to higher secondary level and vocational education. It conducts and supervises the conduct of: HSSLC Examination Class XI Promotion Examination HSLC Examination HSLC Compartmental Examination Class IX Final Examination Class VIII Examination Entrance Examination for technical courses such as Nagaland State Entrance Examination (NSEE) and any other examination directed by the Government. The Board prepares the curriculum & syllabus and prescribes textbooks for secondary and higher secondary and conducts the examinations. It organizes teachers development programmes and conducts workshops, seminars and training of teachers on matters related to academic and examination issues. For the past 3 years, the Board have been carrying out in–service teachers training under RMSA programme. It lays down conditions for registration and recognition of schools and constantly monitors the academic standards of its registered schools. The Board considers the collection, evaluation of statistics and analysis of results a very important function and so publishes regularly the analysis report. Doing so, it tries to study and examine the problems in the field of education for onward submission to the Government. The NBSE was set up through an Act by the Nagaland Legislative Assembly and received the assent of the Governor on the 15th of November 1973. It started functioning from the 1st October 1974 In March 1975, the Board held its first High School Leaving Certificate Examination at 6 (six) centres, for 2008 candidates. In trying to emerge with her own identity, a series of workshops, seminars, trainings, study tour were organized. Subsequently, the state level curriculum committee held its first meeting on the 30th March 1978 which led to a series of workshops to bring out our independent curriculum. The new curriculum, shaped after the needs of the state, was approved by the Government on the 12th April 1979. Text books written or selected in accordance with the newly framed curriculum were put into use for classes 9 and 10 from 1981 and 1982 respectively. In 1986, a significant development marked the HSLC examination process with the introduction of centrally coded answer books for centralised evaluation. From 1987 the system of conducting supplementary examination in the middle of the year and immediately after the main examination was abolished. In 1988, the existing HSLC course was semesterised and bifurcated into two examinations, i.e. the Class 9 (Promotion) Examination and the HSLC examination. With the onset of semesterisation, supplementary examination was done away with. The NBSE conducted the HSLC Examination 1988 on the new syllabus based on the national core curriculum. The first Class-9 (Promotion) examination was held in 1988 at all the recognised schools. Classes-8 and 9 examinations were decentralised where the Board sets and supplies the question papers and the schools evaluate and declare the results as per the criteria laid down. The 1994 batch of students of Class 8 and 9 were allotted registration numbers consequent upon their success at these examinations. The 1995 batch of students of Class 8 and 9 were issued pass certificates with registration numbers. This move made it easier for the Board to keep a track record of each student. The NBSE ( Amendment ) Act 1990 empowers the Board to conduct the higher secondary school leaving certificate examination under the three streams- science, arts and commerce. The Nagaland Board of School Education is basically instituted to achieve certain objectives such as: To prescribe course of instruction for Primary, upto Higher Secondary and Vocational School. To conduct and supervise examinations based on such course or to cause to conduct and supervise such examinations. To admit to its examinations, on conditions that may be prescribed by regulations, candidates who have pursued the prescribed courses of instruction and also to take such disciplinary action against candidates as may be prescribed by regulations. To demand and receive such fees as may be prescribed by regulation. To publish the result of its examinations. To demand and receive such fees as may be prescribed by regulation. To institute and award scholarships and prizes. To prepare, publish and select text books and supplementary books or to cause to prepare, publish and select such books. To lay down conditions of recognition of high schools, higher secondary schools and other schools preparing candidates for high school course, higher secondary course and other courses prescribed by the Board. To recognise High Schools and Secondary Schools and Vocational schools and to withdraw such recognition." To take such disciplinary action as it thinks fit against institutions as prescribed by regulations. To identify problems in the field of school education and to take remedial measures. To advise Government on physical, moral and social welfare of students in recognised institutions and to prescribe conditions for their residence and discipline. To prescribe necessary qualifications of teachers in recognized schools. To organise seminars and workshops for “in-service Teachers”. To receive grants from Government and donations from private individuals or associations for specific or general purposes. To call for reports from the Director of School Education on the conditions of recognised institutions or of institutions applying for recognitions. To advise Government on re-organisation and development of school education. To advise Government relating to any matter within the provisions of this Act on which the Government may consult the Board. To appoint officers and other employees of the Board, and to prescribe by regulation, the terms and conditions of their service; To institute by regulations for the benefit of its officers and other employees such pension, gratuity and provident fund as it may deem fit in such manner and subject to such conditions as may be prescribed by regulations. To delegate any of its powers to any Committee constituted under this Act. To administer the Nagaland Board of School Education Fund. To receive, purchase and hold any property movable or immovable, which may become vested in it, and to dispose of all or any of the property, movable or immovable belonging to it and also do all other acts incidental or appertaining thereto. and To do all such acts and things as may be necessary to carry out the purpose of this Act ...view more