Odisha Council of Higher Secondary Education

Council of Higher Secondary Education, Odisha (abbreviated as CHSE (O)) is a Board of Education imparting Senior Higher Secondary (Class 11 & Class 12 Courses) for public and private schools and colleges under the State Government of Odisha, India.

C.H.S.E.(O)

Council of Higher Secondary Education, Odisha
ଉଚ୍ଚ ମାଧ୍ୟମିକ ଶିକ୍ଷା ପରିଷଦ, ଓଡ଼ିଶା
Formation	23 October 1982; 42 years ago (1982-10-23)
Type	State Governmental Board of Higher Secondary Education
Headquarters	Prajnapitha, Samantapur, Bhubaneswar-1, Odisha, India
Official languages	Odia and English
Parent organisation	Department of School and Mass Education, Government of Odisha
Website	www.chseodisha.nic.in

History

Council of Higher Secondary Education, Odisha was established in 1982, with accordance of Odisha Higher Secondary Act 1982, which was assented by the Governor of Odisha on 23 October 1982.

The Council of CHSE(O) was formed to regulate, control and develop Higher Secondary Education in the State of Odisha. Though the administrative function council commenced from 7 September 1982, in a rented building at Goutam Nagar, Bhubaneshwar. After some years the council constructed its own administrative building in Samantarapur, Bhubaneshwar and started functioning in its own infrastructure from 2 January 1996. The new name of the campus is being christened as Prajnapitha.^[1]

Affiliations

CHSE(O) affiliates all state and private schools and colleges in the state of Odisha.

Courses offered

CHSE(O) Board conducts examinations in the streams of Arts, Science, Commerce, and Vocational Education, which includes subjects of:

• Modern Indian Language

1. English (alternative)
2. Odia
3. Hindi
4. Sanskrit
5. Urdu
6. Bengali
7. Telugu

• English (compulsory)
• Environmental Education
• Yoga
• Basic Computer Education
• Physics
• Chemistry
• Mathematics
• Biology (Zoology & Botany)
• Geology
• Accountancy
• Business Studies and Management
• Business Mathematics and Statistics
• Salesmanship
• Business Economics
• Banking and Insurance
• Cost Accounting
• Fundamentals of Entrepreneurship
• Fundamentals of Management Accountancy
• Information Technology
• History
• Political Science
• Economics
• Industrial Relations and Personnel Management
• Logic
• Geography
• Home Science
• Education
• Psychology
• Indian Music
• Anthropology
• Sociology
• Statistics
• Computer Science
• Bio-Technology
• Electronics
• Elective Language

1. Odia
2. Hindi
3. Sanskrit
4. Persian
5. Urdu
6. Bengali
7. Telugu

Syllabus

CHSE(O) publishes syllabus stram wise every year. For English (alternative), Mathematics, Biology, Sociology, Physics and Chemistry council prescribes textbooks published by National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) and for other subjects it prescribes textbooks published by Odisha State Bureau of Textbook Preparation and Production (Bureau).

Examinations

The board conducts final examinations every spring for Higher Secondary Examination (HSE), Council of Higher Secondary Education Examinations (C.H.S.E.) and examinations of other courses prescribed by the Board for Class 12.

See also

• Board of Secondary Education, Odisha
• Department of Higher Education, Odisha