TNSB

COBSE APPROVAL FOR TAMIL NADU STATE BOARD

State Board School Examinations and Board of Higher Secondary Examinations, Tamil Nadu
COBSE MEMBER
Also Known As Under Given Both Names:
Tamil Nadu Board of Secondary Education , Chennai
Tamil Nadu Board of Higher Secondary Education , Chennai
State Board School Examinations (Sec.) & Board of Higher Secondary Examinations , Tamil Nadu also known as Tamil Nadu State Board has entered into its adulthood and completed two decades of its existence in the field of Regular , Private , Open and Distance Learning (ODL) in the school education sector. This journey of the Board has been quite successful. With about 1 million students on its roll, State Board School Examinations (Sec.) & Board of Higher Secondary Examinations, Tamil Nadu also known as Tamil Nadu State Board is credited to be the largest school Board in the world with significant popularity in the Commonwealth countries and in certain other developing and developed countries. State Board School Examinations (Sec.) & Board of Higher Secondary Examinations, Tamil Nadu also known as Tamil Nadu State Board has been offering Secondary and Senior Secondary and Vocational Education & training (VET) courses through its study centres and Open Basic Education Programme through Accredited Agencies.

State Board School Examinations (Sec.) & Board of Higher Secondary Examinations, Tamil Nadu also known as Tamil Nadu State Board not only offers a wide spectrum of courses of study up to the pre-degree level for all categories of learners, but also works as a nodal institute for carrying forward the regular and open school movement in the country in order to achieve the objective of developing an inclusive learning society. This has been possible due to dedication and unstinting support from all faculty and staff of the board and other stakeholders. However, there are some tasks and issues that need quick intervention and concerted attention as indicated below:

1 . The success of ODL system largely depends on satisfaction of its learners, not only in terms of what is the quality of academic support they receive but also up to what extent they are empowered during the learning process. State Board School Examinations (Sec.) & Board of Higher Secondary Examinations, Tamil Nadu also known as Tamil Nadu State Board needs to work in this direction by consolidating and strengthening its academic support system.

2. The National Curriculum Framework (NCF 2005) has posed several challenges of education before all of us, particularly in the school education sector; not only what is to be learnt but also to ensure the effectiveness of the process of learning. It emphasizes giving more freedom and autonomy to the learner. Hence, there is a need to revisit the curriculum of State Board School Examinations (Sec.) & Board of Higher Secondary Examinations, Tamil Nadu also known as Tamil Nadu State Board for making learning more and more learner oriented.

3. State Board School Examinations (Sec.) & Board of Higher Secondary Examinations, Tamil Nadu also known as Tamil Nadu State Board needs to focus more on those disadvantaged groups of the society, who have been discriminated against getting education for long due to varied socio-economic reasons. We are in the process of developing workable and implementable action plans with due priority for reaching the unreached and uplifting them in the social structure by providing relevant and need based quality education. Besides SCs, STs, Girls and differently abled, State Board School Examinations (Sec.) & Board of Higher Secondary Examinations , Tamil Nadu also known as Tamil Nadu State Board has visualized a programme of education of minorities. The programme for education of minorities has already been started and it is in the process of expansion.