BOARD OF OPEN SCHOOLING & SKILL EDUCATION
BOSSE (Board of Open Schooling & Education), Sikkim is an open School Board to cater to the varied academic needs of divergent groups of students up to pre degree level.
Senior Secondary Programmes -
Senior Secondary Programme is equivalent to XIIth standard. Those who have successfully passed Secondary are eligible to take admission to Sr. Secondary Programme of BOSSE. All applicants need to submit a self attested copy of their Secondary Certificate. There is no restriction on choice of subjects and combinations, except that minimum one language has to be taken. Learners can choose their subjects from the BOSSE List of Subjects as given below:
Group A (Language Subjects) Group B (Non Language Subjects)
Skill and Vocational Education -
Skill and Vocational Education is a vital component of all education initiatives. The National Education Policy 2020 also lays great emphasis on it so that our youth can become economically independent and earn their livelihood with dignity. BOSSE, Sikkim has also given utmost importance to Skill and Vocational education, which is evident from the name of the Board itself that contains ‘Skill Education’ apart from ‘Open Schooling’. Giving importance to Skills makes education more inclusive and relevant. The main objective of BOSSE’s Skill Education Programme is to produce employable skilled middle-level work force, to fill the gap of unemployment. It is BOSSE’s endeavour to offer a wide variety of skill based vocational courses that are relevant for placement in the Industry.
Combination of Vocational Subjects with Academic Subjects
BOSSE provides a combination of vocational and academic subjects in order to make the course curricula more effective and career oriented. Learners can choose their Vocational Subjects from the Table given below:
Table 3: List of Vocational Education Courses offered by BOSSE in combination with Academic Courses