Board of Open Schooling and Skill Education

The Board of Open Schooling and Skill Education (BOSSE), is the board of open schooling recognized by the Government of Sikkim in India. BOSSE is established under the act of the Board of Open Schooling and Skill Education; Sikkim Act 2020 was passed on 21 September 2020 by the Sikkim Legislative Assembly stated under Act No. 14 of 2020. The state government of Sikkim has created a mechanism through BOSSE to provide for secondary education, senior secondary as well as skill and vocational education up to pre-degree level and to provide opportunity to continue education to such students who have missed the opportunity of school education. The BOSSE is a state open school board that administers examinations for secondary and senior secondary examinations similar to the NIOS, CBSE and the CISCE. BOSSE offers a unique platform where students may choose skill and vocational subjects along with their secondary and senior secondary papers. The board is mandated to promote open schooling and to undertake research, innovation and development activities in the area of open schooling to strengthen the open and distance education system.