Secondary Certificate is equivalent to the Xth standard. Eligibility for taking admission to Secondary Programme is minimum 15 years of age (Before Exam) . 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:
Table 1 : List of Subjects for Academic Courses
Group A (Language Subjects)
| SR. NO. | CODE | SUBJECT |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 101 | Hindi |
| 2 | 102 | English |
| 3 | 103 | Urdu |
| 4 | 104 | Sanskrit |
| 5 | 105 | Bengali |
| 6 | 106 | Punjabi |
| 7 | 107 | Assamese |
| 8 | 108 | Nepali |
| 9 | 109 | Odia |
| 10 | 110 | Kannada |
| 11 | 111 | Malayalam |
| 12 | 112 | Tamil |
| 13 | 113 | Telugu |
| 14 | 114 | Gujarati |
| 15 | 115 | Marathi |
Group B (Non Language Subjects)
| SR. NO. | CODE | SUBJECT |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 201 | Mathematics |
| 2 | 202 | Science & Technology* |
| 3 | 203 | Social Science |
| 4 | 204 | Economics |
| 5 | 205 | Business Studies |
| 6 | 206 | Home Science & Human Ecology* |
| 7 | 207 | Psychology* |
| 8 | 208 | Indian Culture & Heritage |
| 9 | 209 | Accountancy |
- Learners have to choose five subjects with at least one and maximum two Language Subjects from Group A and the remaining subjects from Group B.
- Two additional subjects can be taken from either of the two groups with additional fees as per JHAR-E-EDUCATION HIGHER SECONDARY EDUCATION BOARD norms.
- Subjects with asterisk* have theory as well as practical.