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{{Short description|State higher secondary examination board of Kerala, India}}
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'''Kerala Board of Higher Secondary Examinations'''<ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-09-06 |title=Kerala State higher secondary exam board name changed on COBSE website |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/kerala-state-higher-secondary-exam-board-name-changed-on-cobse-website/article68610892.ece |access-date=2025-11-20 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref> (KBHSE) is the statutory body responsible for conducting [[Higher Secondary Certificate|higher secondary examinations]] in [[Kerala]]. The Board deals with all matters related to the conduct of examinations, finalisation of results, and issuance of certificates. It functions under the [[General Education Department (Kerala)|Directorate of General Education]], [[Government of Kerala]] and is chaired by the director of general education.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web
|title = Government of Kerala Manual of Higher Secondary Examinations
|url = https://dhsekerala.gov.in/downloads/circulars/0402221142_MANUAL.pdf
|website = Department of General Education (Higher Secondary)
|publisher = Government of Kerala
|location = Thiruvananthapuram
|date = 2022
|access-date =
}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-09-05 |title=Name of state HSE board corrected on central website |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/thiruvananthapuram/name-of-state-hse-board-corrected-on-central-website/articleshow/113101471.cms |access-date=2025-11-20 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref><ref>{{cite web
|title=Economic Review 2016 – Higher Secondary Education
|url=https://spb.kerala.gov.in/economic-review/ER2016/chapter04_02.php
|publisher=Kerala State Planning Board
|work=Economic Review 2016
|access-date=
}}</ref>
{{Infobox organization
| name = Kerala Board of Higher Secondary Examinations
| formation = 1991 <ref>{{cite web | title=Economic Review 2016, State Planning Board | url=https://spb.kerala.gov.in/economic-review/ER2016/chapter04_02.php }}</ref>
| image = Government of Kerala Logo black.jpg
| abbreviation = KBHSE
| type = State Governmental Board of Education
| headquarters = Directorate of General Education (Higher Secondary Wing),
[[Jagathy]], [[Thiruvananthapuram]], [[Kerala]], [[India]] {{flagicon|India}}
| language = [[Malayalam]], [[English language|English]]
| leader_title = Chairman
| leader_name = N. S. K. Umesh IAS<ref>{{cite web | title=Umesh named general education director; Priyanka is new Ernakulam collector | date=31 July 2025 | url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/kochi/2025/Jul/31/umesh-named-general-education-director-priyanka-is-new-ernakulam-collector }}</ref> 
(Director of General Education)
| leader_title2 = Secretary
| leader_name2 = Dr. S.S Vivekanandan<ref>{{cite web | title=Contacts | url=http://www.dhsekerala.gov.in/contacts.htm }}</ref>
Joint Director (Examination), Higher Secondary 
| leader_title3 = Member Secretary (Academic)
| leader_name3 = Sureskuhmar.R 
(Joint Director, Academic HSE)
| parent_organization = [[Department of General and Higher Education (Kerala)|Department of General Education]], [[Government of Kerala]]
| website = https://hseportal.kerala.gov.in
}}

== Board members ==
The board consists of the following members:<ref name=":0" />
# Director of General Education, Kerala – ''Chairman''
# Joint Director (Examination), Higher Secondary – ''Secretary''
# Joint Director (Academic), Higher Secondary – ''Member''
# Secretary to the Commissioner for Government Examinations – ''Member''
# Director, SCERT, Kerala – ''Member''
# Secretary, Board of Vocational Higher Secondary Examinations – ''Member''
# Commissioner for Entrance Examinations or nominee – ''Member''
# Director of Collegiate Education or nominee – ''Member''
# Director of Technical Education or nominee – ''Member''
# Registrar, [[University of Kerala]] or nominee – ''Member''
# Director of [[Institute of Human Resources Development|IHRD]] or nominee – ''Member''
# Principal of a Higher Secondary School (nominated by the Director) – ''Member''
# Senior HSST (nominated by the Director) – ''Member''

== Affiliations ==
There are a total of 2,167 schools affiliated with the [[General Education Department (Kerala)|DGE]], including 845 government schools, 860 government-aided schools, and 461 unaided schools.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Higher Secondary Education Portal-Directorate of General Education, Government of Kerala |url=https://www.hseportal.kerala.gov.in/public/institutions |access-date=2025-11-20 |website=www.hseportal.kerala.gov.in}}</ref>

==Higher Secondary Examination Branch==
The Higher Secondary Examination Branch of the Directorate of General Education functions under the general control of the director. The director is the chairman of the board and is responsible for the conduct of the examinations.

A joint director (examination) serves as the secretary of the board and is responsible for conducting examinations and incurring expenditure related to the same under the supervision of the chairman.

==Grading system==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+Grading system<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite news |date=2025-05-06 |title=Kerala plus Two exam 2025 results to be declared on May 21, says Minister V. Sivankutty |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/kerala-plus-two-exam-results-to-be-declared-on-may-21/article69544376.ece |access-date=2025-11-20 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref name=":1" />
! Grade !! Grade range
|-
| A+ || Total Score 180–200
|-
| A || Total Score 160–179
|-
| B+ || Total Score 140–159
|-
| B || Total Score 120–139
|-
| C+ || Total Score 100–119 with TE score ≥ 30% of TE maximum
|-
| C || Total Score 80–99 with TE score ≥ 30% of TE maximum
|-
| D+ || Total Score 60–79 with TE score ≥ 30% of TE maximum
|-
| D || Total Score 40–59 or TE score < 30% of TE maximum
|-
| E || Total Score below 40
|}

== Streams of examinations ==
The board conducts examinations for the following streams.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.vhse.kerala.gov.in/vhse/examination.php |title=VHSE Examinations |website=Government of Kerala |access-date=8 December 2025}}</ref>

* Higher secondary

* Technical higher secondary

* Art higher secondary

* Vocational higher secondary

* Higher secondary equivalency

==Types of examinations==
The board conducts the following higher secondary examinations:
* First year higher secondary examination
* First year higher secondary improvement/supplementary examination
* Second year higher secondary examination
* Second year higher secondary SAY/improvement examination
* First year higher secondary equivalency examination
* First year higher secondary equivalency improvement/supplementary examination
* Second year higher secondary equivalency examination

==See also==

* [[Kerala Board of Public Examination]] (KBPE) - responsibile for conducting SSLC Exam
* [[General Education Department (Kerala)]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://dhsekerala.gov.in/ Directorate of Higher Secondary Education]
* [https://education.kerala.gov.in/ Department of General Education]
* [https://scert.kerala.gov.in/ SCERT Kerala]

{{Education in Kerala}}

[[Category:Education in Kerala]]
[[Category:State agencies of Kerala]]
[[Category:State secondary education boards of India]]

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