The number of working days of School Education in a year is generally more than 200 days in majority of the States/UTs. The academic session begins from the month of June in States/UTs. Via: Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Goa, Gujarat, Kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu and in 3 UTs. Via: Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Daman & Diu and Pondicherry.

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Academic year, Working days and Vacation Period
The number of working days of School Education in a year is generally more than 200 days in
majority of the States/UTs. The academic session begins from the month of June in States/UTs. Via:
Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Goa, Gujarat, Kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu and in 3 UTs. Via:
Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Daman & Diu and Pondicherry.
Majority of the States/UTs avail long vacation period during the summer season while in
some hill States, this falls in the winter months. The State/UTs-wise information on academic year
and vacation periods.

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Details of Public Examination by Levels of School Education
Sl. State/Union Name of Examination Level / Minimum age Name of the Board/
No. Territory
Classes prescribed Organization Conducting
the Examination
1 2 3 4 5 6
1 Andhra Secondary School X 15 years Secondary School
Pradesh Certificate Examination Certificate Board
Central Board of
X 15 years
Central Board of Secondary
Secondary Education/Indian Certificate
Education/Indian of Secondary Education
Certificate of Secondary
Education (X)
Central Board of XII 17 years Central Board of Secondary
Education/Indian CertificateSecondary
of Secondary EducationEducation/Indian
Certificate of Secondary
Education (XII)
Board of Intermediate
Intermediate Education, Andhra Pradesh,
XI,XII 15 yearsexamination Hyderabad
2 Arunachal All India Secondary X 14 years Central Board of Secondary
Pradesh School Examination Education
All India Senior School
XII 16 years
-do-
Certificate Examination
3 Assam High School Leaving X 15 years Board of Secondary
Certificate Education, Assam (SEBA)
(HSLC)/Assam High
Madrasa (AHM)
Higher Secondary School XII 18 Years
Assam Higher Secondary
Education CouncilLeaving Certificate Exam
(HSSLC) (AHSEC)

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Sl. State/Union Name of Examination Level / Minimum Name of the Board/
No. Territory
Classes age Organization Conducting
prescribed the Examination
1 2 3 4 5 6
4 Bihar Secondary School X 14 years Bihar School Examination
Examination Board
Senior Secondary School
XII 16 years
Bihar School Examination
Examination Board (Higher Secondary)
5 Chhattisgarh High School Certificate X 16 years Chattisgarh Board
Examination
+2 Higher Secondary
XII 18 Years -do-School Certificate
Examination
6 Goa Secondary School X 15 years Goa Board of Secondary
Certificate Examination and Higher Secondary
(SSC) Examination
Higher Secondary School
XII 17 years
- do -
Examination (HSSC)
7 Gujarat Secondary School X 15 Years Gujarat Secondary &
certificate Education Higher Secondary
Higher Secondary
Education Board
XII 17 YearsCertificate -do-
Examination
8 Haryana Middle Standard VIII Board of School
Examination Education,Haryana,Bhiwani
Matriculation
X
-do-
Examination
Senior Secondary
XII
-do-
Examination

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Sl. State/Union Name of Examination Level / Minimum Name of the Board/
No. Territory
Classes age Organization Conducting
prescribed the Examination
1 2 3 4 5 6
9 Himachal V Class V 9+ years Department of Elementary
Pradesh Education.
VIII Class VIII 12+ years
X Class X 14+ years
H.P Board of School of
School Examinations.
XI Class XI 15+ years -do-
XII Class XII 16+ years -do-
10 Jammu & VIII Class VII 12+Years District Institute of
Kashmir Education and Training
Secondary X 14+Years
Jammu & Kashmir State
Board
Senior Secondary XII 16+Years -do-
11 Jharkhand Secondary School X 14 Years Jharkhand Academic
Examination (Matrix) Council
Inter School Examination
XII 16 Years(Inter)
-do-
12 Karnataka Secondary School X 15 years Karnataka Secondary
Leaving Certificate Education Examination
Examination at the end of Board, Bangalore.
high School Pre Not Department of Pre-
University PrescribedII-Pre University Course University Education,

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Sl. State/Union Name of Examination Level / Minimum Name of the Board/
No. Territory
Classes age Organization Conducting
prescribed the Examination
1 2 3 4 5 6
13 Kerala Secondary School X 15 years Board of Public
Leaving Certificate Examinations
examination (SSLC)
Board of Higher Secondary
XII 17 yearsHigher Secondary (+2 Examinations.
stage) Examination
Council for the Indian
Council for the Indian XII 17 years School Certificate, New
School Higher Delhi.
Secondary examination
14 Madhya Primary I –V 6 to 11 years No Board
Pradesh
Middle VI-VII 11 to 14 No Board
Years
High School Certificate IX-X
14 to 16 years
MP Board of Secondary
Examination Education
16 to 18 years
Higher Secondary
XI-XII
-do-
School

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Sl. State/Union Name of Examination Level / Minimum age Name of the Board/
No. Territory
Classes prescribed Organization Conducting
the Examination
1 2 3 4 5 6
15 Maharashtra Commercial Examination VIII No age Maharashtra State Council
Government Commercial restriction of Examinations, Pune.
Certificate Examination
Diploma in Education
XII
No age -do-
(New Course) restriction
Common Entrance Test
D.ED.
Min 18 years’
Exam pass -do-max.33 years
and other than
adv. Class 38
years maxes.
Trained Teacher’s
Certificate Examination
16 Manipur High School Leaving
Certificate
Higher Secondary
Examination at the end of
Class-XII
17 Meghalaya Secondary School
Leaving Certificate
Higher Secondary
School Leaving
Certificate
XII No age -do--
restriction
X 15 years Board of Secondary
Education, Manipur
XII Not specified
Council of Higher
Secondary Education,
Manipur
X 15 years MBOSE, CBSE & ICSE
XII 17 years -do

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Sl. State/Union Name of Examination Level / Minimum Name of the Board/
No. Territory
Classes age Organization Conducting
prescribed the Examination
1 2 3 4 5 6
18 Mizoram High School Leaving X Not Mizoram Board of School
Certificate Examination specified Education, Aizwal
Higher Secondary School
Leaving Certificate
Examination
19 Nagaland Elementary School
Leaving Certificate
High School Leaving
Certificate
Higher Secondary School
Leaving Certificate
20 Odisha High School Certificate
Examination
+2 Examination
Primary Scholarship
Examination
Upper primary
Scholarship Examination
XII
-do-
VIII Not
specified
X
16 Years
XII
Not
specified
X 14+ years
XII 16+ years
No -
No -
-do-
State Council of Education
Research and Training
Nagaland Board of School
Education
-do-
Board of Secondary
Education, Odisha
Council of Higher Secondary
Education, Odisha.
Board of Secondary
Education, Odisha
-do-

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Sl. State/Union Name of Examination Level / Minimum age Name of the Board/
No. Territory
Classes prescribed Organization Conducting
the Examination
1 2 3 4 5 6
21 Punjab Secondary Examination X 14+ Years Punjab School Education
Board,
+2 Examination XII 16+Years
-do-
22 Rajasthan Secondary School X Not Specified Board of Secondary
Examination at the end of Education, Ajmer,
Class X Rajasthan
Senior Secondary
Examination at the end of XII -do- -do-
Class XII
23 Sikkim All India Secondary X 15 years Central Board of
SchooI Examination Secondary Education
All India Senior SchooI XII 17 years -do-
Certificate Examination
Indian Certificate of X 15 years Indian Certificate of
Secondary Examination Secondary Examination
Council for the Indian XII 17 years -do-
School Certificate
24 Tamil Nadu Secondary School X 14+ years Board of Secondary
Leaving Certificate Education
Higher Secondary
XII 16+ years
Board of Higher
Certificate Secondary Education
25 Tripura Madhyamik Education X 16 years Tripura Board of
Secondary Education
/Central Board of
Secondary Education
/Indian Certificate of
Secondary Examination

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H.S. (+2stage) XII 18 years -do-
State/Union Name of Examination Level / Minimum age Name of the Board/
No. Territory
Classes prescribed Organization Conducting
the Examination
1 2 3 4 5 6
26 Uttar Pradesh Primary at the end of V Not Prescribed Block level/ city
class V level/District level
Upper primary at the end VIII -do- Board of Secondary
class VIII education, UP, Allahabad
High School at the end of -do-
class X X -do-
Higher Secondary at the
-do-end of class XII XII -do-
27 Uttarakhand High School X Not Prescribed Uttarakhand Board of
Education, Ramnagar,
Nainital
Intermediate XII Not Prescribed -do-
28 West Bengal Madhaymik (Secondary) X 15 Years West Bengal Board of
Examination Secondary Education
Higher Secondary
XII Not
West Bengal Council of
Examination Higher Secondary
Prescribed Education
29 Andaman & All India Secondary X Not Prescribed Central Board of Secondary
Nicobar School Examination Education
Islands
All India Senior School
XII -do-
Certificate Examination
-do-

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30 Chandigarh Matriculation X Yes Central Board of Secondary
Examination Education
+2 stage Examination XII Yes -do-
31 Dadra & Secondary School X No age Gujarat Secondary & Higher
Nagar Haveli Certificate Examination restriction Secondary Examination
Board , vadodra,
Higher Secondary School
Higher Secondary Certificate
XII Examination Board,
Certificate Examination -do-
Ghadinagar
32 Daman & Diu Secondary School X 15 years Gujarat Secondary Education
Certificate Board Board (GSEB) Vadodara,
Gujarat.
Higher Secondary School
Gujarat Secondary and
XII 17 years Higher Secondary Education
Certificate Board
Board (GSHEB),
Gandhinagar, Gujarat.
33 Delhi Secondary School X 15 years Central Board of Secondary
Examination Education
Senior Secondary
XII 17 years
-do-
Examination
VII 11+ to 13yrs
Rastriya India Military
Rashtriya India College Dehradun
Military College

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34 Lakshadweep Secondary School X 16 Years Secondary School Leaving
Certificate Examination
Board Kerala
Leaving Certificate
XI-XII 18 Years
Board of Higher Secondary
Higher Secondary Examination Kerala
35 Pondicherry Secondary School X 14+Years Board of Secondary
Leaving Certificate Education, Tamilnadu Board
of public Examination,
Kerala Board of Secondary
Education, Andhra Pradesh
Board of Matriculation
Matriculation X 14+Years Examination, Tamilnadu.
Secondary School X 15+Years Central Board of Secondary
Leaving Education
Higher Secondary XII 16+Years Board of Hr.Sec.Education,
Certificate Tamilnadu, Board of Hr.
Sec. Examinations, Kerala
Higher Secondary XII 16+Years Central Board of Secondary
Certificate Education
Intermediate XII 16+Years Board of Intermediate
Education, Andhra
Pradesh
Brevert Elementaire
(French Examination)- XII 14+Years Department of Education,
Equivalent to Pondicherry
Matriculation/SSLC