Kerala Board of Higher Secondary Examinations

Kerala Board of Higher Secondary Examinations[1] (KBHSE) is the statutory body responsible for conducting 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 Directorate of General Education, Government of Kerala and is chaired by the director of general education.[2][3][4]

Kerala Board of Higher Secondary Examinations
AbbreviationKBHSE
Formation1991 [5]
TypeState Governmental Board of Education
HeadquartersDirectorate of General Education (Higher Secondary Wing), Jagathy, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India
Official language
Malayalam, English
Chairman
N. S. K. Umesh IAS[6]
(Director of General Education)
Secretary
Dr. S.S Vivekanandan[7] Joint Director (Examination), Higher Secondary
Member Secretary (Academic)
Sureskuhmar.R
(Joint Director, Academic HSE)
Parent organization
Department of General Education, Government of Kerala
Websitehttps://hseportal.kerala.gov.in

Board members

The board consists of the following members:[2]

  1. Director of General Education, Kerala – Chairman
  2. Joint Director (Examination), Higher Secondary – Secretary
  3. Joint Director (Academic), Higher Secondary – Member
  4. Secretary to the Commissioner for Government Examinations – Member
  5. Director, SCERT, Kerala – Member
  6. Secretary, Board of Vocational Higher Secondary Examinations – Member
  7. Commissioner for Entrance Examinations or nominee – Member
  8. Director of Collegiate Education or nominee – Member
  9. Director of Technical Education or nominee – Member
  10. Registrar, University of Kerala or nominee – Member
  11. Director of IHRD or nominee – Member
  12. Principal of a Higher Secondary School (nominated by the Director) – Member
  13. Senior HSST (nominated by the Director) – Member

Affiliations

There are a total of 2,167 schools affiliated with the DGE, including 845 government schools, 860 government-aided schools, and 461 unaided schools.[8]

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

Grading system[2][9][8]
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.[10]

  • 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

References

  1. ^ "Kerala State higher secondary exam board name changed on COBSE website". The Hindu. 6 September 2024. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 20 November 2025.
  2. ^ a b c "Government of Kerala Manual of Higher Secondary Examinations" (PDF). Department of General Education (Higher Secondary). Thiruvananthapuram: Government of Kerala. 2022.
  3. ^ "Name of state HSE board corrected on central website". The Times of India. 5 September 2024. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 20 November 2025.
  4. ^ "Economic Review 2016 – Higher Secondary Education". Economic Review 2016. Kerala State Planning Board.
  5. ^ "Economic Review 2016, State Planning Board".
  6. ^ "Umesh named general education director; Priyanka is new Ernakulam collector". 31 July 2025.
  7. ^ "Contacts".
  8. ^ a b "Higher Secondary Education Portal-Directorate of General Education, Government of Kerala". www.hseportal.kerala.gov.in. Retrieved 20 November 2025.
  9. ^ "Kerala plus Two exam 2025 results to be declared on May 21, says Minister V. Sivankutty". The Hindu. 6 May 2025. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 20 November 2025.
  10. ^ "VHSE Examinations". Government of Kerala. Retrieved 8 December 2025.
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