Setting up of the Bihar Board of Open Schooling and Examination (BBOSE), as an autonomous Organisation of the Education Department, Govt. of Bihar in Feb. 2011 is yet another significant milestone, on the road of rapid socio-economic development of the State in the last few years.BBOSE is a registered Govt. Society under Societies Act. It is an Open & Distance Learning Institution, set up on the lines of the National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS), under the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Govt. of India. Its mandate is to "Reach the Unreached" in terms of Education & Skills, in Bihar, through Open & Distance learning modes. It provides a special focus on marginalized Socioeconomic and Religious sections for the purpose of their integration with the mainstream through relevant educational and skill development interventions. As an Apex Organisation, in the field of school education, it develops its own content and books and imparts education, corresponding to all levels of the formal school system, i.e. from Class I to Class XII. It also holds Public Examinations, followed by grants of Certificates for Class X and Class XII, having equivalence with the Certificates of other Formal School Examination Boards like C.B.S.E./I.C.S.E. and other Secondary Boards of the Country. Therefore in effect, it is an amalgamation of the State Council of Educational Research and Training and the Bihar School Examination Board, in the field of Open & Distance Learning, at the school level. It has also been declared as a Nodal Agency for skill development and vocational training through ODL mode for Bihar Skill Development Mission (BSDM). BBOSE has several unique & distinguishing features, which sets it apart from all other formal Examination Boards.

 It imparts vocational and skills training in addition, to its academic courses, right from the levels corresponding to Class 5+ up to classes below the degree levels of Universities. It allows the combination of Vocational Courses along with Academic subjects at Class X/XII level and also imparts training in stand-alone vocational subjects depending upon the level of Courses & competencies, involved. BBOSE grants Diplomas & Certificates for various educational & vocational courses, for various duration & competency levels.

 Special projects... The board has acquired wide-ranging expertise in identifying, designing, and developing special projects for providing educational and skill development intervention to a particular target group defined in terms of religion, caste, geographical locations, and other socio-economic parameters.

 It also provides various life enrichment courses, in different categories. Other Innovative features of Bihar Board of Open Schooling & Examination (BBOSE).

 Bihar Board of Open Schooling & Examination(BBOSE) is fast emerging as a powerful instrument of policy Intervention for the State Govt, not only, helping in the Universalisation of School Education, but also ensuring access, equity & quality in it, along with mainstreaming of marginalized communities and thereby "Reaching the Unreached". It has immense potential and role, to help the State in reaping the "Demographic Dividend" effectively by transforming the unskilled & Semi-skilled workforce of Bihar into skilled and valuable human resources, through distance learning mode. BBOSE holds tremendous possibilities for providing relevant events and new market-driven skill sets to the youth of Bihar and also to upscale their existing skill base. BBOSE has already emerged as a nodal Agency for the State in this regard and is in the process of forging new collaborations & partnerships with leading players in different sectors of trade & industry. BBOSE is uniquely poised to service, from its vast and varied bouquet of courses of study, subjects, training packages, and Instructional materials to satisfy the needs of its diverse client groups.