The National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS) with current enrolment of about thirteen lakh students at Secondary and Senior Secondary stage is the largest open schooling organization in the world. However, it is not possible for NIOS alone to cater to the needs and variations of all regions of a multilingual multicultural country like India. It is difficult for one organisation at the national level to extend its functions and coverage and increase its enrolment beyond certain limits. For “reaching the unreached”, the Open Schooling System is required to be promoted and strengthened in the country.
To meet the regional diversity, the concept of State Open School (SOSs) has come up. Considering that education is state responsibility, eleven States of India also established Open Schools in the State with regional medium. NIOS have been providing professional and technical support to the states to establish such SOS, where necessary.
There are 8 states namely Uttar Pradesh, Orissa, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Assam, Chattisgarh, Uttarakhand and Bihar who are in the process of setting up state Open Schools (sos).
1. ANDHRA PRADESH
- A.P. OPEN SCHOOL SOCIETY, Opp. Old Bus Stand, Pareeksha Bhavan, Government Boys High School (Urdu) Campus, Guntur – 522001, Land Line No: 0863-2239151, Official Website : http://www.apopenschool.ap.gov.in
2. BIHAR
- BIHAR BOARD OF OPEN SCHOOLING AND EXAMINATION (BBOSE), Chanakya National Law University Campus Nyay Nagar, Mithapur, Patna-800001, Tel No.: 0612-2355668, 0612 (O) 2355662, (O) 0612-2355573, Official Website : http://www.bbose.org
3. CHHATISGARH
- CHHATISGARH STATE OPEN SCHOOL, C.G. State Open School, C/o C.G.Board Of Secondary Education, New Building, Ground Floor, Pension Bada, Raipur (C.G.).Pin Code-492001 (C.G), Tel.: 0771-6002018, (O) 0771- 2445321 (M) 09424200606 , 07415100040, Official Website : http://www.sos.cg.nic.in
4. DELHI
- DELHI STATE OPEN SCHOOL, HEAD OFFICE : PATRACHAR VIDYALAYA BHAWAN , LUCKNOW ROAD , TIMARPUR , NEW DELHI, COMMUNICATION OFFICE : PREET VIHAR, DELHI – 110092, Official Website : http://www.dsos.co.in
- GRAMEEN MUKTH VIDIYALAYI SHIKSHA SANSTHAN, M-151, Keshav Chowk, Panchsheel Garden, Naveen Shahdara, Delhi-32, Official Website : www.gmvss.ac.in
5. KERELA
- STATE COUNCIL OF OPEN AND LIFELONG EDUCATION, KERELA, FXQF+R2M, Vidhya Bhavan, Poojappura, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala – 695012, Official Website : http://www.scolekerala.org
6. MADHYA PRADESH
- M. P. STATE OPEN SCHOOL EDUCATION BOARD, School Education Department Govt. of M.P. Shivaji Nagar Bhopal- 462011, Tel No. 0755 – 2671066 (O) 0755 – 2441532 (R) 0755 – 2430847, Official Website : http://www.mpsos.nic.in
7. SIKKIM
- BOARD OF OPEN SCHOOLING AND SKILL EDUCATION, SIKKIM, NH10, near RBI Bank, M.P.Golai, Tadong, Gangtok, Sikkim – 737102, Official Website : http://www.bosse.ac.in
8. RAJASTHAN
- RAJASTHAN STATE OPEN SCHOOL, JAIPUR 2-2A, Jhalana Doongri Jaipur – 302004 (Rajasthan),Tel No: 0141-2705067, (O) 0141 – 2228399 (M) 07665501144, Official Website : http://www.rsosapp.rajasthan.gov.in
9. TELANGANA
- TELANGANA OPEN SCHOOL SOCIETY, Government of Telangana, SCERT campus, opp. LB stadium ‘E’ gate, III Floor, Basheerbagh, Hyderabad-500001, Tel No. (O) 040-23459287, (O) 040-23299568 (M) 09849909165, Official Website : http://www.telanganaopenschool.org
10. UTTAR PRADESH
- NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OPEN SCHOOLING, A-24-25, Institutional Area, Phase-8, NOIDA-201309 (UP), Tel: 0120- 4089858, 0120 (O) 2403173, Official Website : http://www.nios.ac.in
- UTTAR PARDESH STATE OPEN SCHOOL BOARD, Azad nagar Gohari road near cold storage Phaphamau, near railway crossing, Shantipuram, Prayagraj-211013 (UP), Official Website : http://www.upsosb.ac.in
11. WEST BENGAL
- THE WEST BENGAL COUNCIL OF RABINDRA OPEN SCHOOLING, Bikash Bhavan (2nd floor, East Block) Bidhannagar, Kolkata- 700091Tel No: 033-23345199,033 (O) 23345199 (M) 09432214945, Official Website : http://www.wbcros.ac.in
12. JAMMU & KASHMIR
- JAMMU & KASHMIR STATE OPEN SCHOOL, Headquarter and administrative office of JKSOS, Umar Dar (Jksos Director) – Admission and Verification Department Open Study, Sadaf Complex, Ground Floor, General Bus Stand, Hussainabad, Anantnag, 192101, Jammu & Kashmir, Official Website : http://www.jksos.co.in
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