SSLC

The Secondary School Leaving Certificate (SSLC) is a certification obtained by a student on successful completion of an examination at the end of study at the secondary schooling level in India.

Relevance of the SSLC

The Indian system of education fundamentally consists of five years of primary schooling, followed by five years of secondary schooling. The SSLC must be obtained at the end of term of study at the secondary school, after which a student can study at a higher secondary school, which is sometimes called a Pre-University Course (PUC), for two years. After this twelve year period of study a student may enter a university for graduate studies, or may choose to pursue a, shorter, diploma course in a technical field of study. Alternatively, after obtaining the SSLC, a student may choose to attend an industrial training institute where they can be trained in the basic skills necessary for technical occupations.

An example of an institution offering diploma courses after higher secondary education and vocational courses after obtaining the SSLC is the Apparel Training and Design Centre in Gurgaon, India [ [http://www.aepcindia.com/atdc/atdcAdmissionNotice.asp Programmes offered by the Apparel Training and Design Centre] ] .

Importance of the SSLC

The SSLC is obtained by passing a public examination, i.e., an examination that has been formulated by the regional board of education that the school is affiliated with, and not by members of the faculty of the school. The performance of a student in the SSLC examination is the key factor in obtaining admission to a higher secondary school of choice, where acceptance is typically based on the results of the SSLC examination. Therefore, the SSLC is often regarded as the first important examination that a student undertakes.

Examples of boards of education that administer the SSLC examination are the Tamil Nadu Board of Secondary Education and the Karnataka Secondary Education Examination Board [ [http://www.kseeb.org/ Karnataka Secondary Education Examination Board] ] .

References

External links

* [http://www.schooleducation.kar.nic.in Department of Public Instruction, Government of Karnataka]
* [http://www.tn.gov.in/schooleducation/default.htm Department of School Education, Government of Tamil Nadu]
* [http://www.tn.gov.in/dge/default.htm Directorate of Government Examinations, Government of Tamil Nadu]