HARYANA
OPEN SCHOOL |
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| The
Board of School Education Haryana has established the
Haryana Open School with the aim of providing education
for all at their door steps and consequently achieve the
target of 'Universalisation' of Education' at the school
level. The main target group is those individuals, who
have not been able to enroll in the formal system or have
dropped out due to some reason or the other especially
females, rural youth and working people. |
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| Holding
of Examination : |
| HOS
holds Examination of Secondary and Sr. Secondary
level. |
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| Eligibility
Criteria : |
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| Secondary
: The candidate should have completed 14 years
of age on 1st March of the Year of admission , however this
condition would not be applicable in case of CTP. |
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| Note:
The candidate would be required to submit one of the following
documents as a proof of age : |
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School leaving certificate of Govt./Recognized School
duly countersigned by the District Education Officer or
equivalent rank of the area concerned. |
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Date of Birth Certificate from Municipal Committee/Registrar
of Birth & Death along with an affidavit by the parents/guardian
in confirmation of the name and Date of Birth of the Candidate. |
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In case Municipal Committee record of date of birth is
not available and the candidate has never studied in any
Govt./ Recognised school, then the parents/guardians may
give an affidavit confirming the date of birth and name
and parenthood of the candidate, attested by the Oath
Commissioner/ Notary Public. |
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| Senior
Secondary : |
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A candidate must have passed Secondary from this Board
or from any Board recognized by the Board of School Education
Haryana. |
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There must be a gap of atleast two years between the year
of passing secondary examination and that of appearing
in the Senior Secondary Examination. However, this gap
of two years shall be counted from the year/session of
earning compartment in secondary examination in case such
candidates pass the subject(s) of compartment in the subsequent
two chances. |
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| Scheme
of Studies : ( Under Semester system) |
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| Course |
Subject Offered
by HOS |
Subject to
be taken |
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| Secondary |
(a) Compulsory
(b) Optional (any one) |
a) Hindi, English,
Mathematics,Science & Social Science b)
Punjabi,
Sanskrit, Home Science,Urdu, |
| Senior Secondary
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(a) Compulsory
(b) Optional (any three) |
a) Hindi Core or Hindi
Elective,(English Special for foreignStudents in
lieu of Hindi),English Core or English Elective,
b)Sanskrit, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry,Biology
History, Geography, Political Science, Economics,
Business Study. Accountancy, Home Science,Urdu,Computer-Science,Punjabi,
Psychology,Sociology,Public-Administration,Philosophy
Entrepreneuship |
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| Scheme
of Examination C.T.P. (Credit Transfer Policy) : |
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| A
candidate who has appeared in Secondary/Sr. Secondary
examination of Board of School Education Haryana under
the formal system in 2001 or later and has not been able
to earn the Certificate Qualification but has qualified
in at least one subject, can take admission in HOS under
the Credit Transfer Policy within a period of three years
from the year of last exam. HOS will accept the marks
of the qualified subject(s) and such a candidate will
have to qualify only the remaining subjects in order to
earn the certificate of qualification. For instance if
a candidate has qualified in English and Hindi i.e. two
subjects, he/she will have to qualify in three more subjects
in HOS to earn the certificate of qualification. Candidates
appearing under this category shall be allowed to opt
for the subjects of their choice from the scheme of studies
of HOS. |
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Secondary
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| Code |
Subject |
No.
of Papers |
Terminal
Examination |
Duration
of Exam. (Hours) |
Practical |
| 201 |
Hindi |
1 |
100 |
3 |
- |
| 202 |
English |
1 |
100 |
3 |
- |
| 206 |
Urdu |
1 |
100 |
3 |
- |
| 209 |
Sanskrit |
1 |
100 |
3 |
- |
| 210 |
Punjabi |
1 |
100 |
3 |
- |
| 211 |
Maths |
1 |
100 |
3 |
- |
| 212 |
Science |
1 |
80 |
3 |
20 |
| 213 |
Social Science |
1 |
100 |
3 |
- |
| 216 |
Home Science |
1 |
80 |
3 |
20 |
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| Senior
Secondary : |
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| Code |
Subject |
No.
of Papers |
Terminal
Examination |
Duration
of Exam. (Hours) |
Practical |
| 301 |
Hindi Core |
1 |
100 |
3 |
- |
| 334 |
Hindi Elective |
1 |
100 |
3 |
- |
| 302 |
English Core |
1 |
100 |
3 |
- |
| 335 |
English Elective |
1 |
100 |
3 |
- |
| 303 |
English Special |
1 |
100 |
3 |
- |
| 306 |
Urdu |
1 |
100 |
3 |
- |
| 311 |
Maths |
1 |
100 |
3 |
- |
| 312 |
Physics |
1 |
80 |
3 |
20 |
| 313 |
Chemistry |
1 |
80 |
3 |
20 |
| 314 |
Biology |
1 |
80 |
3 |
20 |
| 315 |
History |
1 |
100 |
3 |
- |
| 316 |
Geography |
1 |
80 |
3 |
20 |
| 317 |
Pol. Science |
1 |
100 |
3 |
- |
| 218 |
Economics |
1 |
100 |
3 |
- |
| 319 |
Business Studies |
1 |
100 |
3 |
- |
| 320 |
Accountancy |
1 |
80 |
3 |
20 |
| 321 |
Home Science |
1 |
80 |
3 |
20 |
| 336 |
Punjabi |
1 |
100 |
3 |
- |
| 337 |
Public Administration |
1 |
100 |
3 |
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| 324 |
Sanskrit |
1 |
100 |
3 |
- |
| 338 |
Philosophy |
1 |
100 |
3 |
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| 328 |
Psychology |
1 |
80 |
3 |
20 |
| 330 |
Computer Science |
1 |
50 |
3 |
50 |
| 331 |
Sociology |
1 |
100 |
3 |
- |
| 339 |
Entrepreneurship |
1 |
80
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3
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20
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| Date
of Admission for Examination : |
| As decided by the Chairman
of the Board from time to time. |
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| Change
of Subject : |
| A
candidate may change the subject(s) once offered, if application
alongwith the fee prescribed by the Board from time to
time is received one month before the commencement of
Examination |
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| Medium
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| The
Haryana Open School offers only two languages as medium
i.e. Hindi and English. |
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| Pass
Criteria : |
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A.) Secondary : |
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Score at least 33% marks in five compulsory subjects Hindi, English
, Maths, Social Science and Science. Sixth subject
i.e elective subjects non compulsory
(Sanskrit/Punjabi/Urdu/ Home Science) |
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B.) Senior Secondary : |
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candidate shall be required to obtain at least 33% marks in each subject and also 33% marks in
aggregate to pass the examination. For subjects involving practicals a candidate shall have to obtain 33% in theory
and practical separately. |
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| Note
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For subjects having both theory and practical papers,
a candidate shall have to score 33% marks both in theory
and practical paper separately. |
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| Chances: |
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A candidate may pass the whole examination in one attempt
or in parts within a period of three years, subject to
maximum of five attempts in all. |
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| Submission
& Attestation of Admission Form and Fee : |
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| (a)
A candidate should apply for admission on prescribed form
alongwith prescribed fee within the date decided by the
Board. Incomplete form shall be rejected and no correspondence
will be entertained in this regard. |
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(b)
Authorities for Attestation:
The photograph and admission form should be got attested
by the study centre incharge or by the Principal/Headmaster/Headmistress
of a recognized or Government Institution or by a gazetted
officer of Education Department or a Head of Department
of Universities in Haryana State/Punjab University or
members and class-I officers of the Board or Commanding
Officers for military personnel and their dependents.
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Cost
of prospectus (includes admission and examination fee)
: Rs. 750/- |
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i) Late fee Rs. 100/- till the stipulated date. |
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ii)
Late fee Rs. 300/- till the stipulated date. |
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iii) Late fee Rs. 1000/- till the stipulated date |
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| Fee
Refund : |
| Merely
submitting the application form does not guarantee admission.
If the application form is incomplete or candidate does
not fulfill the eligibility conditions, his/her application
shall be rejected. In that case his/her admission form
fee will not be refunded. |
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| Additional
Subject : A candidate may offer one additional
subject, if he/she wishes to. |
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| Improvement
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| (a)
Partial Improvement : |
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A candidate, who has passed an examination under HOS and
wants to improve his/her performance in one or two subjects,
may do so, only in the next subsequent examination. No
other chance shall be granted to him/her for this purpose. |
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A candidate who has passed Secondary Examination of this
Board under HOS but does not qualify in one subject may
appear again to improve his/her performance in that subject
in the subsequent examination only. In case he/she qualifies
the examination, his/her result will be declared after
adding the marks obtained by him/her in that subject.
The certificate issued to him/her for qualifying in the
five subjects will be taken back and a fresh certificate
showing marks obtained by him/her in all the six subjects
and the modified certificate will be issued. Such candidates
will be treated under the category of partial improvement
and will have to pay the fee prescribed for appearing
in full subjects |
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| (b)
Full Improvement : |
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A candidate who has passed the Secondary or Senior Secondary
examination of this Board may appear in that examination
to improve his/her previous performance within one year
for Secondary /Senior Secondary,
after having passed the examination provided he/she has
not passed any next higher examination before appearing
for improvement or is not studying in a higher class. |
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A candidate who submits his/her application to improve
his/her performance in all the subjects will not be allowed
to change his/her option for appearing in one or two subjects.
Similarly, a candidate who submits his/her application
to appear in one or two subjects will not be allowed to
change his/her performance to full subjects. |
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If a candidate improves his/her performance in full subjects
in the first chance itself, he/she will not be allowed
any further chance for improvement. |
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Note
: However, professional or Technical Courses (such as
D.Ed. etc.) shall not be considered as higher course
of study for purpose of this Regulation |
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| Rechecking
of Answer Books : |
| A
candidate shall be entitled to have his/her answer books
re-checked on payment of fee of Rs. 200/- per answer book
or as amended by the Board from time to time subject to
the following : |
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Re-checking form duly filled in with prescribed fee for
re-checking is received in the Board's office within 30
days of the date on which the result is declared by the
Board. |
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Re-checking will be done only to see if the marks awarded
to various answers have been correctly added and if all
the answers have been assessed by the examiner. If no
mistake is found, the candidate will be informed accordingly.
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| Admission
on False Representation:
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A candidate who is guilty of forging another person's
signature on the admission form or using a forged documents
for seeking admission shall be disqualified by the secretary
from appearing/passing any examination for a period of
two years. |
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If it is found that a candidate or his/her parents or
guardian has deliberately given a wrong date of birth
in the admission form or in the affidavit accompanying
the form, the secretary shall have the power to declare
the candidate ineligible to appear in the examination
or in the event of the fact being revealed after the candidate
has actually appeared in the examination to cancel his/her
result |
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If the false representation relates to a previous examination
not actually passed by the candidate, he/she shall be
disqualified from appearing in any examination of the
Board for a period ranging from three to five years as
the Secretary may decide. |
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| Unfair
Means Cases : |
| The
Examination Regulations of punishment for use of unfair
means under the formal system will be applicable for the
candidates of HOS also. |
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| Interpretation
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| If
any question of interpretation on any provision of these
regulations or any other point specifically not covered
by these regulations arises, the Chairman will be competent
to take the final decision. |
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