Programme providing a elementary education at three levels, for
school drop-outs and neo-literates, out of school learners through
Accredited Agencies.
Under its "Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA)", the Government of
India, Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) has been
endeavouring to provide Basic Education to all children, youth and
adults in the country. The National Institute of Open Schooling
(NIOS) has launched the Open Basic Education (OBE) Programme, as an
alternative educational programme, equivalent to the Elementary
Education Programme of the formal education system. The OBE
Programme explores and makes use of the potentialities of Distance
Education Mode (DEM) for reaching the unreached. The Foundation
Course of NIOS has been subsumed into the Open Basic Education
9OBE) Programme. There is a provision of separate OBE programme for
children and adults. Some significant highlights of OBE programme
areas follows:
- The clientele for Open Basic Education (OBE) programme is:
- Children below 14 years of age
- Adults above 14 years of age
- The OBE Programme is offered at three levels:
- OBE level A : equivalent to class I-III
- OBE level B : equivalent to class IV-V
- OBE level C : equivalent to class VI-VIII
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OBE programme is being implemented in collboration with Agencies
accredited by NIOS for the purpose. These are popularly known as
the Accredited Agencies.
All those desirous to enroll themselves under the OBE Programme
of NIOS are advised to contact the nearby Accredited Agencies. The
OBE examinations are conducted by Accredited Agencies as per norms,
guidelines and standards provided by NIOS. The successful learners
are awarded certificates at A, B and C levels jointly by the
concerned Accredited Agency and the NIOS.