Message by the Chairman

The Gujarat Secondary & Higher Education Board (GSHEB) was constituted in 1972, following the enactment of the Gujarat Secondary Education Act 1972. Its Chairman and Deputy Chairman are appointed by the State Government. It has ten Ex-Officio Members, and 44 other members drawn from academic organizations, legislative bodies and civil society. Various Committees with specific responsibilities function under the Board. Such as: Executive Committee, Examination Committee, Finance Committee, Education Committee, Magazine Advisory Committee.

GSHEB provides the State Government guidance about the Policies governing Secondary Education, its development and qualitative enhancement. In an overview, its duties are: * Preparing the curricula & syllabi * Registering new Secondary schools and monitoring their performance on a continual basis * Providing developmental guidance * Organising training for teachers and principals * Facilitating educational research * Framing the Rules & Regulations for school management and ensuring their effective implementation * Devising ideal, credible examination and evaluation systems, and their periodical improvement * Identifying and encouraging exceptional students through awards and scholarships * Infusing futuristic thinking into the State's academic vision, and initiating specific follow-up measures (for instance, to integrate Gujarat's students with the Information Technology-enabled global village, the Board has introduced Computer Studies among regular curricula).