The Gujarat Secondary & Higher Secondary Education Board (GSHSEB) 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. The SSC examination is conducted in 335 centres, for more than 7 lakh students. 101 subjects are covered, and question papers are set in six different languages - Gujarati, Hindi, English, Marathi, Sindhi & Tamil. The HSC examination is conducted in 158 centres, for more than 2 lakh students. 168 subjects are covered, and question papers are set in three languages -- Gujarati, Hindi & English. The Board also holds a Talent Search for students of Std VIII & IX in five major subjects every year, for nearly 35,000 students).

Board Pattern

It Conducts Main and Supplementary public examinations every year in March and October, for: 

1. SSC - Standard l0
2. HSC - Standard 12

Board Committees

Various Committees with specific responsibilities function under the Board. Such as:

1. Executive Committee
2. Examination Committee
3. Finance Committee
4. Education Committee
5. Magazine Advisory Committee

Duties Of The Board

1. GSHSEB provides the State Government guidance about the Policies governing Secondary Education, its development and qualitative enhancement. 
2. Preparing the curricula & syllabi 
3. Registering new Secondary schools and monitoring their performance on a continual basis 
4. Providing developmental guidance Organising training for teachers and principals 
5. Facilitating educational research 
6. Framing the Rules & Regulations for school management and ensuring their effective implementation 
7. Devising ideal, credible examination and evaluation systems, and their periodical improvement 
8. Identifying and encouraging exceptional students through awards and scholarships 
9. 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).

Board Organisation

It has 16 Ex-Officio Members, and 44 other members drawn from academic organizations, legislative bodies and civil society.