Bihar Board of Open Schooling and Examination

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The Bihar Board of Open Schooling and Examination is the board of education for open education, which is administered by the government of Bihar. [1]

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  1. "Profile". 2021-01-26. Archived from the original on 2021-01-26. Retrieved 2021-06-16.