Telangana Open School Society:
Telangana Open School Society (TOSS) is a non-profit, charitable and Governmental Education Board, having the sole objective of providing the Examinations of Secondary School Certificate/ Open SSC/10th Class and Senior Secondary/Open Inter Examination.
At present the Board is conducting the following examinations: Examinations under Telangana Open School Society Open 10th SSC/TS 10th & Open Inter (Arts / Science).
TOSS Will Conduct Weekly Classes for Open 10th and Open Intermediate Students to clear their doubts. • Telangana Open School Society will also provide the Study Materials / TOSS Books to Self Study whenever students want.
OBJECTIVES OF TOSS:
- To identify the educational needs of the children/persons of the State who are generally not catered to by the formal system of school education.
- To provide opportunities for school education upto pre-degree level through open and distance learning (ODL) mode.
- To identify the educational needs of the children/persons of the State who are generally not catered to by the formal system of school education.
- To identify and promote standards of learning in open and distance learning system.
- To design and develop courses, self-instructional materials (SIM) and other learning support for the courses identified at different points of time.
- To organize orientation and training programmes for the functionaries of the open schooling system in the state.
- To collaborate with other agencies within and outside the state for developing and delivering skill oriented courses of study.
- To promote and publicise open schooling programmes and activities in the State.
- To maintain standards and equivalence with formal education system, while ensuring flexible characteristics of Open Learning System.
- To assist and advise the State Government in matters related to open schooling.
INTERMEDIATE-TOSS:
To obtain the intermediate pass certificate, candidates must clear a minimum of five subjects, including one or a maximum of two languages from group A and a minimum of two subjects from group B. Candidates can also opt for a vocational subject from group ‘C’ as well. If a candidate does not opt for the vocational subjects from group ‘C’, they are able to take the fifth subject either from group ‘A’ (limited to 2 subjects) or from group ‘B’ (3 or 4 subjects) that adds up to five subjects. However, candidates are allowed to select one subject as an additional.
COURSES OFFERED:
- MPC
- Bi.PC
- MEC
- CEC
- HEC
SUBJECTS:
| Group A | Group B | Group C |
| 301 Hindi | 311 Mathematics | 335 Mass Communication |
| 302 English – Compulsory | 312 Physics | 404 Early Childhood Care & Education |
| 305 Telugu | 313 Chemistry | 426 Apparel Fashion Designing |
| 306 Urdu | 314 Biology | 430 Computer Science |
| 310 Arabic | 315 History | 460 Hotel Front Office Operation |
| — | 316 Geography | 462 Soil and Fertilizer Management |
| — | 317 Political Science/ (Civics) | — |
| — | 318 Economics | — |
| — | 319 Commerce/ Business Studies | — |
| — | 320 Accountancy | — |
| — | 321 Home Science | — |
| — | 328 Psychology | — |
| — | 331 Sociology | — |
| — | 335 Mass Communication | — |
