The Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Rajshahi is an autonomous organization, mainly responsible for holding two public examinations (SSC & HSC) and also JSC.

The Governor (of East Pakistan) promulgated the ordinance of 1961 vide no.

XVII of 1977), called the Intermediate and Secondary Education Ordinance 1961.

As an important agency of the government, board's purpose is multiple and widespread in rationalizing the vision of the govt.

's educational policy and ensuring its implementation within its assigned jurisdiction.