The board is responsible for promotion and development of secondary education in Rajasthan state.

The current Chairperson of RBSE is Laxmi Narayan Mantri (IAS).

For promotion from Secondary level (Class IX-X) to Senior Secondary level (Class XI-XII), a student must obtain, for all subjects (or best five of six subjects are taken), 33% overall, without any minimum theory mark requirement.

Originally, the passing criteria were set such that a student had to get 33% in both the theory and practical components.

For class 12 students the promotion criteria are 33% overall, with 33% in both theory and practical examinations (if applicable).