Odisha BSE HSC Odia (Third Language) case studies

The Annual High School Certificate (HSC) Examination is the Class X school-leaving examination of the Board of Secondary Education, Odisha, a body corporate constituted under the Odisha Secondary Education Act, 1953. Odia as a third language is one paper inside that certificate, and the board also conducts a Single Subject Examination in Odia for Class X candidates and a Half Yearly Language Test in Odia for Class VIII. The paper is answered in Odia and is assessed through objective and subjective answer books; the board's own notices refer to both, and to a separate procedure for checking addition of marks and obtaining photocopies of answer books. The prescribed Odia course is examined across prose, poetry, grammar and composition, with the detailed unit list in the Class X subject-wise syllabus the board uploads each session. Topics on this exam: Prose (ଗଦ୍ୟ) – prescribed Odia prose lessons, Poetry (ପଦ୍ୟ) – prescribed Odia poems, Grammar and language elements (ବ୍ୟାକରଣ), and Composition and writing skills (ରଚନା / ଅନୁବାଦ / ପତ୍ର). The Odisha BSE HSC Odia (Third Language) case studies are 5 cases and about 1,409 words.