Abstract:

The Open School of Bangladesh Open University (BOU) is offering SSC and HSC programmes to those students who could not attend traditional institutions and also to the dropouts. The present study focused on the impact of SSC and HSC certificates of BOU vis-a-vis; their socio-economic and educational and employment conditions. The result of the study indicated that SSC and HSC certificates facilitated the passouts in getting jobs and promotion, and enhanced their social status in the society.