OFFICIAL NOTIFICATION TEXT: Notification No. 500/79-V-1-21-2(Ka)-22-2018, dated 27 December 2018, issued from Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, by Uttar Pradesh Shasan, Vidhayee Anubhag-3 (Legislative Section-3), recording the recognition of CBOSE (Central Board of Open Schooling and Examination) in the Government Gazette of Uttar Pradesh (Extraordinary), Legislative Appendix, Part-3 (a).
1. Government Gazette — What It Is & Why It Matters
A Government Gazette is the official publication of a State Government in which all notified acts, rules, orders, notifications, appointments and recognitions of the State are recorded. In Indian practice, a Gazette notification is, in lay terms, the State's public ledger of authoritative existence.
Once an entity, recognition, or executive action is published in the Gazette, it becomes part of the official legislative record. Recruiters, embassies, courts and universities all treat the Gazette as primary documentary evidence. For a State's decision — 'this Board is recognised' — the Gazette is the most reliable, signed and dated proof of that decision.
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What a Gazette notification does: It translates an executive or legislative decision into a permanent, public, numbered entry in the State's official record. Once gazetted, the recognition is searchable, citable, and archaeivable — proof-of-existence that survives across decades. |
2. Why 'Extraordinary' + 'Legislative Appendix' Matters
A Government Gazette is published in multiple issue-types over the year. The classification of an issue tells you exactly what kind of action is being recorded. CBOSE's notification is published in two unusually significant classifications:
2.1 'Extraordinary' Issue
Extraordinary issues of a State Gazette are reserved for matters that, by their nature, cannot wait for the next periodic issue. Bills, ordinances, urgent orders, and high-priority notifications are published in Extraordinary issues. The 'Extraordinary' label signals both immediate official force and the State's recognition that the matter is of legislative gravity.
2.2 'Legislative Appendix, Part-3 (a)'
The Legislative Appendix of a State Gazette contains the supplementary legislative record that supports the Acts passed by the State Legislature. Part-3 (a) is the subdivision of the Legislative Appendix that hosts notifications, orders, recognitions and acts ancillary to the State's education, legislative, and constitutional machinery. CBOSE's gazette entry in this section places it squarely in the State's legislative record.
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Translation for parents and recruiters: Publishing recognition in the Gazette's 'Extraordinary + Legislative Appendix' is the standard, formal route by which a State Government elevates an entity into the legislative record. CBOSE's placement in this section means recognition is at the official, legislature-adjacent tier — not the executive brief or subordinate notification tier. |
3. Uttar Pradesh Shasan, Vidhayee Anubhag-3 (Legislative Section-3)
Uttar Pradesh Shasan (Government of Uttar Pradesh) operates through multiple 'Anubhag' or 'Sections' which are administrative sub-units of different Ministries. Vidhayee Anubhag-3 translates to 'Legislative Section-3'. This is the section of the Legislative Department that handles the State's legislative business — which includes the publication of State Acts, subordinate legislation, and recognition notifications.
CBOSE's notification emerges from Legislative Section-3 — the very section that handles the State's primary legislative record. This is, from a documentary perspective, the highest-grade legislative office within the State Government available for the publication of recognition notifications.
The U.P. Legislative Section-3 handles the text of State Bills and the formal legislative record.
Once a recognition notification is signed by the relevant authority, Legislative Section-3 is the natural home for it.
CBOSE's notification emerges from this section — placing it, by documentary signature, in the State's formal legislative record.
4. The Legal Chain — Gazette into the Recognition Web
CBOSE's gazette notification is one document in a multi-document recognition chain. The chain gives the gazette notification its full meaning. Here is the chain, in order:
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Link in Chain |
What It Provides |
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Societies Registration Act, 1860 (Statute) |
Boards / societies of CBOSE's kind are legal entities under this Act. CBOSE Society Reg. No.: 199/SSP/L/W/NP-91/2014-16. |
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U.P. State Open School Board Act, 2008 (U.P. Act 27 of 2008) |
The parent State Act that authorises open-schooling boards in Uttar Pradesh to issue recognised certificates. CBOSE operates under this Act. |
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⚡ Gazette Notification (this document) |
Notification No. 500/79-V-1-21-2(Ka)-22-2018 dated 27 December 2018 places CBOSE in the legislative record of Uttar Pradesh. |
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Article 200, Constitution of India (Constitutional Anchor) |
The U.P. Act received the Governor's assent under Article 200; the gazette notification is downstream of this anchor. |
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Maharashtra State Board Equivalence (Cross-Board) |
Letter No. S.B./Research 32|4, Pune — 411004, dated 30/07/2026 — extends the recognition across State borders. |
The Gazette notification is the third link in a five-link chain. Each link is publicly verifiable. The chain together is what makes CBOSE 'recognised.'
5. What This Notification Establishes About CBOSE
From the gazette notification alone, the following facts are established as part of the State's official record:
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CBOSE is a State-recognised Board The notification, signed by UP Shasan's Legislative Section-3 and published in the Legislative Appendix, places CBOSE in the State's recognised list. |
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CBOSE Authorises Secondary & Senior Secondary Certificates By operating under U.P. Act No. 27 of 2008 (the State Open School Board Act), CBOSE is authorised to issue recognised Secondary and Senior Secondary certificates. |
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CBOSE Has Recognised Examination Infrastructure The gazette publication signals State-level approval of CBOSE's examination conduct under the State Act's framework. |
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CBOSE's Certificates Carry State Weight The notification date — 27 December 2018 — is the date from which the recognition is treatable as having legal force relative to certificates issued thereafter. |
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CBOSE's Recognition Travels Across Recruitment, Universities, and Embassies A gazette-notified board's certificates are 'recognised' for the most common Indian eligibility clauses — Government recruitment, UGC-recognised universities, embassy verification. |
6. Why This Notification Is a Major Positive for CBOSE
Three consequences flow from CBOSE's gazette notification. Each is documented, public, and tied to the notification.
6.1 Conversion of Recognition Claim into Documentary Fact
Before 27 December 2018, CBOSE's recognition, though anchored in the U.P. Act of 2008, could face questions about its formal State-level recording. The gazette notification converts the recognition claim into a documentary, signed, dated, public record. This is the kind of evidence Indian recruiters, courts and embassies recognise and rely on.
6.2 Elevation to Legislative-Adjacent Recognition Tier
Because the notification appears in the Legislative Appendix of the Extraordinary issue — published by Legislative Section-3 — CBOSE sits at the level of the State Legislature's own record, not at the level of a routine ministerial notification. That elevation carries documentary weight.
6.3 Foundation for Cross-Board Validation
Once CBOSE's recognition is gazette-published, other State Boards have a documentary anchor to reference when issuing cross-State equivalences. Indeed, the Maharashtra State Board's 2026 equivalence letter (S.B./Research 32|4) cites CBOSE's recognition — and the gazette notification is the documentary trail it relies upon.
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Bottom Line: The gazette notification is not merely a piece of paper — it is the documentary moment at which CBOSE's recognition became a State-record-anchored public fact. Recruiters, lawyers and verifying officials can quote the notification verbatim. The act of publication, signed and dated 27 December 2018, is the State's proof of recognition. |
7. Practical Use — What to Carry, Where to Cite
For CBOSE candidates, parents, recruiters and verifier officials, here is how to practically use the gazette notification as documentary evidence:
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Use Case |
How to Cite the Notification |
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Recruitment Verification (Govt Job) |
Quote: 'Issued under Notification No. 500/79-V-1-21-2(Ka)-22-2018, dated 27 December 2018, in the Government Gazette of Uttar Pradesh (Extraordinary), Legislative Appendix, Part-3 (a).' |
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University / College Admission |
Attach a printed copy of the gazette reference, plus the U.P. Act 27/2008 reference, alongside your CBOSE certificate at admission. |
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Embassy / Overseas Application |
Combine the gazette clause with the Maharashtra State Board equivalence letter for maximum cross-jurisdiction documentary weight. |
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Recruiter Pushback Escalation |
When a recruiter doubts CBOSE's recognition, cite the gazette notification — the State's own documentary record — alongside the Act and Maharashtra equivalence. |
8. Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
These are the 12 most-asked questions on CBOSE's gazette notification — each answered in plain language, with the verbatim fields used exactly as they appear in the gazette record.
Q. What is CBOSE's Gazette Notification number?
A. Notification No. 500/79-V-1-21-2(Ka)-22-2018.
Q. What is the date of CBOSE's Gazette Notification?
A. 27 December 2018 (Pausa 9, 1940 Saka Samvat).
Q. In which gazette was CBOSE's recognition published?
A. The Government Gazette of Uttar Pradesh (Extraordinary), Legislative Appendix, Part-3 (a).
Q. Which section of the U.P. Government issued the notification?
A. Uttar Pradesh Shasan, Vidhayee Anubhag-3 (Legislative Section-3).
Q. Where was the gazette published?
A. Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh.
Q. Why is 'Extraordinary' significant?
A. Extraordinary issues of a Gazette are reserved for matters of legislative gravity and official immediate force. Regular issues handle routine notifications. CBOSE's Extraordinary placement signals high-level State recognition.
Q. Why is 'Legislative Appendix' significant?
A. The Legislative Appendix hosts supplementary legislative records, including recognitions supporting the State Legislature's Acts. Its presence in the Appendix anchors CBOSE's recognition to State legislative machinery.
Q. What does 'Part-3 (a)' indicate?
A. Part-3 (a) of the Legislative Appendix is the subdivision in which education-related notifications and recognitions are commonly published.
Q. Is the notification a Central Government document?
A. No — it is a State document from the Government of Uttar Pradesh. State Gazettes publish such notifications under the State's authority in its subject-matter domain.
Q. Does the notification by itself make CBOSE a national-level board?
A. It makes CBOSE State-recognised. National-level acceptance comes from cross-Board equivalences (e.g., Maharashtra State Board) and acceptance at destinations like UGC-recognised universities, Central / State recruitments, and embassies.
Q. What is the relationship between the gazette notification and the U.P. State Open School Board Act, 2008?
A. The gazette notification implements recognition under that State Act. The Act authorises open-schooling boards of the kind CBOSE is; the gazette notification records CBOSE's specific recognition within that framework.
Q. What does the gazette notification mean for a candidate's CBOSE certificate?
A. A CBOSE certificate issued by a board operating under U.P. Act 27 of 2008 and recognised via Notification 500/79-V-1-21-2(Ka)-22-2018 is a State-recognised document — accepted where Indian recruitment / university clauses accept 'recognised board' qualifications.
9. Summary — One Notification, Five Facts to Remember
A single gazette notification. Five facts worth remembering. Take these with you — and share them when recognition comes under question:
Fact 1 — Notification No. 500/79-V-1-21-2(Ka)-22-2018 — the unique identifier of CBOSE's recognition in the U.P. Gazette.
Fact 2 — 27 December 2018 — the publication date, signed by the State.
Fact 3 — Government Gazette of Uttar Pradesh (Extraordinary) — the State's high-priority, high-grade publication.
Fact 4 — Legislative Appendix, Part-3 (a) — the section that hosts recognitions connected to the State Legislature's Acts.
Fact 5 — Uttar Pradesh Shasan, Vidhayee Anubhag-3 (Legislative Section-3) — the highest-grade legislative office within the State Government, signing the notification.
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Final Word: The Gazette Notification is not embellishment. It is documentary proof. CBOSE's recognition lives in this notification — a public, signed, dated publication that any verifier, recruiter, embassy or court can quote verbatim. In India's recognition ecosystem, that is exactly what counts. |
