The Council of Higher Secondary Education is an autonomous institution working under the control of School and Mass Education Department, Govt. Of Odisha. It deals with preparation of syllabus, conducting examination, publication of results of +2 students and related works like affiliation, etc. The Council was established in accordance with the Odisha Higher Secondary Education Act 1982 to regulate, control and develop Higher Secondary Education in the State of Odisha. The administrative function of the Council commenced from 7th September 1982 in a rented building at Budheswari Colony, Bhubaneswar. Now the Council is running in its own administrative building over Plot No. C/2, Samantapur, Bhubaneswar where it has been functioning since 2nd January 1996. The campus has been named as ”PRAJNAPITHA”.