The Jharkhand State Open Board was registered. To offer specialized services to the government and other agencies in the field of education, in general, and school education, in particular, for the development and growth of distance and open school system and develop proper curriculum for vocational and enduring education to prepare student population for the world of work.

To as certain linkages with traditional education systems like State Open Board, Sanskrit Boards and Madarsas with predictable education system with mobility across them and equivalence between them, the JSOB wishes to work in close association with the Open Schools, State Open Board, Sanskrit Boards and Madarsas. In this regard, JSOB will also follow the norms for conducting examinations as also follow National Curriculum Framework, 2005, as amended from time to time