Delhi State Open School (DSOS), also known as Delhi Board of Open Schooling, is recognized by the Ministry of Education and affiliated with NIOS. Its certificates are valid for higher education and government jobs including post office GDS, UPSC, NEET, JEE and other competitive exams. COBSE list includes DSOS as a recognized open school board. Higher education institutions and employers accept this certificate as legitimate SBSE.

SC/ST and OBC students can use DSOS certificates just like NIOS and other recognized open boards in admissions and jobs. DSOS also has facility to verify certificate authenticity online. So if daughter studied through DSOS she can use class 10 or 12 pass certificate for admission in schools, colleges, state or national entrance exams.