The Nagaland Board of School Education is basically instituted to achieve certain objectives such as:

1. To prescribe course of instruction for Primary, upto Higher Secondary and Vocational School.
2. To conduct and supervise examinations based on such course or to cause to conduct and supervise such examinations.
3. To admit to its examinations, on conditions that may be prescribed by regulations, candidates who have pursued the prescribed courses of instruction and also to take such disciplinary action against candidates as may be prescribed by regulations.
4. To demand and receive such fees as may be prescribed by regulation.
5. To publish the result of its examinations.
6. To demand and receive such fees as may be prescribed by regulation.
7. To institute and award scholarships and prizes.
8. To prepare, publish and select text books and supplementary books or to cause to prepare, publish and select such books.
9. To lay down conditions of recognition of high schools, higher secondary schools and other schools preparing candidates for high school course, higher secondary course and other courses prescribed by the Board.
10. To recognise High Schools and Secondary Schools and Vocational schools and to withdraw such recognition."
11. To take such disciplinary action as it thinks fit against institutions as prescribed by regulations.
12. To identify problems in the field of school education and to take remedial measures.
13. To advise Government on physical, moral and social welfare of students in recognised institutions and to prescribe conditions for their residence and discipline.
14. To prescribe necessary qualifications of teachers in recognized schools.
15. To organise seminars and workshops for “in-service Teachers”.
16. To receive grants from Government and donations from private individuals or associations for specific or general purposes.
17. To call for reports from the Director of School Education on the conditions of recognised institutions or of institutions applying for recognitions.
18. To advise Government on re-organisation and development of school education.
19. To advise Government relating to any matter within the provisions of this Act on which the Government may consult the Board.
20. To appoint officers and other employees of the Board, and to prescribe by regulation, the terms and conditions of their service;
21. To institute by regulations for the benefit of its officers and other employees such pension, gratuity and provident fund as it may deem fit in such manner and subject to such conditions as may be prescribed by regulations.
22. To delegate any of its powers to any Committee constituted under this Act.
23. To administer the Nagaland Board of School Education Fund.
24. To receive, purchase and hold any property movable or immovable, which may become vested in it, and to dispose of all or any of the property, movable or immovable belonging to it and also do all other acts incidental or appertaining thereto. and
25. To do all such acts and things as may be necessary to carry out the purpose of this Act.