The Board was established on January 1, 1966, under the name "Maharashtra State Secondary Education Boards," to oversee a number of secondary education-related issues in the state of Maharashtra. The Board's current name, "Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education," was adopted when the act was revised in 1976. The Board was established on January 1, 1966, under the name "Maharashtra State Secondary Education Boards," to oversee a number of secondary education-related issues in the state of Maharashtra. The Board's current name, "Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education," was adopted when the act was revised in 1976.
Chapters that teach students the foundations of the EVS discipline are included in the Maharashtra Board's Class 3 EVS curriculum. The chapters are set up such that students will find them to be both interesting and instructive. Students in Class 3 MSBSHSE must fully comprehend the EVS material in order to feel comfortable taking the EVS exam.
Maharashtra Board Class 3 EVS Syllabus
| S.No. | Chapter Name |
| 1 | Our Environment |
| 2 | So many kinds of animals! |
| 3 | Animal Shelters |
| 4 | Directions and Maps |
| 5 | Understanding Time |
| 6 | Getting to know the place we live in |
| 7 | Our Village, Our City |
| 8 | Our Need for Water |
| 9 | Where does water come from? |
| 10 | More about Water |
| 11 | Our Need for Air |
| 12 | Our Need for Food |
| 13 | Our Diet |
| 14 | Inside the Kitchen! |
| 15 | Our Body |
| 16 | Sensory Organs |
| 17 | Pearly Teeth, Healthy Body |
| 18 | My Family and Home |
| 19 | My School |
| 20 | Our Community Life |
| 21 | Public Services for Community Life |
| 22 | Who fulfills our needs? |
| 23 | Growing Up and Growing Old |
| 24 | Our Clothes |
| 25 | Changes in our surroundings |
| 26 | As we go from the Third to the Fourth Standard |