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THE NAGAIANO BOARD OF SCHOOL

EDUCATION ACT. 1973
( N A G W D ACT. NO. 4 OF 1973)

(Riblished in fhe Nc~gulurtdGazelle Extruordinary dmed 16rlt

November, 1973)

Act.

provide for the establishment of a Siatc Board ol School

~duwtionto regulate, supervise and develop schoal education
in the State of NagaIand.
It is hereby enacted in the Twenty Fourth Year of the Republic
of India as follows :Short title, extent and commencement
1. (i) This Act may be called thc Nagaland Board of School
Education Act, 6973.
(ii) It cxtends to thc whole of Nagaland.
(iii) It shall come into force on such date as the Slalc
Government may, by notification in thc Official Gazettc,
to

appoint.

(iv) From the date on which this Act comes into Forcc Ihe
Board of Secondary Educalion, Assam, shall ccasc to
excrcise its jurisdiction over the educational Institutions
in the State of Nagaland.
Provided that the Board of Secondary Education, Assam, :hall
continue to bavc the same jurisdiction as now cxerciscd by 11 in
lbe State of Nagaland over thc High Schools till such time as thc
State Government by notificarion in the Official Gazclte, may
appoint.

DMnltlans
2. In this Act, unless there is anything rcpugnanl

to

thc subject

or context;

"Board" means the Nagaland Board nf Schorll Education

established under this Act;
(b) "Chairman" means ihe Chairman of thc Board,
{a)

"College" mcans any college or imtitutioa situaied in

Nagaland and rnaintaincd or admitted to thc pridcges
by the University;
"Education Dcpartrnmt" means the Dcpartmeot of
Education of tbc Government of Nagaland;
"Rind" means B e Nagaland Board of School Education
Fund constituted under this Act;
"High School" means a School or Dcp-artmcnt af a
SchooIgivinginstructionsinschool education andpreparing students for Matriculation or High Schoul Leaving
Certificate Examination;
"Managing Comrnittce" means a Managing Committee
of a School,
"notificalion means a notification of ~ h Board
c
published
in the Offrcial Gazette,
"Primary Education' means ed~~catioa
imparted in a
primary or Junior Basic School or its equivalent,
'Professional and VocationaI S ~ h o o lmeans
'
a school or
institution imparting technical instruction upto the
Diploma IcveI,
"Rccognised, means rccu9";sed by the Board for the
purpose of admission to the prideges of the Board or
prior ro recognition by Ihc Bnard by any University
estabished by law in India or by any Board recopised
by the State Government,
"Regulation" means a regulation made by the Board
under this Act,
"Rule, means a rule madc by the State Government
undcr [his Act,
"School cducation' means such education as is designed
to mect the needs of the stage immcdiatcly slarting from
the stage of Primaryeducation and precedes immediately
Lhe stage of Dcgree cducation including prc-University
controlled by any University establkhcd by law in lndia
or by a Board constituted by Government for this purpose
and it includes techr~icalcducotion and vocational instruction upto thc Dipoma Icvcl,
"Secretary' m a n s Scaetary of thc Board;

(p) "State Government' or Government means the Slate

Government of Nagaland and
( c j "llniversity' means University exercising jurisdict inn in
Nagaland,
lncorporatloo

3.

(i)

of the Board

Thc State Government shaU, as soon as may bc artcr

the commencement of thc ACI, establish by notification,
a Board for reguIation, supenision and development of

school education in accordance with the provisions or

this Ad.
(ii) Thc Board s b d , by the

name of the Nagaland Board

of School Education, be a body corporate with perpetual
s u m s i o n and common seat and shall have the power
to acquire and hold any property, to transfer any property
held by it to enter into any contract and to do all other
things necessary Tor thc purposes of carrying out its
duties and functions, and by the'said name sue or be
sued.
Constitution of the Board
4. (1) Thc Boardshah consist of the FolIowing mem hers nanlciy :
(a) Ex-oficio Mcmhers.
(i) The Director of Education, Nagaland-Chairman.
- (u) Tbc Director of Industries, Nagaland.
( i i ) The Director or Agriculture, Nagaland.
(iv) The Dircctor of Health Senices, Napland.
(v) The Inspector of Schools, Nagaland.
(kt] Members to be norninatcd by the Government,
(i) Five teachers of whom at lcast two are women and
at lcast one is a Primary School teacher and one is
a College tcacher.

(u) Two teachers from Proicssional and Vocational

Schools.
( c ) Co-optcd Members;
The Board shall have powers to co-opt not more than twr~members
from amongst the distinguished cducatinnists.

(2) The Secretary shall be appointed hy the <;r)vcrnmcnl

who shall also be a member of the Board.

Publication of the names of Members of the Board

5.

The namcs of persons nominated or co-opted as members

of the Board, shall be published by notification by the Srate
Government.

Terms of Omce of members.

6.

(i) Nominated mcmbers sball hold office for a term d thrcc

years from the date of the notification published uudcr
scction 5 and the tcrm of offifiu: of co-opted membcrs
s h d tcrminatc on thesame date as that of the oominatcd

members.
Provided that the State Government, may by notification in the
OfficiaI Gazeltc extend thc term of the office of ail such members
by a period not exceeding one ycar.
(ii) Notwithstanding thc expiry of the term of tbrcc years
specified in clause (i) the tcrm of oif~ficeof the out going
members shall be deemed to extend to tbc date on .
which the names of the newly-nominated members are
published under sectiot 5.
Disqualification membership for

7. 1

A person shall not bc eligibic for nomination or co-option

as a membcr of the Board or of the Commiltccs formcd

by it if he;
(a) has becn adjudged by a court of law to bc of
unsound mind;
(b) is

undiscbarged insolvent;
(c) has bcen convicted by a court of law for an offence
which is dtclared by the Statc Government to be
an offcnce, iovotving moral Lurpitude, as provided
in thc rules.
afi

(2) If a nominated or co-opted membcr af the Board or of

any Committee rorrned by it becomes subjcct trr any of
the disqualification specified on sub-section (I), his
membership shall thereupon ceasc.
(3)

AU disputes relating to the elig;bility of any person for

nomination or co-option, shall be rcfcrrcd to the Statc
Govcrnment whose decisinn on such matter shall be
find.

Reaignatioa of members and casual vacant!

8. (1) A member of the Board, other than an ex-officio mzmbcr,
may resign his seat by giving notiw thercrll in writing
to the Chairman, and such, memhcr shall he dccmed
to have vacatcd his seat from the dale of acceptance oC
his resignation by the Chairman
(2) The State Government may, by notification remove any
nominated or a-optcd member, who rcrnains absent
from three mnsecutivc meetings of the Board without
the leave of rhc Board.

In the event of a casual vacancy occurring by resignation,

removal, death or disqualification of a member such
vacancy shall be filled by nominalinn or co- option, as
the case may be, in the manner providcd in Section 4.
(4) Any pcrsan norninatcd or co-nptcd to lilI a ~ ~ s u a l
vacacq shall hold office for thc unexpired portiun oC
the tcrm of ofice of the n~ernherin whosc placc lie is
nomhate or co-opted.

(3)

Meetlngs of t h e Board
F. (1) Ordinary meetings :-The Board shaIl mcct nclt Icss
than thrice a year, but four months shaIl nnl intcrvcnc
Qctween two successive meetings.
(2) Spccial mcetings :-The Chairman or the Secretary may,
at any lime and shall upon the requisition made by not
lms than one-third of the membcrs of the Board other
&an the ex-otTicio membcrs and on a date not rntlre
than twenty-one days of the receipt of such requisition,
call a special meeting of the Board.
(3) Twenty-one days notice shall be given for ordinary
meetings of the Board and ten days noticc Tor special
meetings.
Quorum Proceeding not invalidate by reason of v;tcancies
10. (1) The quorum for every meeting of thc 3tl;ird shall hc
five.
(2) Subject to tbc provisions mntaincd in sub-sectiun ( 1 )
no act or proceedings of thc Bo;~rd shi~llhe invalkl
mercly by reasan of the existcncc :c:f any vacancy among
the mcmbers of thc Board.

Omcers of the Board

11. (1) Thc fouowing shall be the officers of the Board.
(a) The Chairman and
(b) The ~ e c r e t a r ~ .
(2) The Board may appoint such othcr officers and employees
as it considers necessary for thc efficient discharge of
its functions under this Act, on such terms and csnditions
as may be determined by regulations.
Powers and duties of the Board
12. Subjecl toany general or special order n l h Statc Government
the provisions of this Act, or any rules madr: thereunder, the
Board shalI bave gc.nerally the powers to regulate, supervise

and control school education; and in particular the powers

and duties mentioned below :
(I) to prescribe courses of instruction for Primary, High
and Profcssiond or Vocational Schools;
(2) to conduct and supervise examinations based or such
course or to causc to copduct and supcmse such ex-

aminations;

(3)

to admit to its cxaminations, on conditions that may bc

prescribed by regulations, candidates; who have persucd
the prescribed courses of instruction and also to takc
such disciplinary action against wndidates as may be

prescribed by regulations;

(4) to dcmand and receive such fees as may ha prescribed

hy regulation;
(5) to publish Lhe resulrs or its examinations;
(6) to demand and rcccive such fecs as may be prescribed
by regulation;
(7) to publish the results of its examinations;
(8) to grant certificates to studcnts passing in examinations;
( 9 ) Lo institu~eand award scholarships, prizes;
(10) to prcpare, publish andsclcct text books, supplementary
hooks or to cause to prcpare publish and select such
books;
(12) to lay down conditions of recognitiou of High Schoob
and othcr schools preparing candidates for High SchooIs
courscs and other courscs prcscrihcd by thc ~ o a r d ;

(l2) to recognise High Schook, and profcssianal and Vocational Schools and to withdraw such recognition;
(13) to take such disciplinary action as it thinks fit against
institutions as prcsctibed by regulations;
(14) foadopl measures for srudy and examination oCprnblems
in the field of school education;
(15) to advise Government on physical, moral and social
welfare d students in recognised institutions, and to
prcsctibe conditions for thcir residence and discipline;
(16) to pracribc necessary qualificationsnfleachers in recognised schools;
(17) to prescribe caurscs a training in undergraduate
Teachcts Trainiog Institutions and to hold examinations
oa such courses and to award certificates;
(18) to recognise undcr-paduatc Tcacher'~Training Insti~utions and to withdraw recognitions;
(19) io organise seminars aod provide "in-service" Teacher's
Training wurses;
(20j to receive gr+ts lrom Government and donations from
private individuals or associations for spccific or general
purposes;
(21) to call for reporb from Lhc Director of Education on
the anditiods of rccognised institutionsor of institutions
applylog for recognition;
(22) to advise ~ o v c r m e n on
t re-organisation and developmen[. of school educations;
(23) to advise Government relating to any matlcr within the
provisioas of this Aci on which he Govcrment may
consult the Board;
(24) to appoint olficcrs and other employe~qof the Bawd,
and to prescribed by regulalinn, thc terms and conditions
of thcir service;
(25) to institute by regulations ior rhc hnefir d its officcrs
and other employees such pension, gratuity and providenl
fund as i t may deem fit in such manner and subject to
such cqnditions, as may br: prescribed by regulations;
(26) to delegate any ofitspowersto any Commi~leeconstitu~ed
under this Act;

(27) to administer the Nagaland Board of Schrlol Education

Fund;
(28) to receive, purchase and hold any propcrry, mov;thlc or
immovahlc, which may become vcstcd in il :~ndto Jisposc
of all or any of the properly, mclvabIc or irnrnovahle
belonging Lo it and also do all rllh~racts incidcnlal tlr
apperiallling ~hcrcto;a ~ i d

(29)

do dl sucl~acts and things as may be necessary lo

carry out the purposes of this Act.
10

Powers of tee Stale Government

4
13. Notwithstanding :anything contailled in this A c t ;(i) The Statc Government shall have ~ h eright to addrcss
thc Board with reference tc~anything conductcd or done
by the Board and lo cornrnunicatc itsviews nn any mallcr
with which d e Bnard is concerned.
(ii) The Board shall rcport to [he Stale: lic~vcrnmenlsuch
action, if any as it proposes io Lakc or has lake11 upun
~ h camrnunica~io~l
c
of I he Siatc Grwernmenr.
(iii) The Stake Govcmment may, aftcr consultation with thc
Board issuesuch directions, consistent with thc prflvisi~l~ls
of this Acl, as i t may h i n k fii, and tl~cBoard sflatl
comply with such directions.
(iv) TheStateC~ovcrnmcntmay, bynrdcrinwriti~l~spcciFying,
the rcasons thereof, suspend the execution of any rcs~lution or order of thc Board and prohibit (he cioing of an
act ordcred l o be done by tllc Buard, if the Slare
Government is of thc opinion that such rcsoIution, c~rdcr
or act is in cxccss of the pnwers, crlnkrred upon [he
Buar-J by or under this Acl.
(v)

The SLate Governmenf may, aficr conwltiltion will1 the

Board, suspend or rcmove a mcrnbcr wl~osccunrinuancc
as a member of the Board i s cc~nsidcredlo bc drtri~~~cnral
to the interesl of the Board.

Constitution of Srhuot Education k l u r d Fund

14. A fund to be called thc Nagaland Board ciFSct~nolEducation
Fund shall be constituicd and aH sums reccived by or rm
behalr al \he Board uuder l l ~ i sAct shalt bc placcrl t tlic
credil thereof.

Custody and investment of the SchooI Educution Ronrd Fund

IS. A11 moncys at the credit of thc Fund shall bc kept in thc
Government Treasury or the Stalc Bank of India, as thc
Board may dctcrrninc.

Applications of the Funds

16. Subject to [IIC provision of this Acl, lhc Fund st~allhc
applicallle nnly to Ihe paymcnt o l [hc charges and expcnscs
incidental to matters specified in this Act.
Audit of the Accounts of the Roard
17. The accoullts of the Board shall hc audilcd nnly by sucl~
agency as may be specified by thc SI~II: liovcrnmcnl and a
copy of the audited accounts shall hc suhmittcd hy thc Board
to the Statc Governmen! by such datc cach ycar as thc State
Government may speciFy.
Powers and duties af Chairman

i X . (i)

I t shall he the duty ui the Chairman

to see that tllc

provisions clC this Acl and [he rcgulalio~ls~nadcundcr
it arc fai[hluUy obskrved, and tllc dccision of thc Board
arc duly implemented and hc sh11 h a w all powers
ncccssary for this purpose.

(ii) The Chairman shall havc powers to convcnce nlcetings

of the Board.

(iii) Whcn any emergency, arising out or arlrnirlistrativc Ilusin ~ s s uthe

f Board requirm, in tlieopinitln uTtlie Chairman,
t h a ~immediate action should br: takcn, ~ h l :Chairman
shalI t;~kcsucll action as hc dccms ncccssary and reprrrl
his action to 111c Boarrl at irs 11cxt meeting.
(iv) Tllc C:h;lirrnon sli;ilt cxcrciae such ur hcr powcrs ;IS may
h e p r ~ ~ c i i h chy
d 111c rcgrtlations.
Powers and duties of the Secretary
19. TheSecre~ar~ofthe
Boardshall be thc principal administrative
officer and shall, sut)jcct l o t h e control o l thc Chairman,
perform such duties as may hc przhcrihccl by rcgulalions.
Power and duties of c ~ t l ~ euflicers
r

20. Othcr officers will have such powers and duties as may hc
prescribed by rcgulations.

Cumanittees nf the Hnurd

21. (i) Thc Board sliall lor thc purposcs nf carrying out its
duties itnd functions imposcd undcr this Acl appoint
thc kollowing committccs, namely :(a) Curriculum and Syllabus C:ommittee,
(b) Examinatir~nCommittee,
( c ) I;encrill Eduoihiion Cnmtnitiec,
(d) PmCcwbnal and Vocational Educidinn Com~nittcc,
and
(e) Such othcr committees as may hc round nccchsary.
(ii) Every sudl con~mitlceshaIl consist n l such mcml~crsn l
thc Ri~ardiind of such orhcr pursr~nsas ilic B \ ~ ; ~ r111ily
tl
appoint.
(iii) Evcry such committee excepr thc Examin;ltion Cornmil~cc
may co-opt pcrsims In hc mcmhcrs to the cxtcnt nT
one-third of thc rlicrtlhcrs irppcliatcd to i ~ .
(iv) M c ~ l l l l c r sof such cornmitlec dlall IlnlJ oflicc t t ~ rsuch
lime as thl: ErlarJ nlay dherminc.
(v) Subjcct tcl the provisions of this Act iind tl~c:rules madc
thereunder the dulics and functio~lsof the ctln~mittecs
shatl be deterrnincd by rcgulations.
Exercises of powers delegated by the RrlartI tn Con~mittees

22. All matters relating lo cxcrcisc or prtwcrs ctlnfcrrcd uprlrl

Lhe Board by this Act, which arc by rcgulations delegated t
any comrniltec Appointed undcr scction 21, shal stand
referred to thai committee and t11c Boiird bernrc exercising
such powers, shall receive and cousidcr [tic report or rcctmmendation of tllc committee will1 rcspccl I!) 111c martcr i n
question.

Power o f Board to make regulations

23. (i)

The Board may makc rcguliitiotls for the purpost: of

carrying nut thc prttvisions of [his Acl.

(ii)

lo particular and wilhnu~prcjudicc lo tllc gncrality clC

thc foreguiug puwcrs, 111c Board may ~ n a k cr r g u l i ~ t i r ~ ~ ~ s
providing for all ur ally ol'llic CoHowing mattcrs, n;~mcly:
(a) thc constitution, powers w i d duties of committccs
appuin~cdunder section 21.

(b) courses d study to hc laid down for diflcrcnt ex(c)

jd)
je)

(q
()
-

amination.
marks required for passing in any subject and the
examination as a whole and for credit and distinclion
in any subject.
.
qualificalions, appoinlmcni and remuneration of
txamincrs, paper-sctters and others;
conducting examinations and publishing the resulls;
conditions of recognilLionof schools;
conditions under which candidates shall be admitted
to thc examinaiions of the Board;

(h) disciplinary measures for malpractices in examinations;

(i) f ~ n of
g fecs and chargcs in respecr of examinations;
(j) provided fund for the benefit of Chc employees of
the Bnard;
(k) rate of travzlhng and daily allnwanccs to thc nonofficial members of the Board clr committee;
(I) deIegation of powers rlr assignment of Functions to
committees formed under this Act, and
(m) dl matters which, by this Act are to hc or may be

provided far by regulations;

Provided thal all regulations, altcra~inns,and rcvncation thcrenf
shall be subject to approval by thr: Statc Government and shall
be published in thc Official Gazth.
Board to furnish reports, returns, to the State Government
24. The Board shall furnish to the State Government such reports,
returns and Statements and such other information relating
to any matter under khc control of thr; Board as the StatcGovernment may require.
Power of State Government to reconslltute the Board
25.

If in the opinion of the State Government Lhe Board bas shown

its competence to perform or perssitcntly made dcfault in the
perforrnancc of the duties imposed or cxcccded or ahuscd the
powers confcrred upon it by or under this Act, the Srate liovernment shall forniulale in writing specific charges against the Board
in respect of those matters and shalI forward a copy of such

charges to thc Board with direction to submit any cr~mmcntsor

explanations in rcspcct thereof it1 the State (iovernment within
such period as may bc spccilied ill this behalf. Aher the consideration of the commcnts and explanations of the Hoard, thc
State Government may if it thinks fit, by notification supersede
the Board and thcrcdtcr rcconstiture thc Board in accordance
with the povision of scction 4 and in every such casc the statc
government shall, as soon as may bc, lily befnrc the S ~ a l tcgislaturc
c
a copy of the said notification togcthcr with the Statcmcnl nf thc
rcasons, which led to such reconstitution.
Vesting of powers till the reconstitution of the Board
26. Until thc Board is reconstituted aftcr supcrscssion undcr
scction 25, thc duties and powcrs of thc Board shall hc
pcrformcd and exercised by, a11d thc propcrty of thc Board
shall vest in such person or authority as thc SI;I~L:(iovcrnrnenl
may spccify by notification.
Powers of Stale Government to make rules
27. (i) Thc Statc Government may make rule3 Tor carrying oul
the purposes of this Act.
(ii) All rules mndc under thi; scctitll~sI~i111h c laid for nnl
less than seven days before t l ~ cNaglland tegislalivt:
Assembly as soon as possible, aflcr thcy arc mitdc and
shall b e subject to such nlvdificaliiln as thc Legislative
Assembly may make during ~ h cscssitrn in which thcy
arc so laid or the session inlmcdi;~~cly
Ctdltrwitlg.

THE NAGALAND - ~ ~ A R
OFD SCHOOL
EDUCATION (AMENDMENT) ACT, 1990
(THE NAGALAND ACT NO. 5 OF 19YU)
(Rccciucrl IIIC ussent 01llre Govcn~or01hru~atu~ld
on 13111 April,
'1990 a~rdpublirh ed in tile N u ~ u I u t ~Uozelrri
d
Erlrur?rrii,raty dured
25fh Apn% 1990)

Act
'

to amcnd

thc Nagaland 8o:lrrl n l School Eduwiinn Act, 1973

and matlers comccted therewith :

Be it cnackd in ihc forty first year of Lhc Rcpublic of India

as

~ O ~ O W:-S

1. Short title, rxfont und commencement.

(i) This Act may bc callcd thc Nagaland

Buwd or Schuul

Education (Arnendmen~)Acl, 19YO.

(ii) 11 cxtends to the wholr: or the S t a k of Nagaland.
(iii) It shall comc inlo force on such date as Ihr: Governmcnl may
by nolilicaiion in thr: {iaz~clcso appoint.
2. Amendment of the title orthe Nagaland Hoard o l School Educatiun
Act, 1973.
The Nagaland Board of School Education Act, 1973, hereinaftcr
called thl; Principal Act, shall henceCorth bc callcd the "Nagaland
Board cllSccondary and Highcr Secondary Education Ad," 197.7.

3. Amendment or Sectiun 2
(1) Thc fulbwin& cerms dcfincd in clauscs (a), (c) and (n) o l
scc~ion2 of thc Principal ACLshall bc substituted by the
following.
(a)

"Board" meana thcNagalald Board ofSccundary Educalion and Highcr Secondary Education cslablishcd undcr
ibis Acr;

(c)

"Fund" rncaas thr: Nagal;~~id

Btrard or Sccr~nrlaryand
Higher Sccu~ldrrryEduc;lriu~\fund ctlnslilutcd under
(Bis Act;

(n) "Scl~oolEduc+tionHmcans such Erluc-l~ionas is designed

LO meet ~hc
nkcds of t h c stage starting (rum tIik slagc
ol Primary ducali ion and prccdcs irnmcdiatcly lllc
srage of Degec. E d ~ u t i o ocontrolled by any Univcrsiry
esrablishcd by I 1n w in India ur by a Brwrd cons~itu~cd
hy(.;overnmcnt
this purposc and it includcsvocutiunal
inslruction uplo rhc Diploma Lcvel;
(2) Thc following cl;~usc'shallhc i n s e r ~ ~ calf ~ c rClause: (1')

ik

namely :
"(fF)" "Higher ScqonJary Scho~d ~ncanr";I Sch~>rllgiving
instruciions for Highcr Secondary School Leaving Cerrificslc

Examination;
4 . Amendment or Section 3.
Sub-seclion (ii) of section'3 shall be suhstitutcd hy rhhfollowins.

h;

"(2)The Board shall, by the narnc of t h e Nagaian Board (II

Secondary and Higher Secondary Education, be a body
corporatc with perpelua1 succession and common sea1 and
shall have thc power ro acquirr: and hold any properly, [ Q
transfer any prupcrty held by i ~ r,t l cntcr into any contiac~
and to do all nthcr ~ h i ~ i gncccsssry
s
fr>r !he pirposcb i d
carrying out its du~izsand functions and by ~ h t :said narnc
sue or be sued."
i
..
5. Amendment of Siction 4. Consiitulion of the Baurd.
For the existing section 4 of ~ h cPrincipal Act. suhstilule. thr:

following;
4: (1)The &ard shall consist of the following members, namely;
(a) Chairman of the Board ,....Chairman.
(h) Ex-Ilficio members.
(i] The Director of School Education.
(ii) The Director of Industries, Nagaland.
[iii) The Director of Agriculture, NagaIand.
(iv), Thc Director of -Health Scdces, N a i a l c d .
(v) The Director o.Employmenr
and Crafts, Training,
,

Nagalmd.
(vi) The Diredot of H'igher and Technical Edumliun.
-

Nagaland.

(vii)One of the lnspector of Schools, Nagaland to be

nominated by the Director of School Education,
Nagaland.
(c)

embers to be nominated by thc Government.

' (i)

Fivc Teachers of whom ar.least two are women and

at least one shall bc P k a r y Schuol Teacher a u J
one 3 College Teacher,
(i) Two Tcachers from Prolessional and Vocational
SchooIs.
(d) Co-opted Members :
(i) theBoardshalI have powers have powers to co-optnot
more than hvo members horn amongst the distinguished educationis&.
(2) The Secretary of he Board shall be thc Member, Secretary

of the Board.
6. Amendment of Section 11.

Section11 af the Principal Act shall bcsubrtitutcd hylhe following;

"(])The Chairman.
(a) Thcre shdl be a Chairman who shall he appointed by
the Government cilher on contract basis or on deputation
to bc agreed to bc~weenthe Government and thc appointee.
(b) The term of appointment shall initially be for a period
of 3 (llrrce) years only provided that Lhc tiovzrnment
may extcnd his services for T (one) year at a time subjccl
to the condition [hat the period of initial appointment
and the subscqucnl cflensions shall in no case exceed
5 (five) years.
(2) The Secretary :
(a) There shall he a Secretary who bhall be appuintzd by
[he Board lrom the immediate Junior Cadre or thc
Board possessing a minimum of Len years adminis~ralive
cxpcricnu: in thc cadre of Class 1 Gxxclted;
Prnvidcd thai in thc even1 nr thc Board having no cligible
cundidnlca Tor Lhc pnsl of the Secrclary the Board may
appninl-such- person eilbcr on cunrracl basis ur on
dcpulatirln provided such wndida~cpt~sscsscsa minir n u ~ rr )~l liftccn ycars of adminislra~ivccxpericncc in the

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cadre of Class-T Gazetted besides the qualifications as

may be laid down in rbr: regulations.
(b) The term of appointmen1 for such candidates shall bc
initially lor a period of3 (thrce) years at die fust instancc
provided that thc Board may cxtend his semces one
year at a time subject to the condition that the period
of initial appointment including such extension shall in
nu case cxcccd 5 (five) years."
7. Amendment of Section 12.
F& Ihc Chuse (1) Clawc (IX)Clausc ( X I V ) and Clausc (XV) of
section 12 of b e Prindpal Ad, the following s l i d bc substitued :
(I) To prescribe courses of instruction for Primary, upto
- Higher and Vocational SchoolS;"
(IX) '.LO recognize High. Schools Lad Higher Secondary
Schools and Vocational ~ c h o o l ~ ? a ntodwithdraw sucb

(XIV)

(XV)

recognition :"
to prescribe sources of studies and to hold emminations
on such wurses and to award certil?cates;"
todorganise seminars and workshops for "in-service
teachers,"

8. Amendment of Sectivn 15.

In scclion 15 of ~ h Principal
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Act for the expression, "The Statc
'Bank of India" subslitute "any Scheduled Bank7'.