The Goa Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Board Act, 1975

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GOVERNMENT OF GOA 

Law and Judiciary Department 

 

Notification 

 

LD/Bill/2/75 

The following Act passed by the Legislative Assembly of Goa, Daman and Diu which 

received the assent of the Administrator of Goa, Daman and Diu on 27th May, 1975 is hereby 

published for general information. 

M. S. Borkar, Under Secretary (Law). 

Panaji, 29th May, 1975. 

 

The Goa Secondary and Higher Secondary Education 

Board Act, 1975 

(Act No.13 of 1975) [27th May, 1975] 

AN 

ACT 

to establish a Board for secondary and higher secondary education and matters connected 

therewith; 

Be it enacted by the Legislative Assembly of Goa, Daman and Diu in the Twenty- 

-sixth Year of the Republic of India as follows:— 
 

 

CHAPTER I 

1. Short title, extent and commencement.–– (1) This Act may be called the Goa 1[Omitted] 

Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Board Act, 1975. 

(2) It extends to the whole of the Union territory of Goa, Daman and Diu. 

(3) This section shall come into force at once; and the remaining provisions of this Act shall 

come into force on such date as the Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, 

appoint. 

2. Definitions.— In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,— 

(1) “appointed date” means the date on which the remaining provisions of the Act are 

brought into force under sub-section (3) of section 1; 

(2) “Board” means the Board established under the Act; 

(3) “Chairman of the Board” means a person appointed as Chairman of the Board constituted 

under the Act; 



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(4) “Designated area” means area specified under the rules; 

(5) “Director of Education” means the Director of Education, Government of Goa, Daman 

and Diu; 

(6) “final examination” means the secondary school certificate examination or the higher 

secondary school certificate examination conducted or caused to be conducted by the Board; 

(7) “Government” means the Government of Goa, Daman and Diu; 

 

(8) “head master” means the person in-charge of the academic administration of a secondary 

or a higher secondary school recognised by the Board; 

1[(8a) ‘higher secondary education’ means such general or combinations of general and 

technical or vocational or special education which is designed to meet the educational needs of 

students in classes XI and XII.] 

(9) “higher secondary school” means a higher secondary school recognised as such by the 

Board under clause (1) of section 5; 

(10) “institution” means an academic institution imparting secondary or higher secondary 

education; 

2[(11) ‘management’ in respect of Government run institution means the Director of 

Education and in case of other institutions means the trustees or the managing or governing 

body, by whatever name called, of any Trust or of any Society registered under the Societies 

Registration Act, 1860 (Central Act 21 of 1860) under whose management one or more schools 

or institutions are run;] 

(12) “prescribed” means prescribed by rules made under this Act; 

(13) “primary education” means education imparted in a primary school recognised by the 

Government; 

(14) “regulation” means the regulation made by the Government under section 48 and by the 

Board under section 47; 

(15) “secondary education” means such general, technical, vocational or special education 

(including any combined course thereof) which is designed to meet the educational needs of the 

period of adolescence and which follows, immediately the primary education and precedes 

immediately the higher secondary education; 

(16) “secondary school” means a school recognised as such by the Board under sub- 

-section (1) of section 5; 

(17) “teacher” means a member of the teaching staff other than the head master of a 

secondary or higher secondary school recognised by the Board; 

 
3[(18) “State” means the State of Goa;] 

(19) “text-book” in relation to an examination under this Act, means any book recommended 

or otherwise sanctioned by the Board for use of that examination. 



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CHAPTER II 

Board 

3. Establishment and Incorporation of Board.— (1) The Government shall, by notification 

in the Official Gazette, establish a Board for the territory by the name of “the Goa, Daman and 

Diu Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education”. 

(2) The Board shall be a body corporate by the name mentioned in sub-section (1) and shall 

have a perpetual succession and a common seal, and shall have power to acquire, hold and 

dispose of property, and to enter into contracts, and may by the said name sue and be sued. 

4. Aims of Board.— The aims of the Board shall be to provide secondary and higher 

secondary education and, for this purpose grant recognition to the required number of such 

schools in the territory; to pay special attention to the improvement of the secondary and higher 

secondary education so that it meets the required needs and standards of economic and social 

development; to provide adequate facilities for educational and professional advancement of 

socially and educationally backward communities; to take such steps and such measures as may 

lead to intellectual, academic, physical and cultural development of the youth. 

5. Powers and Duties of Board.— Subject to such conditions as may be prescribed and 

subject to such directions as may be issued by the Government from time to time the Board 

shall have the following powers and perform the following duties, namely:— 

(1) to grant and to withdraw recognition to the secondary and higher secondary schools; 

(2) to advise the Government on matters of policy relating to secondary and higher 

secondary education in general and on the following matters in particular: — 

(a) ensuring a uniform pattern of education; 

(b) maintaining of a uniform standard of education in secondary and higher secondary 

schools; 

(c) co-ordination between the national policies and the policies of the territory in 

respect of secondary and higher secondary education; 

(d) co-ordination between primary, secondary, higher secondary and university 

education. 

(3) to lay down guiding principles regarding curricula and syllabi for the entire secondary 

and higher secondary courses and to prepare the detailed syllabi for all standards of 

secondary and higher secondary education; 

(4) to formulate general principles for recommending text-books for sanction by the 

Board, and to sanction such books subject to such conditions, as it may deem fit to impose; 

(5) to advise the Government in standard requirements in respect of staff, buildings, 

furniture, equipment, stationery and other amenities required for secondary and higher 

secondary schools; 

(6) to prescribe and prepare text-books for all standards of secondary and higher secondary 

education; 

(7) to prescribe conditions for admission of regular and private candidates to the final 

examinations; 



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(8) to demand and receive such fees as may be prescribed, from candidates to be admitted 

to the final examinations; 

(9) to award certificates to candidates passing the final examinations; 

(10) to institute and award scholarships, stipends, medals, prizes and other rewards and to 

prescribe conditions therefor; 

(11) to receive bequests, donations, endowments, trusts and other transfers of any property 

or interest therein, or right thereto; 

(12) to hold any property, interest or right referred to in sub-clause (11) above, and to 

manage and deal with the same; 

(13) to demand and receive such fees as may be prescribed, from secondary and higher 

secondary schools recognised by the Board; 

(14) to appoint paper-setters, translators, examiners, moderators, supervisors and other 

necessary personnel for conducting the final examinations in the territory, for evaluation of 

candidates’ performance and for compiling and release of results; 

(15) to open centers for the final examinations conducted by it; 

(16) to declare the results of the candidates at the final examinations conducted by it; 

(17) to prepare a list of candidates according to merit for the purpose of award of 

scholarships, stipends, medals, prizes and other awards; 

(18) to lay down procedures to deal with cases of use of unfair means in the examinations 

and to deal with such cases; 

(19) to generally evaluate the performance of students in all examinations in secondary 

and higher secondary schools including the final examinations and make, from time to time, 

necessary recommendations in respect of the same to the Government; 

(20) to lay down the manner in which recognition would be granted to or withdrawn from 

secondary and higher secondary schools; 

(21) to call for any information from secondary and higher secondary schools and to call 

for special reports and information from the Director of Education generally and in particular 

in the matter of withdrawal of recognition in cases of secondary schools and higher 

secondary schools which show poor academic results or commit grave academic 

irregularities; 

(22) to require institutions recognised by it and by the Department of Education to extend 

their co-operation in the conduct of the final examinations; 

(23) to recommend measures to promote physical, moral and social welfare of students in 

the institutions recognised by the Board and to lay down conditions of their residence and 

discipline; 

(24) to appoint officers and servants of the Board, other than the Chairman, Secretary, 

Joint Secretary or Assistant Secretary, in its office and to regulate terms and conditions of 

their service; 



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(25) to constitute provident fund for the benefit of the officers and servants of the Board; 

(26) to prepare the annual financial statement and to recommend to the Government for 

sanction, the annual budget; 

(27) to conduct statistical and other research for the purpose of evaluation and reform of 

the curricular instruction and examination system; 

(28) to appoint such Committees as it may think necessary for the efficient discharge of its 

functions under this Act; 

(29) to consider recommendations made by Committees appointed under this Act; 

(30) to make regulations for the purpose of carrying into effect the provisions of this Act; 

(31) to exercise such other powers and perform such other duties as may be conferred or 

imposed by or under this Act; 

(32) to publish reports, paper, journals, bulletins etc. giving information of the activities of 

the Board; 

(33) to do all such acts and things as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this 

Act. 

 

 

CHAPTER III 

Officers of Board 

6. Officers of Board.— The following shall be the officers of the Board:— 

(i) The Chairman of the Board; 

(ii) The Secretary, Joint Secretary and Assistant Secretary of the Board; and 

(iii) Such other officers in the service of the Board, as may be declared by the regulations 

to be officers of the Board. 

7. Chairman and Vice-Chairman of Board.— (1) The Chairman of the Board shall be 

appointed by the Government, by a notification published in the Official Gazette. 

(2) The minimum qualifications and experience required for the purpose of appointment to 

the post of Chairman of the Board are: 

(i) Second Class Master’s degree of a recognised University; and 

(ii) Teaching or administrative experience of not less than 20 years in the field of 

education. 

(3) The Chairman of the Board shall subject to any terms and conditions in his contract of 

service, hold office for a term of four years from the date on which he enters upon his office. 

(4) The Government may from time to time, extend the term of office of the Chairman of the 

Board: 

Provided that the term shall not exceed in the aggregate a period of eight years. 

(5) The Chairman of the Board shall be a servant of the Government and shall draw his 



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salaries and allowances from the funds of the Government. The salaries and allowances and 

other conditions of service of the Chairman shall be such as may be prescribed by the 

Government. 

(6) No person shall hold, or continue to hold the office of the Chairman of the Board after he 

completes the age of sixty years. 

(7) The Government shall appoint a Vice-Chairman, from amongst the members of the 

Board, to exercise the powers and duties of the Chairman in his absence of not less than one 

month. 

8. Powers and Duties of Chairman.— (1) The Chairman of the Board shall be the principal 

academic and controlling officer of the Board and shall preside over at the meetings of the 

Board and any convocation of the Board. He shall be an ex-officio member and the Chairman of 

the Executive Council, the Academic Council, the Examination Committee, the Finance 

Committee and the Recognition Committee. 

He shall be entitled to be present, with the right to speak at any meeting of any authority or 

body of the Board, but shall not be entitled to vote there at, unless he is a member of that 

authority or body. 

(2) The Chairman of the Board shall have power to convene meetings of the Board, the 

Executive Council, the Academic Council, the Examination Committee, the Recognition 

Committee, the Finance Committee and the other bodies or committees of the Board. He may 

delegate, by a regulation, this power to any other officer of the Board. 

(3) It shall be the duty of the Chairman of the Board to ensure that the Act, the rules and 

regulations made thereunder are faithfully observed and he shall have all powers necessary for 

this purpose. 

(4) If there are reasonable grounds for the Chairman of the Board to believe that there is an 

emergency which requires immediate action to be taken, he shall take such action as he deems 

necessary and shall, at the earliest opportunity thereafter, report his action to such authority or 

body as would have in the ordinary course dealt with the matter. In the event of dispute arising 

between the Chairman of the Board and the authority or body as to whether there was in fact an 

emergency, the matter shall be referred to the Board, the decision of which shall be final. 

(5) The Chairman of the Board shall be responsible for the administration of the affairs of the 

Board in accordance with the Act, the rules and regulations made thereunder and shall give 

effect to the decisions of the Executive Council and other authorities or bodies of the Board 

which are not inconsistent with the provisions aforesaid. 

(6) It shall be lawful for the Chairman of the Board, as the principal executive officer, to 

regulate the work and conduct of the officers and members of the administrative and ministerial 

staff of the Board in accordance with the provisions of this Act, and the rules and regulations 

made thereunder. 

(7) Where any matter is required to be regulated by a regulation, the Chairman of the Board 

may, for the time being, regulate the matter by issuing such directives as he thinks necessary, 

and shall at the earliest opportunity thereafter, place them before the Executive Council or other 

authority or body concerned for approval. 

(8) The Chairman of the Board shall exercise such other powers as may be prescribed. 



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9. Appointment, Duties and Powers of Secretary, Joint and Assistant Secretaries.— (1) 

The Secretary of the Board shall be a whole time salaried officer of the Board. He shall be 

appointed by the Government. 4[The eligibility criteria, mode of recruitment and terms and 

conditions of service for appointment of the Secretary shall be such as may be prescribed.] 

5[(2) The minimum qualifications and experience required for the purpose of appointment to 

the post of Secretary of the Board are that— 

(a) (i) he should possess a Second Class Master’s degree or Diploma in Higher Education 

of a recognised University in Arts, or Science and Bachelor’s degree in Education with 

experience both in teaching and administration of not less than 15 years; and 

(ii) he should have held a responsible post not below the rank of Education Inspector or its 

equivalent under the Directorate of Education of any State Government or Union Territory 

Administration, for not less than five years, or; 

(b) a Grade I Officer of the Goa Civil Service.] 

(3) Next to the Chairman of the Board, the Secretary of the Board shall maintain control and 

discipline over all the employees of the Board. 

(4) The Secretary shall act as Secretary of the Board, the Executive Council, the Academic 

Council, the Examination Committee, the Finance Committee and the Recognition Committee, 

but he shall not be entitled to vote. 

(5) Subject to the control of the Executive Council, the Secretary shall have power to enter 

into agreements, sign documents and authenticate records on behalf of the Board. 

(6) He shall be the Custodian of the records, the common seal and such other property of the 

Board as the Executive Council may commit to his charge. 

(7) He shall keep the minutes of all meetings of the Board, the Executive Council, the 

Academic Council, the Examination Committee, the Finance Committee, the Recognition 

Committee and of such other committees and body where he may be directed to act as a 

Secretary by the Chairman of the Board. 

(8) The Secretary shall ensure, in accordance with the directions of the Chairman of the 

Board, the proper organisation and conduct of final examinations and other tests and declaration 

of results. 

(9) The Secretary shall exercise such other powers and perform such other duties as may be 

prescribed, or are required from time to time by the Executive Council or the Chairman of the 

Board. 

(10) The Government may appoint one or more Joint and Assistant Secretaries for the Board 

on the recommendation of the Board. Such Joint and Assistant Secretaries shall exercise such 

powers and duties as may be assigned to them by the Secretary under the general or special 

orders of the Board. 

(11) When the office of the Secretary of the Board falls vacant, or when the Secretary is, by 

reason of illness, or absence or any other cause, unable to perform the duties of his office, such 

duties shall be performed by such person as the Chairman of the Board may appoint for the 

purpose from among the Joint Secretaries. 

(12) The Secretary, Joint Secretaries, and Assistant Secretaries appointed under this Act 

shall be the servants of the Government, and they shall draw their salaries and allowances from 

the consolidated fund of the territory. The salaries and allowances shall be such as may be 



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prescribed by the Government. 

10. Other Officers and servants of Board.— (1) The Board may appoint such other officers 

and servants as it considers necessary for the efficient performance of its functions under this 

Act; 

(2) The salaries and allowances and other conditions of service of the officers and other 

servants appointed by the Board under sub-section (1) shall be such as may be determined by it 

by regulations made under this Act. 

 

 

CHAPTER IV 

Authorities of Board 

11. Authorities of Board.— (1) The following shall be the authorities of the Board, 

namely:— 

(a) The Board; 

(b) The Executive Council; 

(c) The Academic Council; 

(d) The Finance Committee; 

(e) The Examination Committee; 

(f) The Recognition Committee; 

(g) The Board or Boards of Studies; and 

(h) Such other bodies of the Board as may be declared by the regulations of the Board, 

to be the authorities of the Board. 

(2) The Board may appoint such other Committees as it thinks necessary for the efficient 

performance of its functions. 

(3) The Constitution of every Committee appointed by the Board, the term of office of its 

members, and the duties and functions to be discharged by it shall be such as may be laid down 

by regulations made in this behalf. 

12. Board.— (1) The Board shall be the principal authority for all financial estimates and 

budgetary appropriations, and shall consist of the Chairman and the Vice-Chairman of the 

Board appointed by the Government under section 7 and of the following members namely:— 

Ex-officio Members 

Class A — 6[(i) The Director of School Education or his nominee not below the rank of a 

Deputy Director; 

(ii) The Director of Sports and Youth Affairs; 

(iii) The Director of Arts and Culture; 

(iv) The Director of Craftsman Training; 

(v) The Director of Technical Education; 

(vi) The Director of State Institute of Education; and 

(vii) The Director of Higher Education.] 



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Elected Members 

Class B— (i) Two members of the Legislative Assembly elected by the members of the 

Legislative Assembly of the 7[State] from amongst themselves; 

8[(ii) Two members one each from Science and Arts faculties to represent the University 

of Goa, to be elected by the Academic Council of the University from amongst its members 

of whom at least one member shall represent the colleges and until the first such elections are 

held, persons nominated by the Government from amongst the Principals and teachers of the 

colleges in the State;] 

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[(iii) (a) Four Principals of Higher Secondary Schools, of which two each to represent 

North Goa and South Goa Districts respectively; and 

(b) two representatives from vocational stream of which one each to represent North Goa 

and South Goa Districts respectively elected by the teachers of vocational Stream in such 

schools in the State recognised by the Board from amongst themselves;] 

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[(iv) Two Grade I teachers from Higher Secondary Schools to represent North Goa and 
South Goa Districts respectively, elected by the teachers of such schools in the State 

recognised by the Board, from amongst themselves;] 

(v) Six head masters of secondary schools other than higher secondary schools, one each 

from each designated area, elected by the head masters of such school in the designated area 

from amongst themselves; 

(vi) Six teachers of secondary schools other than higher secondary schools, one each from 

each designated area, elected by the teachers of such school in the designated area from 

amongst themselves; and 

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[(vii) Two representatives of the management of Secondary and Higher Secondary 
schools elected by the managements of such schools in the State recognised by the Board, 

from amongst themselves;] 

Nominated Members 

Class C— 12[six] members to be nominated by the Government:— 

13[(i) One representative of visual/performing arts;] 

14[(ii) One representative from those who have contributed towards education/reha- 

bilitation of the handicapped;] 

iii) One Principal of a secondary teachers’ training college from amongst the principals of 

secondary teachers’ training colleges in the 15[State]; and 

16[(iv) Two persons, other than the staff of colleges, heads and teachers of Secondary 

and/or Higher Secondary Schools to be nominated by the Government from amongst reputed 

educationists of whom one shall be a woman in case no woman member is represented in 

above classes;] 

17[(v) One nominated member to represent vocational education]: 

Provided that, a person shall cease to hold office as a member of the Board if he ceases to 

belong to the Academic Council of the University or the Legislative Assembly, or ceases to be a 



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head master or teacher of a secondary or higher secondary school or a principal of a secondary 

training college or representative of the management, where he is elected or nominated from 

amongst such persons. 

(2) The names of persons, not being ex-officio members, who have been elected or 

nominated, from time to time, as members of the Board shall be published by the Board in the 

Official Gazette. 

(3) No employee of the Board shall be eligible to be elected to the Board. 

(4) No person shall be nominated as member of the Board or continue to be such member for 

more than two consecutive terms. 

(5) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1), for the purpose of the first 

constitution of the Board, Government may also nominate all or any of the members to be 

elected under Class B but, in such cases, the member so nominated shall vacate office as soon as 

the corresponding member is duly elected by the electing body. The member so elected shall 

then hold office only for the remaining period of the term. 

13. Term of Office and allowances of members of the Board.–– (1) Members of Class B 

and Class C in section 12 above shall hold office for a term of four years from the date on which 

their names are published in the Official Gazette: 

Provided that the term of office of the outgoing members shall extend to and expire, on the 

day immediately preceding the date on which the names of their successors are published in the 

Official Gazette. 

(2) Members shall be entitled to such allowances as are determined by regulations made by 

the Board. 

14. Disqualifications of Chairman and Members.— A person shall be disqualified for 

being appointed, elected, nominated or designated as, or from continuing as a Chairman or a 

member of the Board or of any Committee appointed under this Act— 

(a) if he directly or indirectly by himself or his partner has or had any share or interest in 

any text-book published: 

Provided that a person who had any share or interest in the text-book concerned shall not 

be deemed to have incurred the disqualifications under this clause if five years have elapsed 

from the date of publication of such book; 

(b) if he directly or indirectly, by himself or his partner, has any share or interest in any 

work done by order of, or any contract entered into on behalf of the Board; 

(c) if he is an un-discharged insolvent; 

(d) if he is declared physically disabled by any medical authority as Government may 

specify; 

(e) if he is adjudged to be of unsound mind by a competent authority; 

(f) if he is acting in any manner detrimental to the aims and objectives of the Board; 

(g) if he is a person against whom an order of removal from office has been made under 

sub-section (2) of section 17: 

Provided that a person against whom, such order is made shall not be deemed to be 

disqualified under this clause, if five years or such lesser period as the Government may 

specify has elapsed from the date of his removal from office. 



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Explanation: For the purpose of clause (a)— 

(i) the publication of text-book includes its republications; 

(ii) a person shall be deemed to have incurred disqualification by reason of his having 

any share or interest in the business of the publisher of such text-book. 

15. Vacancy of Chairman or Member.— (1) If the Chairman or a member of the Board or 

any Committee appointed under the Act, becomes disqualified under section 14 his office shall 

become vacant. 

(2) If a member elected or nominated or designated to the Board remains absent without 

permission of the Board from three consecutive meetings thereof, his office shall thereupon 

become vacant. 

(3) If any question arises as to whether the office of the Chairman or a member has become 

vacant under clause (1) and (2) of this section, the question shall be referred to the Government 

and its decision in the matter shall be final. 

(4) The vacancy under this section shall be notified by the Board in the Official Gazette. 

 

16. Resignation of members.— A member of the Board, not being an ex-officio member, 

may, resign his office at any time by tendering his resignation in writing to the Chairman of the 

Board, and such member shall be deemed to have vacated his office as soon as the Chairman 

has received his resignation. 

17. Removal of Member.— (1) The Government may, on the recommendation of the Board 

and after making such further inquiry, if any, as it may think fit to make, remove any member of 

the Board or of any Committee appointed under this Act, from office, if such member has been 

convicted of an offence involving moral turpitude or has been guilty of any disgraceful conduct 

which in the opinion of the Board renders him unfit to be continued as a member or an 

undischarged insolvent or declared physically disabled by any medical authority as Government 

may specify or adjudged to be of unsound mind by a competent authority or acting in any 

manner detrimental to the aims and objectives of the Board: 

Provided that, no such recommendation shall be made by the Board, unless the member to 

whom it relates has been given a reasonable opportunity of showing cause why such 

recommendation should not be made. 

(2) The name of any member who has been removed from office under sub-section (1) shall 

be published by the Board in the Official Gazette. 

 
18[17 A. Removal of Chairman.— The Government may, after inquiry as deemed necessary 

by a retired judge of the High Court, remove from office the Chairman of the Board, if 

he/she,— 

(a) has been convicted of an offence involving moral turpitude; or 

(b) has been found guilty of any lapse, misconduct, misbehavior or disgraceful conduct 

which in the opinion of the Government renders him unfit to be continued as Chairman; 

or 

(c) has been adjudged as undischarged insolvent; or 

(d) has been declared physically disabled by any medical authority as the Government may 

specify in this behalf; or 



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(e) has been adjudged to be of unsound mind by a competent authority; or 

(f) has been acting in any manner detrimental to the aims and objects of the Board.] 

 

18. Casual Vacancies.— Every casual vacancy among the members of the Board or of any 

committee constituted under this Act, shall be filled as soon as may be, by election or 

nomination as the case may be; and the person elected or nominated in a casual vacancy shall 

hold office so long as the member in whose place he is elected or nominated, would have held 

it, if the vacancy had not occurred. 

19. Acts and proceedings.— No act or proceeding of the Board or of the Executive Council 

or of the Academic Council or any other authority or Committee of the Board, shall at any time, 

be deemed invalid on the ground only that it is not duly constituted or that there is a defect in its 

constitution or that there is a vacancy in the membership thereof, and the validity of such act or 

proceedings shall not be questioned in any Court or before any authority or officer merely on 

any such ground. 

20. Meetings of the Board.— (1) The Board shall on a date to be fixed by the Chairman of 

the Board, meet not less than twice in every year, and six months shall ordinarily intervene 

between two consecutive meetings. 

(2) The Chairman of the Board — 

(a) if he thinks fit, may, and 

(b) upon a requisition in writing signed by not less than one-third of the total number of 

members of the Board shall, 

convene a special meeting of the Board after giving a notice of seven days in the case of 

clause (a) and on a date not later than twenty one days from the date of receipt of the 

request by the Chairman in the case of clause (b). 

21. Power to invite experts and officers at meetings.— The Board may invite any person 

who in its opinion is an expert in the field of education or any officer of the Government not 

below the rank of a Deputy Director of Education to attend its meeting or a meeting of its 

Committee, if a subject with which the expert or officer is concerned is likely to come up or 

comes up for discussion or consideration at such meeting. 

 

22. The Executive Council.— (1) The Executive Council shall be the Executive authority of 

the Board and shall consist of the following:— 

(i) The Chairman of the Board — Ex-officio Chairman; 

(ii) The Director of Education or his nominee not below the rank of a Deputy Director; 

(iii) Four members to be elected by the Board from amongst the elected members referred 

to in class B of sub-section (1) of section 12. 

(iv) One member to be elected by the Board from amongst the nominated members 

referred to in class C of sub-section (1) of section 12; 

(v) One member to be elected by the Board from amongst all its members irrespective of 

their Class; and 

(vi) One member to be elected by the Board from amongst the Ex-officio members 



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referred to in class A of sub-section (1) of section 12. 

(2) The term of office of the elected members shall be two years. 

(3) If a member elected to the Executive Council remains absent without permission of the 

Council for three consecutive meetings thereof, his office shall be deemed to have been vacated. 

(4) No person 19[other than those specified in clause (i) and (ii) of sub-section (1)] shall be a 

member of the Executive Council, or continue to be such member, for more than two 

consecutive terms. 

23. Powers and Duties of Executive Council.— (1) Subject to the provisions of the Act and 

the Rules made thereunder, the Executive Council shall have the following duties and functions, 

namely:— 

(i) to determine the form, provide for the custody and regulate the use of the common seal 

of the Board; 

(ii) to transfer and accept transfer, hold, control, administer and deal with any property, 

movable or immovable and funds of the Board and to enter into contract on behalf of the 

Board provided that no transfer of immovable property shall be made without previous 

sanction of the Board; 

(iii) to manage and regulate the finances, accounts and investments of the Board; 

(iv) to invest, subject to the provisions of the Act, any money belonging to the Board, 

including any unapplied income, in any of the securities as may be prescribed or in the 

purchase of immovable property in India, with the like power varying such investments or to 

place in fixed or call deposits in any Scheduled Bank, any portion of such money not 

required for immediate expenditure; 

(v) to accept, receive, hold, control, administer and deal with any fund, bequests, 

donations, endowments, trusts and other transfers of any property or interest therein or right 

thereto, placed at the disposal of the Board for specific purposes; 

(vi) to consider the annual, revised or supplementary budget estimates and the annual 

accounts of income and expenditure of the Board and the recommendations of the Finance 

Committee of the Board thereon and to submit them to the Board; 

(vii) to recommend the number of Joint Secretaries and Assistant Secretaries to be 

appointed by the Government under sub-section (10) of section 9; 

(viii) to sanction — 

(a) the number of posts of officers and servants to be employed by the Board under 

section 10 and to suspend, hold in abeyance or abolish any such posts; 

(b) the payment of special pay and other allowances at such rates and subject to such 

conditions as it may deem fit in respect of: 

(1) specialised nature of duties or additional duties performed by employees of the 

Board; 

(2) duties performed on Sundays and holidays by the employees of the Board; 

(3) duties performed by the employees of the Board beyond normal hours; 



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(4) any remunerative jobs done by the employees of the Board outside their office 

hours; 

(ix) subject to the budget provision sanctioned under section 39 to sanction the purchase or 

hire of stores, paper, forms, stationery, furniture or other equipment required for the Boards 

office, after calling for tender and to scrutinise them when received or enter into a contract 

for the purposes of the Act: 

Provided that it shall not be necessary to call for any tender if the value of the stores, 

paper, forms, stationery or other equipment required or the expenditure involved in the 

contract is less than Rs. l,000/- or if the above articles are urgently required or the work in 

respect of which the contract is entered into needs to be urgently carried out or if the 

Executive Council does not think it advisable to call for the tenders for reasons recorded by 

it; 

(x) to enter into, vary, carry out and cancel on behalf of the Board a contract for the 

provision of the buildings and supply of materials for proper discharge of duties assigned to it 

by the Act and the Rules; 

(xi) to write-off irrecoverable sums due in respect of stores, priced publications, 

statements of mark and unserviceable articles of dead-stock, if the amount of the dues in each 

case exceeds Rs.100/- but does not exceed Rs. 1000/-; 

(xii) generally to advise the Chairman of the Board on any matter connected with the work 

of the Board which it deems fit or which the Chairman may refer to it; 

(xiii) to report to the Board upon any matter concerning which its view may be invited by 

Board or in respect of which it considers that it should tender advice to the Board; 

(xiv) to make recommendations to the Board concerning the framing or amending the rules 

and regulations of the Board after considering the recommendations, if any, from the 

Committees of the Board; 

(xv) to institute and make provision for the grant of scholarships, medals, prizes and other 

rewards and to prescribe the conditions therefor; 

(xvi) to accept, reject or refer back any proposal, recommendation or report from the 

Academic Council, Finance Committee, Examination Committee, Recognition Committee, or 

other Committees of the Board; 

(xvii) to recommend to the Board, for approval, rates of travelling allowance and 

remuneration to Paper-Setters, Moderators, Examiners, Translators and other personnel after 

taking into consideration recommendations of the Committee of the Board, if any; 

(xviii) to lay down the procedure and specify the penalties to be imposed in dealing with 

cases of use of unfair means by persons seeking admission to or appearing at the 

Examinations conducted under the authority of the Board; 

(xix) to authorise such advance as it may from time to time consider necessary, to remain 

in the hands of the Secretary, to meet legitimate petty expenditure; 

(xx) direct inspection of the secondary schools and higher secondary schools and other re- 

cognized institutions in order to assess the academic performance and needs, issue 

instructions where necessary, for maintaining efficiency and ensuring adequate amenities for 

students and proper terms and conditions of employment of the teachers and other 

employees; 



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(xxi) recommend to the Government the withholding of grants of secondary schools and 

higher secondary schools and institutions which do not comply with the instructions issued 

from time to time. 

(2) The quorum for the meeting of the Executive Council shall be one-half of the total 

number of the members of the Executive Council. 

(3) The Executive Council shall report to the Board all acceptances or transfers of property 

done by the Executive Council. 

(4) The Executive Council shall not transfer any movable property without the sanction of the 

Board. 

24. Academic Council.— (1) The Academic Council shall be the principal academic 

authority of the Board and shall consist of the following members, namely: 

(i) The Chairman of the Board— Ex-Officio Chairman; 

(ii) Two members to be elected by the Board from amongst the ex-officio members, 

referred to in Class A of sub-section (1) of section 12; 

(iii) Five members to be elected by the Board from amongst the elected members referred 

to in Class B of sub-section (l) of section 12; 

(iv) One member to be elected from the nominated members referred to in Class C of sub- 

section (1) of section 12; 

(v) Convenors of the Board of Studies. 

(2) The term of office of the members of the Academic Council shall be two years. 

25. Powers and Duties of Academic Council.—(1) The Academic Council shall be the 

chief academic body and shall have the right to advise the Board on all academic matters. 

Without prejudice to the generality of this provision, the Academic Council shall have the 

following duties and functions, namely:— 

(i) to formulate guiding principles for determining curricula and syllabi for the entire 

secondary and higher secondary education; 

(ii) to consider and submit its recommendations to the Executive Council on the detailed 

syllabi for all standards except the final standard, after taking into consideration the 

recommendations of the respective Boards of studies thereon; 

(iii) to consider and submit its recommendations to the Executive Council on the curricula 

and detailed syllabi prepared by the Boards of Studies for the final examinations; 

(iv) to formulate general principles for preparing text-books; 

(v) to prepare or recommend for prescription to the Executive Council text-books for the 

standard leading to the final examinations, after taking into consideration the 

recommendations of the respective Boards of Studies thereon; 

(vi) to recommend to the Executive Council standard requirements in respect of staff, 

building, furniture, equipment, stationery and other things required for secondary and higher 

secondary schools; 

(vii) to recommend to the Board measures to promote physical, moral and social welfare 



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of students in institutions recognized by the Board and the conditions of their residence and 

discipline; 

(viii) to consider and submit its recommendations to the Executive Council on the 

following matters pertaining to the 20[examinations] after receipt of the recommend-dations 

of the Boards of Studies:— 

(a) the total number of compulsory and optional subjects; 

(b) proposals for introduction of new subjects and exclusion of existing subjects; 

(c) the formation of groups of subjects and the alteration of such groups; 

(d) the number of question papers to be set in each subject; 

(e) the maximum and minimum marks, time, duration and standard length for written, 

oral or practical tests in different subjects or groups of subjects; 

(ix) to conduct statistical or other research for the purposes of evaluation and reform of 

curricula, instruction and examination system; 

(x) to co-ordinate the work of the Boards of Studies and to scrutinize the recommendations 

in regard to various matters with which each Board of Studies is concerned. 

 

26. The Finance Committee.— (1) There shall be a Finance Committee consisting of:— 

(i) The Chairman of the Board— Ex-officio Chairman; 

(ii) Director of Accounts or his nominee not below the rank of a Deputy Director of 

Accounts; 

(iii) Two members to be elected by the Board from amongst the elected members referred 

to in Class B of sub-section (1) of section 12; 

(iv) Two members to be elected by the Board from amongst the nominated members 

referred to in Class C of sub-section (1) of section 12. 

27. Powers and Duties of Finance Committee.— (1) The Finance Committee shall act as 

advisory body on all matters concerning the finance of the Board. Its duties and functions shall 

be as under:— 

(i) to prepare and submit to the Executive Council with its recommendations the annual, 

revised or supplementary budget estimates of the annual accounts of income and expenditure 

of the Board; 

(ii) to make recommendations to the Executive Council on all matters relating to the 

finance of the Board; 

(iii) to examine every proposal of new expenditure and to advise the Executive Council 

thereon; 

(iv) to review and report periodically to the Executive Council on the financial position of 

the Board; 

(v) generally to devise means for effecting economy, without impairing efficiency; 

(vi) to consider proposals for fixation of pay scales for new posts and revision of pay 

scales and advise the Executive Council thereon. 



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28. Examination Committee.— The Examination Committee shall consist of:— 

(i) The Chairman of the Board— Ex-officio Chairman; 

(ii) One member to be elected by the Board from amongst the ex-officio members 

referred to in Class A of sub-section (1) of section 12; 

(iii) Four members to be elected by the Board from amongst the elected members referred 

to in class B of sub-section (1) of section 12; 

(iv) One member to be elected by the Board from amongst the nominated members 

referred to in Class C of sub-section (1) of Section 12; 

(v) One member to be elected by the Board from amongst all the members of the Board 

irrespective of their Class. 

 

29. Powers and Duties of Examination Committee.— (1) Subject to the provisions of the 

Act and the Rules made thereunder, the Examination Committee shall have the following duties 

and functions, namely:— 

(i) to consider and forward its observation to the Academic Council on any proposal to 

amend the schemes of the final Examination as set out from time to time; 

(ii) to recommend to the Executive Council, the rates of travelling allowance, 

remuneration or honoraria for various items of work connected with the final examinations; 

(iii) to recommend to the Executive Council qualifications and disqualifications of and 

rates of remuneration payable to Paper-setters, Translators, Moderators, Examiners etc.; 

(iv) to recommend to the Executive Council, general principles to be followed by the 

Board, in regard to the preparation of panels and appointment of Paper-Setters, Moderators, 

Translators, Examiners etc.; 

(v) to generally review the results (after they are declared) of the final examinations and 

submit its observations to the Academic Council; 

(vi) to recommend to the Executive Council suitable forms of certificates and provisional 

certificates to be issued to successful candidates and statement or memorandum or marks to 

all candidates in respect of the final examinations. 

30. Recognition Committee.— The Recognition committee shall consist of:— 

(i) the Chairman of the Board— Ex-officio Chairman; 

(ii) one member elected by the Board from amongst the ex-officio members referred to in 

Class A of sub-section (1) of section 12; 

(iii) three members to be elected by the Board from amongst the elected members referred 

to in Class B of sub-section (1) of section 12; 

(iv) one member to be elected by the Board from amongst the nominated members 

referred to in Class C of sub-section (1) of Section 12. 

31. Powers and Duties of Recognition Committee.— The Recognition Committee shall 

consider and make recommendation 21[to the Executive Council] on all matters relating to the 



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grant or withdrawal of recognition of secondary and higher 

secondary schools in accordance with the prescribed procedure. 

32. Board or Boards of Studies.— (1) The Board shall constitute a Board or Boards of 

Studies for different subjects or groups of subjects, as may be considered necessary from time to 

time. 

(2) Each Board of Studies shall ordinarily consist of such number of members, but not less 

than five and not more than seven members all of whom need not be members of the Board, as 

the Board may decide. 

(3) The Convenor and the members of the Board of Studies shall be appointed by the Board. 

(4) Any two or more Boards of Studies may, with the consent of the Chairman of the Board 

and shall, when so required by the Board, meet and act in concurrence and render a joint report 

on any matter with which they are severally and jointly concerned. In such cases the quorum of 

the joint meeting will be the majority of the members of the Board of Studies meeting jointly. 

The Chairman of the joint session shall be elected by the joint meeting. 

(5) All proceedings of the Board of studies shall be treated as confidential, and in particular, 

the discussion on the merits and demerits of text-books shall not be divulged. 

 

 

33. Power and Duties of Board of Studies.— (1) It shall be the duty of the Board of 

Studies to consider and make recommendation to the Academic Council in respect of the 

subjects with which it is concerned, regarding — 

(i) the detailed syllabi for all Standards except the final Standard; 

(ii) the curricula and detailed syllabi for the final examination; 

(iii) the preparation or prescription of textbooks in conformity with the syllabus and 

suggest such conditions, if any, as may be deemed fit, after considering the reports of the 

reviewers; 

(iv) any matter relating to the subject or subjects within its purview referred to it by the 

Executive Council, Academic Council or other authorities of the Board; 

(v) the standard and quality of the question papers (including the model answers, if any) 

set for the final examination conducted by the Board and the observations of the respective 

Board of Studies thereon. 

(2) A Board of Studies may bring to the notice of the appropriate authorities of the Board any 

matter connected with the final Examination, the Courses of Studies laid down therefor, the 

textbooks prepared or prescribed and other connected matters of academic importance. 

34. Other Board authorities and Committees.— (1) The Executive Council may, by 

regulation, constitute and define the functions of such other Committees or authorities as, it 

may, from time to time, think necessary, for the purposes of carrying out the work of the Board. 

(2) The powers and duties of such authorities and Committees and the procedure to be 

followed at their meetings, shall be indicated in the respective regulations. 

35. Recognition of Schools.— (1) A secondary or higher secondary school desiring to be 



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recognised for the purposes of admission to the privileges of the Board shall, not later than 

fifteenth day of the month of July of the year which precedes by two years, the year in which it 

proposes to present candidates for the final examination conducted by the Board, apply for 

recognition to the Secretary of the Board in the form which may be prescribed: 

Provided that the Chairman of the Board may, for special reasons to be recorded in writing 

condone the delay if the delay does not exceed a period of six months. 

(2) An application for recognition shall be made in such manner as may be prescribed. 

36. Schools eligible to send candidates for Examination.— A recognised secondary or 

higher secondary school shall be eligible to send up candidates for final examination for which 

such recognition has been granted to it by the Board, subject to such conditions as may be 

specified from time to time by the Board and in such manner as may be prescribed. 

CHAPTER V 

Finance, Annual Account and Annual Report 

37. Board’s Fund, Custody and Investment.— (1) The Board shall establish a fund to be 

called Board’s Fund. 

(2) The following shall form part of, or paid into, the Board’s Fund:— 

(a) all contributions, assignments, loans, grants by the Government, the Central 

Government and the University Grants Commission, if any; 

(b) all income of the Board from any source whatsoever including income from fees, 

royalties and charges levied by the Board; 

(c) all income or moneys from trusts, bequests, donations and endowments or other 

contributions, if any; 

(d) interest on, and sale proceeds of any securities vested in the Board; 

(e) any sums borrowed from the banks or other financial institutions, with the permission 

of the Government; and 

(f) other moneys received by or on behalf of the Board. 

 

(3) The Board’s Fund shall, at the discretion of the Executive Council, be kept in any 

Scheduled Bank as defined in the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 (Central Act 2 of 1934) or 

in such other manner as may be prescribed. 

38. How Board’s Fund shall be drawn against.— No payment shall be made by a Bank out 

of the Board’s Fund except upon a cheque or letter of credit signed by an Officer serving under 

the Board duly authorised by the Board in this behalf. 

39. Annual Accounts and Financial Estimates.— (1) The annual accounts of the Board 

shall be prepared by the Finance Committee under the direction of the Executive Council and 

shall be audited by the auditors appointed by the Government. 



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(2) The accounts when audited shall be published by the Executive Council and a copy 

thereof shall, together with the copy of the audit report, be submitted to the Board. 

(3) The Finance Committee shall prepare, before such date and in such manner as may be 

prescribed, the budget estimates of income and expenditure for the next financial year. 

(4) The annual accounts and the estimates as approved by the Executive Council, shall be 

submitted to the Board which shall consider and approve them with such modifications as it 

may deem fit. 

(5) The Board shall, after the approval of budget estimates forward the same to the 

Government for its approval. The Government may pass such orders with respect to the 

budget estimates of the Board as it thinks fit, and communicate the same to the Board and the 

Board shall give effect to such orders. 

40. Annual Report.— The annual report of the Board shall be prepared under the direction 

of the Executive Council and shall be submitted to the Board on or before such date as may be 

prescribed and which shall be considered by the Board 22[ ]. The Board may pass resolutions 

thereon and communicate them to the Executive Council which shall consider and take such 

action thereon as it thinks fit; and the Executive Council shall then inform the Board at its next 

meeting of the action taken by it or its reasons for taking no action on such resolutions, if any. 

 

CHAPTER VI 

Miscellaneous Provisions 

41. Conditions of Service.— (1) The emoluments and terms and conditions of service of all 

the employees of the Board shall be as may be prescribed. 

(2) All salaried officers and employees of the Board including those appointed by the 

Board for specified periods or for specified work or who receive remuneration such as 

allowances, fees or other payments from the Board’s Fund shall be deemed to be public 

servants within the meaning of section 21 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (Central Act 45 of 

1860). 

42. Election to be by secret ballot.— Every election to the Board, the Executive Council, 

the Academic Council or any other authority of the Board under this Act shall be held by secret 

ballot by means of a single transferable vote and in such manner as may be prescribed. 

43. Acting Chairman of meetings.— Where no provision is made by or under this Act, for 

the Chairman to preside over a meeting of any authority or Committee of the Board or where 

the Chairman so provided for is absent, and no provision is made for any other person to 

preside, the members present shall elect a person from amongst themselves to preside at the 

meeting. 

44. Question regarding interpretation, and disputes regarding constitution of Board’s 

authority or body etc.— If any question arises regarding interpretation of any provision of the 

Act or the rules and regulations made thereunder, or as to whether a person has been duly 

elected or appointed, as, or is entitled to be, a member of any authority of body of the Board, the 

matter may be referred, on petition by any person or body directly affected or suo moto by the 

Chairman of the Board, to the Government, which shall, after taking such advice as it thinks 

necessary, decide the question, and the decision of the Government shall be final: 



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Provided that such reference shall be made by the Chairman of the Board to the Government 

upon a requisition signed by not less than 15 members of the Board. 

45. Protection of acts and orders.— All acts and orders duly and in good faith done or 

passed by the Board, or any of its authorities, bodies or officers shall be final; and accordingly 

no suit or legal proceedings shall be instituted against or maintained or damages claimed from 

the Board or its authorities, bodies or officers for anything done or passed in good faith or in 

pursuance of the provisions of this Act and the rules and regulations framed thereunder. 

46. Power of Government to make Rules.— (1) The Government may by notifi-cation in 

the Official Gazette, make rules for carrying into effect the provisions of this Act. 

(2) In particular and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing provisions, such 

rules may provide for all or any of the following matters, namely: — 

(i) manner of preparation of Budget estimates of the annual income and expenditure of the 

Board; 

(ii) the subjects and the curricula for the final examinations; 

(iii) the admission of candidates to the final examination and conditions governing such 

admissions; 

(iv) the marks required for passing in any subject and the examination conducted by it as a 

whole and for exemption, credit and distinction in any subject; 

(v) the fees for admission to the final examinations and other fees and charges payable in 

respect of other matters connected with those examinations; 

(vi) the arrangements for the conduct of final examination and publications of results; 

(vii) the appointment of paper-setters, translators, examiners, moderators, super-visors and 

other necessary personnel, their powers and duties in relation to the final examinations, their 

remuneration, and their qualifications; 

(viii) the award of certificates; 

(ix) the appointment of officers and servants of the Board in its office and the conditions 

of their service; 

(x) the constitution of the provident fund for the benefit of the officers and servants of the 

Board; 

(xi) the control, administration and safe custody and management in all respect of the 

finances of the Board; 

(xii) the date before which and the manner in which the Board shall prepare its budget 

estimates; 

(xiii) any other matter which is to be or may be prescribed under this Act. 

(3) Every rule made under this section shall be laid as soon as may be after it is made, before 

the Legislative Assembly of the Union territory while it is in session for a total period of thirty 

days which may be comprised in one session or in two or more successive sessions, and if, 

before the expiry of the session in which it is so laid or the session immediately following, the 

Assembly makes any modification in the rule or the Assembly states that the rule should not be 

made, the rule shall thereafter have effect only in such modified form or be of no effect, as the 

case may be, so, however that any such modification or annulment shall be without prejudice to 



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the validity of anything previously done under that rule. 

47. Power to make Regulations.— The Board may make regulations consistent with this 

Act and the rules made thereunder to provide for all or any of the following matters, namely: — 

(a) the procedure to be followed at the meetings of the Board and the Committees 

appointed by the Board and the number of members required to form a quorum for such 

meetings; 

(b) the allowances which may be drawn by members of the Board and the Committees 

appointed by the Board; 

(c) any matter solely concerning the Board and its Committees not provided for by this Act 

and the rules made thereunder. 

48. First Regulations.— Notwithstanding anything contained in the last preceding section, 

the first regulations shall be made by the Government and they shall continue to be in force until 

new regulations are duly made by the Board. 

49. Information, returns, etc. to be provided by Board.— (1) The Board shall furnish to 

the Government such reports, returns and statements as may be required by the Government and 

such further information relating to any matters connected with its work as the Government may 

call for. 

(2) The Government may, after considering any such report, return, statements or information 

furnished, give such directions consistent with this Act as may be necessary and the Board shall 

comply with such directions. 

50. Powers of Government to issue direction.— (1) The Government shall have the power, 

after considering the advice, if any, tendered by the Board, to issue to the Board such directions 

as it may consider necessary in regard to all or any of the matters specified in sub-section (2) of 

section 5. The Board shall comply with such directions. 

(2) (a) The Government shall have also the right to address the Board with reference to 

anything it has conducted or done or is conducting or doing or intends to conduct or do and to 

communicate to the Board its views in the matter; 

(b) The Board shall report to the Government such action, if any, as it proposes to take 

or has taken upon the communications and shall furnish an explanation if it fails to take 

action; 

(c) If the Board does not, within a reasonable time, take action to the satisfaction of the 

Government, the Government may, consider explanation, furnished if any, or 

representation made by the Board and issue such directions consistent with this Act as it 

may think fit, and the Board shall comply with such directions. 

(3) The Government may, by order in writing specifying the reasons thereof, suspend the 

execution of any resolution or order of the Board and prohibit the doing of the action ordered to 

be or purporting to be ordered to be done by the Board, if the Government is of the opinion that 

such resolution, order or act is in excess of the power conferred by or under this Act upon the 

Board. 

51. Saving.— On the appointed day, all institutions recognised and admitted to the privilege 

of the Maharashtra Secondary Education Board or Gujarat Secondary Education Board before 



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the appointed day shall be deemed to be recognised and admitted to the privileges of the Goa, 

Daman and Diu Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Board established under this Act, 

save in so far as such recognition or privileges, may be withdrawn restricted or modified by or 

under the provisions of this Act. 

52. Government’s interpretation to be final.— If any question arises regarding the 

interpretation of any provision of any regulation made under sections 47 or 48 the matter may 

be referred by the Board to the Government for decision and in such circumstances the decision 

of the Government shall be final. 
 

 

 

 

 

Panaji, 

29th May, 1975. 

B. M. MASURKAR 

Law Secretary. 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1. The words “Daman and Diu” omitted vide Goa Act 20 of 2021. 

2. This clause has been inserted by (Amendment) Act 1996 (No. 19 of 1997). 
3. Clause 11 of the principal Act has been substituted by (Amendment) Act, 1996 (No. 19 of 

1997). 

4. Clause 18 of the principal Act has been substituted by (Amendment) Act, 1996 (No. 19 of 

1997). 

5. Substituted by (Amendment) Act, 1996 (No. 19 of 1997). 

6. Sub-section (2) substituted by (Amendment) Act, 1996 (No. 19 of 1997). 
7. Clause A items (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (v) and (vi) substituted by (Amendment) Act 1996 (No. 19 

of 1997). 

8. The word “territory” has been substituted by (Amendment) Act, 1996 (No. 19 of 1997). 

9. Class B (ii) substituted by (Amendment) Act, 1996 (No. 19 of 1997). 

10. Class B (iii) substituted by (Amendment) Act, 1996 (No. 19 of 1997). 

11. Class B (iv) substituted by (Amendment) Act, 1996 (No. 19 of 1997). 

12. Class B (vii) substituted by (Amendment) Act, 1996 (No. 19 of 1997). 

13. For the word ‘Five’ the word ‘six’ has been substituted by (Amendment) Act, 1996 (No. 19 

of 1997). 

14. Class C (i) substituted by (Amendment) Act, 1996 (No. 19 of 1997). 

15. Class C (ii) substituted by (Amendment) Act, 1996 (No. 19 of 1997). 
16. For the word “territory” the word “State” has been substituted by (Amendment) Act, 1996 

(No. 19 of 1997). 

17. Class C (iv) substituted by (Amendment) Act, 1996 (No. 19 of 1997). 

18. Inserted by (Amendment) Act, 1996 (No. 19 of 1997). 

19. Inserted by (Amendment) Act, 1996 (No. 19 of 1997). 
20. Inserted by (Amendment) Act, 1996 (No. 19 of 1997). 

21. Substituted by (Amendment) Act, 1996 (No. 19 of 1997). 

22. Inserted by (Amendment) Act, 1996 (No. 19 of 1997). 
23. The words “in its annual meeting” have been omitted by (Amendment) Act, 1996 (No. 19 of 

1997). 


	The Goa Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Board Act, 1975
	Board
	Officers of Board
	Authorities of Board
	Ex-officio Members
	Elected Members
	Nominated Members
	Finance, Annual Account and Annual Report
	Miscellaneous Provisions