Chapter II Chapter II

Administrative Machinery, Board of Secondary Education and State Board of Technical Education and Training

Director and other officers. 3.

1. (1) The Government may appoint for the State one or more Directors for general education and a Director of Technical Education, for the purpose of exercising the powers conferred on and performing the functions entrusted to each of them by or under this Act.
2. (2) The Government may also appoint such number of Additional Directors, Joint Directors, Deputy Directors, Assistant Directors and such other officers as they think fit to assist each such Director in the exercise of the powers conferred on and the performance of the functions entrusted to him by or under this Act.
3. (3) Subject to the provisions of this Act, and the general or special orders of the Government made in this behalf,—
   • (a) the Director shall be the chief controlling authority in all matters connected with the administration of such part of general education in the State as may be allotted to him by the Government by an order made in this behalf;
   • (b) the Director of Technical Education shall be the chief controlling authority in all matters connected with the administration of technical education in the State.

District Educational Officer and other staff at the district level. 4.

1. (1) The Government may appoint for each district one or more District Educational Officers, and every such District Educational Officer shall exercise such powers and perform such functions as may be entrusted to him by or under this Act.
2. (2) The Government may sanction the appointment of such number of officers and staff as may be necessary to assist the District Educational Officer.
3. (3) The appointment to the posts sanctioned under sub-section
4. (2) shall be made by such authority and in such manner as may be prescribed.
5. (4) The powers and functions of the officers and staff appointed under this section shall be such as may be prescribed.

1. (1) The Government may, by notification, establish a board of secondary education to be called “the Board of Secondary Education, Andhra Pradesh”, the composition and powers of which shall be such as may be prescribed. The functions of the Board shall be to advise the Government on the co-ordinated development of secondary education in the State, including the conduct of examinations, conforming to the minimum standards as may be prescribed and the award of certificates.
2. (2) The Government may, by notification, establish a board of teachers’ education to be called “the Board of Teachers’ Education, Andhra Pradesh” the composition and powers of which shall be such as may be prescribed.

State Board of Technical Education and Training

1. (1) The Government may, by notification, establish a board of technical education to be called “the State Board of Technical Education and Training, Andhra Pradesh”, the composition and powers of which shall be such as may be prescribed.
2. (2) The functions of the Board shall be,—
   • (a) to advise the Government on the co-ordinated development of technical education in the State at all levels below under-graduate level;
   • (b) to work in liaison with the Southern Regional Committee of the All India Council for Technical Education in the formulation of schemes in the State;
   • (c) to affiliate or recognise institutions conducting courses below under-graduate level and prescribed courses of study for them;
   • (d) to inspect institutions periodically and ensure that the standards of the courses and the instructional facilities provided are satisfactory;
   • (e) to conduct examinations and award diplomas and certificates conforming to the minimum standards prescribed by the All India Council for Technical Education;
   • (f) to establish and develop co-operative relationship with industry and commerce.