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Bare Act

The Goa, Daman and Diu Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Board Act, 1975

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This Act establishes the Goa, Daman and Diu Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education to regulate secondary and higher secondary education across the territory. It applies to secondary and higher secondary educational institutions, administrators, teachers, students, textbook publishers, and examination personnel in the region. The legislation empowers the Board to grant school recognition, prescribe uniform syllabi and textbooks, conduct public certificate examinations, and oversee administrative governance. By standardizing educational policies and examination procedures, the Act ensures consistent academic quality, equitable student evaluation, and structured institutional governance, fostering overall intellectual, physical, and cultural development for all youth across the territory.

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  1. 1. Short title, extent and commencement
  2. 2. Definitions
  3. 3. Establishment and Incorporation of Board
  4. 4. Aims of Board
  5. 5. Powers and Duties of Board
  6. 6. Officers of Board
  7. 7. Chairman and Vice – Chairman of Board
  8. 8. Powers and Duties of the Chairman
  9. 9. Appointment, Duties and Power of Secretary, Joint and Assistant Secretaries
  10. 10. Other Officers and Servants of Board
  11. 11. Authorities of Board
  12. 12. Board
  13. 13. Term of Office and allowances of members of the Board
  14. 14. Disqualification of Chairman and Members
  15. 15. Vacancy of Chairman or Member
  16. 16. Resignation of members
  17. 17. Removal of Member
  18. 18. Casual Vacancies
  19. 18A. Removal of Chairman
  20. 19. Acts and proceedings
  21. 20. Meetings of the Board
  22. 21. Power to invite experts and officers at meetings
  23. 22. The Executive Council
  24. 23. Powers and duties of the Executive Council
  25. 24. Academic Council
  26. 25. Powers and Duties of Academic Council
  27. 26. The Finance Committee
  28. 27. Powers and Duties of Finance Committee
  29. 28. Examination Committee
  30. 29. Powers and Duties of Examination Committee
  31. 30. Recognition Committee
  32. 31. Powers and Duties of Recognition Committee
  33. 32. Board or Boards of Studies
  34. 33. Power and Duties of Board of Studies
  35. 34. Other Board authorities and Committees
  36. 35. Recognition of Schools
  37. 36. Schools eligible to send candidates for Examination
  38. 37. Board’s Fund, Custody and Investment
  39. 38. How Board’s Fund shall be drawn against
  40. 39. Annual Accounts and financial Estimates
  41. 40. Annual Report
  42. 41. Conditions of Service
  43. 42. Election to be by secret ballot
  44. 43. Acting Chairman of meetings
  45. 44. Question regarding interpretation, and disputes regarding constitution of Board’s authority or body etc
  46. 45. Protection of acts and orders
  47. 46. Power of Government to make Rules
  48. 47. Power to make Regulations
  49. 48. First Regulations
  50. 49. Information, returns, etc. to be provided by Board
  51. 50. Powers of Government to issue direction
  52. 51. Saving
  53. 52. Government’s interpretation to be final
  54. 53. Collection of answer books when coding is not done
  55. 54. Collection of answer-books when coding is done
  56. 55. Norms for appointment of various staff for assessment
  57. 56. Qualification for appointment Moderators/Examiners
  58. 57. Premises for assessment camps
  59. 58. Maintenance of secrecy relating to assessment work
  60. 59. Duties and responsibilities of the Camp observer for assessment camp
  61. 60. Duties and functions of the Chief Moderator
  62. 61. Duties and functions of the Senior Moderator
  63. 62. Duties and functions of the Associate Moderator
  64. 63. Duties and functions of the Moderator
  65. 64. Duties and functions of the Senior Examiner
  66. 65. Duties and functions of the Associate Examiner
  67. 66. Duties and functions of the Examiner
  68. 67. Duties and responsibilities of the camp officer
  69. 68. Duties and responsibilities of the Custodian of answer-books
  70. 69. General rules of secrecy required to be maintained by the assessment staff
  71. 70. Procedure for preparation and publication of Results of SSC and HSSC Examinations
  72. 71. Standard of Passing
  73. 72. Awarding of grades
  74. 73. Allowed To Keep Terms (A.T.K.T.)
  75. 74. Publication of Results
  76. 75. Supply of marks
  77. 76. Exemption
  78. 77. Re-appearing at the Public Examination
  79. 78. Appearing for the SSC/HSSC Examination with isolated subjects
  80. 79. Improvement Scheme for S.S.C./H.S.S.C. Examination
  81. 80. Verification of Marks
  82. 87. Maintenance and disposal of records
  83. 5(10)(iv). Recognition of Schools
  84. 5(10)(v). Recognition of Schools
  85. 5(10)(vi). Recognition of Schools
  86. 5(11)(a). Standing requirements for schools
  87. 5(12). Correspondence regarding schools
  88. 5(13). Refusal of recognition
  89. 5(14). Change of management
  90. unnumbered-1. Award of Certificates
  91. 10. Elementary Chemical Technology. Elementary Chemical Technology
  92. 11. Maintenance & Preparation of Teaching Leaning Aids. Maintenance & Preparation of Teaching Leaning Aids
  93. 12. Needle Work, Embroidery, Knitting and Crochet. Needle Work, Embroidery, Knitting and Crochet
  94. 30(2). Disqualification of paper-setter
  95. 30(3). Decision on nature of book
  96. 30(4). Acknowledgement and declaration
  97. 39(5). Budget Estimates
  98. iii). Definition - Director
  99. iv). Definition - Education Officer
  100. (iv a). Definition - Fund
  101. (iv b). Definition - Permanent employee
  102. (iv c). Definition - Salary
  103. v). Definition - School Year
  104. vi). Definition - A Secondary School
  105. vii). Definition - Higher Secondary school
  106. viii). Definition - Secretary
  107. (vii a). Definition - Interpretation
  108. I. Syllabus
  109. (15)(v). Procedure regarding books
  110. (16). Secrecy regarding book reviews
  111. (17). Removal from sanctioned list
  112. (18). Transitional provision for text-books
  113. (19). Extension of sanction period
  114. (20). Exemption for supplementary readers and libraries
  115. Unnumbered Section 1. Conditions for eligibility to appear for examination
  116. Eligibility of Private Candidates. Eligibility of Private Candidates
  117. 46 (contd.). Duties of the Conductor
  118. 48(11)-(31). Duties of Supervisor
  119. Unnumbered. Duties of a chairman of the Paper-setters Panel (CPSP)
  120. Duties of the Paper-setter. Duties of the Paper-setter
  121. Duties of the Translator. Duties of the Translator
  122. 56(4). Qualification for appointment Moderators/Examiners
  123. 56(5). Qualification for appointment Moderators/Examiners
  124. 56(6). Qualification for appointment Moderators/Examiners
  125. 56(7). Qualification for appointment Moderators/Examiners
  126. 63 (part). Duties and functions of Moderator (Continued)
  127. 68(3-11). Duties of Staff (Continuation)
  128. 71(d). Section 71(d)
  129. 71(e). Section 71(e)
  130. 71(f). Section 71(f)

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