Power to invite experts and officers at meetings

The Board may invite any person in its opinion is an expert in the field of education or any officer of the Government not below the rank of Deputy Director of Education to attend its meeting or meeting of its Committee, if a subject with which the expert of officer is concerned is likely to come up or comes up for discussion or consideration at such meetings. 1) A candidate who has once appeared at and failed to pass the Examination and who has not attended any other Secondary School after his failure shall be eligible to re-appear at the examination on a subsequent occasion if he submits a fresh application in the form prescribed by the Board, and pays a fresh fee through the Head of the Secondary school last attended provided however, that in his case the prescribed attendance of not less than 75% of the working days as laid down in Rule 17 shall not be compulsory. 2) A candidate appearing in one or more isolated subjects under this Rule but not satisfying the requirements of the Rule 33 shall not be entitled to the award of any certificate. Such a candidate shall be given a certified statement of marks obtained in the isolated subject or subjects offered at the examination, on payment of the fee prescribed under the Rule 23. 3) If the secondary school last attended by such a candidate is no more on the list of Secondary Schools or is not in existence, the candidate concerned shall submit the application in the form prescribed by the board through the head of any secondary school in good time. The Head of Secondary School may in such cases charge a fee of Rs. 2/- for each student wishing to re-appear at the Examination through his school. 4) A failed candidate wishing to offer any subjects other than those offered by him at the last examination shall not be required to satisfy the Head of the Secondary School last attended that he has completed the course prescribed in the new subject or subjects, which he wishes to offer. (1) The Board shall specify and inform the schedule for submission of application forms for admission to each examination at least four months prior to the commencement of examination. (2) The students who fulfill the eligibility conditions and who complete the studies specified for final standard shall submit their application to the Secretary of the Board through the head of the school case of regular candidates and directly to the office of the Board in case of private candidates. They shall adhere to the specified time schedule and submit their applications with specified fees and relevant documents. Provided further that it shall be competent for the Chairman to accept a late application, without additional fees. Even after the dates specified in the above clause, in genuine cases duly recommended by the heads of Institutions. (3) The applications which has not been so submitted or is not complete in every respect shall not be accepted. (4) The Head of the Secondary/Higher Secondary School concerned shall submit with the applications, a statement in the form specified by the Board giving such information in respect of each candidate as may be required by the Board. The Head of the Secondary/Higher Secondary School shall also attach a certificate to each of the application certifying the grades obtained by the candidate in the school assessment based subjects offered by him/her. (5) The Head of the Secondary/Higher Secondary School shall certify that the particulars given in the consolidated statement and the abridge lists, tally with the school records.