Academic Council

(1) The Academic Council shall be the principal academic authority of the Board and shall consist of the following members, namely:

The Chairman of the Board Ex-.Officio Chairman;

Two 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;

Five member to be elected by the Board from amongst the elected members referred to in Class B of sub- section(1) of section 12;

One member to be elected from the nominated members referred to in Class C of sub- section (1) of section12;

Convenors of the Board of Studies.

(2) The terms of office of the members of the Academic Council shall be two years. 1) Examination fees once paid shall not be held in reserve for a future examination but may be refunded in the circumstances and to the extent mentioned below:- i. Where the candidate dies prior to the examination the entire fee received from him shall be refunded, provided an application for refund is made within 3 months from the date of the conclusion of the examination and the applicant is, in the opinion of the chairman,the person entitled to such refund; ii. When a candidate is taken ill and prevented from appearing at the examination one-half of the fee shall be refunded provided that an application for such refund reaches the Secretary or the Head of the Secondary swchool concerned within 2 days from the commencement of the Examination or the Chairman is satisfied that such an application was actually dispatched or posted by the candidate concerned in good time so as to reach the Secretary within the said period, and provided further that a medical certificate from a registered medical practitioner in support of such an application and the requisite particulars about the candidate, such as Examination Seat No., Centre of Examination and subjects offered by him for the Examination are supplied to the Secretary not latter than 3 months from the date of the commencement of the Examination .No claim for refund, under this clause shall be entertained if the medical certificate and requisite particulars are not received by the Secretary within the aforesaid period; iii. If a candidate is excluded from the Examination under Rule 25 the entire fee paid by him shall be refunded to him provided an application for such refund is made within 3 months from the date of conclusion of the Examination; iv. When the application for the admission to the Exam,ination is withdrawn with the permission of the Divisional Chairman or when the candidate is not admitted to the Examination ,the entire fee less by Rs. 5/- shall be refunded; v. When a private candidate’s application for admission to the Secondary School Certificate Examination is rejected the Examination fees paid by the candidate, less by Rs. 5/-shall be refunded to him, provided that the application has not been rejected on account of a false statement made by him .In case of candidate who has made a false statement an additional penalty according to seriousness of the offence, up to the extent of the forfeiture of the entire fees, may be levied. 2) Notwithstanding anything contained in clause 1) above, full refund of Examination fees may be granted to such candidate who may ,during the period of a national emergency, join military service subsequent to the submission of his applications for admission to the Examination and who may apply for such refund, on his producing a certificate signed by the officer Commanding concerned ,about his having joined military service during the period mentioned above, and his being unable to take the examination for that reason. (1) Fees in respect of SSC/HSSC Examinations shall be as specified by the Board from time to time. (2) The head of the school concerned shall issue on behalf of the Board to the candidate concerned, a receipt for the fees paid, in the form specified by the Board.