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. To pass the Secondary School Certificate Examination a candidate must secure at least C+ grade in the optional subjects. (Expecting Branch II Technical wherein a candidate must secure minimum 35% marks in each of the two subjects) and in the two School Certificate subjects and at least 35% marks in each of the three language heads and social science and at least 52 marks each in the subjects of Mathematics and Science after availing, if necessary, of an automatic condo nation of up to 15 marks in one or more failure subjects but not exceeding 7 marks in any one subject. However a candidate securing at least 40% marks in the aggregate shall be entitled to have condo nation marks of up to 10 out of the said 15 marks in one subject. In a subject for which there are two papers or one paper and one practical the marks will be added together for a “pass marks” in that subject. (2) No condonation marks shall be given in Technical subjects or other optional subjects. (1) The Board shall lay down the norms for withholding or reducing the remuneration and for imposing other penalties on the persons appointed for confidential work. If the persons appointed for the purpose do not adhere to the norms laid down by the Board while performing the duties assigned to them. (2) His/ Her making false declaration or statement while submitting acceptance under rule 30 (4) for confidential work or in any other document submitted to the Board, in connection with his/her appointment. (3) The reduction in remuneration shall be according to the schedule of penalties specified by the Board. (4) In case of gross negligence and the matters not mentioned in the schedule of penalties, such cases shall be referred to the Executive Council for inquiry. The decision of the Executive Council in this respect shall be brought to the notice of the concerned defaulters under intimation to the respective management, the Director of School Education and the penalty shall be executed under intimation to the Board.