Power and Duties of Board of Studies

(1) It shall be duty of the Board of Studies to consider and make recommendation to the Academic Council in respect of the subjects with which it is concerned, regarding- (i) the detailed syllabi for all standards except the final Standard; (ii) the curricula and detailed syllabi for the examination; (iii) the preparation or prescription of text books in conformity with the syllabus and suggest such conditions, if any, as may be deemed fit, after considering the reports of the reviewers; (iv) any matter relating to the subject or subjects within its purview referred to it by Executive Council, Academic Council or other authorities of the Board; (v) the standard and quality of the question papers (including the model answers, if any) set for the final examination conducted by the Board and the observations of the respective Board of Studies thereon. (2) A Board of Studies may bring to the notice of the appropriate authorities of the Board any matter connected with the final Examination, the Courses of Studies laid down therefore, the text-books prepared or prescribed and other connected matters of academic importance. To qualify for the Secondary School Certificate, a candidate must pass at one and the same Examination in accordance with the provisions of the Rule for the grant of exemptions, separately (i) in each of the six subjects taken from the compulsory group and (ii) must have secured 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. The candidates failing to secure at least C+ grade or minimum 35% marks in the optional subjects as the case may be as mentioned above, shall have to reappear and secure the minimum prescribed grade or minimum marks as referred to above so as to enable the Board to declare his/her result on the basis of his/her performance in the six compulsory subjects. The Examination in optional subjects excepting the subjects in the Technical Branch will be conducted by schools on behalf of the Board. The examination in the Technical subjects will however, be conducted by the Board. The performance in the optional subject or subjects (expecting the subjects in Technical Branch) shall be indicated not by marks but by grades as shown below: A+ -90% and above A -80% to 89% B+ -65% to 79% B -50% to 64% C+ -35% to 49% C+ -34% and below. Note:- It shall be the responsibility of the candidate himself and of the head of the secondary school to see that the candidate selects and enters in his application for admission to the Examination, such subjects as are required to qualify him for the Secondary “School Certificate as per this Rule and the Scheme of Examination” as set out in Appendix 1 to these rules as may be amended from time to time and the Divisional Board will not in any way responsible for any adverse consequences arising from any mistakes or, omissions made by the candidate and/or the head of this secondary school in this behalf. (1) Each paper setting panel in a subject shall comprise of one Chairman of the paper- setters panel (CPSP), there to five paper setters and three to five translators appointed to translate the papers set (wherever applicable). (2) The (CPSP), one paper setter and one translator attached to paper setter (wherever needed) shall form the unit to set one question paper in the subject. The members of panels shall follow the instructions pertaining to setting of question papers specified by the board.