Recognition of Schools

(1) A secondary or higher secondary school desiring to be recognised for the purposes of admission to the privileges of the Board shall, not later then fifteenth day of the month of July of the year which precedes by two years, the year in which it proposes to present candidates for the final examination conducted by the Board, apply for recognition to the Secretary of the Board in the form which may be prescribed: Provided that the Chairman of the Board may, for special reasons to be recorded in writing condone the delay if the delay does not exceed a period of six months. (2) An application for recognition shall be made in such manner as may be prescribed. 1) The Board shall publish ordinarily before the 4th of June and 31st of December every year a list of candidates who have qualified for the Secondary School Certificate at the Examination held in March and October respectively, on such dates and in such manner as the Board may decide. 2) In any case where it is found that the result of the Examination has been affected by error, malpractice, fraud, improper conduct or other matter of what-so-ever nature, the Board on the recommendation of the Executive Council shall have power to amend such result in such manner as shall be in accordance with the true position and to make such declaration as it may consider necessary in that behalf, provided that, expect as provided in clause (3) below, no result shall be amended after the expiration of six months from the date of publication of the result. 3) In any case where the result of the Examination has been ascertained and published and it is found that such result has been affected by any malpractice, fraud or any other improper conduct whereby an examine has, in the opinion of the executive council been a party to or privy to, or connived at such malpractice, fraud or improper conduct, the Board, on the recommendation of the Executive Council shall have power at any time, notwithstanding the issue of the Secondary School Certificate or the award of a Prize or scholarship, to amend the result of such examine and to make such declaration as it may consider necessary in that behalf. 4) The answer-books of a candidate found guilty of any malpractice, fraud or any other improper conduct, after due enquiry either under rule or clause (3) above, shall to be destroyed along with every paper and document in connection with such enquiry, after the expiry of a period of three years from the date on which the final decision of the Board in the matter is communicated to the candidate concerned.