Powers of Government to issue direction

(1) The Government shall have the power after considering the advice, if any, tendered by the Board, to issue to the Board such directions as it may consider necessary in regard to all or any of the matters specified in sub-section (2) of section 5. The Board shall comply with such directions.

(2) (a) The Government shall have also the right to address the Board with reference to anything it has conducted or done or is conducting or doing or intends to conduct or do and to communicate to the Board its views in the matter; (b) The Board shall report to the Government such action, if any, as it proposes to take or has taken upon the communications and shall furnish an explanation if it fails to take action; (c) If the Board does not, within a reasonable time, take action to the satisfaction of the Government, the Government may, consider explanation, furnished if any, or representation made by the Board and issue such directions consistent with this Act as it may think fit, and the Board shall comply with such directions.

(3) The Government may by order in writing specifying the reasons thereof, suspend the execution of any resolution or order of the Board and prohibit the doing of the action ordered to be or purporting to be ordered to be done by the Board, if the Government is of the opinion that such resolution, order or act is in excess of the power conferred by or under this Act upon the Board. For the purpose of administering the various provisions of the General Provident Fund (Central Service) Rules, 1960 and the Central Civil Services (pension) Rules, 1972 as applicable for the employees of the Board under rule 48 and 49 of the these Rules, the various authorities are defined as under: a) “Account officer means the Head of Account and Treasury of the Government of Goa , i.e. Director of Accounts or by whatever designation he may be called from time to time and shall include other officers acting by order and on behalf of the Director of accounts.” b) “Appointing Authority” means the Chairman of the Board as defined in clause (3) of section 2 of the Goa, Daman and Diu Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Board Act, 1975,” c) “Head of Department” means the Director of Education; d) “Head of Office” means the Secretary of the Board; e) “Pension Disbursing Authority” means the State Government of Goa Treasury including a sub treasury and such other Agency as approved by Government. (1) If a candidate does not have the admission Card or if the admission card does not bear the signature of the head of the sponsoring institute or the signature of the candidate, or if the admission card is not attested by the head of sponsoring institution, Deputy Conductor shall satisfy himself/herself about the candidate’s identity by such inquiries, as may be needed to corroborate the information available from the center list and other sources/candidates and issue a letter for admission of such candidates after obtaining a written statement from the candidate, explaining the circumstances causing him/her to be unable to present the admission card. (2) (a) If the seat number of any candidate is not traceable in the centre list, a provisional seat number, prefixing the name of the centre shall be allotted (e.g. Mapusa –1) by the Conductor to the candidate with instructions to write the same provisional seat number on all the answer-books and supplements. (b) The Conductor shall intimate such cases immediately to the Secretary, informing full name to the candidate, full name of the sponsoring school, subjects offered by the candidate for the examination and the provisional seat number allotted by the Conductor. (3) When two or more candidates present the admission card bearing the same seat number, the candidate whose name is shown in the centre list against the said seat number shall be allowed to write that seat number on his/her answer-book and the other candidate shall be allotted a provisional seat numbers as stated at (2) (a) above. (4) The application of the handicapped candidates fulfilling the eligibility criteria, supported by authentic medical certificates and recommended by the head of the institution shall be considered. (5) The handicapped candidates shall be entitled to the following concessions/facilities – (a) Option for nearest centre. (b) Extra time to answer the paper not exceeding 30 minutes. (c) Use of a person as a writer-cum-reader, who shall have studied one standard below than the examination for which the candidate is appearing. On such a claim and on advance payment of remuneration for writer-cum-reader the Conductor/Deputy Conductor shall arrange for a writer. A writer shall not be allowed in subjects in which the practical work is required to be performed by the candidate himself/herself. e.g. shorthand, typewriting, art, drawing, etc. (d) Any other concession allowed by the Board. (6) The blind candidates, on their request shall be allowed to use type-writers, provided that such candidates shall make their own arrangement of the typewriting machines. (7) Blind candidates shall be allowed to use template for drawing diagrams. (8) The handicapped candidates shall produce the letter granting the permission for availing such facilities before the authorities of examination, whenever required. (9) The Conductor shall conduct the examination as per the norms laid down by the Board. If any candidate/s adopts any unfair means to answer the examination detrimental to the laid down norms, such cases shall be dealt with as per the norms and instructions in this regard down by the Board. (10) The Deputy Conductor shall instruct the Supervisors to exercise utmost vigilance in order to detect any attempts of copying, communication with other candidates or with outsiders, transfer of answer-book/supplements, transfer of copying material or communication through any other means by the candidates and bringing and possessing manuscript, notes, note-books, text-books, guide-books, maps, mini-computers, calculators, etc. (11) The Deputy Conductor shall instruct the supervisors to bring to his/her notice all cases of attempts of unfair means and oral communication on the part of the candidate immediately. (12) On detecting such offences, the Deputy Conductor shall obtain a written explanation from the candidate confessing and explaining the act of copying or communication committed by the candidate or having possession of books or notebooks or written copying material in whatsoever form. The explanation of the candidate shall be countersigned by the Supervisor. (13) The Deputy Conductor shall collect the copying material found with the candidate, attest the same, obtain signature from the candidate on the said material and report the matter to the Conductor immediately. (14) The Deputy Conductor in consultation with the Conductor shall then expel the candidate from the examination hall after collecting the answer book of the said candidate. The answer book so collected shall be packed in a separate envelope labeled “Malpractice Case”. (15) A candidate so expelled, shall not be readmitted under any circumstances, to the examination for writing remaining part of paper or the remaining part of the examination. (16) The Deputy Conductor shall prepare a report immediately on each of such cases of expulsion, categorically mentioning therein that the concerned candidate has been expelled from the examination hall and that he/she shall not be re-admitted for the remaining part of the examination. (17) The Deputy Conductor shall forward the report through the Conductor to the Secretary alongwith the following documents – (a) Copying material recovered from the candidate duly signed by the candidate and attested by the concerned Supervisor and the Deputy Conductor. (b) Statement of the candidate countersigned by the Supervisor and the Deputy Conductor. (c) Answer book of the candidate packed in a separate envelope labeled as “Malpractice Case”. (18) In case the candidate refuses to co-operate in giving the written explanation or to sign on the copying material recovered from him/her, he/she shall be orally informed about the punishment without even further inquiry as per provisions to that effect. The report of such cases shall be signed by both, the Supervisor and Deputy Conductor. (19) All the detected/suspected cases of impersonation shall be reported immediately to the Conductor through the Deputy Conductor. (20) Before taking final action in the cases of impersonation, the Conductor shall satisfy himself/herself- (a) by making necessary inquiries as may be deemed fit, to disclose the identity of the candidate. (b) by obtaining signature of the alleged impersonator and by comparing it with that on the admission Card.