Conditions for eligibility to appear for examination

A candidate attending the final standard of a Secondary or a Higher Secondary School shall be eligible to appear for the Secondary School Certificate Examination or Higher Secondary School Certificate Examination as the case may be on fulfilling the following conditions : 1) (a) In the case of the March Examination he should have attended the final standard of one or more Secondary or Higher Secondary Schools for not less than 75 per cent of the working days, during the period from the opening day of the academic year to the 15th of February next following and for the October S. S. C. Examination, he should have attended the final standard of one or more Secondary Schools for not less than 75 per cent of the working days during the period from the 1st day of October of the preceding year to the 15th of September next following : Provided that – i) The said 75 per cent attendance is kept by the candidate separately during the parts of the academic year, both before and after his form of application for admission to the Examination is forwarded by the head of the Secondary or Higher Secondary School concerned; ii) A candidate who will have filled in the required minimum attendance of 75 per cent of the total working days during the period of the academic year preceding the date of forwarding the application for admission to the Examination but who did not submit his application for admission to the examination or whose application was withdrawn under Rule 22(7) for the Examination to be held at the end of that academic year, shall complete the minimum attendance prescribed under this clause, either. A – During the remaining part of the same academic year, or B – During the first term of the next academic year, if he intends to appear for the Examination in the following October. C – During the second term of the next academic year, if he intends to appear at the Examination in the following March.

1. (b) The Chairman, may for special reasons, on the recommendation of the head of the Secondary School, condone a deficiency in the percentage of attendance prescribed under clause (a) above.
2. (c) The head of the Secondary School concerned shall withdraw under Rule 22 (7) on or before the date prescribed therein forms of applications forwarded to the board’s office, in respect of those candidates who do not fulfill the conditions laid down under clause (i) of the provision to clause, (a) above unless the deficiency in attendance condoned by the Chairman in cases referred to him by the head of the Secondary School on or before 20th February , or 20th September, as the case may be with a statement of attendance of each such candidate in the form prescribed by the Board. 2) The head of the Secondary School has certified that :
3. (a) He has kept the prescribed attendance as laid down under clause (1)(a) above;
4. (b) To the best of his knowledge, the candidate is a fit person as regards character for admission to the Examination. Where in the opinion of the head of the Secondary School, the character of any candidate is not good, such head shall nevertheless forward the application of the candidate to the Board after endorsing thereon the reasons for forming such opinion, with the instances (if any) in support thereof. All such applications shall be considered by the Executive Council which, shall on merits of each case, decide whether the candidate be permitted to appear at the Examination or not, and the decision of that Executive Council shall be final. 3) Every candidate attending the final standard of Secondary or a Higher Secondary School as the case may be if he makes a proper application to the Board for appearing at the Examination, if he satisfies the conditions laid down in this Rule regarding attendance and carrying out practical work (if any) and if the head of the Secondary School certifies that he is a fit person as regards character for admission to the examination or where such certificate is not given, the executive council decides that the candidate be permitted to and to appear at the examination, then such candidate shall have a right to be admitted to and to appear at the examination. Where a proper application is made by the candidate to the Board for appearing at the examination, and the conditions regarding attendance and carrying out practical work (if any) are satisfied, the application shall not be withheld by the Head of the Secondary School on any other ground. 4) Every candidate (whether private or regular) shall abide by the instruction which the Board may, from time to time, issue through the heads of Secondary Schools, regarding submission of application forms, admission to the Examination hall and discipline during the course of the examination. Any breach of such instructions will render a candidate liable for action under Rule.