Constitution of the Board

(1) The Board shall consist of a Chairman, a Vice-Chairman and members as specified in this section. 1[The Commissioner for Public Instruction shall ex-officio be the Chairman of the Board;]1

¹ Inserted by Act 1 of 1995 w.e.f. 1.6.1995.

1. (2) The 1[Director]1 shall be an officer of the Department of Public Instruction, not below the rank of a 1[Additional Director]1, appointed by notification by the State Government. He shall be a whole time officer of the Board and shall hold office during the pleasure of the State Government.
2. (3) The 1[Director]1 shall, ex-officio, be the Vice-Chairman.
3. (4) The Board shall also consist of the following members:(A) Ex-officio members: 1[(a) the Divisional Secretaries and Ex-officio Joint Directors of Public Instructions of the Board]1;
   • (b) one 1[Deputy Director of Public Instruction]1 designated by the State Government;
   • (c) an officer of the Department of Technical Education, designated by the State Government;
   • (d) an officer of the Department of Agriculture designated by the State Government; 1[(da) The Director of Text Books or his nominee;]1 1[(db) Director, Pre-University Education or his nominee; (dc) Director Directorate of State Educational Research and Training; (dd) Director, Secondary Education; (de) Director of the Board in charge of other Examinations.]1
   • (e) 1[eight]1 Officers of the Department of Public Instruction, who are in charge of Commercial Education, Home Science Education, Arts and Crafts, Music, Drama and Dance, Hindi Education, Sanskrit Education 2[State Education Unit]2 and Physical Education, designated by the State Government; Two members elected in the manner prescribed from amongst themselves by the members of the Academic Councils of each of the Universities established by law in the State.
   • (C) Nominated Members:
   • (a) five members nominated by the State Government from amongst Head Masters and Head Mistresses of recognised High Schools;
   • (b) five members nominated by the State Government from amongst teachers in recognised High Schools who have put in not less than ten years service as teachers;
   • (c) one of the Principals of the Secondary Teachers’ Training Colleges in the State nominated by the State Government;
   • (d) two of the heads of the Primary Teachers’ Training Colleges in the State, nominated by the State Government;
   • (e) six persons (not being Head Masters, Head Mistresses or teachers in recognised High schools) who have had experience in matters connected with Secondary Education, nominated by the State Government: Provided that a member shall cease to hold office as such member,-
     • (i) if he is elected under paragraph (B) and ceases to be the member of the Academic Council concerned;
     • (ii) if he is nominated under clause (a) or clause (b) of paragraph (C) and ceases to be either a Head Master, or a Head Mistress, or a teacher of a recognised High School, as the case may be; and
     • (iii) if he is nominated under clause (c) or clause (d) of paragraph (C) and ceases to be a Principal of a Secondary Teachers’ Training College or the head of a Primary Teachers’ Training College. (5)The names of persons who have been nominated or elected to be members of the Board in accordance with sub-section (4) shall be published by the State Government by notification in the official Gazette.

¹ Substituted by Act 1 of 1995 w.e.f. 1.6.1995.

¹ Substituted by Act 1 of 1995 w.e.f. 1.6.1995.

¹ Substituted by Act 14 of 2003 w.e.f. 3.4.2003.

¹ Substituted by Act 19 of 1977 w.e.f. 28.7.1977.

¹ Inserted by Act 1 of 1995 w.e.f. 1.6.1995.

¹ Inserted by Act 14 of 2003 w.e.f. 3.4.2003.

¹ Substituted by Act 1 of 1995 w.e.f. 1.6.1995.

² Inserted by Act 1 of 1995 w.e.f. 1.6.1995. (B) Elected Members: