Powers of the Board

[To be provided from full text] 8. The Board shall have the following powers, namely :—

(a) to prescribe courses of instruction in such branches of Secondary Education as it may think fit;

(aa) to make regulations for imposing penalties on candidates using unfair means in the examinations conducted by the Board;

(b) to conduct examinations based on such courses and take all steps ancillary thereto;

(c) to admit to its examinations, on conditions that may be prescribed, candidates who have pursued the prescribed courses of instruction—

(i) in institutions recognised by the Board; or

(ii) privately;

(d) to publish the results of its examinations;

(e) to grant diplomas or certificates to persons who have passed the examinations of the Board;

(f) to recognise institutions situated in Madhya Pradesh for the purposes of admitting them to the privileges of the Board;

(ff) to prescribe conditions for recognition of schools or institutions including conditions of service of teachers, their qualifications, equipment, building and other educational facilities;

(fff) to withdraw recognition from the institution, where the Board is satisfied after enquiry that its privileges are abused by it or that the conditions imposed by the Board for the recognition of such institution are not complied with:

Provided that de-recognition shall not ordinarily be made effective in the midst of an academic session:

Provided further that if any de-recognition is made effective in the midst of an academic session, the students of the school so de-recognised who would have been admitted in the Board's Examinations shall be allowed to appear privately.

(g) to call for reports from the Commissioner of Public Instruction on the condition of recognised institution or of institutions applying for recognition or to direct inspection of such institutions;

(h) to adopt measures to promote physical, moral and social welfare of students in recognised institutions and to prescribe conditions of their residence and discipline;

(i) to organise and provide lectures, demonstrations, educational exhibitions and to take such other measures as are necessary to promote the standard of secondary education;

(j) to institute and award scholarships, medals and prizes under conditions that may be prescribed;

(k) to demand and receive such fees as may be prescribed including fees for registration of teachers and Managing Committees applying for registration as such;

(l) to admit to its examination candidates who have pursued correspondence course conducted by the Board.