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The Maharashtra Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Boards Act, 1965

The Maharashtra Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Boards Act, 1965

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This Act regulates secondary and higher secondary education in the State of Maharashtra by establishing a central State Board and regional Divisional Boards. It applies directly to junior colleges, high schools, educational administrators, teachers, and students throughout the region. The legislation matters because it standardizes curriculum requirements, prescribes textbooks, coordinates state and national educational policies, and governs final school board examinations. By establishing these official regulatory bodies, the law ensures uniform educational quality, prevents academic commercial conflicts, and creates fair testing systems, successfully preparing young students for their university education or future vocational careers under a unified state educational framework.

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  1. 1. Short title, extent and commencement.
  2. 2. Definitions.
  3. 3. Establishment of State and Divisional Boards.
  4. 3A. Power of State Government to amend First Schedule.
  5. 4. Incorporation of State Board.
  6. 5. Constitution of State Board.
  7. 6. Constitution of Divisional Boards.
  8. 7. Term of office and conditions of service of chairmen of Boards.
  9. 8. Term of office of, and allowances to, members of Boards.
  10. 9. Disqualification of Chairmen and members.
  11. 10. Vacancy of Chairman or member owing to disqualification.
  12. 11. Vacancy of member owing to absence without permission.
  13. 12. Decision on question as to vacancy.
  14. 13. Vacancy to be notified.
  15. 14. Registration of member.
  16. 15. Removal of member.
  17. 16. Meeting of Boards.
  18. 17. Power to invite experts and officers at meetings.
  19. 18. Power and duties of State Board.
  20. 19. Powers and duties of a Divisional Board.
  21. 20. Powers and duties of Chairmen of Boards.
  22. 21. Appointment, powers and duties of Secretaries, Joint and Assistant Secretaries.
  23. 22. Other officers and servants of the Boards.
  24. 23. Appointment of Committees.
  25. 24. Casual vacancies.
  26. 25. Acts and proceedings not invalidated by vacancies or defects in constitution.
  27. 26. State Board's Fund, its custody and investment.
  28. 27. State Board to pay costs from the Fund on account of salary, pension, etc., of Chairmen, Secretaries Joint Secretaries, and Assistant Secretaries.
  29. 28. General application of the Fund.
  30. 29. How the Fund shall be drawn against.
  31. 30. Allotments to Divisional Boards.
  32. 31. Preparation of annual budget estimates.
  33. 32. Annual accounts an audit.
  34. 32A. Inspection and Inquiry.
  35. 33. Information returns, etc., to be furnished by the Boards.
  36. 34. Power of State Government to issue directions.
  37. 35. Manner of exercise of powers delegated to a Board or a Committee.
  38. 36. Power of State Board to make regulations.
  39. 37. First regulations.
  40. 38. Power of State Board to make by-laws.
  41. 39. Interpretation in case of doubt.
  42. 40. Repeals and savings.
  43. 41. Amendments of certain enactment.
  44. 42. Power to remove difficulties.

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