Powers and duties of the Council.

Subject to the provisions of this Act and rules made thereunder, the powers and duties of the Council shall be as follows, namely— (i) to prescribe curriculum, syllabus and courses of instructions for plus two stage which may be imparted in a College or Higher Secondary School; (ii) t conduct examinations based on such courses; (iii) to conduct any other examination which the Government from time to time may by notification specify; (iv) to admit to its examinations, on such conditions as may be prescribed by regulations, candidates who have pursued the prescribed course of instructions and also to take such disciplinary action against candidates as may be prescribed by regulations; (v) to demand and receive such fees as may be prescribed by regulations; (vi) to publish the results of the examinations; (vii) to grant certificate to students passing the examinations; (viii) to institute and award scholarships, prizes etc.; (ix) to prepare, prescribe and publish text-books and supplementary books; (x) to lay down conditions of recognition of Higher Secondary Schools and Colleges having plus two courses; (xi) to recognise Higher Secondary Schools/Colleges running plus two courses and withdraw such recognition; (xii) to take such disciplinary action as it may think fit against institutions as prescribed by regulations; (xiii) to adopt measures for study and examination of problems in the field of Higher Secondary Education; (xiv) to advise the Government on physical, moral and social welfare of students in recognised institutions and to prescribe conditions of their residence and discipline; (xv) to prescribe necessary qualifications of teachers in recognised institutions; (xvi) to receive grants from the Government and donations from private individuals or associations for specific or general purposes; (xvii) to organise seminars and provide in-service teachers training courses; (xviii) to call for reports from the Directors of Education regarding the conditions of recognised institutions or of the institutions applying for recognition; (xix) to advise the Government on re-organisation and development of Higher Secondary Education; (xx) to advise the Government relating to any matter within the provisions of this Act on which the Governmeat cons ult the Council; (xxi) to appoint officer and other employees of the Council, and prescribe by regulations the terms and conditions of their services; (xxii) to institute, by regulations, for the benefit of its officers and other employees, such schemes as pension, gratuity and provident fund as it may deem fit in such manner and subject to such conditions as may be prescribed by regulations; (xxiii) to delegate any of its powers to any Committee constituted under this Act; (xxiv) to administer the Higher Secondary Education Council Fund; (xxv) to receive, purchase and hold any property, movable and immovable which may become vested in it, and to dispose of all or any of the property, movable or immovable belonging to it, and also to do all other acts incidental or appertaining thereto; (xxvi) to do all such acts and things as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this Act; (xxvii) to perform such other functions as may be assigned to it by the Government.