Powers and duties of the Board

Subject to the provisions of this Act the powers and duties of the Board shall be as follows, namely: (i) to prescribe courses of instruction for High Schools and Higher Secondary Schools, (ii) to conduct examinations based on such courses, (iii) to admit to its examinations, on conditions that may be prescribed by regulations, candidates who have pursued the prescribed courses of instruction and also to take such disciplinary action against them as may be prescribed by regulations, (iv) to demand and receive such fees as may be prescribed by regulations, (v) to publish the results of its examinations, (vi) to grant certificates and diplomas to candidates who have passed the examinations, (vii) to institute and award scholarships, (viii) to prepare, publish and select text books and supplementary books, (ix) to lay down conditions of recognition of High Schools and Higher Secondary Schools, (x) to recognise High Schools and Higher Secondary Schools and to withdraw such recognition, (xi) to take such disciplinary action as it thinks fit against institutions as prescribed by regulations, (xii) to adopt measures for study and examination of problems in the field of Secondary Education, (xiii) to advise Government on physical, moral and social welfare of students of recognised institutions and to prescribe conditions of their residence and health, (xiv) to prescribe carry out functions of teachers in recognised schools, (xv) to prescribe courses of instruction for Under-graduate Teachers Training Institutions and to hold examinations on such courses and to award certificates, (xvi) to recognise Under-graduate Teachers Training Institutions and to withdraw recognition, (xvii) to organise seminars and provide in service Training courses, (xviii) to receive grants from Government or donations from private individuals or associations for specific or general purposes, (xix) to insist for recognition the proper management of the conditions of recognised institutions or of institutions applying for recognition, (xx) to advise Government on any matter and development of Secondary Education, (xxi) to advise Government in order to carry out the provisions of this Act or other Manipur Government may consult the Board, (xxii) to institute by regulation for the benefit of its officers and other employees such as pension, gratuity and provident fund as it may deem fit in such manner and 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 Secondary Education Board Fund, (xxv) to receive, purchase and hold any property movable or immovable which may become vested in it and to dispose of all or any of the property movable or immovable belonging to it, and to do all other acts incidental or appertaining thereto, (xxvi) and to do all such acts and things as may be necessary for carrying out the purposes of this Act.