Chapter III POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE BOARD

Powers and duties of the Board The Board shall have, subject to any general or special order of the Government, the provision of this Act and any rules made thereunder, the power to regulate, supervise and control school education in Mizoram, and in particular the Board shall have the following powers and duties namely -

1. (i) to prescribe courses of instruction including practice teaching, practical work and the like, where necessary, for High Schools, Higher Secondary Schools, the District Institutes of Education and Training and Professional and Vocational Schools;
2. (ii) to conduct and supervise examinations based on such courses mentioned in
3. (i) above and to conduct and supervise such other examinations as may be decided by the Board from time to time;
4. (iii) to admit to its examination on conditions that may be prescribed by regulations, candidates, who have pursued the prescribed courses of instruction whether at a school or privately, who may be eligible as per regulations, framed under this Act and also to take such disciplinary action against candidates as may be prescribed by regulations;
5. (iv) to register students and issue them Registration Cards on payment to the Board of such fees as may be prescribed;
6. (v) to demand and receive such fees as may be prescribed by regulations;
7. (vi) to publish the results of its examinations;
8. (vii) to grant certificates to person who:

1. (a) have pursued and passed a course of study in an institution admitted to the privilege of affiliation by the Board; OR
2. (b) are teacher in affiliated schools in Mizoram and have passed the examinations of the Board OR
3. (c) have studied privately under conditions laid down by the Board and have passed the examinations of the Board;
   • (viii) to institute and award scholarships, prizes and the like;
   • (ix) to prescribe, prepare, publish and select text books and supplementary books or to cause to prepare or publish selected text books for any or all of its prescribed courses for its various examination;
   • (x) to lay down conditions for affiliation of schools which are preparing candidates for various school courses and such other courses including District Institute of Education and Training as may be prescribed by regulations;
   • (xi) to affiliate High Schools, Higher Secondary Schools, and District Institute of Education and Training in Mizoram and to withdraw such affiliation on grounds considered reasonable by the Board subject to the provision of the regulations made under this Act;
   • (xii) to issue permission, in the form of a no-objection certificate, to any educational institutions, in Mizoram, desirous of seeking affiliation to any other Board or Council other than Mizoram Board of School Education;
   • (xiii) to take such disciplinary action as it thinks fit against institutions as prescribed by regulations;
   • (xiv) to adopt measures for study and examinations of problems in the field of school education and teacher’s training and professional and vocational schools;
   • (xv) to advise government on physical, moral and social welfare of students in affiliated institutions and to prescribe conditions for their residence and discipline;
   • (xvi) to organize seminars, trainings, workshops and provide in-service teacher training courses;
   • (xvii) to receive grants from the Government and donations from private individuals and other Non-Government or Semi-Government Bodies or Central Government for specific or general purposes; (xviii) to seek for report from the Director of School Education on the conditions of affiliated institutions or other institutions applying for affiliation;
   • (xix) to advise Government on re-organisation and development of school education, pre-service and in-service teacher training courses under the District Institutes of Education and Training and Professional or Vocational School courses;
   • (xx) to advise the Government relating to any matter within the provisions of this Act on which the Government may consult the Board;
4. (xxi) to appoint officers and other employees of the Board except the Chairman and the Secretary who shall be appointed by the Government and prescribe, by regulations, the terms and conditions of their service;
5. (xxii) to take such disciplinary actions as it thinks fit against the officers and employees of the Board as may be prescribed; (xxiii) to enter into agreement with any financial institution or any scheduled bank to enable its officers and employees enjoy the facility of house building and other advances.
6. (xxiv) to institute by regulations for the benefits of its officers and other employees such 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;
7. (xxv) to delegate all or any of its powers to any Committee or Sub-Committee constituted under this Act, and to any of its officers;
8. (xxvi) to administer the funds; (xxvii) to cause an inspection, to be made by such person or persons as the Board may nominate, of non-affiliated institutions applying for affiliation as also of any of its affiliated institutions if and as considered necessary; (xxviii) to invest surplus funds of the Board in Government securities or Defence Bonds or in fixed deposits in approved Scheduled Banks or Reserve Bank;
9. (xxix) to receive, purchase and hold any property moveable or immoveable which may become vested in it, and to dispose of all or any of the property, moveable or immoveable belonging to it, and also do all other acts incidental or appertaining thereto;
10. (xxx) to do all such acts and things as may be necessary in order to further the objects of the Board as a body established to regulate, supervise and maintain the standard of school education, professional or vocational schools and District Institutes of Education and Training;
11. (xxxi) to issue order to all heads of its affiliated institutions and demand compliance thereof to render such cooperation and help as may be asked for by a Centre Superintendent in conducting Board’s Examinations. (xxxii) to cause an assessment of insitutions and to give accreditation accordingly. (xxxiii) to set up or close Regional Office or offices and delegate by regulations functions and powers to such office or offices for better and easier conduct of the Board’s work within the region covered by it.