Appointment, duties and powers of Secretary, Under Secretary and Assistant Secretary

(1) The Secretary of the Board shall be a whole time salaried officer of the Board. He shall be appointed by the Government. His emoluments and terms and conditions of service shall be as may be prescribed. The Secretary shall possess a minimum educational qualification of a second class Master‘s Degree from a recognized University. He shall preferably have a teaching and/or administrative experience of not less than ten years. (2) Next to the Chairman of the Board, the Secretary of the Board shall maintain control and discipline over all the employees of the Board. (3) The Secretary shall act as Secretary of the Board, the Executive Council, the Academic Council, the Examination Committee, the Finance Committee, the Affiliation Committee and all such other committees of the Board which the Board may desire him to do so, but he shall not be entitled to vote. (4) Subject to the control of the Executive Council, the Secretary shall have the power to enter into agreements, sign documents and authenticate records on behalf of the Board. (5) He shall be the custodian of the records, the Common Seal and such other properties of the Board as the Executive Council may commit to his charge. (6) He shall keep the minutes of all meetings of the Board, the Executive Council, the Academic Council, the Examination Committee, the Affiliation Committee and all such other committees and bodies where he may be permitted to act as the Secretary by the Chairman of the Board. (7) The Secretary shall ensure, in accordance with the directions of the Chairman of the Board, and wherever necessary in consultation with the Examination Committee, the proper organisation and conduct of final examinations and such other tests and examinations as may be conducted by the Board and declaration of results thereof. (8) The Secretary shall exercise such other powers and perform such other duties as may be prescribed or are required from time to time by the Executive Committee or the Chairman of the Board. (9) The Government may appoint one or more Under Secretaries and Assistant Secretaries for the Board on the recommendation of the Board. Such Under Secretaries and Assistant Secretaries shall exercise such powers and perform such duties as may be assigned to them by the Secretary under the general or special orders of the Board. (10) When the Office of the Secretary of the Board falls vacant or when Secretary is, by reason of illness, or absence or any other cause, unable to perform the duties of his office, such duties shall be performed by such person as the Chairman of the Board may appoint for the purpose from among the Under Secretaries. The Secretary, Under Secretaries and Assistant Secretaries appointed under this Act, shall be the servants of the Government and shall draw their salaries and allowances from the Consolidated Fund of the Union Territory. The salaries and allowances of these officers shall be such as may be prescribed by the Government.