The Executive Council

(1) The Executive Council shall be the executive authority of the Board and shall consist of the following:- (i) the Chairman of the Board as the ex-officio Chairman, (ii) the Director of School Education, (iii) two members to be nominated by the Chairman of the Board from amongst the ex-officio members referred to in clause (i) of sub-section (1) of section 13, (iv) two members to be nominated by the Chairman of the Board from amongst the nominated members referred to in clause (ii) of sub-section (1) of section 13. (2) The term of office of the nominated members shall be four years. (3) If a member other than an ex-officio member nominated to the Executive Council remains absent without permission of the Council for three consecutive meetings thereof, his office shall be deemed to have been vacated.