Powers and functions of the Board of Management

The Board of Management shall be the Principal Body of the Board and shall exercise all powers and functions of the Board. The Board shall have following powers and functions:- (1) to safeguard and promote the endangered languages of Sikkim; (2) to preserve and develop the ethnic culture of endangered communities of Sikkim; (3) to provide sustainable inclusive learning of endangered languages; (4) to provide opportunities to the learner for continuing their preferred language through correspondence course or distance learning; (5) to fulfil educational needs of the children or learners who are otherwise not catered to by the formal system of school education; (6) to develop need based Academic Programme for livelihood and lifelong learning up to pre-degree level; (7) to provide professional advice to the Government of State, regarding proper development of Open and Distance Learning System at school level in response to requests from the Government; (8) to attain excellence in developing quality Open and Distance Learning curricula and courseware for learners; (9) to develop needed action plan for making education equitable and inclusive for the marginalised and disadvantaged groups like girls, women, minorities, differently-abled (physically and mentally challenged); (10) to offer a wide spectrum of course of study in languages and continuing education and life enrichment courses up to pre-degree level; (11) to develop need-based curricula and self-learning materials for Secondary and Senior Secondary Education with focus on skill development; (12) to offer Secondary and Senior Secondary certificate courses through open and distance learning mode, online mode, virtual classroom mode and any other mode as the Board may decide from time to time; (13) to conduct examinations and issue certificates to successful learners; and (14) shall conduct workshops and seminars on need basis to develop and promote the languages.