Powers and duties of the Board

Subject to any general or special order of the State Government, the provisions of this Act and any regulations made thereunder, the Board shall have the following Powers:- (1) to conduct examinations and grant diplomas and certificates to successful candidates; (2) to prescribe courses of instructional and text-books for examinations conducted by it; (3) to prescribe conditions for admission to examinations conducted by it; (4) to recognise institutions for purpose of its examinations with the concurrence of the State Government; (5) to demand and receive such fees as may be prescribed; (6) to make regulations for prescribing courses of instruction and text-books for study in institutions of school level in the State; (7) to make regulations for imposing penalties for misconduct of examinees, students and teachers and for negligence in work of examiners, paper setters and printing presses in connection with work done relating to examinations; (8) to submit to the State Government its views on any matter with which it is concerned or which the State Government may refer to it for advice; (9) to appoint part-time employees of the Board as may be necessary from time to time; (10) to institute and award scholarships, medals and prizes under conditions that may be prescribed and to accept endowments for the same subject to such conditions as the Board may deem fit; (11) to organise and provide lecturers, demonstrations, educational exhibitions, educational excursions and to take such other measures as are necessary to promote the standards of school education in the State; (12) to appoint Subject Committees to advise the Board in framing the courses of studies, prescription of text-books, appointment of paper-setters, moderators and examiners in different subjects of study, and (13) to do such other things as may be necessary to further the objects for which the Board has been constituted.