The Tripura Board of Secondary Education Act, 1973

Tripura Act No. 12 of 1973.

THE TRIPURA BOARD OF SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT,1973

(1) This Act may be called the Tripura Board of Secondary Education Act, 1973. (2) It extends to the whole of Tripura. (3) It shall come into force on such date as the State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint.

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,-- (a) "Board" means the Tripura Board of Secondary Education established under this Act ; (b) "committee" or "sub-committee" means any committee or sub-committee constituted under this Act or in accordance with any rule, regulation or bye-laws thereunder ; (c) "Fund" means the Tripura Board of Secondary Education Fund constituted under section 20 of this Act ; (d) "Head of Institution" means the head of the teaching staff of an institution by whatever name he or she be designated ; (e) "institution" means a high or higher secondary school or an educational institution or part or department of such school or institution imparting instruction in secondary education. (f) "managing" committee" used in reference to any institution includes the Governor or the Government Body of such an institution ; (g) "notification" means a notification published in the Official Gazettee ; (h) "prescribed" means, unless the context indicates otherwise, prescribed by rules or regulations made under this Act ; (i) "President" means the President of the Board ; (j) "recognised" means recognised under this Act ; (k) "regulation" means a regulation made by the Board under this Act ; (l) "rule" means a rule made by the State Government under this Act ; (m) "secondary education" means general education above the primary education stage provided for students to qualify them for admission to certificate, diploma or degree course instituted by a University or Government or any other type of education that the State Government may include in by any general or special order ; (n) "Secretary" means the Secretary to the Board ; and (o) "section" means a section of the Tripura Board of Secondary Education Act, 1973.

(1) The State Government shall, as soon as may be after this Act comes into force, establish a Board named the Tripura Board of Secondary Education. (2) The Board shall be a body corporate with perpetual succession and a common seal and shall be entitled to acquire, hold and dispose of property, to enter into contracts and to do all other things necessary for the purpose of this Act and shall sue and be sued by its name.

(1) The Board shall consist of the following members :-- (i) the President ; (ii) the Director of School Education , Tripura or if the State Government so directs, any other nominated by the State Government in this behalf, Ex-Officio; (iii) the Director of Agriculture, Tripura, Ex-Officio ; (iv) the Director of Industries, Tripura, Ex-Officio ; (v) the Director of Health Services, Tripura, Ex-Officio ; (vi) the Principal, Tripura Engineering College, Ex-Officio ; (vii) One Principal from the Government Degree Colleges of Tripura, to be nominated by the State Government, Ex-Officio ; (viii) the Principal of the Women's College, Agartala, Ex-Officio ; (ix) the Director of Higher Education, Tripura, Ex-Officio ; (x) the Principal, B.T. (S.T.T.) College, Agartala, Ex-Officio ; (xi) the Principal, State Institute of Education Tripura, Ex-Officio ; (xii) the Principal, Polytechnic Institute, Narsingarh, Tripura, Ex-Officio ; (xiii) two heads of recognised high or higher secondary schools, including one from the Government aided high or higher secondary schools, nominated by the State Government ; (xiv) three teachers' representatives, one from each district of Tripura, to be nominated by the State Government ; (xv) three representatives of the Tripura Legislative Assembly nominated by the Speaker of the Tripura Legislative Assembly ; (xvi) persons interested in education, numbering not more than five, nominated by the State Government, one of them being a woman, one an advocate as defined in the Advocates Act, 1961, and at least one belonging to Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes ; (xvii) not more than two persons to be co-opted by the Board in consideration of their expert knowledge of the subjects of study included in the course prescribed by the Board. (xviii) one representative of the student nominated by the State Government. (xix) one representative of the Tripura Tribal Area Autonomous District Council nominated by the Chairman of the said council from amongst the members thereof ; (xx) The Principal, Regional College of Physical Education, Panisagar, Tripura North, Ex-Officio ; (xxi) The Principal, Govt. College of Arts & Crafts, Agartala, Ex-Officio ; (xxii) The Principal, Govt. Music College, Agartala, Ex-Officio ; (xxiii) One representative from the employee of Tripura Board of Secondary Education nominated by the Government. (xxiv) One Principal from Basic Training College, Tripura nominated by the Government. Explanation- In clause (xvi) of this sub-section, the words "Scheduled Castes" and "Scheduled Tribes" shall have the same meaning as are assigned to them under clauses (24) and (25) of article 366 of the Constitution of India. (2) The Board as contained above excepting the co-opted members shall function as the Governing Body of the Board.