State Act

THE PUDUCHERRY BOARD OF SECONDARY AND HIGHER SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT, 2003

13.(1) The Board shall be the principal authority for all financial estimates and budgetary appropriations and shall consist of the Chairman and Vice-Chairman of the Board appointed by the Government under section 8, and of the following, namely:- (i) Ex-officio Members: (a) The Director of School Education. (b) The Joint Director of Education (Higher Secondary) (c) The Deputy Director of Education (Elementary). (d) The Additional Director of Technical Education, Puducherry. (e) A nominee of the Finance Department, Puducherry. (f) The Head of the State Training Centre, Puducherry. (ii) Nominated Members: (a) Principal of a higher secondary school. (b) Headmaster of a high school. (c) A teacher engaged in teaching at the level of higher secondary education. (d) A teacher engaged in teaching at the level of Secondary education. (e) A teacher engaged in teaching at the level of elementary education. (f) Principal of a private matriculation school. (g) Two representatives on academic side of the Puducherry University nominated by the Vice-Chancellor of the said University. (h) Five eminent educationists nominated by the government. (i) A nominee of the National Council of Education, Research and Training to be nominated by the Head of such organisation. (j) A nominee of the National Council for Teacher Education to be nominated by the Head of such organisation. (k) A college teacher with proven academic record. (l) One member representing Fine Arts: Provided that, a person shall cease to hold office as a member of the Board if he ceases to be in the employ of the Puducherry University or the State Training Centre located in the Territory or, National Council of Education Research and Training or National Council for Teacher Education or to be a Principal or Headmaster or teacher of a secondary school or higher secondary school or elementary school as the case may be or, in the management of privately managed secondary/higher secondary school or matriculation school, as the case may be. (2) The name of persons, not being the ex-officio members, who have been nominated, from time to time, as members of the Board shall be published by the Board in the official gazette. (3) No employee of the Board shall be eligible to be nominated to the Board. (4) No person shall be nominated as member of the Board or continue to be such member for more than two consecutive terms. (5) When a person ceases to be a member of the Board he shall automatically cease to be a member of any council/committee of the Board to which he has been appointed by the Board.