State Act

The West Bengal Secondary Education Act, 1950

This Act was repealed on a date we do not have by the West Bengal Board of Secondary Education Act, 1963 (5 of 1963), s.46; it may still apply to matters that began before then.

27. (1) The Syllabus Committee shall consist of the following members— (a) the President, ex-officio; (b) the President of the Council of Post-Graduate Teaching in Arts, University of Calcutta, ex-officio; (c) the President of the Council of Post-Graduate Teaching in Science, University of Calcutta, ex-officio; (d) the Head of the Department of Education, University of Calcutta, ex-officio; (e) the Principal of the David Hare Training College, Calcutta, ex-officio; (f) the Principal, Bengal Engineering College, Sibpore, ex-officio; (g) the Principal, College of Engineering and Technology, Jadavpore, ex-officio; (h) two Principals of Training Colleges, one of whom shall be a woman, elected by the Executive Council, in the manner prescribed by regulations; (i) four persons elected by the Board in the manner prescribed by regulations from among the members of the Board specified in clause (11) of section 4 of whom two shall be Principals or Professors of Colleges affiliated to, or Professors or Teachers of, the University of Calcutta ; (j) two persons elected by the Board in the manner prescribed by regulations from the members of the Board specified in clauses (12) to (15) of section 4, of whom one shall be a woman; (k) two persons elected by the Board in the manner prescribed by regulations, who have special knowledge of scientific and technical education, and who may or may not be members of the Board; (l) two persons elected by the Board in the manner prescribed by regulations from among the members of the Board of whom one shall be a woman. (2) The President shall be the Chairman of the Committee. (3) It shall be the duty of the Committee to— (a) make recommendations to the Executive Council about the curriculum and syllabus of studies to be followed in recognised High Schools and for examinations referred to in clause (f) of sub-section (1) of section 37; (b) advise the Executive Council about the text-books to be used in recognised High Schools and for examinations referred to in clause (f) of sub-section (1) of section 37 and about the publication of such text-books by the Executive Council; (c) advise the Executive Council about any matters relating to such curriculum and syllabus and publications as may be referred to it by the Executive Council : Provided that the Committee shall not make any recommendation on any matters affecting the education of girls in recognised High Schools except upon consideration of a report to be called for from, and submitted by, the Girls’ Secondary Education Committee and on any matter affecting technical, commercial or agricultural education except upon consideration of a report to be called for from, and submitted by, the Technical Education Committee. (4) The Committee may appoint any Sub-Committees as it considers necessary to advise it upon any matter relating to the drawing up of the syllabus of studies and the preparation of text-books and it shall not be necessary for any member of such a Sub-Committee to be a member of the Board or of the Committee.