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Constitution of Board/Commission/State Council of Educational Research & Training:- (1) Consistent with clause ( a) of sub-section (2) of section 3, the State Government shall continue to follow all rules and regula~ions of Central Board of Secondary Education and its Examination pattern till such time an appropriate independent State Board is constituted. (2) As and when the State Government feels it necessary and expedient, may by notification, establish a Board of Secondary Education to be called 'The Arunachal Pradesh Board of Secondary Education", the composition, powers and functions of which shall be such as may be prescribed. The functions of the Board shall include.- Ca) advising the State Government on the co-ordinated development of Secondary Education in the State, and (b) the conduct of examinations, conforming to the minimum standards as may be prescribed and the award of certificates. (3) The State Government may further, by notification establish a Board of Teacher Education to be called 'The Arunachal Pradesh Board of 499 Teacher Education," the composition and powers of which shall be such as may be prescribed. The functions of the Board shall be to advise the State Government on the courses of study, pre-service and in-service training to teachers and to conduct examination of pre- service teacher education and all other matters relating to teacher education. (4)(a) Also further the State Government may by notification constitute a Board or a Commission to be called the "Arunachal Pradesh Education Service Board" or the "Arunachal Pradesh Education Service Commission". The Board or the Commission shall conduct examinations for recruitment to the various teaching and non-teaching posts up to the post of Group-B (Gazetted) as may be prescribed. (b) The composition, powers and functions of the Board or the Commission may be such, as prescribed. (5) The State Government shall by notification establish the State Council of Educational Research & Training (SCERT) in order to strengthen and promote quality teacher education to meet the general need of universal quality education in the State. For this purpose, the existing teaching and non-teaching posts, infrastructure etc. of State Institute of Education (SIE) may be absorbed as deemed appropriate in the SCERT. (6) The State Government furthermore may, by notification, constitute such Board other than those specified in sub-sections (1) to (5), to discharge such functions and to exercise such powers as may be prescribed. CHAPTER-ill Enforcement of Free and Compulsory Elementary Education