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Short title and commencement:- (1) These Rules may be called the Goa, Daman and Diu Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Rules, 1975. (2) They shall come into force at once. In these Rules, unless context otherwise requires:- i) “Act” means the Goa, Daman and Diu Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Board Act 1975. ii) “Chairman” means the Chairman of the Goa, Daman and Diu Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Board established under the Act. - 43 - iii) “Director” means the Director of Education, Government of Goa, Daman and Diu. iv) “Education Officer” means an officer of Government of Goa, Daman and Diu and entrusted with the responsibility of inspecting a Secondary or Higher Secondary School; 23 [“[(iv a) “ Fund” means the General Provident Fund governed by the General Provident Fund (Central Services) Rules, 1960;”] (iv b) “Permanent employee” means an employee confirmed in a permanent post on which no other employee of the board has a lien. (iv c) “Salary includes pay, special pay, leave salary and subsistence grant of the employee of the Board]. v) “School Year” means the academic year commencing from June every year; vi) “A Secondary School” means a school recognized as such by the board which provides a course in general education leading to the Secondary School Certificate (S.S.C.) Examination; vii) “Higher Secondary school” means a Higher Secondary School recognized as such by the Board providing a course in general education leading to Higher Secondary School Certificate (H.S.S.C.) Examination; viii) “Secretary” means the secretary of the Goa, Daman and Diu Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education. 24[ “(vii a) Words and expressions used but not defined in these rules shall have the same meaning as assigned to them in the Act.”]. CHAPTER I I. Syllabus 23 Clause (iv a) has been substituted by (Amendment) Rules, 1990 (O.G. Series I No. 33 dated 25-11-1990). Earlier, clause (iv a) and clauses (iv b) and (iv c) have been inserted by (Amendment) Rules, 1980 (O. G. Series I No. 26 dated 25-9-1980). 24 Inserted by (Amendment) Rules, 1980 (O.G. Series I No. 26 dated 25-9-1980). - 44 - a) The syllabus for Std. VIII to X to be followed by the Secondary school, recognised by the Board shall be the same as were prescribed for corresponding standards by the Government of Goa, under the new ten years patterns, immediately before the appointed day. b) The syllabus for Std. XI and XII to be followed by the Higher Secondary schools recognized by the Board will be the same as prescribed by Government of Goa, before the appointed day. c) The syllabus for Secondary School Certificate Examination and that for Higher Secondary School Certificate Examination referred to above will be the syllabus for Standard X and XII respectively. However, while testing a candidate in the practical examination at the final examination on the basis of the syllabus for Std. X and XII respectively the journals in Science and Technical subjects completed by him in Standards IX-X and Standards XI-XII respectively will be taken into consideration. d) The syllabus referred to in clauses (a), (b) and (c) shall continue to be in force until duly repealed or amended by the Board with the sanction of the Government and any amendments or changes made therein from time to time shall be notified to the heads of the recognized Secondary and Higher Secondary Schools respectively at least six months before the commencement of the academic year from which such changes are to be effective: Provided that the Board may in the interest of the candidates notify such amendments or changes any time during the school year, but not later than six months from the beginning of the academic year.