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Repeal and savings. ––––––– 558 BOARD OF SCHOOL EDUCATION ACT, 1975. JAMMU AND KASHMIR BOARD OF SCHOOL EDUCATION ACT, 1975 Act No. XXVIII of 1975 [Received the assent of the Governor on 27th August, 1975 and published in the government Gazette dated 28th August, 1975.] An Act to reform and re-organize School Education in the State and consolidate and amend the law relating thereto. Whereas, with a view to securing that education should,–– (a) relate intimately to the development of the potentialities of youth, to the National needs and to the aspirations of the people ; and (b) discover talent and nurture it ; and (c) promote equality of opportunity by providing necessary facilities ; and (d) help generally to raise the standard of living and productivity of the State and achieve closer and willing participation of the people in democratic processes. It is expedient that–– (1) facilities are provided for ensuring universalisation of Elementary Education by arranging for a two point entry system in the new educational system ; and (2) the existing institutional structure at the higher secondary stage be so co-ordinated as to provide for twelve years schooling, ten years of schooling in secondary education followed by two years in higher secondary education so as to achieve a uniform pattern of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education for laying the foundation of a society which is academically alert, scientific in outlook and forward looking ; and Whereas for securing the above objectives, it is necessary to reform, reorganise and reconstruct the existing system of school education, and for that purpose, to consolidate and amend the law relating thereto ; and 560 BOARD OF SCHOOL EDUCATION ACT, 1975 Whereas it is expedient to establish a Board to regulate, control and develop Education in the State of Jammu and Kashmir up to the Higher Secondary level by providing varied course with a view to equipping pupils for different occupations for education in the Universities and other cultural purposes and to examine the candidates and to award certificates to successful candidates and doing all other things incidental thereto. Be it enacted by the Jammu and Kashmir State Legislature in the Twenty-sixth Year of the Republic of India as follows :–– CHAPTER I PRELIMINARY