Amendment status not verified — confirm the current text below against the official source.
Subject to any general or special order of the State Government, the provisions of this Act, and any rules made there under, the Board shall have generally the power to regulate, supervise and control School Education, and in particular the powers and duties mentioned below:- (i) to prescribe courses of instruction for Primary, High and Higher Secondary Schools and Professional or Vocational Schools ; (ii) to conduct and supervise examinations based on such courses or to cause to conduct and supervise such examination; (iii) to admit to its examinations on conditions, that may be prescribed by regulations, candidates who have pursued the prescribed courses of instruction and also to take such disciplinary action against candidates as may be prescribed by regulations; (iv) to demand and receive such fees as may be prescribed by regulations ; (v) to publish the results of its examinations:- (vi) to grant certificates to students passing the examinations ; (viii) to institute and award scholarships prizes, etc; (viii) to prepare, publish and select text book and supplementary books or to cause to prepare publish and select such books ; (xxii) to delegate any of its powers to any Committee constituted under this Act ; (xxiii) to administer the Meghalaya Board of School Education Fund ; (xxiv) top receive, purchase and hold any property, movable or immovable, which may become vested in it, and to dispose of all or any of the property, movable or immovable belonging to it, and also do all other acts incidental or appertaining thereto ; (xv) to do such acts and things as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this Act ; Provisions that the power of the Board shall not extend to the Primary Schools established, constructed or managed by the District Councils, unless the State Government, after consultation with the District Council concerned by notification empowers the Board to exercise the powers aforesaid in respect of the Primary Schools mentioned above.