Amendment status not verified — confirm the current text below against the official source.
(1) Any institution, in or outside the State, may apply to the Board for being admitted to the privileges of the Board and the Board may, subject to such conditions and restrictions as may be prescribed, admit such institution to the privileges of the Board. 3[(2) Any institution affiliated to the Punjab University, Chandigarh, the Punjabi University, Patiala or the Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, affiliation of which has not been withdrawn or cancelled by the concerned University before the commencement of the Punjab School Education Board (Amendment) Act, 1987 shall be deemed to be an institution affiliated to the Board for plus two scheme and shall be 1Substituted by Punjab Act No. 2 of 2018, Section 10 2Substituted by Punjab Act No. 10 of 1987, Section 5 3Substituted by Punjab Act No. 10 of 1987, Section 6 Admission of institutions to privileges of Board. Appointment of Secretary and other employees, their terms and conditions of service. subject to all the provisions of this Act and the regulations made thereunder.] (3) Where that Board is satisfied that its privileges are being abused by 1[any affiliated institution] or that the prescribed conditions or restrictions are not being complied with by such institution, the Board may withdraw its privileges from the institution, and thereupon the institution shall cease to be 2[an affiliated institution]: Provided that before withdrawing the privileges the Board shall require the institution to show cause why such action should not be taken and consider any explanation which may be furnished by it. 3[17. (1) Subject to the provisions of this Act, the Board shall exercise and perform the following powers and other functions, namely- 4[(i) prescribe the syllabi and courses of studies in consultation with the State Council of Educational Research and Training (SCERT) Punjab;] (ii) organize research for grading of textual vocabulary and arrange for regular revision of text books and other books; (iii) hold examinations for school education, publish the results of such examinations and grant certificates to the persons,who have passed such examinations; (iv) admit to the examinations, on the prescribed conditions, candidates, who have pursued the prescribed courses ofinstructions, whether in affiliated institutions or otherwise.However, any change in the prevalent conditions shall bemade with the prior approval of the State Government; (v) cause enquiries to be made through such agency and in such manner, as may be prescribed regarding the conditionsprevailing in an institution before it is admitted to the privilegesof the Board and require such agency to inspect affiliatedinstitutions and submit a report to the Board as to how forthe conditions and restrictions on which the institution wasadmitted to the privileges of the Board, are being compliedwith; 1Substituted for words “any recognized institutions” by Punjab Act No. 10 of 1987, Section 6 2Substituted for words “a recognized institutions” by Punjab Act No. 10 of 1987, Section 6 3Substituted by Punjab Act No. 24 of 2005, Section 8 4Substituted by Punjab Act No. 2 of 2018, Section 11 Powers and functions of the Board. (vi) prescribe penalties for misconduct pertaining to examinees, examiners and other persons engaged in the conduct of examinations; (vii) appoint examiners and supervisory staff and fix their remuneration; (viii) lay down conditions and restrictions for admission off candidates to the examinations; (ix) organize and provide lecturers, demonstrations, educational tours, exhibitions, seminars and symposia and take such other measures, as may be necessary to raise and promote the quality and standard of school teaching and education; (x) submit annual audited accounts and balance sheets together with the report of the Board to the State Government notlater than the 30th September of the next year and publishsuch accounts and balance sheets in the Official Gazette; (xi) give grants to the State Council of Education Research and Training for educational activities and research work; (xii) institute and award scholarships, medals and prizes; (xiii) fix, demand and receive such fees and other charges, as may be prescribed; (xiv) hold any property and receive bequests, donations, endowments, trusts and transfer of any property of interest therein or right thereto; (xv) prescribe measures for the intellectual, physical, moral and ethical promotion and for social welfare of students inaffiliated institutions and the conditions of their residenceand discipline; (xvi) encourage sports and health-building activities; (xvii) take measures for the welfare of teachers of affiliated institutions and employees of the Board; and (xviii) do such other acts and things, as it may deem fit for the purposes of carrying out the provisions of this Act. 1[(1-A) No other authority (by whatever name it may be called), except the Board, shall be competent to perform the functions, as mentioned in clause (iii) of sub-section (1) of section 17 of this Act: 1Inserted by Punjab Act No. 49 of 2013, Section 2 Provided that an authority, approved and authorized by the Government of India to which institutions situated in the State of Punjab are affiliated, shall also be competent to perform the said functions.] (2) Subject to the provisions of this Act, the Board shall exercise andperform the following powers and functions with the prior approval of the State Government, namely: - (a) arrange for the preparation, writing, compilation, printing,publishing and sale of text books, other educational materialand undertake the publication of any other educational work,book or periodicals. However, copy right of any materialdeveloped, published, printed by the Board, shall vest withthe State Government; and (b) prescribe conditions for affiliation of institutions in terms ofteachers and their qualifications, curriculum, equipments,buildings and other educational facilities.] 1[18. (1) The Board shall for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this Act and regulations made thereunder set up the following committees and councils, namely: - (a) finance committee consisting of- (i) the Chairman; 2[(i-a) ***]; (ii) the Vice-Chairman; (iii) the Secretary to Government in the Department of Education or an officer of that Department not below the rank of a Deputy Secretary nominated by him; (iv) the Secretary to Government in the Department of Finance or an officer of that Department not below the rank of a Deputy Secretary nominated by him; 3[(iv-a) the Director General, School Education, Punjab;] and (v) three persons 4[selected] by the members from amongst themselves; (b) examination committee consisting of— 1Substituted by Punjab Act No. 10 of 1987, Section 8 2Omitted by Punjab Act No. 2 of 2018, Section 12 3Inserted by Punjab Act No. 24 of 2005, Section 9 4Substituted for word “elected” by Punjab Act No. 24 of 2005, Section 9 Powers of Board to set up Committees and Councils. (i) the Chairman; 1[(i-a)***] (ii) the Vice-Chairman; (iii) two persons to be nominated by the Board from amongst its members, out of whom one shall be a2[Vice-Chancellor or his representative;] 3[(iv) the Secretary to Government in the Department of Education or an officer of that Department, not below the rank of a Deputy Secretary, to be nominated byhim; (v) the Director General, School Education, Punjab; (vi) the Director of Public Instruction (Secondary Education); and (vii) the Director of Public Instruction (Elementary Education);] (c) academic council consisting of, - (i) the Chairman; 4[(i-a) ***]; (ii) the Vice-Chairman; 5[(iii) the Director General, School Education, Punjab]; 6[(iv) ****] (v) the Director, State Council of Educational Research and Training, Punjab; (vi) the Director of Languages, Punjab; (vii) the Director, Punjab State University Text Book Board; (viii) five heads of affiliated institutions to be nominated by the Board for a period of not exceeding one year; (ix) five heads of affiliated institutions having at least ten years’ experience as such to be nominated by the Board for a period not exceeding one year; (x) three outstanding academicians to be nominated by the State Government for a period not exceeding one year; and (xi) the Secretary of the Board who shall also function as Secretary of the academic council. 1Omitted by Punjab Act No. 2 of 2018, Section 12 2Substituted for words “Vice-Chancellor” by Punjab Act No. 24 of 2005, Section 9 3Substituted by Punjab Act No. 24 of 2005, Section 9 4Omitted by Punjab Act No. 2 of 2018, Section 12 5Substituted by Punjab Act No. 24 of 2005, Section 9 6Omitted by Punjab Act No. 24 of 2005, Section 9 (2) The finance committee shall examine all financial matters pertaining to the Board including the budget estimates and the annual accounts and balance-sheet. (3) The examination committee shall consider the appointment of paper setters and examiners and shall recommend measures to improve the mode of evaluation and conduct of examinations. (4) The academic council shall be the academic body of the Board and shall, - (i) lay down guide lines for the maintenance of academic standards in the affiliated institutions; (ii) approve the syllabi for various classes and examinations; (iii) lay down policy and procedure for the conduct of examinations; and (iv) advise the Board in the matters of granting affiliation and all other academic matters. (5) The Board may, for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this Act and the regulations made thereunder, set up in addition to the committees and council referred to in sub-section (1), such committees or councils as it may think fit or as may be prescribed. (6) The quorum and the manner of transacting the business of a committee and that of a council shall be such as may be prescribed.]