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(1) The Vidyalaya shall have the power— (i) to design and develop a series of courses of studies leading to certification at the upper primary, secondary and higher secondary levels; (ii) to design, develop, prescribe and offer courses of studies in vocational areas to the students of the Vidyalaya; (iii) to design and develop self-learning materials in print, audio, video compact disc rom, and other formats; (iv) to offer courses of studies through distance learning mode; (v) to collaborate with institutions at the State level such as State Education Council of Research and Training, West Bengal Board of Secondary Education, West Bengal Board of Primary Education, College of Education, Polytechnic, and Sramik Vidyapeeth; (vi) to collaborate with national and international agencies like National Open School, Indira Gandhi National Open University, National Council of Educational Research and Training, National Institute of Educational Planning and Administration, Commonwealth of learning, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund, and similar other agencies for continuing effort at improvement of quality and standard of distance education process and materials; (vii) to undertake research, and, in particular, action research, for solving diagnostic problem, and for developmental thrust, in building the Vidyalaya; (viii) to collaborate with agencies and institutions for opening learning-support-centres or study centres for the students of the Vidyalaya and to accord approval to such learning- support-centres and study centres; (ix) to establish regional centres in West Bengal for the purpose of supervising the proper functioning of the leaning-support- centres and study centres; (x) to publish, or cause to be published, and to print, the learning and other materials developed by the Vidyalaya; (xi) to prescribe by regulations the conditions of registration of students, the eligibility criteria for appearing at the examination of the Vidyalaya, and the procedure of conduct of such examinations, and all other matters necessary for proper fulfilment of teaching and examination, and also to award certificates; Powers of the Vidyalaya. 97 The Rabindra Mukta Vidyalaya Act, 2001. [West Ben. Act (Chapter 11—The Vidyalaya.—Section 5.) (xii) to prescribe by regulations fees and other charges and the method of collection thereof; (xiii) to organise training programmes for the members of the staff of the Vidyalaya, the coordinators, and the teachers of schools; Explanation.—(a) "Coordinator" shall mean any person appointed or recognised by the Vidyalaya as Coordinator for the purposes of this Act; and (b) "teachers of schools" shall mean the teachers of schools imparting— (i) Primary Education as defined in clause (c) of section 2 of the West Bengal Primary Education Act, 1973, or (ii) Secondary Education as defined in clause (e) of section 2 of the West Bengal Board of Secondary Education Act, 1963, or (iii) Higher Secondary Education as defined in clause (d) of section 2 of the West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education Act, 1975; (xiv) to purchase or otherwise acquire or take on lease or hire premises for the Vidyalaya; (xv) to invest and deal with funds and monies of the Vidyalaya; (xvi) to set up a library containing books and learning materials in other media; (xvii) to obtain or accept grants, subscriptions, fees, donations, gifts, bequests and properties, both movable and immovable, from the Government, or from any person, for the purposes of the Vidyalaya; (xviii) to build, construct and maintain building, and alter, extend, improve, repair, or modify any existing building, and suitably equip such building, for the uses of the Vidyalaya; (xix) to appoint committees or sub-committees as may be deemed fit for carrying out the objects of the Vidyalaya and to prescribe by regulations and guidelines for the proper functioning of such committees or sub-committees; (xx) to make service regulations for the personnel related administration of the Vidyalaya and for the proper management of the functions of the Vidyalaya including welfare measures for the staff of the Vidyalaya; West Ben. Act XLIII of