Subject to the provisions
of this Act and also subject to the broad educational policies and such
directions and instructions as the Government may adopt and issue,
from time to time, the Board shall have the following powers and
functions :––
(i) to prescribe the courses of institution, prepare curricula and detailed syllabi and also prescribe text books for the 1[preprimary], elementary, secondary school and higher secondary (school graduation), school examinations, 1[Elementary Teachers Training Course] ;
(ii) to conduct public examinations for persons who have pursued the secondary school and higher secondary (school graduation) school education courses, 1[Teachers Training Education Courses] ;
(iii) to publish the results of examinations conducted by the Board 1[through electronic and print media] ;
(iv) to grant diplomas or certificates to persons who have passed the examinations of the Board under conditions laid down in the regulations ;
(v) to recognise institutions for the purpose of providing instructions in the Secondary and Higher Secondary Courses 1[and Teachers Training Courses] on such conditions and on receipt of such fees as may be fixed by the regulations ;
(vi) to require schools recognised by the Board, to extend their cooperation in the conduct of examinations held by it, by placing their staff, equipment, halls and rooms, laboratories and other apparatus at the disposal of the Board ;
(vii) to conduct inspection of the recognised schools/Institutions to ensure––
(a) that the recognised schools have the requisite facilities of playgrounds, furniture, laboratories, library, equipment, accommodation and qualified teaching staff as prescribed by the regulations ;
(b) that no recognised school/institution adopts books as courses of study other than those prescribed/approved by the Board ;
(c) that the recognised schools/institutions maintain the standard of education and impart instructions strictly in accordance with the regulations made under this Act ;
(viii) to disaffiliate recognised schools which do not fulfil the conditions laid down in clause (vi) and sub-clauses (a), (b), and (c) of clause (vii) of this section ;
(ix) to admit candidates to the examination of the Board under the conditions laid down by the regulations ;
(x) to demand and receive such fees as may be prescribed by the regulations ;
(xi) to hold, control and administer the funds and property by the Board ;
(xii) to receive bequests, donations, endowments, trusts and other transfers of any property or interest therein ;
(xiii) to co-operate with the University of Jammu, University of Kashmir, other Boards and with other authorities and with other institutions in such manner and for such purposes as the Board may determine ;
(xiv) to place before the Government the views of the Board on any matter with which it is concerned ;
2[(xv) call for reports from the concerned Director of School Education about the working and facilities available in a school applying for affiliation with the Board ;]
(xvi) to adopt measures to promote the physical, moral, cultural and social welfare of the students in recognised institutions ;
(xvii) to take such measures as the Board may think necessary to raise the standard of the education in the *State and advise the Government on matters of policy relating to 1[Pre-primary], elementary, secondary and higher secondary education 1[and Teachers Training Courses] ;
3[(xviii) to frame regulations for implementing various provisions of this Act ;]
(xix) to institute and award medals and prizes and scholarships under conditions that may be prescribed ;
(xx) to approve the annual financial estimates of the board after having been endorsed by the Finance Committee ;
(xxi) to appoint committees consisting of such members of the Board and such other persons, if any, as the Board in each case may deem fit for carrying out specified purposes and to delegate to these committees, such powers as it may consider necessary ;
(xxii) to issue instructions by correspondence ;
(xxiii) to exercise full academic control over the recognised institutions ;
(xxiv) to obtain loans in furtherance of the objects of the Board ;
(xxv) to delegate such of its powers to any officer or committee of the Board as it may deem fit, provided that such delegation is made by a majority of not less than two thirds of the members of the Board ;
(xxvi) to appoint, save as otherwise provided in this Act, the Joint Secretaries and such other officers as may be declared by the regulations to be the officers of the Board ;
4[(xxvii) (a) to constitute or appoint different Boards of Studies for different subjects of studies at different stages including elementary teacher education ;
(b) to undertake printing and publication of textbooks prepared or developed and approved by the concerned Courses Committee ;]
5[(xxviii) to liaise with different sister organisations at the national level including the Council of Boards of Secondary Education (COBSE), the National Council of Educational Research and Trainings (NCERT), the National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) for furthering the objectives of this Act ;]
(xxix) to constitute various divisions, units and committees for the furtherance of its objectives ; and
(xxx) to do all such other acts and things as may be necessary for furtherance of the objectives of the Board as a corporate body constituted for regulating and supervising elementary, secondary and higher secondary education in the *State.
(i) to prescribe the courses of institution, prepare curricula and detailed syllabi and also prescribe text books for the 1[preprimary], elementary, secondary school and higher secondary (school graduation), school examinations, 1[Elementary Teachers Training Course] ;
(ii) to conduct public examinations for persons who have pursued the secondary school and higher secondary (school graduation) school education courses, 1[Teachers Training Education Courses] ;
(iii) to publish the results of examinations conducted by the Board 1[through electronic and print media] ;
(iv) to grant diplomas or certificates to persons who have passed the examinations of the Board under conditions laid down in the regulations ;
(v) to recognise institutions for the purpose of providing instructions in the Secondary and Higher Secondary Courses 1[and Teachers Training Courses] on such conditions and on receipt of such fees as may be fixed by the regulations ;
(vi) to require schools recognised by the Board, to extend their cooperation in the conduct of examinations held by it, by placing their staff, equipment, halls and rooms, laboratories and other apparatus at the disposal of the Board ;
(vii) to conduct inspection of the recognised schools/Institutions to ensure––
(a) that the recognised schools have the requisite facilities of playgrounds, furniture, laboratories, library, equipment, accommodation and qualified teaching staff as prescribed by the regulations ;
(b) that no recognised school/institution adopts books as courses of study other than those prescribed/approved by the Board ;
(c) that the recognised schools/institutions maintain the standard of education and impart instructions strictly in accordance with the regulations made under this Act ;
(viii) to disaffiliate recognised schools which do not fulfil the conditions laid down in clause (vi) and sub-clauses (a), (b), and (c) of clause (vii) of this section ;
(ix) to admit candidates to the examination of the Board under the conditions laid down by the regulations ;
(x) to demand and receive such fees as may be prescribed by the regulations ;
(xi) to hold, control and administer the funds and property by the Board ;
(xii) to receive bequests, donations, endowments, trusts and other transfers of any property or interest therein ;
(xiii) to co-operate with the University of Jammu, University of Kashmir, other Boards and with other authorities and with other institutions in such manner and for such purposes as the Board may determine ;
(xiv) to place before the Government the views of the Board on any matter with which it is concerned ;
2[(xv) call for reports from the concerned Director of School Education about the working and facilities available in a school applying for affiliation with the Board ;]
(xvi) to adopt measures to promote the physical, moral, cultural and social welfare of the students in recognised institutions ;
(xvii) to take such measures as the Board may think necessary to raise the standard of the education in the *State and advise the Government on matters of policy relating to 1[Pre-primary], elementary, secondary and higher secondary education 1[and Teachers Training Courses] ;
3[(xviii) to frame regulations for implementing various provisions of this Act ;]
(xix) to institute and award medals and prizes and scholarships under conditions that may be prescribed ;
(xx) to approve the annual financial estimates of the board after having been endorsed by the Finance Committee ;
(xxi) to appoint committees consisting of such members of the Board and such other persons, if any, as the Board in each case may deem fit for carrying out specified purposes and to delegate to these committees, such powers as it may consider necessary ;
(xxii) to issue instructions by correspondence ;
(xxiii) to exercise full academic control over the recognised institutions ;
(xxiv) to obtain loans in furtherance of the objects of the Board ;
(xxv) to delegate such of its powers to any officer or committee of the Board as it may deem fit, provided that such delegation is made by a majority of not less than two thirds of the members of the Board ;
(xxvi) to appoint, save as otherwise provided in this Act, the Joint Secretaries and such other officers as may be declared by the regulations to be the officers of the Board ;
4[(xxvii) (a) to constitute or appoint different Boards of Studies for different subjects of studies at different stages including elementary teacher education ;
(b) to undertake printing and publication of textbooks prepared or developed and approved by the concerned Courses Committee ;]
5[(xxviii) to liaise with different sister organisations at the national level including the Council of Boards of Secondary Education (COBSE), the National Council of Educational Research and Trainings (NCERT), the National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) for furthering the objectives of this Act ;]
(xxix) to constitute various divisions, units and committees for the furtherance of its objectives ; and
(xxx) to do all such other acts and things as may be necessary for furtherance of the objectives of the Board as a corporate body constituted for regulating and supervising elementary, secondary and higher secondary education in the *State.
1. Inserted by S.O. 3466 (E) dated 05.10.2020. 2. Clause (xv) substituted by S.O. 3466 (E) dated 05.10.2020. * Now Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. 3. Clause (xviii) substituted ibid. 4. Clause (xxvii) substituted by S.O. 3466 (E) dated 05.10.2020. 5. Clause (xxviii) substituted ibid.