( 1) Up-gradation of'the educational institutions administered by the State Government from primary to middle, middle to secondary and secondary to higher secondary shall be made on fulfillment of the following:-
(a) Strength/enrolment of the students in the institution:
(b) Avenues of feeder schools:
(c) Adequate space for the expansion;
( d) Academic performance oflast three consecutive years or;
( e) Any such requirement as may be prescribed.
(2) Any local authority or any person or registered body of persons intending to:-
(a) open higher classes in an institution registered under this Act imparting education: or
(b) upgrade any such institution, may make an application to the registering authority for grant of permission therefor within such period and in such form accompanied by such fee as may be prescribed.
(3) Subject to such rules as may be prescribed, the provisions of sub section (2) and (3) of section 30 shall mutatis mutundis, apply to the granting of permission on such application.
( 4) Where permission is granted under this section the certificate of registration issued to the institution shall be altered or modified accordingly.
509 3 2. Registration of a recognized educational institution:- (1) Notwithstanding anything contained 111 section 29, the registering authority shall register a local authority institution or a private educational institution if such institution has been recognized by the State Government or the authority competent to grant such recognition, as the case may be, before the date of commencement of this Act, in accordance with the rules or orders applicable to such recognition and the local authority or the Governing Council, as the case may be. files a statement in the prescribed form before the registering authority within a period of six months from such date.
(2) No fee shall be payable for the registration of an educational institution under sub-section ( 1 ).
(3) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1 ), where the registering authority is of opinion that a local authority institution or a private educational institution docs not conform to the provisions made by or under this Act, it may direct the local authority concerned or as the case may be, the Governing Council of the private educational institution to bring it in conformity with the same within such period or extended period as it may allow.