RDA OO FB SH CS HE OD OA LR P E DL UA CH AC TA IOMI N H D H A R A M S H A L A Examination Regulations Effective from 1.6.94 Amended upto July, 2017 Approved by the Board in its 66th meeting held on 31-5-94 vide item no. 17 Amended upto July, 2017 First Edition Printed - 1994 Second Edition - 2012 Third Edition - 2017 Published by : The Secretary, Himcahal Pradesh Board of School Education, Dharamshala Printed at : Imperial Printing Press, KB Dharamshala (H.P.)
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(1) NO. NAME OF CHAPTER PAGE 1 GENERAL 2 2 EXAMINATION 5 3 ADMISSION TO AFFILIATED INSTITUTION 8 4 ADMISSION TO EXAMINATION 16 5 CHANGE IN SUBJECTS 36 6 APPLICATION, FEE AND REFUNDS 39 7 ALLOTMENT AND CHANGE OF EXAMINATION CENTRE 43 8 CREATION OF EXAMINATION CENTRE 45 9 CONDUCT OF EXAMINATION 49 10 USE OF UNFAIR MEANS 55 11 CONFIDENTIAL WORK 65 12 CERTIFICATION 78 13 RE-CHECKING, RE-EVALUATION AND RECTIFICATION OF RESULTS 82 14 CORRECTION/ CHANGE IN NAME & DATE OF BIRTH 87 15 SCHOLARSHIPS 93 16 AFFILIATION 96 17 EQUIVALENCE / RECOGNISATION OF EXAMINATIONS OF 132 OTHER UNIVERSITIES, BOARDS AND BODIES 18 REGISTRATION 136 SEQUENCE OF THE CHAPTER EXAMINATION REGULATIONS
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CHAPTER -1 GENERAL
1.1 � SHORT TITLE, COMMENCEMENT AND DEFINITIONS
1.1.1 � These Regulations may be called the Himachal Pradesh Board of School Education Examination Regulations, 1994,
1.1.2 � These Regulations shall come into force w .e. f. 1.6.1994.
1.1.3 � In these Regulations:
Unless the subject or context otherwise requires, the following terms shall have the following meanings. Words importing the masculine gender shall be taken to include feminine and those in singular shall include the plural and vice versa:
1. “Act” means the Himachal Pradesh Board of School Education Act;
2. “Board” means the Himachal Pradesh Board of School Education;
3.� “Chairman “ means the Chairman of the Himachal Pradesh Board of School Education;
4. � “Committee” means a Committee as may be set up by the Board under Section 24 of the Act ;
5. � “Department” means the Education Department of Himachal Pradesh;
6. � “Director ” means the Director of Education, Himachal Pradesh;
7. � “Guardian ” means the natural or legal guardian or a person approved by theHead of the Institution concerned as the guardian of a student for the purpose of these regulations;
8.* � “Head of an Institution” means the Principal/Headmaster of a Senior Secondary/ High School and such other institution affiliated to the Board;
9.* � “High School” means an educational institution preparing candidates for the Matriculation examination of the Board and affiliated to the Board for this purpose;
10.* “Senior Secondary School” means an educational institution preparing ����������� th* Provided/amended vide 99 Board's Meeting under item No 12(1) on dated 18-1-2012
(3) candidates for Ten Plus Two examination of the Board and affiliated to the Board for such purpose;
11. “Principal” means the Principal of a Senior Secondary School or Senior Secondary division of a college;
12. “Private candidate” means a person seeking admission to an examination conducted by the Board and has not, during the session, preceding the examination been on � the rolls of an educational institution recognized/ affiliated to the Board ;
13. � “Regular Course of Study” means a Course of Study prescribed by the Board for the purpose of any of its examinations;
14. � “Scholars Register” means the register containing the record of a scholar's progress kept by the institution to which he belongs in the form approved by the Board;
15. � “Secretary” means the Secretary of Himachal Pradesh Board of School Education;
16. � “Session” means the period for which an institution is open for tuition during the twelve months commencing with the formation of new classes;
17. � “Teacher” means a person actually engaged in the work of instructions in an institution recognized/affiliated to the Board;
18. � All other words and expressions used in these regulations but not defined shall have the same meaning as has been respectively assigned to them in the Act;
19.*� “Affiliated Institutions” means all Govt. Schools and educational Institutions recognized by the Government or affiliated to the Board;
20.*� “UMC” means Unfair Means Cases;
21**� “Person with disability” means a person suffering from not less than forty percent of any disability as certified by a medical authority not less than Chief Medical Officer;
22**� “Person with low vision” means a person with impairment of visual functioning th*Provided/amended vide 99 Board's Meeting under item No 12(1) on dated 18-1-2012 th**Provision made vide Board's 105 meeting under item No. 2 on dated 27-1-2015
(4) even after treatment or standerd refractive correction but who uses of is potentially capable fo using vision for the planning or execution fo a task with appropriate assistive device as certified by a medical authority not less than Chief Medical Officer;� � 23 “HPSOS” means the Himachal Pradesh State Open School;
24 “RLD” means Result Late due to discrepancy;
25 “RLE” means Result Late due to eligibility; and 26* “Close relative/relative” means son, daughter, wife , brother & sister of the person;
1.2 � POWER TO RELAX:- � Where the Board is of the opinion that it is necessary or expedient to do so, it may by order for reasons to be recorded in writing, relax any of the provisions of these regulations with respect to any case or category of cases.
1.3 � INTERPRETATION OF THE REGULATIONS.
� If any question arises as to the interpretation of the regulations, the decision of the Board shall be final.
1.4 � REPEAL AND SAVINGS.
� From the commencement of these Regulations, the H.P. Board of School Education regulations, 1970 shall stand repealed.
� Notwithstanding such repeal, anything done or any action taken including any orders, notifications etc; issued in exercise of the powers conferred by or under the repealed regulations shall be deemed to have been done or taken under the corresponding provisions of these regulations and in case of any dispute the decision of the Board shall be final.
th* Provision made vide Board's 108 meeting under item No.18 on dated 19-01-2016
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CHAPTER -2 EXAMINATIONS
2.1 EXAMINATIONS:
2.1.1 The Board shall prescribe from time to time the examinations (including Departmental examinations) to be conducted by it. For the time being , the Board shall conduct the following examinations; –
(i) * Middle standard Examination for private candidates and Middle Standard Supplementary Examinations;
(ii) Matriculation Examination and Matriculation Supplementary Examination;
(iii) Senior Secondary Certificate Examination (Ten Plus One & Ten Plus Two) and Senior Secondary Certificate Supplementary Examination;
(iv) Junior Basic Training:- J.B.T. Part-I Examination and J.B.T. Part-I Supplementary Examination;
(v) * J.B.T. Part - II Examination and J.B.T. Part-II Supplementary Examination;
(vi) J.B.T. Condensed Course Examination and J.B.T. Condensed Course Supplementary Examination;
(vii) Oriental Title / Language teacher :- O.T / L.T. Examination and O.T./L.T.
Supplementary Examination;
(viii) Pre-Vocational Training Course :-P.V.T.C. Examination & P.V.T.C. Supplementary Examination;
(ix) Teacher 's Training Certificate :-T.T.C. (Anglo Indian ) Examination;
(x) * Examinations to be conducted through Himachal Pradesh State Open School under the auspices of Himachal Pradesh Board of School Education for such classes as may be prescribed by the Board;
(Xi) Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) on th proscribed rules;
(xii)# Any other Competitive/Recruitment Examination assigned by the H.P.
th# Added vide Board's 107 Meeting under item No.10 on dated 23-9-2015 th* Amended /Provided vide Board's 99 meeting under Item No. 12(1) on dated 18.1.2012 .
(6) Government or any other Agency from time to time as per prescribed rules or Syllabus /structure of question paper provided by them.
2.1.2 The Chairman may , however, order a special examination or re-examination in one or more subjects any time as may be decided by him, according to the exigencies of the situation that may arise due to the leakage of question paper, mass copying or for any other reason or emergency and report the matter to the Board.
2.2.* CENTRES AND DATES OF EXAMINATION :- The Examination shall be conducted at such Centres as may be approved by the Board or created under clause 8.7 of these regulations from time to time and on such dates and at such time as the Chairman may determine.
2.3 MODE OF EXAMINATION:- Candidates for the examination shall be examined by means of :-
(i) Written question papers which they shall be required to answer in writing;
(ii) Practical/Oral tests as provided for in the Syllabus for the respective subjects.
2.3.1 Practical and Oral test unless otherwise specified shall be carried out by the examiners appointed by the Board or any other authority approved by the Board in such manner as the Board may, from time to time, determine.
2.3.2 Wherever, practical work has been prescribed in the syllabus in any subject for the Examination, a record of such work done by each candidate offering the subject in the form prescribed by the Board shall be duly maintained and attested by the Head of Institution concerned and the same shall be produced or forwarded for purposes of evaluation in such manner and according to such directions as may be issued by the Board from time to time.
2.3.3. Written test in a subject shall be, by means of question paper and the question paper in the subject shall be given to candidates simultaneously at every centre at which the examination is being held.
2.4 SUBJECTS OF EXAMINATION :-.
The examination shall be held in the subjects approved by the Board from time to time.
2.5 MEDIUM OF EXAMINATION:-
(i) Medium for English shall be English except for passage of English, which th* Amended /Provided vide Board's 99 meeting under Item No. 12(1) on dated 18.1.2012 .
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(ii) Medium for the paper of Sanskrit will be Hindi;
(iii) Medium for the papers in other languages shall be the language concerned;
(iv) Medium for Senior Secondary Classes for the subjects of Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry and Physics shall be English;
(v) Medium for all other examinations and subjects shall be Hindi or English.
2.6 SYLLABI IN SUBJECTS OF EXAMINATION:-
2.6.1. The Syllabus in each subject for the examination setting out the detailed courses of study and scheme of examination shall be prescribed by the Board from time to time and shall be shown in the “Courses of study and Syllabi”.
2.6.2 “Courses of Study and Syllabi” for various examinations shall be made available by the Board for sale at such price and at such places as may be decided by the Chairman and shall also be available at the office of the Board for reference.
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CHAPTER -3 ADMISSION TO AFFILIATED INSTITUTIONS
3.1 � GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
3.1.1 �No scholar who is studying in an institution which is not affiliated to a recognized Board /University shall be admitted to any class of High/Senior Secondary School or section of an institution affiliated to the Board.
3.1.2 � The Head of the institution should carefully check up whether or not any examination passed by a student from any other recognized Board /University has been equated with any Examination of the Board and if so with what conditions, before granting admission to a student migrating from any other Board. Such a check should be exercised preferably before granting admission or soon after granting provisional admission so that there is no complication later on.
3.1.3 * �Eligibility of a candidate who has passed an examination of a foreign School/Board /University or any other University /Board/ Bodies of this country should invariably be obtained from this Board unless equivalence of the examination passed has already been notified by the Board.
3.1.4 ** �Students migrating from other recognized Board /Universities who have undertaken any Examination of that Board /University shall furnish Migration Certificate in addition to marks-sheet/qualifying certificate issued by the Board /University concerned to the institution where they are seeking admission and the institutions shall furnish the same to the Board alongwith examination admission forms.
3.1.5 ** A scholar who has been placed in compartment in any examination can be given provisional admission to the next higher class provided he fulfils eligibility criteria of aggregate marks, if any , laid down but such a scholar shall have to clear the compartment /reappear before or simultaneously failing which he shall revert to lower class and the result of higher class/examination shall stand cancelled.
However, scholars coming from other recognized Board/University must have passed his Matriculation or equivalent examination with English, Mathematics and Hindi.
3.1.6� A scholar who fails twice in XI and XII shall not be re-admitted to that class.
*Amended vide Board's 93rd meeting under item No. 6 on dated 07.01.2009 ** Amended vide Board's 99th meeting under item No. 12(1) on dated 18.1.2012
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3.1.7 � Notwithstanding anything contained in any other regulation , the Board shall have power to admit a person provisionally to the next higher class pending his taking examination in a paper or papers which he may have missed through no fault on his part provided that in each such case, the Board shall record reasons for granting such permission.
3.1.8� A candidate whose result of the examination taken by him is notified as “Later” may be allowed to join the next higher class provisionally .In case he is ultimately declared to have failed in the examination his admission shall stand cancelled and he shall forthwith revert to the lower class . He shall have no claim against the institution he had joined and /or the Board;
Provided that the fees paid by him for the higher class shall be adjusted against the dues of the lower class but if he discontinues his studies, fee paid by him shall not be refunded.
3.2 � ADMISSION TO CLASS VIII AND BELOW � Admission to all classes up to class VIII shall be regulated as per the rules� laid down by the Education Department of Himachal Pradesh.
3.3 � ADMISSION TO CLASS IX AND X.
3.3.1 *� In order to be admitted to class IX of an institution affiliated to the Board a scholar must have passed the Middle Standard Examination from the Board or an equivalent examination from a recognized Board/University or must have passed class VIII examination recognized by the Education Department of a State Government / Union Territory or must have passed Elementary Education Completion Certificate under “The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009”, issued by the Education Department of a State Government /Union Territory.
3.3.2 � In order to be admitted to class X of an institution affiliated to the Board a student must have completed a regular course of studies and passed the class IX examination from an institution affiliated to a recognized Board.
3.3.3 **A candidate placed under compartment in Matriculation examination or equivalent examination of any recoginsed Board / University shall have the liberty to take admission in the same class/examination if he opts for appearing in all subjects.� � � � � � � � � � � * Amended vide 97th Board's Meeting under item No. 1 & 8 on dated 19.1.2011 ** Amended vide 97th Board's Meeting under item No. 8 on dated 19.1.2011
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3.4 � ADMISSION TO CLASS TEN-PLUS-ONE AND TEN PLUS-TWO.
3.4.1 ** �In order to be admitted to class ten –plus –one of a school affiliated to the Board a scholar must have passed the Matriculation examination of the Board or an equivalent examination of a recognized Board /University and must fulfill the eligibility criteria of minimum aggregate marks and age etc., as provided under clause 3.4.1(a) or as amended by the Board from time to time.
3.4.1(a) *** Admission to Class XI of Senior Secondary Certificate Ten Plus One examination to an affiliated institution shall be open to a scholar who has passed:- i)** The Matriculation Examination of the Board of School Education, Himachal Pradesh;
ii)� Any other examination recognised by the Board as equivalent to (i) above.
Provided that the candidate has qualified the examination with English , Mathematics and Hindi subjects.
Provided further that students offering;
a) * Science Group must have secured at least 45% marks in aggregate;
b)* Commerce Group must have secured at least 33% marks in aggregate;
c) Humanities Group must have secured at least 33% marks in aggregate;
d) * Relaxation of 5% marks for SC/ST candidates shall be given for admission in Science Group only.
Note:- * Students who obtained upto 44.5% marks in aggregate shall be counted to have obtained 45% marks for admission to Science Group in Ten Plus one.
� � Provided further that students coming from a Board/University outside Himachal Pradesh shall have to furnish migration certificate issued by the Board/University concerned.
iii) ** A candidate who has passed Matriculation Examination without English or Mathematics or Hindi from any other recognised Board/University shall have to qualify that subject before or simultaneously. Such candidates shall be admitted in 10+1 class provisionally after fulfilling codal *** Provision made under section19(3) of HPBOSE Act,1968 Notication No. Hi.Shi.Bo.(4) Acad/2000-199 Dated 23.6.2000 & *Amended vide 98th Board's Meeting under item No. 21 on dated 16.7.2011 ** Provision made vide 99th Board's meeting under item No. 12(1) on dated 18.01.2012
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iv) The dates of admission to 10+1 shall only be fixed by the Director of Higher Education. The Director of Higher Education shall also affect any extension in the date only.
v) No student who has attained the age of 20 years on 31st March of the year of admission shall be admitted to the class XI of affiliated institutions.
In case of SC and ST students the age limit is relaxed by three years.
vi) Age relaxation cases should be submitted by the Head of the Institution to the Director of Education for final decision.
Vii) ##�A candidate placed under re-appear in one subject in Matriculation examination conducted by Himachal Pradesh State Open School, Shall be treated compartment candidate of the Board and such candidate shall be allowed to be admitted provisionally in XI class provided that the candidate fulfill other condition laid down for admission.
3.4.2# In order to be admitted to class ten –plus two of an institution affiliated to the Board, a student must have completed a regular course of studies and must have passed the ten-plus one examination with five subjects out of which English as one of the subjects from the Board or an equivalent examination of a recognized Board/University or from an institution affiliated to this Board / recognized Board/University.
3.4.3* A candidate placed under compartment in Ten Plus Two examination or equivalent examination of any recoginsed Board / University shall have the liberty to take admission in the same class/examination if he opts for appearing in all subjects.
3.5 ADMISSION PROCEDURES.:-
3.5.1 � A scholar's register in the form prescribed by the Board (Annexure I) or an admission and withdrawal register in the form prescribed by the Education Department shall be maintained by the institution where the name of every scholar joining an institution shall be entered.
# Amended vide 99th Board's Meeting under item No. 12(1) on dated 18.1.2012 ## Provision made under BOD 101 Item no.1 Dated 09-09-2013 .
* Amended vide 97th Board's Meeting under item No. 8 on dated 19.1.2011
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3.5.2 Successive numbers must be allotted to scholars on their admission and each scholar should retain this number throughout his career in the institution. A scholar leaving and then returning to the school after absence of any duration shall resume his original number of admission.
3.5.3� If a scholar applying for admission to an institution has attended any other institution an authenticated copy of the transfer certificate from his last school must be produced before his name can be entered in the scholar's register.
3.5.4� In no case shall a scholar be admitted to a class higher than that for which he is eligible according to the Transfer Certificate.
3.5.5 � A scholar shall not be allowed to migrate from one affiliated institution to another during the session after his name has been sent up for the examination of the Board. This condition may be waived only in special circumstances by the Chairman.
3.5.6� A scholar leaving his institution at the end of a session or who is permitted to leave his institution during the session shall, on payment of all dues, shall receive an authenticated copy of the Transfer Certificate up-to-date. A duplicate copy may be issued if the Head of the institution is satisfied that the original is lost but it shall always be so marked.
3.5.7* � In case a scholar from an institution affiliated to any recognized Board/University seeks admission to an institution affiliated to the Board , the Transfer Certificate and detail marks certificate of lower examination of the previous institution of such a student shall be countersigned by an officer not below the rank of District Education Officer /District Inspector of Schools of the Education Department or any officer authorized for this purpose by the Education Department of the State/Union Territory concerned and the scholar shall not be admitted to an institution without such countersignature. Copy of such documents shall be submitted to the Board by the head of the concerned institution alongwith examination admission forms. Counter signatures are not necessary if candidate is admitted from one institution affiliated to the Board to another.
3.5.8 If the statement made by the parent or guardian of a scholar or by the scholar himself, if he was a major at the time of his admission to an institution is found to contain any willful misrepresentation of facts regarding the scholar's career, the Head of institution may punish him by expulsion and report the matter to the Board.
3.5.9*� The candidature/ eligibility of regular candidate shall be ensured & checked by * Amended vide 99th Board's Meeting under item No. 12(1) on dated 18.1.2012 .
(13) the Principal/Headmaster/Head of the Institution of Government School/Private Schools or Institutions affiliated to the Board and the admission granted by the Principal / Headmaster / Head of the Institution of Government School/Private Schools or Institutions affiliated to the Board shall be treated as final.
Provided that checking of candidature / eligibility of such admission forms shall be done by the Board but the concerned Head of the Institution will be responsible for any discrepancy found in the candidature / eligibility of the regular candidates .
3.5.10**�Admission forms of compartment candidates who appear as regular candidates in annual examinations shall be treated as regular candidates for supplementary examination only . The admission forms of such candidates shall be submitted to the Board by the Principal / Headmaster of the concerned School or the school in which such candidates seek admission for the next higher class.
** Provision made in 85th Board's meeting under Item No 3(4) on dated 18-2-2006 and further amended in 96th Board's meeting under Item No 8 on dated 6-1-2010
(14) ANNEXURE-I SCHOLAR'S REGISTER ........................................................................................................................SCHOOL SECTION A:
1. Registra�on No......................................................................................................................
2. Name of the Student.............................................................................................................
3. Caste......................................................................................................................................
4. Religion..................................................................................................................................
5. Na�onality:............................................................................................................................
6. Date of birth:.........................................................................................................................
7. Age on the date of first admission to the school:
Year:.................................................................Month:..........................................................
8. Name of father.......................................................................................................................
9. Mother's Name…………………………………………………………...................................................…….
10. Occupa�on:..........................................................................................................................
11. Address:
(a) Permanent........................................................................................................................
.........................................................................................................................................
.........................................................................................................................................
(b) For correspondence:
..........................................................................................................................................
12. (a) Name of local guardian...................................................................................................
(b) Address............................................................................................................................
13. The last school, if any , which the scholar a�ended before joining the school:
..............................................................................................................................................
14. The highest class from which the scholar was fit for promo�on on leaving his last school:
..............................................................................................................................................
15. Date of marriage, if and when married:
..............................................................................................................................................
SECTION B
1. Date of admission..................................................................................................................
2. Date of leaving: .....................................................................................................................
3. Cause of leaving.....................................................................................................................
...................................................................................................................................................
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1. Admission/promo�on Class I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX X XI XII
2. Roll No...........................................................................................................................
3. Date:..............................................................................................................................
4. Date of passing the examina�on...................................................................................
5. Total No. of days in the session on which classes were held.........................................
6. No. of classes a�ended ................................................................................................
7. No of scholars in the class.............................................................................................
8. Rank in class at the final examina�on of the class........................................................
SECTION D
1. Conduct of the student.................................................................................................
2. Extra curricular ac�vi�es...............................................................................................
......................................................................................................................................
......................................................................................................................................
Cer�fied that the above scholar's record has been posted up to the date of scholar's leaving the school as required by the rules.
Signature of the Principal/Headmaster/Headmistress:...............................................
(With Seal) Date .........................................................................
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CHAPTER - 4 ADMISSION TO EXAMINATIONS
4.1 ** ELIGIBILITY OF REGULAR CANDIDATES FOR MIDDLE STANDARD EXAMINATION :- The Examination shall be open to a student of an institution affiliated to the Board whose name is submitted to the Controller of Examination duly certified by the Head of the institution that he;-
(i) has passed class VII examination of the affiliated institution and is on the active rolls of class VIII;
(ii) has not passed equivalent or higher examination of any other Board / University;
(iii) has completed the prescribed course of study in the subjects required to pass the examination as per regulation 4.4 ;and
(iv) bears good moral character .
4.2** ELIGIBILITY OF REGULAR CANDIDATES FOR MATRICULATION EXAMINATION.
The examination shall be open to a student of an institution affiliated to the Board whose name is submitted to the Controller of Examination duly certified by the Head of the institution that he;-
(i) has passed class IX examination of the affiliated institution and is on the active rolls of class X;
(ii) has not passed equivalent or higher examination of any other Board/ University;
(iii) has completed the prescribed course of study in the subjects required to pass the examination as per regulation 4.4 ; and
(iv) bears good moral character.
4.2(a)* ELIGIBILITY OF REGULAR CANDIDATES FOR SENIOR SECONDARY (TEN PLUS ONE) EXAMINATION The Examination shall be open to a student of an institution affiliated to the Board whose name is submitted to the Secretary duly certified by the Head of the institution that he;-
(i) has passed the Matriculation examination of the Board or an equivalent examination from a recognized Board / University at least one year earlier than the year in which he would take 10+1 examination with English, Mathematics and Hindi subjects, and is on the active rolls of Ten –Plus- One class.
* Provision made in under section 19(3) of HPBSE Act, 1968 Notication No.Hi. Shi.Bo.(4) Acad/2000-199 Dated 23.6.2000 th** 112 meeting under item No. 13 on dated 14.7.2017
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(ii) has not passed equivalent or higher examination of any other Board/ University;
(iii) has completed the prescribed course of study in the subjects required to pass the examination as per regulation 4.4 ; and
(iv) bears good moral character.
4.3* ELIGIBILITY OF REGULAR CANDIDATES FOR SENIOR SECONDARY (TEN- PLUS-TWO EXAMINATION) The Examination shall be open to a student of an institution affiliated to the Board whose name is submitted to the Controller of Examination duly certified by the Head of the institution that he;-
(i) has passed the Matriculation examination of the Board or HP State Open School or an equivalent examination from a recognized Board / University at least two years earlier than the year in which he would take senior secondary certificate (10+2) examination and has passed 10+1 class examination one year before from affiliated institution or a recognised board and is on the active role of 10+2 class;
(ii) has not passed equivalent or higher examination of any other Board/ University.
(iii) has completed the prescribed course of study in the subjects required to pass the examination as per regulation 4.4 ; and
(iv) bears good moral character.
4.4 REQUIREMENT OF ATTENDANCE FOR REGULAR CANDIDATES
4.4.1 * The expression prescribed course of studies means 75% of attendance counted from the opening of a particular class up to the 14th day preceding the first day of examination of the Board.
4.4.2 * Failed candidate who have rejoined any class shall be required to put in 75% of thattendance calculated from the 11 day after the declaration of result and up to the 14th day preceding the first day of examination of the Board.
4.4.3 In the case of migration , attendance at an institution from which the candidate migrates will be taken into account in calculating the required percentage of attendance .
4.4.4 If candidate's attendance falls short of the prescribed percentage, the Head of the institution may submit his/her name to the Board provisionally. If the thcandidate does not complete the required percentage before the 14 day preceding the first day of examination, he /she shall become ineligible for th* Amended vide 99 Board's Meeting under item No. 1 & 12(1) on dated 18.1.2012
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4.4.5 Candidates taking up a subject involving practical work shall be required to put in 75% of the total attendance for practical work in the laboratory.
4.4.6 ** A candidate whose name has been struck off the rolls of the institution after his application for admission to the examination was sent ceases to be eligible for the examination. The Head of the Institution shall not issue roll number slip to such an ineligible candidate and shall report and return his roll number slip to the Controller of Examination. If , however , a candidate whose name had been struck off the rolls and is re-admitted up to one month before the commencement of the examination, he shall automatically become eligible to appear in the examination, subject to the fulfillment of other eligibility conditions.
4.5 DETAINING OF ELIGIBLE CANDIDATES.
4.5.1 Heads of affiliated institutions shall not detain eligible candidates from appearing at the examination of the Board except for very grave reasons and with the previous permission of the Chairman of the Board.
4.5.2 Notwithstanding anything contained in these regulations no candidate who has been expelled or is still undergoing rustication or who has been debarred from taking an examination for having used unfair means or for any other reason shall be admitted to any examination of the Board.
4.6 REQUIREMENT OF ATTENDANCE IN SUBJECTS OF INTERNAL ASSESSMENT.
4.6.1 * No student from an institution affiliated to the Board shall be eligible to take the examination of the Board in subjects requiring internal assessment unless he has completed 75% of attendance counted from the opening of class in which he wants to take admission up to 14th day preceding the first day of the examination.
4.6.2 Exemption from SUPW /P & HE/EHV may be granted to a candidate on medical grounds provided the application is supported by a certificate given by a registered medical practitioner of the rank not below that of the Assistant th th** Amended vide Board's 112 meeting under item No. 13 on dated 14.7.2017 &* Amended vide Board's 99 meeting under item No. 1 & 12(1) on dated 18.1.2012
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4.7 RULES FOR CONDONATION OF SHORTAGE OF ATTENDANCE.
4.7.1 *** The Controller of Examination shall be the competent authority to condone a deficiency of attendance up to 20 days and the Chairman up to 40 days.
4.7.2 The Head of the institution shall refer a case of shortage of attendance to the Secretary, with his recommendations failing which valid reasons for not recommending the case shall have to be stated.
4.7.3 The following may be considered valid reasons for recommending the cases.
a. Prolonged illness;
b. Loss of father / mother or some other such incident leading to absence from school which merits special consideration; and c. Any other reason of serious nature.
4.7.4 In case a candidate participates in sports and cultural activities /tournaments conducted by the Education Department /Government or appears in a competitive examination conducted by the Government or Public Service Commission, the actual days spent in sports and cultural activities /tournaments/examination and the traveling days connected therewith shall be counted ,on the production of satisfactory evidence, towards the attendance of the candidate.
4.8 WHO CAN BE A PRIVATE CANDIDATE FOR THE MIDDLE STANDARD EXAMINATION.
4.8.1 Candidates who have previously appeared and failed can again appear as notified such candidates shall appear in the syllabus and textbooks as prescribed for the examination of the year in which they will appear .
4.8.2* Any other candidate of the following category:
All the candidates who have attained minimum age of 14 years on First January for March Examination or First October for December Examination of the year in which candidate/s proposes to appear.
Provided that the Chairman shall be competent to grant relaxation in age up to six months in deserving cases on the merits of each case when *Amended vide Board's 101st meeting under item No. 25(2) on dated 9-9-2013 th***Amended vide 112 Board's Meeting under item No. 13 on dated 014.07.2017
(20) requested by the candidate.
4.8.3 No student who has been on the rolls of an institution at any time during the academic year shall be eligible to appear as a private candidate without recommendation from the Head of the institution in which he was a student.
4.8.4 No student who has been debarred by any recognized Board /University /any other competent authority from appearing in the examination shall be eligible to appear as a private candidate of the examination of the Board.
4.8.5*** No candidate who has passed equivalent or higher examination of any other Board/University.
4.9 WHO CAN BE A PRIVATE CANDIDATE FOR THE MATRICULATION EXAMINATION.
4.9.1 Candidates who have previously appeared and failed at the Matriculation Examination of the Board or equivalent examination of a recognized Board may again appear at Matriculation Examination as Private candidates. Unless otherwise notified, such candidates shall appear in the syllabus and text books as prescribed for the examination of the year in which they appear.
4.9.2* Any other candidate who has passed the Middle Standard examination of the Board or an equivalent examination from a recognized Board/ University or who have Elementary Education Completion Certificate under “The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009” issued by the Education Department of a State Government /Union Territory, two years earlier than the year in which he would take Matriculation examination may appear as a private candidate.
Provided that a candidate who has passed the Middle Standard examination or equivalent examination from a duly recognized institution of any State/U.T. where Middle Standard examination is not conducted by the Board/University shall have to obtain the counter-signature of the District Education Officer or any equivalent officer of the State/U.T. on the certificate /School Leaving Certificate issued to him by the Institution.
4.9.2(a)* Candidate must have to submit following documents along with the prescribed application form:-
(i) Candidates, who have joined recognized institution of Board or University of any State/U.T. where Middle Standard examination is not conducted by the Board/University, have to submit certificate /S.L.C issued by the institution and countersigned by District Education Officer th* Amended vide 97 Board's Meeting under item No. 1 on dated 19.1.2011 th***Amended vide 94 Board's Meeting under item No. 3 on dated 29.07.2009
(21) or any equivalent officer of the State/U.T. indicating subjects in which the candidate has passed the Middle Standard /Equivalent examination.
Or Certificate of Middle Standard examination or an equivalent examination from a recognized Board / University or Elementary Education Completion Certificate issued under “The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act,2009”.
(ii) Birth Certificate issued in accordance with the provisions of the Births, Deaths and Marriage Registration Act, 1886.
4.9.3** Every candidate desirous of appearing at the Matriculation Examination should have attained a minimum age of 14 years on Ist October preceding the date of December examination and First January for March Examination .
Provided that the Chairman shall be competent to grant relaxation in age upto six months in deserving cases on the merit of each case, when requested by the candidate.
4.9.4**** No candidate who has been on the rolls of an institution at any time during the academic year shall be eligible to appear as a private candidate without certification from the Head of the institution in which he was a student.
4.9.5 No candidate who has been debarred by any recognized Board/University /any other competent authority from appearing at the examination shall be allowed to appear at the Matriculation examination of the year concerned.
4.9.6*** No candidate who has passed equivalent or higher examination of any other Board/University;
4.9.7 Candidates who have already passed Oriental Title or a Modern Indian Language Examination from the Punjab University / Himachal Pradesh University may appear in English only. Such candidates having passed the examination in English only shall be exempted from appearing in English when they appear in the remaining subject to qualify the Matriculation Examination, but they shall not be eligible for scholarship.
4.9.8* Candidates who have passed the Proficiency/High Proficiency of honours examination in Sanskrit or Hindi or Urdu from Punjab University / H.P.
University shall if he/she so desires, be exempted form passing in that th* Amended vide 97 Board's Meeting under item No. 1 on dated 19.1.2011 th ** Amended vide 96 Board's Meeting under item No. 21 on dated 21.07.2010 th*** Amended vide 94 Board's Meeting under item No. 3 on dated 29.07.2009 th**** Amended vide 98 Board's Meeting under item No. 29 on dated 16.07.2011
(22) language. In awarding marks for this language, pass marks shall be taken as representing the value of those marks.
4.9.9* Students who passed Higher Secondary Core Examination before 1965 are allowed to qualify in English and Mathematics of X class examination as Private candidates.
4.9.10* A candidate who has passed Matriculation Examination from another recognised University / Board without English be allowed to take up English only Examination of X class.
4.9.11* The following candidates may appear as private candidate in Matriculation examination if they have passed the Middle Standard Examination of the Board or an equivalent examination from a recognized Board / University / Institution at least two years earlier than the year in which they would take Examination ;
(a) All persons who are bonafide residents of Himachal Pradesh;
(b) A candidate who has passed the Middle Standard examination from this Board;
( c) Members of regular land, Air and Naval Forces serving in Himachal Pradesh or their wards;
(d) Members of Border Police serving in the State of Himachal Pradesh or their wards;
(e) Members of any security force created by the Ministry of Home Affairs, serving in Himachal Pradesh or their wards; and
(f) All persons who are residing in Himachal Pradesh for nine months preceding the commencement of Examination.
Provided that in respect of category (c), (d) and (e), a certificate from the Commanding Officer of the Unit, in case of category (f), a certificate from the employer along with a solemn declaration duly attested by the Executive Magistrate First Class to the effect that the candidate is residing in Himachal Pradesh for nine months preceding the commencement of examination, shall be appended with the admission form.
4.9(a)* WHO CAN BE A PRIVATE CANDIDATE FOR THE SENIOR SECONDARY CERTIFICATE (TEN PLUS ONE) EXAMINATION th* Amended vide 98 Board's Meeting under item No. 15 on dated 16.7.2011
(23) The following shall be eligible to appear as a private candidate at the annual examination:
4.9(a) (i) A candidate who has previously appeared and failed in Senior Secondary Certificate 10+1 examination of the Board. Unless otherwise notified, such candidate shall appear , in the syllabus and textbooks as prescribed for the examination of the year in which he will appear .
Candidates falling in this category shall appear in the group in which they have failed unless they are allowed to change the group as provided in the Examination Regulations by the Board.
(ii) The following candidates may appear in Ten Plus One examination if they have passed the Matriculation Examination of the Board or an equivalent examination with English, Mathematics & Hindi subjects from a recognised Board/University at least one year earlier than the year in which they would take Ten Plus One examination but they can do so in Humanities and Commerce group only.
Provided that they have not been on the rolls of any affiliated institution during the academic year. All persons who are bonafide residents of Himachal Pradesh.
(a) Members of Regular Land, Air and Naval Forces serving in Himachal Pradesh and such persons who are released by Army ,Air Force or Naval authorities on account of resignation or otherwise within three years of their release.
(b) Members of Border Police in the cadre of Himachal Pradesh .
(c) Members of any security force created by the Ministry of Home Affairs, serving in Himachal Pradesh.
(d) Teachers, Librarians ,Asstt. Librarians who have completed twelve months service in recognised schools /colleges/Universities of Himachal Pradesh prior to the date of submission of their admission forms.
(e) Girls and Scheduled Castes /Tribes candidates residing in Himachal Pradesh for nine months preceding the commencement of examination.
(f) Permanent employees of the Board.
(iii) No candidate who has been on the rolls of an affiliated institution at any time during the academic year preceding the examination shall be eligible to appear as a private candidate without recommendation from the Head of the Institution in which he studied.
(iv) No candidate who has been debarred by any recognised Board/ University /any other competent authority from appearing in the
(24) examination shall be allowed to appear in the Ten Plus One examination of the year concerned.
(v)* Students appearing in teh capacity of private candidate(s) cannot offer subject(s) involving practical work except Home Science, Physical Education and Information Practices. However, students offering commerce Group can appear in private capacity which involves Project Work but such a student shall have to get his Project Work examined at an institution / examination centre notified by the Board for the Purpose.
4.10 WHO CAN BE A PRIVATE CANDIDATE FOR THE SENIOR SECONDARY CERTIFICATE EXAMINATION (TEN-PLUS-TWO)
4.10.1* A candidate who has previously appeared and failed in the Ten-Plus –Two examination of the Board or equivalent examination of a recognized Board may again appear at ten plus two examination of the Board as a private candidate .Unless otherwise notified ,such candidate shall appear in the syllabus and text-books as prescribed for the examination of the year in which he will appear . Candidates falling in this category shall appear in Science, Commerce or Humanities Group in which they have failed unless they are allowed to change the group by the Board.
4.10.2** The following candidates may appear in Senior Secondary Certificate (Ten Plus- Two) examination if they have passed the Matriculation examination of the Board or H.P. State Open School or an equivalent examination from a recognized Board/University at least two years earlier than the year in which they would take Senior Secondary Certificate (Ten Plus- Two) examination or have passed the ten-plus-one or equivalent examination of the Board/affiliated Institution of the Board / Pre-University examination of H.P. University or an equivalent examination form a recognized Board/University atleast one year prior to the commencement of the Senior Secondary Certificate (Ten Plus-Two) examination but they can do so in Humanities and Commerce group only.
a. All persons who are bonafide residents of Himachal Pradesh.
b. Member of regular Land, Air and Naval Forces serving in Himachal Pradesh and such persons who are released by Army , Air Force or Naval authorities on account of resignation or otherwise within three years of their release.
c. Members of Border Police on the cadre of Himachal Pradesh.
d. Members of any security force created by the Ministry of Home Affairs serving in Himachal Pradesh.
* Amended vide 98th Board's Meeting under item No.13 & 26 on dated 16.07.2011 ** Amended vide 99th Board's Meeting under item No.1 on dated 18.1.2012
(25) e. Teachers, Librarian, Asstt. Librarians who have completed twelve months service in recognized Schools/Colleges/Universities of Himachal Pradesh prior to the date of submission of their admission forms.
f. Girls and Scheduled Caste/Tribes candidates residing in Himachal Pradesh for nine months preceding the commencement of examination.
g. Permanent employees of the Board.
4.10.3 No candidate who has been on the rolls of an institution at any time during the academic year preceding the examination shall be eligible to appear as a private candidate without recommendation from the Head of the institution in which he studied.
4.10.4 No candidate who has been debarred by any recognized Board/University /any other competent authority from appearing at the examination shall be allowed to appear at the Ten-Plus-Two examination of the year concerned.
4.10.5*** No candidate who has passed equivalent or higher examination of any other Board/University.
4.10.6* Students appearing in the capacity of private candidate(s) cannot offer subject(s) involving practical work except Home Science, Physical Education and Information Practices . However, students offering Commerce Group can appear in private capacity which involves Project Work but such a student shall have to get his Project Work examined at an institution/ examination centre notified by the Board for the purpose.
4.10.7** Candidate must have passed the Matriculation Examination of the Board or an equivalent examination with English, Mathematics & Hindi subjects from a recognised Board/University at least two year earlier than the year in which they would take Ten Plus Two examination . However candidate have to pass such subject(s) as additional subject before or simultaneously failing which the result of Ten Plus Two examination shall stand cancelled.
4.11 POWER OF THE BOARD TO EXCLUDE ANY CANDIDATE FROM EXAMINATION.
4.11.1 The Board shall have the power to exclude any candidate from examination permanently or for a specified period for reasons to be recorded in writing , if it is satisfied that such candidate is not a fit and proper person to be admitted * Amended vide Board's 98th meeting under item No. 26 on dated 16.7.2011 ** Amended vide Board's 99th meeting under item No.12(1) on dated 18.1.2012 *** Amended vide Board's 94th meeting under item No. 3 on dated 29.7.2009
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4.11.2 If a candidate, after admission to an examination, commits an immoral act or is discovered to have committed an immoral act, which , in the opinion of the Board is such that had it come to their knowledge in time they would have excluded him from the examination , the Board may ;
(i) cancel his candidature from that examination and order that his/ her result may not be declared; and /or
(ii) Disqualify him permanently or for a specified period from appearing at examination
4.11.3 If a candidate, subsequent to the issue of roll number slip is found to be ineligible to take the examination, his candidature shall be cancelled.
4.12 CHANCES TO APPEAR AT THE EXAMINATION.
4.12.1 Where the chances of a candidate to clear an examination are limited and he is disqualified from appearing at it for a fixed period , he may be allowed by the Chairman one more chance to appear at the examination in the current syllabus after the period of disqualification , in lieu of the chance or chances missed by him during the period of disqualification.
4.12.2 Where the chances of a candidate to clear an examination are limited , the Chairman shall have the authority to grant an extra chance, for valid reasons in lieu of one more chance missed by a candidate provided that the extra chance shall be immediately admissible next to the last admissible chance.
4.12.3 ## Where a candidate has missed one or more chances to clear an examination on account of illness, additional chance or chances in lieu thereof may be given by the Chairman provided the candidate had submitted his admission form and fees and had informed the Controller of Examination of the Board within 30 days of the commencement of the Board examination of inability to appear at the examination on account of illness along with a medical certificate of a Government Hospital /any other well known Hospital .Provided that the additional chance or chances shall be immediately next to the last admissible chance .
4.12.4# In case a candidate is admitted to a government hospital due to sudden illness or injury during the course of examination, a chance may be awarded to him for appearing in Written/Practical examination of the paper missed by him, th## Amended vide 112 Board's Meeting under item No. 13 on dated 14.7.2017 th# Amended vide 55 Board's Meeting under item No. 21 on dated 05.05.1990
(27) provided the medical certificate of the candidate is countersigned by the Chief Medical Officer.
4.12 .5* COUNTING OF SESSION FOR COMPARTMENTAL CANDIDATES Those candidates who have been placed under compartment but have not taken admission in school on regular basis and are desirous of taking examination of next higher class conducted by the Board as private candidates, the prescribed period of one year prior to passing the examination shall be counted from the main session in which they have appeared and placed under compartment and not in which they have cleared their compartment .
4.12.6** GENERAL PROVISIONS FOR REGULAR / PRIVATE CANDIDATES HAVING COMPARTMENT AND PROVISIONAL ADMISSION TO NEXT HIGHER CLASS / EXAMINATION .
(i) A candidate placed under Compartment may appear at the Supplementary examination during the same year and may avail himself of the second chance in annual examination next year .
(ii) A candidate who does not appear at one or both the chances of Compartment or who avails the chance/chances but does not succeed, shall be treated to have failed in the examination and will be required to appear in all the subjects at a subsequent annual examination of the Board as per Syllabi and Courses laid down in order to pass the examination.
(iii) In case a candidate has passed in practical at the main examination, he shall be allowed to appear in theory part only and marks in practical obtained at the main examination shall be carried forward and accounted for the compartment examination. This facility will be available to School/Private candidates who appear as Compartmental /re-appear candidates only .
(iv) A candidate placed in compartment shall have the liberty to appear in full subjects but he/she can do so only at the annual examination.
(v) Any candidate who has been placed under compartment in Matriculation / Senior Secondary Examination(10+1) or equivalent Examinations recognized by the Board may be admitted to the next class (i.e.10+1/10+2 )as the case may be, provisionally. Provided that in respect of plus one class the candidate has got requisite percentage of aggregate including the marks obtained by him/her in that particular ** Amended vide 100th Board's Meeting under item No. 23(5) on dated 20.6.2002 * Amended vide 55th Board's Meeting under item No. 11(4) on dated 05.05.1990
(28) subject having compartment as stated in rules 3.4.1(a)(ii). Such a candidate shall have to clear the compartment before or simultaneously, failing which the candidate shall be reverted to lower class and his/her result for the higher class / examination shall stand cancelled.
(vi)* Regular candidates who are under compartment and pass their compartment availing first chance in supplementary examination (i.e. in September of the session) shall be treated as regular candidates of concerned school.
4.13 ## ADMISSION TO EXAMINATION OF PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED PERSONS.
Notwithstanding anything contained in any other regulation , the Board shall have power , in the case of a permanently physically handicapped person to;
(i) admit him/her to the Matriculation, Senior Secondary (Commerce or Humanities Group) as a private candidate i.e. without attending an affiliated institution;
(ii) provide services of a competent amanuensis free of cost for writing out the answers at the examination;
(iii) permit the answers to be typewritten by himself/herself if the examinee so desires;
(iv) Lay down any other method for assessing the examinee's academic ability and declare his /her result.
Provided that in each case, the examinee shall produce such evidence to the satisfaction of the Controller of Examination as he may consider necessary, in proof of the statement that his/her permanent disability is such that he/she deserves to be considered for the above facilities.
4.13(a)** ADMISSION, EXAMINATIONS & FACILITY/EXAMPTIONS TO MENTALLY RETARDED / VISUALLY IMPAIRED (BLIND) / DEAF AND MUTE PERSONS.
4.13(a) 1**Mentally retarded persons shall be facilitated with the following provisions;
(i) No maximum age limit .
(ii) The candidates with 30% to 40% mild retardness and taking formal education in schools will be considered by the Board for its Public Examinations of Middle standard and Matriculation classes. The certificate with regard to the percentage of Mentally retardness issued by the Medical Board duly countersigned by the CMO/Medical Superintendent will be considered for this purpose;
(iii) full Examination fee exempted ;
th* Provision made under 85 Board's meeting under Item No 3(4) on dated 18-2-06 th## Amended vide Board's 112 meeting under item No. 13 on dated 14.7.2017 nd** Amended vide 92 Board's Meeting under item No. 25, 26 on dated 05-08-2008
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(iv) In order to qualify the Middle Standard or Matriculation Examination, these candidates shall be required to obtain at least 25% marks separately in theory and practical /project work, in order to qualify that subject, as the case may be. They shall have concession to qualify five subjects in all both in Middle standard and Matriculation Examinations. In respect of Middle standard Examination, they shall be required to qualify in three subjects from amongst English, Hindi, Mathematics and Science of Group I and two subjects from Group II from amongst (i) Social Science
(ii) Sanskrit and (iii) Elective subject of the scheme of studies. In respect of Matriculation Examination, they shall have to qualify in four subjects of compulsory group from amongst English, Hindi, Mathematics, Science and Social Science and one of the remaining two subjects i.e. (a) Regional Language and (b) Elective subjects.
4.13(a)2 # Visually Impaired (BLIND), Hearing Impaired and persons with disability candidates shall be given one hour compensatory time to complete the paper in the examination centre.
4.13 (a)3* EXEMPTIONS TO BLIND, DEAF & MUTE CANDIDATES :
(1) Blind Deaf & Mute persons shall be facilitated with the following provisions;
(i) The blind, Deaf & Mute examinees have the option to study one language out of English, Hindi and anyone of the languages out of (i) Sanskrit (ii) Urdu (iii) Tamil, (iv) Telugu and (v) Panjabi.
(ii) The blind examinees have the option to study two electives – Music Vocal and Music Instrumental in place of two languages and the marks obtained in these subjects are shown against the two languages not offered by the examinee.
(iii) The blind examinees are exempted from appearing in Mathematics and in lieu thereof they have to study one elective subject.
(iv) The blind examinees are completely exempted from paying examination fee.
(v) The blind examinees using the services of scribes are permitted one hour extra time for taking examination.
(vi) # The blind/ Person with low vision examinees have been exempted from taking practical except in Music. However, as an alternative to Science practical, viva-voce in the examination pattern will be included for Blind, Low vision and Spastic candidates.
(vii) # The blind and persons with disability examinees are allowed the facility of a writer for writing out the answer scripts. Any amanuensis must be of a lower grade then the candidate and may be from the same th* Provision made under 85 Board's meeting under Item No 3(4) on dated 18-2-06 th# Amended vide Board's 105 meeting under item No. 2 on dated 27-1-2015
(30) institution to which the candidate belongs. Such candidate shall be allowed to change the amanuensis once in case of emergency with the consent of Head of the institutions concerned.
(viii) The blind and Hearing impaired examinees will be provided separate “E” series of question papers specially designed for them in the subjects of Mathematics, Science and Social Science for Matriculation as well as History and Geography for Plus two Examinations.
(ix) * The blind Examinees shall be allowed to use the assistive device like Braille slate, Abacus, Geometry Kit and Braille measuring type etc. if desired.
(2) Deaf & Mute persons shall be facilitated with the following provisions;
(i) Deaf & Mute examinees have the option to study one language out of English, Hindi and anyone of the languages out of (i) Sanskrit (ii) Urdu (iii) Tamil, (iv) Telugu and (v) Punjabi.
(ii) The Deaf & Mute examinees have the option to study two elective subjects in lieu of the two exempted languages and the marks obtained in these electives are shown against the languages where exemption has been given.
(iii) The Deaf & Mute examinees are exempted from appearing in Mathematics and in lieu there of they have to study one Elective subject.
(iv) Deaf & Mute examinees are completely exempted from paying examination fee for Middle and Matriculation examinations.
4.13(a) 4** Visually Impaired (Blind) , Mentally retarded / Deaf and dumb persons shall be exempted from qualifying Middle Standard Examination of the Board and also exempted from appearing in Mathematics in Matriculation Examination of the Board. Such candidates may offer an elective subject in place of Mathematics and marks obtained in the elective subject shall be counted proportionally against the subject of Mathematics.
4.13(a)5***Candidate who are partially or completely unable to write shall be provided a helper to write answers on answerbooks at the examination centre on producing a medical certificate form Chief Medical Officer regarding disability to write and on such term and conditions as prescribed by the Board from time to time .
* As approved by the Board and published under syllabus and Courses of Study for Matriculation for 2008.
th** Provision made under 74 Board's Meeting under item No. 8 dated on 27.11.1998 th*** Provision made under 57 Board's Meeting under item No. 26 dated on 03.12.1990
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4.14 ADMISSION TO EXAMINATION OF A PRISONER SERVING A TERM OF IMPRISONMENT.
A prisoner serving a term of imprisonment or in judicial custody/under trial may be allowed to appear at an examination if;-
(i) a certificate of good character is given by the Superintendent of the Jail concerned; and
(ii) he is eligible under the regulations for the examination concerned and is also eligible under the regulation for private candidates.
Provided that if such examination is arranged in the Jail, the expenditure involved shall be paid to the Board by the Jail authorities.
4.15* ADDITIONAL SUBJECTS
4.15.1 Candidates who have passed the Matriculation and Senior Secondary (10+2) or equivalent examination from other recognised Board/University may offer additional subject(s) as private candidate provided in the scheme of studies.
However, the candidate shall not be allowed to offer subjects involving practical/project work except Home Science as Additional subject(s) such candidate can appear in one additional subject in the Supplementary examination but the facility to appear in more than one subject will be available only at the Annual/March examination.
4.15.2** Senior Secondary (10+2) Vocational Stream examinations shall also be allowed to offer Additional subjects on conditions mentioned as 4.15.1.
4.15.3# Addition Subject(s) for those candidates who have Diploma Certificate under Directorate of Technical Education, Vocational & Industrial Training, Sunder Nagar(H.P.) or HP Technical Education Board for equivalency to Plus Two Examination of HP Board of School Education.
i) Candidate who has passed Diploma course from any Government Polytechnic or Government recognized privately managed Polytechnic institute of HP can appear in March Examination in two additional subjects:-
1. English Subject Compulsory;
2. Mathematics or any other elective subject except practical involving.
ii) If he/she passes both the subjects in one go, he/she will be issued certificate in both subjects.
iii) Any Candidate who has appeared in March Examination and fails in one # Provision made under 110th Board's Meeting under item No .6 on dated 23-11-2016 * Amended vide 92nd Board's Meeting under item No 4 on dated 05.08.2008) ** Provision made under 74th Board's Meeting under item No. 7 on dated 27-11-98
(32) subject, shall have the liberty to appear in subsequent examination of June and March Examination of succeeding year in that subject in which he/she fails. If passed, he/she will be issued certificate in both subjects.
iv) If candidate fails in his/her third chance shall have to appear in both subject as a fresh candidate in next year March Examination.
4.16 SUBSTITUTION OF MARKS OF ADDITIONAL SUBJECT(S) IN CASE A CANDIDATE FAILS IN THE ELECTIVE SUBJECT(S)FOR THE SENIOR SECONDARY EXAMINATION.
Additional subject(s) may be substituted for the elective subject(s) in which the candidate has failed in the following manner:
(a) Any elective subject offered as an additional subject can be substituted for another elective subject, if the candidate fails in one of the main electives offered by him but passes in the additional elective subject offered.
(b) If a candidate fails in two elective subjects but had offered one additional elective subject and passed in it, the additional subject in which the candidate had passed can be substituted for one of the subject(s) in which the candidate had failed (the one in which he/she has scored less marks) and the candidate can be declared eligible for compartmental examination in the other subject in which the candidate had failed.
(c) If a candidate fails in two elective subjects but had offered two additional subjects and passed in both of them then these subjects can be substituted for the subjects in which the candidate had failed.
4.17 EXEMPTION FROM PRACTICAL EXAMINATION.
4.17.1* If a compartment candidate qualifies in the Practical but fails in theory, in Matriculation/Senior Secondary Examination of this Board , he shall have to appear in theory paper in Supplementary/annual Examination, in which case the marks obtained by him in practical in the Annual examination shall be taken in to account.
All private/regular candidates of full subject in Matriculation and Senior Secondary Examinations shall have to appear in theory and practical in next annual/ March examination afresh.
4.17.2 If a candidate fails in practical examination but qualifies in the theory examination he shall have to appear in both theory and practical examinations.
4.18 IMPROVEMENT OF PERFORMANCE.
th* Amended vide 100 Board's Meeting under item No. 25(5) on dated 20.6.2012
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4.18.1 Matriculation Examination;-
(a) A candidate who has passed the Matriculation examination of the Board but has failed in one or two subject(s) may reappear in the subject(s) during the supplementary examination in the same year or in annual examination next year for improvement of his performance.
(b) ** A candidate who has passed the Matriculation examination of the Board may reappear for improvement of performance only ONCE provided he has not passed higher examination in the meantime, as under;-
(i) For improvement in one or more subject(s) at the supplementary examination to be held in the same year or in the annual examination next year.
(ii)** For improvement in more than one subject at the annual examination next year.
(c) A candidate appearing for improvement in the subject(s) involving practical examination shall be allowed to appear in theory examination only, if he has passed the practical examination and marks in practical obtained in the main examination shall be carried forward and accounted for.
(d) A candidate who appears for improvement of performance in full subjects or less subjects shall have to surrender the previous statement of marks and certificates before the issuance of new statement of marks/certificate.
(e) If a candidate obtains lower aggregate in improvement examination than what he had attained at the earlier examination of the Board, his better aggregate will stand.
(f) The syllabi and courses of study for improvement shall be the same as are applicable to the regular candidates appearing with him in the concerned examination.
4.18.1(a) * SENIOR SECONDARY CERTIFICATE (10+1) EXAMINATION
(a) A candidate who has passed the Senior Secondary Certificate Ten Plus One Examination of the Board may improve his performance in one subject at the supplementary examination to be held in the same year or at the annual examination next year.
(b) A candidate who has passed the Senior Secondary Certificate Ten Plus One examination of the Board may reappear for improvement of performance only ONCE provided he has not passed higher examination in the meantime as under;
* Provision made under section 19(3) of HPBOSE Act 1968 notication no. Hi.Shi.Bo. (4) Acad/200-199 Dated 23-06-2000 ** Amended vide 104th Board's meeting under item No. 22 on dated 21.10.2014
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(i) For improvement in one or more subject(s) at the supplementary examination to be held in the same year or at the annual examination next year.
(ii) For improvement in more than one subject at the annual examination next year.
(c) In case the candidate has passed practical at the main examination he shall be allowed to appear in theory part only and marks in practical obtained at the main examination shall be carried forward and accounted for at the improvement examination.
(d) A candidate who appears for improvement of performance in full subjects or less subjects shall have to surrender the previous statement of marks/ certificates before the issuance of new statement of marks /certificate.
(e) If a candidate obtains lower aggregate in improvement examination than what he had attained at the earlier examination of the Board his better aggregate will stand.
(f) The syllabi & courses of study for improvement shall be the same as are applicable to the regular candidates appearing with him in the concerned examination.
4.18.2** SENIOR SECONDARY (10+2) EXAMINATION.
(a) A candidate who has passed the Senior Secondary Certificate examination of the Board may improve his performance in one or more subject (s) at the Supplementary examination to be held in the same year or at the annual examination next year.
(b) A candidate who has passed the Senior Secondary Certificate examination of the Board may reappear for improvement of performance only ONCE provided he has not passed higher examination in the meantime as under;
(i) for improvement in one or more subject(s) at the supplementary examination to be held in the same year or at the annual examination next year.
(ii) for improvement in more than one subject at the annual examination next year.
(c) In case the candidate has passed the practical in the main examination, he shall be allowed to appear in theory part only and marks in practical obtained at the main examination shall be carried forward and accounted for at the improvement examination . In case the candidate has failed in practical, he shall have to appear in theory and practical both irrespective of the fact that he has already cleared the theory examination.
(d) A candidate who appears for improvement of performance in full ** Amended vide 104th Board's meeting under item No. 22 on dated 21.10.2014
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(e) If a candidate obtains lower aggregate in improvement examination than what he had obtained in the earlier examination of the Board, his better aggregate will stand .
(f) The syllabi & courses of study for improvement shall be the same as are applicable to the regular candidates appearing with him in the concerned examination.
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CHAPTER - 5 CHANGE IN SUBJECTS
5.1.1 Head of the institution may allow change of one or more subjects in ten-plus-one class at his discretion up to 30th September preceding the examination.
5.1.2 In special cases such as transfer of parents /guardian/physical disability of a candidate to pursue the subjects already offered or for any other adequate reason , the Chairman , on the recommendation of the Head of the Institution , may permit change of one or more subjects in ten-plus one class even after 30th September.
5.1.3 * Head of Institution may allow change in one subject in Humanities or Science or Commerce group that too within one month from the commencement of Academic Session. Provided that in science group, the change of subject shall be permissible from Informatics Practices to Physical Education and vice versa.
5.1.4 * In special cases, such as transfer of parents/guardian and physical disability of the candidate to pursue the subject(s) already offered or for any other adequate reasons to be reduced in writing, the Chairman on the recommendations of the Head of the Institution may allow change of one subject in Science and two thsubjects in Humanities or Commerce group upto 30 September. Provided that in Science group, the change of subject shall be permissible from Informatics Practices to Physical Education and vice versa.
5.1.5 A candidate after passing his ten-plus-one examination in Commerce or Vocational group may change to Humanities group in ten-plus-two class at the time of his admission. However, Science students after passing ten-plus-one examination may change to Commerce or Humanities Group in Ten –plus -two class at the time of his admission.
5.1.6 ** deleted.
5.1.7 Notwithstanding anything contained in any other regulations , the Board in order to avoid hardship to a candidate, shall have power to relax the regulation regarding change of subjects for any examination, or other similar regulation where the mistake is primarily of the Head of the institution , provided that these powers shall not include relaxation of the minimum qualification laid down for admission to the examination.
th* Amended vide Board's 99 Meeting under item No. 12(1) on dated 18.1.2012 th** Deleted vide Board's 79 Meeting under item No.1(20) on dated 8.10.2003
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5.1.8 # A private candidate appearing at any examination of the Board can make an application to the Controller of Examination for change of one or more subjects indicated by him in his application form along with the prescribed fee, 30 days before the commencement of the examination.
5.2 * SUBMISSION OF MIGRATION CERTIFICATE BY PRIVATE CANDIDATES.
Candidates who have passed / failed their Matriculation or any higher examination from any other recognized Board/University will be required to submit migration certificate from the concerned Board/University along with the examination form for any examination of this Board. In case a migration certificate is not received before the declaration of the result, the result of the candidate shall not be declared by the Board till such certificate is received. If migration certificate is not received within stipulated period fixed as per clause
11.20.1 of these Regulations, from the date of declaration of result, the result of the candidate may be cancelled.
5.3 USE OF AMANUENSIS AND APPOINTMENT OF AMANUENSIS
5.3.1.** Amanuensis may be allowed in the following cases:
(a) A blind or physically handicapped person unable to write or spastic candidate,
(b) Sudden illness rendering the candidate unable to write, if so, certified by a Medical Officer of the rank not lower than Assistant Surgeon,
(c) In the case of an accident rendering the candidate unable to write at the examination if certified by a Medical 0fficer of the rank not lower than Assistant Surgeon.
5.3.2** Generally, the amanuensis must be a student of class lower than the one for which the candidate is taking the examination, but in the cases of Blind & person with Disability candidate, no such criteria shall be required for amanuensis.
5.3.3 # The Superintendent of the examination centre concerned shall choose a suitable amanuensis and forward immediately to the Controller of the Examination of the Board, a report giving full particulars of the candidate and of the amanuensis for his consideration and approval.
th* Amended vide Board's 99 Meeting under item No. 12(1) on dated 18.1.2012 th** Amended vide Board's 105 meeting under item No. 2 on dated 27-1-2015 th# Amended vide Board's 112 meeting under item No. 13 on dated 14.7.2017
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5.3.4 � The Superintendent shall arrange a suitable room for the disabled candidate and appoint one special invigilator to supervise his examination.
5.3.5� The candidate shall pay the prescribed fee per paper of examination for the use of an amanuensis.
5.3.6 **� A blind spastic candidate and person with disability will be provided service of an amanuensis free of cost.
th** Amended vide Board's 105 meeting under item No. 2 on dated 27-1-2015
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CHAPTER - 6 APPLICATION, FEE & REFUNDS
6.1 MODE OF APPLICATION.
6.1.1* MODE OF APPLICATION:
(i) Any candidate seeking admission to any examination of the Board or submitting application for other purposes shall make an application on the prescribed form/ online format as approved by the Board from time to time. The online application(s) shall only be entertained on receipt of hard copy along with requisite documents and caudal formalities of the case as required for the purpose.
(ii) In case of submission of online admission form / application by the Head of the concerned school shall have to submit a scanned copy of the certificate that online data has been verified from the school record and found correct in all respects, failing which the submission of online data shall be rejected.
(iii) In case of wrong submission of data which has not been verified from record and any other error noticed at any stage in the data submitted online by the school, the matter for departmental action under conduct rules shall be placed before the Director of Education against Head of the concerned school.
6.1.2 The admission forms duly filled in shall be submitted to the Secretary through the prescribed agency, if any, before the date prescribed for the receipt of the form along with the fee prescribed for the concerned examination.
6.1.3** A private candidate shall paste three latest passport size photographs with slatepatti/ board-patti showing the name, date and signature of the candidate/s on his/her examination application form duly attested by the same authority with clear school stamp who attested the certificate on the examination application form .
6.1.4# The Chairman may prescribe dates by which applications may be received with late fee.
6.1.5 The Chairman or in his absence the Secretary may, when he considers it ** Amended vide 97th Board's Meeting under Item no 9 on dated 19-1-11 th* Amended vide Board's 107 Meeting under item No. 4 on dated 23-9-2015) th# Amended vide Board's 109 Meeting under item No. 4 on dated 18-7-2016
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6.1.6 In any disputed case the Chairman shall have power to decide whether or not any late fee is due and the amount thereof. He may also sanction remission of late fee up to Rs.100/-in cases of extreme hardship.
6.1.7* For the purpose of calculating late fee, the date of receipt of admission form and fees in the Board office may be taken as receipt thereof by the Board. In case, however, the fees and forms are sent by post the date of receipt may be taken on the date of receipt in the Board`s office .Last date will be the date of receipt in the Board's office and not the date of demand drafts or postal orders. No admission forms will be accepted which is not accompanied by the prescribed fee in any case and on the last date mentioned.
In case of online application, date of online application shall be deemed as date of receipt of admission/ application form and fees in the Board office .
6.1.8 In case the last date fixed for receipt of fee and form of application/list of candidates with or without late fee is notified by the state Government as a holiday, the next working day will be considered as the last date for the purpose.
6.1.9** Admission forms shall be accepted without late fee within 30 days from the date of declaration of result including RLA/RLD and rectification in result / result change cases for Annual / Supplementary Examination conducted by this Board.
6.1(a)* ATTESTATION OF ADMISSION FORM:
A candidate shall submit his application for admission to the examination on the prescribed form to the Secretary with the required certificate countersigned by authorities as mentioned below:-
6.1.1(a) For Regular candidates: by the Head of the Government/Affiliated institution concerned;
6.1.2(a) For Private Candidates residing in H.P. by any of the authorities mentioned below:-
(i) Head of the Institution last attended;
(ii) Principal/Headmaster/Headmistress of the Government Institution or any Officer of the H.P. Education Department not below the rank of Deputy Director /District Education Officer;
(iii) A Member of the Board;
* Amended vide 99th Board's Meeting under item No. 12(1) on dated 18.1.2012 ** Amended vide 95th Board's Meeting under item No. 6 on dated 06.1.2010
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6.1.3 (a) For Private candidates residing outside the State of H.P. by any of the authorities as mentioned below:
(i) Any authority mentioned in 6.1.2(a) above;
(ii) Any Officer of the Education Department of the State/U.T.
concerned not below the rank of the Deputy Director/ District Education Officer.
6.1.4 (a) For Private candidates serving in the military/ para-military forces by the Commanding Officer of their units.
(b) Private candidates who are under imprisonment, by the concerned Superintendent of Jail.
6.1.5 (a) All Private candidates will submit three copies of the latest passport size photograph attested by the same authority who attested the certificate on application for admission.
6.2 FEE AND MODE OF ITS PAYMENT.
6.2.1 A candidate shall pay fee as prescribed by the Board from time to time.
6.2.2 The admission fee of all the candidates of affiliated institutions shall be deposited / remitted by the Head of the institution in one lump sum.
6.2.3* Fee shall be paid through Bank Draft Crossed (Payee's account only) and drawn in favour of the Secretary, H.P. Board of School Education, payable at any scheduled Bank/Co-operative Bank at Dharamsala or online bank Account of the Board or in any other manner prescribed by the Board. Institutions and private candidates may also deposit their fees in cash against a proper receipt at the cash counter of the Board at its Headquarters or at such places as may be prescribed by the Board.
6.3 ** REFUND OF FEE.
6.3.1 Fee once paid shall not be refunded except the following cases;
(i) If a candidate dies before the commencement of the examination or during the course of examination without having appeared in any paper, the fee shall be refunded to his legal heirs;
(ii) If a woman candidate is unable to appear in the examination for maternity reasons, her fee shall be refundable within six months of the termination of the concerned examination on producing a medical certificate.
(iii) If a private candidate, serving as a member of the regular Land, Air or ** Amended vide 98th Board's Mee�ng under item No. 9 on dated 16.7.2011 *Amended vide 99th Board's Mee�ng under item No. 12(1) dated on 18.1.2012)
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6.3.2 The application for refund of fee should be made within three months from the termination of examination unless otherwise provided in the regulations.
6.3.3 Deleted.
6.3.4* Fee Paid in excess of the fee prescribed for admission for obtaining any certificate or any type of fee paid inadvertently may be refunded to the candidate/s or Institution/s (Govt./Private) concerned on suo-moto bases, on receipt of application for refund in the Board's Office within three months from the date of payment.
6.3.5** A deduction on account of incidental charges at the rate of 25% of the refundable amount rounded off to the next higher rupee subject to a minimum of Rs.20/- shall be made while sanctioning the refund unless otherwise provided in the regulations.
6.4. # Rejection of Application and Admission Form:
Any admission form / application shall be rejected on the following reasons:
(i) Forms received after due date as prescribed by the Board from time to time or as provided under 6.1.7 of these Regulations.
(ii) Admission forms received form educational institutions which are not affiliated to this Board.
Provided that any admission form / application found incomplete for want of following reasons may be given an opportunity to settle / remove the discrepancy with in stipulated period, failing which the admission forms shall stand rejected :-
(i) Proper attestation.
(ii) Full payment of fee/dues (including late fee)
(iii) Attested copies of photographs.
(iv) Correct Combination of subjects
(v) Any Particulars of the candidate .
(vi) Hard copy alongwith requisite documents and codal formalities in case of online application.
*Amended vide Board's 101st meeting under item No. 25(5) on dated 9-9-2013 th**Amended vide 74 Board's Meeting under item No.16 on dated 27.11.1998 th# Amended vide 99 Board's Meeting under item No. 12(1) dated on 18.1.2012
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CHAPTER - 7 ALLOTMENT AND CHANGE OF EXAMINATION CENTRES
7.1 ALLOTMENT OF EXAMINATION CENTRES:-
7.1.1. The Board reserves the right to allot any examination centre to a candidate for his theory or practical examination or both. No institution/candidate can, as a matter of right ask for any particular centre or challenge the centre allotted by the Board in any Court of Law.
7.1.2 Centres for the regular or private candidates will be fixed keeping in view the seating capacity of an examination centre, the object of fair conduct of examination or other administrative reasons.
7.1.3 Ordinarily the regular students of an institution which itself is an approved Examination centre , will be allotted Centre in their own institution. Other regular candidates may be allotted examination centre requested by them or any other centre determined by the Board.
7.1.4 It will be obligatory for a private candidate to name in his admission form three approved Examination Centres which are nearest to his place of residence or hometown and the Board may allot him any centre out of the three at its discretion. In case he cannot be allotted any of the three centres due to some reason he may be allotted any other centre by the Board.
7.1.5 Where a private candidate does not name Centre in his admission form or names only one centre or two centres, the Board may allot him any centre whether named by him in his admission form or not.
7.2 CHANGE OF EXAMINATION CENTRE :-
7.2.1 A candidate shall take the examination at the Centre fixed by the Board unless he obtains prior written permission of the Board for the change.
7.2.2 The Board shall not allow change of examination centre in the following cases:
(a) Change of centre within the same city/town and
(b) Change of centre within one month of the commencement of the examination.
7.2.3 The Board may allow change of centre in the following cases on payment of prescribed fee and form:
(a) If a candidate or his father or guardian is transferred and the fact of transfer is certified by the Head of the Office in which he or his father or guardian is employed.
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(b) If a regular student has joined a school at some other place and his application has been received duly forwarded by the Head of the institution where the candidate has been admitted with date of admission.
7.2.4* A candidate seeking change of examination centre under the above Regulations should make an application on the prescribed form accompanied by the prescribed fee and photos to the Controller of Examination. The application form for change will be entertained if the same has been submitted through the Head of the Institution in case of a regular student and countersigned by a person competent to attest the admission form in case of private candidates.
7.2.5 Concerned Deputy Secretary/Assistant Secretary(Exams) shall be competent to order change of Examination centre as per the prescribed rules.
7.2.6 The application and fee for change of centre shall be entertained upto one month before the date of the commencement of the examination concerned.
7.2.7* Notwithstanding the provisions in Regulation 7.2.6, the Controller of Examination may approve change by written order justifying special circumstances for change of centre 15 days before the commencement of an examination.
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7.2.8 A candidate who has appeared at an examination centre not allotted to him without prior approval of the Board , may forfeit his eligibility for examination and the Board reserves the right to declare him 'Not Eligible' for the concerned examination and cancel his result.
th* Amended vide Board's 112 meeting under item No.13 on dated 14.7.2017
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CHAPTER - 8 CREATION OF EXAMINATION CENTRES
8.1*� GENERAL
8.1.1.� The following four categories of Examination Centres may be created by the Board � in the affiliated institutions:
� A-Centres for +1&+2 in College.
� B- Centres for +1/+2 in schools.
� C- Centres for Matric .
� D- Centre for Middle.
8.1.2. � All the Centres will be given a code number by the Board.
8.1.3 Where category 'D or C' Centres has already been created / upgraded by the Board, the institution concerned on its up gradation to High or Senior Secondary School shall have to apply for up gradation of centre of Category 'C or B' on the prescribed performa along with a fee as fixed by the Board from time to time.
8.2*� PRE-REQUISITES FOR THE CREATION OF A CENTRE :-
8.2.1 � The Institution applying for creation/ up gradation of an Examination Centre should have;
(a)� A Minimum of 70 candidates for category 'C' & 'D' and 50 candidates for category 'A' & 'B for theory and 20 candidates for practical examinations.
For tribal areas, the limit of candidates will be 60 and 40 respectively.
(b) Adequate number of inter-connected rooms with proper ventilation, lighting arrangements and windows fitted with grills /wire –gauge.
(c) The requisite accommodation, furniture, labs and other infrastructure.
(d) There should be separate toilets near the Centre for boys and girls.
(e) The facility of a Post Office nearby for booking of parcels .
(f) The availability of a double lock steel Almirah.
(g) The institution should not be located at any out of the way place where adequate security arrangements or effective supervisory control may be difficult.
8.3**� MODE OF APPLICATION:-
8.3.1� The Institution proposing the creation of a new Centre or up gradation of centre should apply through the concerned Deputy Director of Education District th** Amended vide Board's 112 meeting under item No. 13 on dated 14.7.2017 th* Amended vide Board's 94 meeting under item No. 11, 12, 13 on dated 29.7.2009
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(i) Winter closing schools : 1st August to 31st August (December Examination)
(ii) Summer Closing Schools : 1st August to 31st August (March Examination)
8.3.2*� The Chairman may, when he considers it appropriate, sanction acceptance of any application form after the expiry of the last date.
8.3.3**� If it is intended to have a centre for practical exam also, institution concerned shall have to submit a separate application indicating the number of candidates in each practical subject examination-wise likely to appear and facilities of laboratories available.
8.4. * � METHOD OF ENQUIRY:
8.4.1 � After scrutiny of applications, the Chairman shall appoint an inspection committee of officers/officials of the Board for spot enquiry to assess the suitability of the institution for the creation of an examination centre in the light of the rules.
The inspection committee will submit report to the Controller of Examination and the recommendations of the Controller of Examination will be placed before the Chairman for final decision.
In case the Chairman decides the creation of Centre, the Section Officer (Conduct) will ask the institution to deposit the prescribed fee before the date fixed by him.
After the receipt of prescribed fee, a code number will be assigned to the Centre.
Applying institute if does not fulfill the criteria as per clause 8.2 of these regulations, application will be considered as rejected automatically.
8.4.2 Where category 'D' or 'C' Centre has already been created by the Board, for its up gradation to 'C' category or 'B' category, the Chairman may pass the order for upgradation without any inspection on the basis of fair and smooth conduct of previous examinations or may make such enquiry as he may deem necessary.
8.5 *� FEES:
8.5.1� The following fee shall be payable to the Board for the creation/up gradation of Examination Centre:- th* �Amended vide 94 Board's Meeting under item No.13,14,15 on dated 29.07.2009 & further Amended vide Board's th112 meeting under item No.13 on dated 14.7.2017 th** A� mended vide 99 Board's Meeting under item No.12,(1) on dated 18-1-2012
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Centre for D� � � � � Rs.2500/- Centre for C� � � � � Rs.4000/- Centre for C & D� � � � Rs.6500/- Centre for A/B� � � � � Rs.6000/- Centre for B(Upgraded centres)� � Rs.5000/- 2) *CENTRE RETENTION FEE:
Category of Centre Fee (for e