(1) The Board shall have the Secretary, who shall be appointed by the Government.
(2) The Secretary shall, subject to the control of the Director, be the Executive Officer of the Board, and all other officers and servants for the time being serving under the Board, shall be subordinate to him.
(3) The Secretary shall be entitled to be present at the meetings of the Governing Council and Board and shall be the Member-Secretary of the Board.
(4) In all suits and other legal proceedings by or against the Board, the pleading shall be signed and verified by the Secretary of the Board and all processes in such suits and proceedings shall be issued to and served on the Secretary of the Board.
(5) The Secretary shall exercise such other powers and perform such other duties as may be prescribed by regulations.
(6) The Government shall appoint the required number of technical staff such as Joint Secretary, Deputy Secretaries, Assistant Secretaries, Inspector, Controller of Examination, and other staff such as Administrative Officer and Account Officers for the Board on the recommendation of the Board.
(7) The employees appointed under sub-section (6) shall exercise such powers and perform such duties of the Secretary as are, respectively assigned to them by the Secretary under the general or special orders issued in this behalf.
(8) The employees specified in sub-section (6) shall be the servants of the Government, and the salaries and allowances shall be paid from the Consolidated Fund of the Government and other conditions of service of these officers and staff shall be such as may be determined by the Government.