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(2) The State Government through Education Department, as soon as or may be after the commencement of this Bill, by notification, establish a Board to be called the State Board of lndigenous Languages (SBIL), Sikkim.
The office bearer and members of the Board become such officers or members so long as they continue to hold their designations or posts in the Language Section of Education Department, Government of Sikkim.
The Board shall situate and have its Office at Gangtok, East Sikkim under the Education Department, Government of Sikkim.
The Board of Management shall consist of the following members, namely:- a. Course Director Director(Language) b. Controller of Examination Additional Director or Joint Director or Deputy Director (Language) c. Registrar Additional Director or Joint Director or Deputy Director (Language) d. Assistant Controller Assistant Director or any Text Book Officer (Language) e. Co-ordinator Co-ordinator(Language & Rai) f. Lan guage-wise representative
1. Text Book Officer or Assistant Text Book Officer (Rai) Member
2. Text Book Officer or Assistant Text Book Officer (Gurung) Member
3. Text Book Officer or Assistant Text Book Officer (Tamang) Member
4. Text Book Officer or Assistant Text Book Officer Sunuwar (Mukhia) Member
5. Text Book Officer or Assistant Text Book Officer (Newar) Member
6. Text Book Officer or Assistant Text Book Officer (Mangar) Member
7. Text Book Officer or Assistant Text Book Officer (Sherpa) Member
8. Text Book Officer or Assistant Text Book Officer (Bhujel) Member 3 The terms of reference of the Board Meeting of the Board Powers and functions of the Board of Management
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(ii) The Constitution of the Board of Management shall be notified by the State Government through the Education Department.
(1) A learner who has passed Classes Vlll, lX and X can seek admission in SBIL for Secondary, Senior Secondary certificate courses.
(2) A learner who are in-service and Certificate holders from the concerned association can also seek admission. However, the Board reserves the right to verify the authenticity of documents and accept or deny for admission.
(3) The Board shall run certificate courses and advance certificate courses oI 02 (two) years' duration each on the aforementioned languages at the under-metric and post-metric levels respectively.
(4) The Board shall function as per the established guidelines for the other Regional Languages and curriculum framework for conducting the Pre-Metric and Post-Metric Level Exams every year as soon as the CBSE Board Exams are over.
(5) The Board shall also facilitate the language learners with reading materials, tutors and periodical counselling, etc.
(6) The certificate courses on the aforesaid language shall be treated as an optional subject equivalent to that of an additional subject of CBSE Board for Under-Graduate and Post-Graduate Level Degree Courses under the Sikkim State University.
(7) The Board shall collect fees on account of Prospectus, Examination Fee and other miscellaneous expenses which is non-refundable from each students seeking admission.
(8) The Board shall open a joint account in the name of Director, Additional Director or Senior Accounts Officer or Accounts Officer (Ha) in any nationalised bank to deposit and draw the fees collected from the students.
(1) The annual meeting of the Board shall be held once in every calendar year.
(2) The Board may hold meetings at such other times as the Course Director may decide.
(3) The meeting of the Board shall be convened by the Controller of Examination in consultation with the Course Director.
The Board of Management shall be the Principal Body of the Board and shall exercise all powers and functions of the Board.
The Board shall have following powers and functions:-
(1) to safeguard and promote the endangered languages of Sikkim;
(2) to preserve and develop the ethnic culture of endangered communities of Sikkim;
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(3) to provide sustainable inclusive learning of endangered languages;
(4) to provide opportunities to the learner for continuing their preferred language through correspondence course or distance learning;
(5) to fulfil educational needs of the children or learners who are otherwise not catered to by the formal system of school education;
(6) to develop need based Academic Programme for livelihood and lifelong learning up to pre-degree level;
(7) to provide professional advice to the Government of State, regarding proper development of Open and Distance Learning System at school level in response to requests from the Government;
(8) to attain excellence in developing quality Open and Distance Learning curricula and courseware for learners;
(9) to develop needed action plan for making education equitable and inclusive for the marginalised and disadvantaged groups like girls, women, minorities, differently-abled (physically and mentally challenged);
(10) to offer a wide spectrum of course of study in languages and continuing education and life enrichment courses up to predegree level;
(11) to develop need-based curricula and self-learning materials for Secondary and Senior Secondary Education with focus on skill development;
(12) to offer Secondary and Senior Secondary certificate courses through open and distance learning mode, online mode, virtual classroom mode and any other mode as the Board may decide from time to time;
(13) to conduct examinations and issue certificates to successful learners; and
(14) shall conduct workshops and seminars on need basis to develop and promote the languages.