(i) the President ;
(ii) the 1[Director of School Education ,]Tripura or if the State Government so directs, any other nominated by the State Government in this behalf, Ex-Officio;
(iii) the Director of Agriculture, Tripura, Ex-Officio ;
(iv) the Director of Industries, Tripura, Ex-Officio ;
(v) the Director of Health Services, Tripura, Ex-Officio ;
(vi) the Principal, Tripura Engineering College, Ex-Officio ;
(vii) One Principal from the Government Degree Colleges of Tripura, to be nominated by the State Government, Ex-Officio ;
(viii) the Principal of the Women's College, Agartala, Ex-Officio ;
(ix) 2[the Director of Higher Education,] Tripura, Ex-Officio ;
(x) the Principal, B.T. (S.T.T.) College, Agartala, Ex-Officio ;
(xi) the Principal, State Institute of Education Tripura, Ex-Officio ;
(xii) the Principal, Polytechnic Institute, Narsingarh, Tripura, Ex-Officio ;
(xiii) two heads of recognised high or higher secondary schools, including one from the Government aided high or higher secondary schools, nominated by the State Government ;
1. Inserted by The Tripura Board of Secondary Education (Amendment) Act, 1976, w.e.f. 1.1.1976.
2. Inserted ibid.
Constitution of the Board.
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(xiii) two heads of recognised high or higher secondary schools, including one from the Government aided high or higher secondary schools, nominated by the State Government ;
(xiv) three teachers' representatives, one from each district of Tripura, to be 1[nominated by the State Government ;]
(xv) three representatives of the Tripura Legislative Assembly nominated by the Speaker of the Tripura Legislative Assembly ;
(xvi) persons interested in education, numbering not more than 2[five], nominated by the State Government, one of them being a woman, one an advocate as defined in the Advocates Act, 1961, and at least one belonging to Scheduled Castes 3[and ] Scheduled Tribes ;
(xvii) not more than two persons to be co-opted by the Board in consideration of their expert knowledge of the subjects of study included in the course prescribed by the Board.
4[xviii) one representative of the student nominated by the State Government.]
5[xix) one representative of the Tripura Tribal Area Autonomous District Council nominated by the Chairman of the said council from amongst the members thereof ;
(xx) The Principal, Regional College of Physical Education, Panisagar, Tripura North, Ex-Officio ;
(xxi) The Principal, Govt. College of Arts & Crafts, Agartala, Ex-Officio ;
(xxii) The Principal, Govt. Music College, Agartala, Ex-Officio ;
6[(xxiii) One representative from the employee of Tripura Board of Secondary Education nominated by the Government.
7[(xxiv) One Principal from Basic Training College, Tripura nominated by the Government.
1. Inserted by The Tripura Board of Secondary Education (Amendment) Act, 1976, w.e.f. 1.1.1976.
2. Inserted by The Tripura Board of Secondary Education (Second Amendment) Act, 1978, w.e.f. 1.1.1978.
3. Inserted ibid.
4. Inserted by The Tripura Board of Secondary Education (Third Amendment) Act, 1985, w.e.f. 2.3.1986.
5. Inserted ibid.
6. Inserted by the Tripura Board of Secondary Education (fourth Amendment) Act, 1989, w.e.f. 5.3.1990.
7. Inserted ibid.
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Explanation- In clause (xvi) of this sub-section, the words "Scheduled Castes" and "Scheduled Tribes" shall have the same meaning as are assigned to them under clauses (24) and (25) of article 366 of the Constitution of India.
(2) The Board as contained above excepting the co-opted members shall function as the Governing Body of the Board.
5. (1) Members, other than ex-officio members of the Board or of any committee appointed 1[nominated or co-opted] under this Act shall hold office for a period of 2[two] years from the date of appointment, 3[co-option] or nomination, as the case may be :
Provided that a member appointed, 4[co-opted] or nominated in his capacity as a member of a particular body or as the holder of a particular appointment shall automatically cease to hold office if he or she ceases to be a member of that body or holder of that appointment, as the case may be.
(2) Any vacancy among the members (other than ex-officio members) of the Board or a committee appointed by the Board shall be filed, as soon as may be convenient, by the person or body who appointed, nominated or co-opted the member whose place has become vacant and all vacancies, other than causal vacancies, shall be filled for the full term as and when they arise.
(3) Notwithstanding anything contained in this section, an outgoing member, shall unless the State Government otherwise directs, continue in the office until the 5[appointment], nomination or co-option of his success or is notified.
(4) Any member of the Board may resign his office by a letter to the President and the resignation shall take effect from the date of acceptance by the President .
1. Inserted by The Tripura Board of Secondary Education (Third Amendment) Act, 1985, w.e.f. 2.3.1986. Amendment Act, 1985.
2. Inserted by The Tripura Board of Secondary Education (Amendment) Act, 1976, w.e.f. 1.1.1976.
3. Inserted by The Tripura Board of Secondary Education (Second Amendment) Act, 1978, w.e.f. 1.1.1978.
4. Inserted by The Tripura Board of Secondary Education (Third Amendment) Act, 1985, w.e.f. 2.3.1986.
5. Inserted ibid.
Term of office of members of the Board and the committee.
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(5) The membership of a member of the Board other than an ex-officio member shall cease in case he remains absent from three consecutive meetings of the Board or any committee thereunder, or is convicted by a court of law on a criminal charge involving moral turpitude :
Provided that membership shall not cease for absence as mentioned hereto before if the State Government condones his absence on the basis of a written application from the member, submitted within one month from the date of cessation of the membership.
(6) In the event of a causal vacancy accruing by reason of death, resignation, termination of nomination or cessation of membership of a member, or for any other reason such vacancy shall be filled by 1[appointment], nomination or co-option, as the case may be, and any person 2[appointed] nominated or co-opted to fill such vacancy shall hold office for the term for which it was tenable by the person in whose place he has been so elected, nominated or co-opted and no longer.
(7) An outgoing member shall, if not otherwise disqualified, be eligible for re-appointment, re-nomination or re-co-option.
(8) The name of every person appointed, nominated or co-opted as a member of the Board shall be published by notification by the State Government as soon as may be after his appointment , nomination or co-option, as the case may be.
(9) A person shall not be eligible for nomination, appointment or co-option as a member of the Board or the committee formed by it if he--
(a) has been adjudged by a court of law to be of unsound mind,
(b) is an un-discharged insolvent,
(c) has been convicted by a court of law for an offence involving moral turpitude.
1. Inserted by The Tripura Board of Secondary Education (Amendment) Act, 1976, w.e.f. 1.1.1976.
2. Inserted by The Tripura Board of Secondary Education (Second Amendment) Act, 1978, w.e.f. 1.1.1978.
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(10) All disputes relating to the eligibility of any person for nomination, appointment or co-option shall be referred to the State Government whose decision on such matters shall be final.
CHAPTER--III.
POWERS AND FUNCTIONS OF THE BOARD