(1) The State Government shall establish a Board for the regulation, control and development of Secondary Education in accordance with the provisions of this Act.
(2) The Board shall, by the name of the "Board of Secondary Education", be a body corporate with perpetual succession and a common seal, shall have, subject to the The W est Bengal Secondary Education Act, 1950.
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(Chapter 11.—The Board.—Section 4.)
Boca. Act VII of
1930.
rules made by the State Government, power to acquire and hold movable and immovable property, to transfer such property when held by it, to contract, and to do all other things necessary for the purposes of this Act, and shall by the said name sue and be sued.
4. The Board shall consist of the following members :—
(1) the President, ex-officio;
(2) the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Calcutta, ex-officio;
(3) the Director of Public Instruction, ex-officio;
(4) the Director of Industries, ex-officio;
(5) the Director of Agriculture, ex-officio;
(6) the Director of Health Services, ex-officio;
(7) the Youth Welfare Officer, ex-officio;
(8) the Principal, Bengal Engineering College, Sibpore, ex-officio;
(9) the Principal, College of Engineering and Technology, Jadavpore, ex-officio;
(10) three officers of the Education Department appointed by the State Government;
(11) eight persons elected by the Senate of the University of Calcutta :
Provided that of the eight persons elected under this clause not less than five shall be Principals or Professors of Colleges affiliated to, or Professors or Teachers of, the said University ;
(12) three Headmasters of recognised High Schools for boys elected in the manner prescribed by regulations by the Headmasters of such schools;
(13) one Headmistress of recognised High Schools for girls elected in the manner prescribed by regulations by the Headmistresses of such schools;
(14) two men teachers of recognised High Schools for boys elected in the manner prescribed by regulations by the teachers of such schools;
(15) one woman teacher of recognised High Schools for girls elected in the manner prescribed by regulations by the teachers of such schools;
(16) three members of Managing Committees of recognised High Schools elected in the manner prescribed by regulations by the members of such Managing Committees;
(17) two persons elected in the manner prescribed by regulations by District School Boards established under the Bengal (Rural) Primary Education Act, 1930;
(18) three representatives of the State Legislative Assembly elected in the manner prescribed by rules by and from the Members thereof ;
Composition of the Board.
The West Bengal Secondary Education Act, 1950.
[West Ben. Act (Chapter 11.—The Board.—Sections 5-7.)
(19) one person elected in the manner prescribed by rules by the members of the West Bengal Board of Anglo-Indian Education;
(20) one person elected in the manner prescribed by regulations by the members of the Board of Technical Education;
(21) one person elected in the manner prescribed by regulations by the members of the Samsad of Visvabharati;
(22) four persons having special or technical knowledge from the education standpoint in agriculture, industry and commerce, medicine, and teaching, co-opted in the manner prescribed by regulations by the members referred to in clauses (1) to (21);
and
(23) two women having special knowledge of women's education, co-opted in the manner prescribed by regulations by the members referred to in clauses (1) to (21).