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I ) Background

The Jammu and Kashmir State Board of School Education was established in 1975 under The Jammu and Kashmir State Board OF School Education Act, 1975 to advise the Government on matters of policy relating to Elementary Education, Secondary Education, Higher Secondary Education and other matters pertaining to promotion of Education for All. It is a body set up to:

1.	Secure that education should relate intimately to the development of potentialities of the youth, to the national needs and to the aspirations of the people
2.	Discover talent and nurture it;
3.	Promote equality of opportunity by providing necessary facilities;
4.	Help generally to raise the standard of living and productivity of the State and achieve closer and willing participation of the people in a democratic process ;
5.	Regulate, control and develop education in the State of Jammu and Kashmir up to the Higher Secondary level by providing varied courses with a view to equipping pupils for different occupations, for education in the universities and other cultural purposes and to examine candidates and to award certificates to successful candidates and doing all other things incidental thereto.

II ) Composition of the Board

The Board (Governing Board) consists of the following members, namely: -

1.	Chairman
2.	Principal Secretary to Government Education Department
3.	Director School Education, Kashmir
5.	Director of School Education, Jammu
6 -7.	A representative each of the two Universities of Kashmir and Jammu respectively nominated by the concerned University Council.
8-11.	Four School teachers nominated by Government, of whom 2 are lady teachers concerned with Girls Education and 2 male teachers concerned with Boys Education
12.	An eminent educationist unconnected with the administration nominated by Government.
13.	A representative of the Teachers’ Training Institutions in the State nominated by Government.
14-15..	Two persons nominated by the Government: one lady and one male officer from among Principals, Headmasters and Headmistress of teaching institutions in the State.

III ) MAJOR ACTIVITIES AND OBJECTIVES
[Powers and functions of the Board]

Subject to the provisions of Jammu and Kashmir State Board of School Education Act, 1975 also subject to the broad educational policies and such directions and instructions as the government adopts and issues, from time to time the Board have the following powers and functions:

Prescribe the courses of instructions, prepare curricula and detailed syllabi and also prescribe textbooks for the elementary, the secondary school and the Higher secondary (School gradation) school examinations.

Conduct public examinations for persons who have pursued the Secondary School and Higher Secondary (School gradation) school education courses

Publish the results of examinations conducted by the Board

Grant diplomas or certificates to persons who have passed the examinations of the Board under conditions of the Board under conditions laid down in the regulations.

Recognize institutions for the purpose of providing instructions in the Secondary and Higher Secondary courses

Conduct inspection of the Recognized schools/institutions to ensure

a	That the recognized schools have the requisite facilities of play grounds, furniture, laboratories, library, equipment, accommodation and qualified teaching staff as prescribed by the regulations.
b	That no recognized school/ institution adopts books or courses of study other than those prescribed/ approved by the Board
c	That the recognized schools/institutions maintain the standard of education and impart instructions strictly in accordance with the regulations made under J & K State Board of School Education Act,1975

Disaffiliate recognized schools, which do not fulfill the conditions laid down for recognition/affiliation.

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Admit candidates to the examinations of the Board under the conditions laid down by the Regulations.

Hold, control and administer the funds and property by the Board.

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Receive bequests, donations, endowments, trusts and other transfer of any property of interest therein.

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Place before the Government the views of the Board on any matter with which it is concerned.

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Call for reports from Director/s of School Education on the conditions prevailing in the recognized institutions or in institutions applying for recognition.

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Adopt measures to promote the physical, moral, cultural and social welfare of the students in recognized institutions.

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Institute and award medals and prizes and scholarships for nurturing talent

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Exercise full academic control over the recognized institutional

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Undertake editing, printing and publication of textbooks for various courses as the Board may deem proper.

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Adopt measures for co-ordinating national and State policies in secondary and higher secondary, technical and vocational education and for co-ordinating higher secondary education with the elementary and University education.

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Do all such other acts and things as may be necessary for furtherance of the objectives of the Board as a corporate body constituted for regulating and supervising elementary, secondary and higher secondary education in the State.

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Curriculum design and content

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Teacher support system

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Student support and guidance

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Provide diverse learning resources to schools

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Population Education