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Secondary Education Board formed

Special Correspondent

Pondicherry: Pondicherry Administration has through an order of the Lt. Governor constituted a 12-member Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education as per the provisions of the Pondicherry Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Act 2003.

A notification published in the State Gazette said that the Commissioner cum Secretary to Education Department is the chairman of the Board.

The Director of School Education is its Vice- Chairman.

This is the first time that such a Board has been formed in Pondicherry.

The Union Territory has been adopting the pattern of curriculum of neighbouring States of Tamilnadu, Andhra Pradesh and Kerala for the schools in Pondicherry and Karaikal, Mahe and Yanam regions.

The notification also stated that the Board would have five ex-officio members. Joint Director of Secondary Education, Deputy Director of Elementary Education, Additional Director of Technical Education, Under Secretary to Finance Department and Head of the State Training Centre. There are also five nominated members.

They are as follows: A.Gnanam (retired Vice Chancellor of Pondicherry University), Sivasusbramanian (retired Principal and National Best Teacher Awardee), P.Vijayalakshmi (retired Joint Director of Education and National Teacher Awardee), B.Subramania Shastri (retired Headmaster-Grade I, Yanam) and N.Krishnasamy (retired Tamil Teacher).

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