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THE KERALA EDUCATION RULES, 1959

NOTIFICATION

Ed. (C. Spl.) 21564/59/EHD, dated, Trivandrum,16th April 1959.In exercise of the powers conferred by section 36 of the Kerala Education Act, 1958, (Act 6 of 1959), the Government of Kerala hereby make the following Rules. They shall come into force on such date as the Government may, by notification in the Gazette, appoint and different dates may be appointed for different provisions of these Rules*.{* The rules came into force from 1-6-1959.* The rules came into force from 1-6-1959.}   

Kerala Education Rules, 1959 came in to force on .....................
A:-01-01-1959
B:-19-02-1959
C:-01-06-1959
D:-15-07-1959
Correct Answer:- Option-C:-01-06-1959

The Education Rules, 1959 (Act 6 of 1959) came into force from................
a) 27.05.1959
b) 19.2.1959
c) 24.2.1959
d) 1.6.1959
Ans: 1.6.1959

CHAPTER 1

 PRELIMINARY

1. Short Title - These Rules may be called the Kerala Education Rules, 1959.

1A. They shall come into force on such date as the Government may by notification in the Gazette appoint and different dates may be appointed for different provisions of these rules.

2. Definitions – In these Rules, unless the context otherwise requires-

(1) ‘the Act’ means the Kerala Education Act, 1958;

 (2) the words defined in the Act shall have the same meaning as in the Act;

(3) ‘Department’ means the Education Department of Kerala;

(4) [‘Director’ means the Director of Public Instruction or the Director of Higher Secondary Education or such other officer or officers who may from time to time be appointed by the Government to exercise all or any of the powers of the Director of Public Instruction or the Director of Higher Secondary Education, as the case may be.]

(5) ‘Educational Officer’ means the District Educational Officer or the Assistant Educational Officer having immediate inspection and administrative control over the school within his respective jurisdiction. The term shall also include any Officer to whom the duty of inspection for specific purposes has been entrusted by competent authority.

(6) ‘District’ means the area of jurisdiction of a District Educational Officer;

The area of jurisdiction of the Dist. Educational Officer is:
(A) Educational District
(B) Revenue District
(C) Educational Sub District
(D) Revenue Division
Correct Answer-Option: (A) Educational District

(7) ‘Sub District’ means the area of jurisdiction of an Assistant Educational Officer;

The definition ‘Sub District’ in K.E.R means the area of jurisdiction of:
(A) Dist. Educational Officer
(B) Asst.Educational Officer
(C) Deputy Director
(D) Block Panchayath Secretary
Correct Answer-Option: (B) Asst. Educational Officer

7(a) ‘Teacher’ includes the Headmaster;]

(8) Management shall have the meaning as ‘Manager’;

(9) ‘Institution’ shall have the same meaning as ‘school’.

3. Where the Government are satisfied that the operation of any rule under these Rules causes undue hardship in any particular case, the Government may dispense with or relax the requirements of that rule to such extent and subject to such conditions as they may consider necessary for dealing with the case in a just and equitable manner.