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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.

🆀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
Answer:- C

🆀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
Answer:- A

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[=Director of General Education] 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 inspectional 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;

(7) ‘Sub District’ means the area of jurisdiction of an Assistant 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’.

🆀The area of jurisdiction of the Dist. Educational Officer is:

(A) Educational District
(B) Revenue District
(C) Educational Sub District
(D) Revenue Division
Answer-Option: (A) 

🆀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
Answer-Option: (B) 

1. According to the Rules, who is included in the definition of a ‘Teacher’?
A. Only permanent teachers
B. Only subject teachers
C. Teachers and Headmasters
D. Only Assistant Educational Officers

Answer: C

2. In these Rules, the term ‘Management’ has the same meaning as:
A. Institution
B. Principal
C. Manager
D. Department

Answer: C

3. The term ‘Institution’ is synonymous with:
A. School
B. College
C. Education Department
D. Sub-District

Answer: A

4. Who is considered the ‘Director’ under these Rules?
A. Only the Director of Public Instruction
B. Only the Director of Higher Secondary Education
C. Any officer appointed by the Government to exercise powers of either Director
D. Only the Headmaster of the school

Answer: C

5. What does the term ‘Educational Officer’ include?
A. Only the District Educational Officer
B. Only the Assistant Educational Officer
C. Any officer entrusted with inspection duties for specific purposes
D. Both B and C

Answer: D

6. The term ‘District’ in these Rules refers to:
A. Any municipal area
B. Area under the jurisdiction of a District Educational Officer
C. Area under the jurisdiction of the Headmaster
D. Area under the jurisdiction of the Department of Education

Answer: B

7. The term ‘Sub District’ refers to:
A. Area under a school committee
B. Area under an Assistant Educational Officer
C. Area under the Director
D. Any part of the municipal corporation

Answer: B

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.

1. Who has the authority to relax or dispense with any rule under the Kerala Education Rules, 1959, in case of undue hardship?
A. District Educational Officer
B. Assistant Educational Officer
C. The Government
D. The Director of Public Instruction

Answer: C

2. Under what conditions can the Government relax the requirements of a rule?
A. Only if requested by the Headmaster
B. To deal with the case in a just and equitable manner
C. Whenever a school fails to comply with the rule
D. Only after approval from the Director

Answer: B