XXVI. Change in the birth date or caste in the general register of the junior colleges- ANNEXURE (70) SS CODE

  ANNEXURE (70)  

XXVI. Change in the birth date or caste in the general register of the junior colleges

 

(i)                 The junior college stage is an independent stage i.e. post S.S.C. stage. The provision made in Rule 26(3) of the secondary school’s code cannot be extended to this stage as in appendix 6 of the secondary schools code, it has been laid down that no change in the date of birth as entered in the school record shall be allowed after the pupil has left the school. Similarly, no change in the date of birth as entered in the secondary school certificate a clerical error. It will thus be clear that the date of birth entered in the S.S. Certificate is taken as final. As such, no change in the date of birth of students studying in junior college classes should be permitted except in such cases when it differs from the one as entered in the secondary school certificate.

(ii)               So far as the question of change in the caste/sub-caste of a student is concerned, the usual procedure is that the one may apply to the competent authorities empowered for giving a caste certificate if he considers that his caste has not been correctly shown in the school records. The certificates issued by the social welfare officers of the districts are valid for purposes other than employment. The certificates issued by the district magistrates are valid for all purposes.

 

The castes which are wrongly mentioned in the records of the junior colleges may be changed on production of caste certificates issued by either the social welfare officer or the executive magistrates.

 

(Government letter, E. & Y.S.D. No. HSC. 1077/62712/XX.XXI, dated 29^th October 1977.)

 

(iii)             The name/surnames of students of junior colleges are entered in junior college records on the basis of names/surnames etc., entered in the secondary school certificates and these entries are considered as authentic. No changes are ordinarily permissible, unless the entries in the junior college records vary from those in these secondary school certificates.

(iv)             The regional deputy director of education should act as competent authorities to grant permission for making changes in the general registers of the junior colleges in respect of caste/sub-castes, names/surnames of the students in the records of the junior colleges, subject to the production of the necessary certificates/ documents etc. or on the basis of the entries made in the secondary school certificates, as the case may be.

(Government letter, E. & Y.S.D. No. HSC. 1077/62712/XX.XXI, dated 19^th December 1977.)