Section 213B in The Board of Secondary Education (Madhya Pradesh) Regulations, 1965
213B.
In case the State Government authorises the Board to get text books preferred in any subject/subjects under Rule 12 of the Madhya Pradesh Prathmik, Middle School Tatha Madhymik Shiksha Niyam 1974, the Board may-(i)invite manuscripts on those subjects from authors.Or(ii)take up the preparation of manuscripts in those subjects.Or(iii)take action for adopting or adapting books prepared by N.C.E.R.T. or any other educational agency.The Curriculum Committee will decide which of these three courses will be adopted in any case. For inviting manuscripts, the Secretary shall issue a circular inviting manuscripts from authors who shall by supplied with the syllabi of courses, curriculum guide, instruction to authors, and such other instructions which may help in the preparation of the manuscript in the desired from.The author submits to the Secretary, 4 typed copies of the manuscript of the book, with the copies of the illustrations etc.The manuscripts shall be got reviewed by three independent reviewers appointed by the Chairman. The manuscripts with reviewers, reports, shall be next placed before the Committee of Courses for further scrutiny and recommendations to the Chairman. The Chairman, on behalf of the Board, shall finally approve the manuscript for being forwarded to the State Government for approval as prescribed book under Section 4 (1) of the Madhya Pradesh Prathmik, Middle School Tatha Madhyamik Shiksha (Pathya Pustakon Sambandhi Vyavastha) Adhiniyam, 1973.In case of preparation of manuscripts by the Board itself, a Working Group consisting of Secondary School Teachers, Pedagogy Experts, Subjects Experts, Authors. Editors, Language Experts, Artists, etc., will be constituted by the Secretary and the manuscripts thus prepared by the Working Groups will be placed before the respective Committee of Courses and then to Curriculum Committee for their recommendations. The Chairman, on behalf of the Board, shall approve the manuscript. The approved manuscript shall be submitted to the State Government for approval as prescribed text books under Section 4 (1) of the Madhya Pradesh Prathmik. Middle School Tatha Madhyamik Shiksha Pathya Pustakon Sambandhi Vyavastha) Adhiniyam, 1973.In case of adopting or adapting books, the book/books shall be placed before the respective Committee of Courses for necessary modification, scrutiny and recommendation to the Chairman. The Chairman on behalf of the Board shall approve the book/books and then shall submit the book/books to the State Government for approval as prescribed text book under Section 4 (1) of the Madhya Pradesh Prathmik, Middle School Tatha Madhyamik Shiksha (Pathya Pustakon Sambandhi Vyavastha) Adhiniyam, 1973.
