State of Odisha - Act
The Orissa Homoeopathic Regulations, 1972
ODISHA
India
India
The Orissa Homoeopathic Regulations, 1972
Rule THE-ORISSA-HOMOEOPATHIC-REGULATIONS-1972 of 1972
- Published on 23 September 1947
- Commenced on 23 September 1947
- [This is the version of this document from 23 September 1947.]
- [Note: The original publication document is not available and this content could not be verified.]
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A candidate in order to be admitted to examination must produce a certificate from the Head of a recognised institution for having engaged in Homoeopathic studies for two years after joining and has attended at least 75 per cent lectures in theoretical and practical subjects separately.2.
The Principal of the institution is competent to condone 15 per cent of lectures. The President of the Faculty may condone another 5 per cent of shortage of lectures on the recommendations of the Principal.3.
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Each paper carrying 100 marks shall have 3 hours' duration.5. Appointment of examiner.
- It shall be a condition of appointment that an examiner shall not during his term of appointment coach any candidate who is preparing for the examination for the term of which he is appointed as an examiner.6.
No examiner shall enter into communication with any candidate or any matter in connection with the examination. Any examinee approaching an examiner directly or indirectly in connection with his examination should be reported to the Faculty. On receipt of such report the Faculty may take actions as deemed proper.[If an examiner fails to report such an occurrence, action, as deemed fit, maybe taken against him.] [Inserted vide Orissa Gazette Part-VII/8.8.1975.]7.
The Examination Sub-Committee may supervise all the arrangements at the centre for the examination deemed necessary.8.
In the written portion of the examinations there shall be one examiner in each paper. He shall set question paper on the subject as well as examine and mark all the answer papers on that subject, if separate question setters not appointed by the Examination Sub-Committee.9.
If an examiner is for any reason not available to conduct an examination, the President shall appoint another examiner as locum tenens to replace the substantive examiner. Similarly the President is empowered to appoint another examiner in case of emergency in order to award marks on answer books. The locum tenens shall vacate the appointment, if any, when the substantive examiner again becomes available and if the substantive examiner does not become available the 'locum tenens' shall vacate the appointment on the date on which the substantive examiner would have vacated it.10.
An examiner shall in setting a paper and in conducting the oral and practical examination be guided as to the scope of the subject of the examinations by the syllabus provided by the Faculty.11.
The question paper shall be delivered by the question setter in person to the President or sent to him registered post insured for Rs. 100 in a sealed double, cover on or before the date, prescribed by the Examination Sub-Committee. Question setters-must seal any packet containing draft question, using seat which can be identified and enclose them in a cloth lined envelop. No copy of the question set shall be retained by the question setter for which he shall have to give an undertaking in the prescribed Form No. 6. The question papers after they are printed should be kept in custody of the President till they are sent out to the Presiding Officer of the Examination centre concerned. After getting the question papers printed the President shall forward them in a double sealed cover by registered post or through person at the proper time to the Presiding Officer of the Examination centre.12.
The President shall be responsible for moderating question papers set by each question setter. He shall be responsible for correction of proofs before final printing.13.
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Copyright, if any, in examination papers prepared for faculty shall be vested in the Faculty.15.
No question paper shall be divided into more than two sections.16.
The marks assigned to each question should be indicated in the question paper, clearly and specifically.17.
The oral and practical examinations in a subject shall be jointly conducted by the external examiner and the Lecturer [* * *] [Omitted vide Orissa Gazette Part-VII/8.8.1972.] in the College. The number of marks gained by each candidate shall be determined by mutual consultations. The examination should be aimed at intelligent test of practical knowledge in the subject and its practical applicability.17A. [ [Omitted vide Orissa Gazette Part-VII/8.8.1972.]
In case of refusal by a lecturer teaching a subject to be the internal examiner without any valid grounds, such refusal shall be deemed to be gross misconduct and such latches to be reported to the Government management of the institution for necessary action.]18.
The Examination Sub-Committee shall ordinarily appoint the Principal of the institution to be Presiding Officer of the Examination centre and such other staff as may be necessary for the smooth conduct of the examinations. Immediately after the conclusion of the examinations it shall be the duty of the Presiding Officer to ensure that the answer papers are put in secure covers, sealed with his private seal, and forwarded by registered post insured for Rs. 200 each to the examiners concerned. The Principal shall also ensure strict secrecy about the examination papers.19.
Rolls of candidates appearing in examinations and the dates by which the papers have to be submitted to the Faculty will be intimated by the Secretary to the examiners who are required to keep the results of the examinations and the marks assigned to candidates strictly secret.20.
On receipt of answer books, the first duty of the examiners shall be to see that the number of candidates on the answer book correspond with the number of candidates on the roll. A list of absentees, if any, will be enclosed with the answer books. In case of any discrepancy the Secretary shall be forthwith informed of the same.21.
It is essential that total marks even if zero assigned to each answer are entered in the left-hand margin of the answer book against each answer. It is in all cases necessary to write the total marks on the outside of the answer books in right-hand top corner and to enter the same marks on the roll.22.
An examiner shall, on or before the date fixed in that regard by the Examination Sub-Committee forward to the Secretary the result of examination or examinations in every subject in which he has been an examiner together with the nature of answers given by the examinees in their respective subject. Such report in case of practical examination should specify defects in approach towards the subject and attitude of the students.23.
As soon as possible after tabulation of the marks by the Secretary, they shall be considered by the Examination Sub-Committee who will place the results before the Faculty for consideration and adoption.24.
[* * *] [Omitted vide Orissa Gazette Part-VII/8.8.1975 and subsequent clauses consecutively re-numbered Orissa Gazette Part-VII/8.8.1972.].25.
A candidate for either part of the final examination, who passes in all the subjects of the first attempt and secures seventy-five per cent of the minimum marks in any subject or subjects shall be declared to have passed with Honours in that subject or subjects.26.
After the results are recommended by the Sub-Committee and approved by the Faculty, the Secretary shall publish the same in Orissa Gazette as the list of successful candidates. The publication will be deemed to be an authentic proof of passing the examination.27.
The Sub-Committee shall have full power in case of reasonable suspicion to scrutinise and revalue the answer books. The decision of the Examination Sub-Committee duly approved by the Faculty will be final. The Secretary will preserve the paper for a year, after which the papers shall be destroyed unless otherwise directed or necessary.28.
On receipt of Rs.2 towards the mark-sheet fee the Secretary will Issue the mark-list of the examination to the candidate.29.
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Candidates eligible to appear at the examination to be conducted by the Faculty should apply through their respective Principals in the prescribed form.Instruction to the Presiding Officer at the examination31.
After ringing the warning bell five minutes before the time fixed forgiving out the question papers the Presiding Officer will call the roll numbers of the candidates according to the list given to him by the Secretary and will note on the list the absence of any candidate.32.
He should initial all blank answer papers before distribution and emphasise that candidates must write their roll numbers, the name of the subject, name of the class on the prescribed place of the answer book.32A.
The sealed cover containing the question papers should be opened precisely at the hours fixed for the commencement of examination.33.
The Presiding Officer should satisfy himself specially that all the rolls have been supplied with question papers.34.
On termination of the examination the number of answer books issued to the examiners are to be checked with the roll numbers.35.
The answer books are to be despatched to the examiner. They should either be handed over to the examiner in person or sent to him in double covers by registered post insured for Rs. 200 in the examiner's address furnished by the Secretary.36.
The office staff or the head of the institutions at which the examination is held may assist in the despatching and posting of the answer books.37.
The President office must ensure that the covers containing the answer papers are properly sealed.Duties of Invigilators38.
Each Invigilator is expected to supervise about [25] [Substituted vide Orissa Gazette Part-VII/8.8.1975.] candidates.39.
The Invigilator should ensure that no candidate copies from another candidate or makes use of notes or has in his possession any book or paper excepting those issued to him in the examination hall.40.
An Invigilator must be on move all the time.41.
each Invigilator is responsible for the safe delivery of the answer books of the candidates to the Presiding Officer.42.
The Invigilator will ensure that the answer books of candidates are properly stitched together, that the answer books contain the roll number, subject, etc., that the answer book delivered to the Presiding Officer are serially arranged, and none of the candidate leave the room without delivering .his/her answer book even if no question is attempted.43.
No Invigilator should leave the examination hall without the permission of the Presiding Officer and must reach half an hour before time on the first day and at least fifteen minutes before time on subsequent days. The Presiding Officer may cancel the appointment of any Invigilator who arrives in the hall after the examination has commenced.44.
Invigilators shall act under the orders of the Presiding Officer-Duties of clerk45.
A day before the examination, he is to see that the seats in the examination hall have been properly arranged as per the instruction of the Presiding Officer and numbered and all necessary articles of stationery for use in the examination have been supplied.46.
He will draw up under the orders of the Presiding Officer, plans showing seating arrangements of the candidates for each' examination.47.
Twenty minutes before the commencement of each examination he has to ensure that the hall is cleared, seats are in order and proper ink and paper have been supplied at the table of each candidate. He has to ensure that the examination hall clock indicates correct time and that drinking water provision has been made.48.
He is to assist the Presiding Officer, in admittance of candidate into the hall and checking that each candidate is in his proper seat and also to assist in taking roll call.49.
He has to do all necessary clerical work after each examination. He is to assist in checking answer books and in sealing and despatch of answer papers to the examiners.50.
He has to keep account of blank answer books. .Duties of Chaprasis51.
They will get the hall clean and clean the table and put them in order and supply ink and paper at each table. This must be done 15 minutes before each examination commences.52.
They will attend to Daftaries work under the supervision of the clerk.53.
They will bring necessary stationery articles from the office each day.54.
They will supply drinking water under supervision of*the Invigilator.55.
They will do all other works entrusted to them by he Invigilator.56.
During the examination they will have to act as watchmen outside the hall.Rules for the guidance and conduct of examiners57.
Candidates suffering from illness or diseases which might render their presence-in any way prejudicial to the general hygiene of others will not be allowed to enter the examination hall.58.
The door of the examination hall shalt be opened on the first day half an hour before the examination takes place and subsequent days a quarter of an hour before. The Presiding Officer may permit a candidate to appear in the examination late ; provided the candidate is not more than fifteen minutes late. Except under special circumstances the Presiding Officer shall not admit a candidate to the examination hall after fifteen minutes of the beginning of the examination unless he is satisfied that the candidate was delayed due to causes beyond his control, in which case he may provisionally admit the candidate thirty minutes from the commencement of examination. No candidate shall be admitted to the examination hall after half an hour of the beginning of the examination. The provisional admission, if any, will be subject to confirmation by the President of the State Homoeopathic Faculty. If such confirmation is not made the candidate will be regarded as not to have appeared in the examination.The presiding Officer is required to forward the Secretary, State Homoeopathic Faculty, a report indicating the causes of such delay on the part of the candidate.59.
Every candidate must, before entering the examination hall, leave outside all books, notes or papers except the admit card which he must bring with him on each day of examination in order to allow him to enter in the examination hall. Candidates must provide their own pen holder and pens.60.
A seat with number corresponding to the roll number of the admit card will be allotted to each candidate.61.
Candidates must take their seats at least five minutes before the appointed time.62.
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No candidate without the permission of the Presiding Officer shall leave his seat or the examination hall until one hour has elapsed from the time of commencement of examination.64.
Every candidate shall write on both sides of the answer book, leaving a quarter page margin. If a candidate renders the indentification of his answer paper illegible or ambiguous or enters a false number or intentionally ' omits to enter his roll number as required, his name shall be reported to the Faculty for such action as the Faculty may deem fit.65.
Any candidate who makes in his answer books any objectionable or improper remark shall be reported to the Faculty for such action as the Faculty may deem fit.66.
No candidate will be allowed by the Presiding Officer to leave the examination hall until an hour has elapsed from the time of commencement of the examination, nor until he has finally given up his answer book; provided that in case of urgent necessity a candidate may, with the special permission of the Presiding Officer, temporarily leave the examination hall, but during his stay outside he must be under the surveillance of a thoroughly trustworthy person to be deputed for that purpose by the Presiding Officer.67.
No candidate who has finally left the examination hall, will be allowed to re-enter during the hour of the same examination.68.
A candidate having completed his answer paper must handover it to the Invigilator or Presiding Officer before leaving examination hall and must not leave it on his desk or elsewhere.69.
A candidate wishing to ask a question will rise from his seat and remain standing until the Presiding Officer or his representative or the Invigilator comes to him. Such candidate must not leave his place, nor he will call the attention of the Presiding Officer by speaking or making any noise.70. [ [Substituted vide Orissa Gazette Part-VII/8-8-1975.]
Any lapse in the above conduct of any candidate, if any, detected or comes to the notice of the Presiding Officer of any examination centre, either by report or otherwise, shall be enquired into by the Presiding Officer and he shall forward within a fortnight the result of his enquiry with the original report or information, if any, alongwith the proceeding of the enquiry, for such action by the faculty, as they shall deem fit.]70A. [ [Inserted vide Orissa Gazette Part-VII/8-8-1975.]
While proceeding against delinquent, adequate opportunity shall be given to him to submit his written explanation both at the inquiry stage as also against the proposed punishment, if any.]71.
Precisely five minutes before the time fixed for the commencement of examination a warning bell will ring as a signal for all candidates to take their seats. After warning bell has been rung any outsider found loitering inside and around the hall shall be cleared out.Regulations Under Section 53 (1)In accordance with the provisions laid down in Clause (8) of Section 34 of the Orissa Flomoeopathic Act, 1956, the Orissa State Board of Homoeopathic Medicine with the previous approval of the State Government do hereby establish the 'Medical Faculty of Homoeopathy'.1. The functions of the Faculty are-
2. The Faculty shall consist of 11 (eleven) members-
3. After the first term is completed the Council shall be constituted as follows :
4. In case of vacancies caused by death, resignation, removal or otherwise, new members will be elected or nominated, as the case may be, in their places for the unexpired term of office.
Any member at any time may resign office by a letter addressed to the President. Such resignation shall have the effect from the date of which it is accepted by the Faculty. In case of any vacancy arising due to otherwise reasons the vacancy may be filled up for the unexpired portion of the term of four years.5. The term of the members of the Faculty will be for a period of five years.
The members however will continue to be in office till next Faculty is constituted.6. The Faculty may remove from office any member of the Faculty who-
7. The names of the President, and the members of the Faculty shall be notified in the Orissa Gazette.
8. The President shall ordinarily preside over all the meetings of the Faculty. In the absence of the President, members will elect a Chairman for the meeting from among the members present to transact the business of the meeting.
9. The Registrar of the Board shall be the Secretary of the Faculty for all matters and he will be responsible for the day to day work of the Faculty. [In the absence or leave of Registrar-cum-Secretary of the Faculty, the President shall be competent to arrange substitute for carrying out the duties of the Registrar-cum-Secretary. As far as practicable the President is to entrust work to the senior-most clerk of the Board available at the relevant time] [Inserted vide Orissa Gazette Part-VII/8-8 1976.].
10. There shall be an Examination Sub-Committee consisting of the following members :
11. Ordinarily the nominated members will hold office for one year but will be eligible for re-nomination.
12. There shall be an inspection Sub-Committee consisting of not 'less, than two members including the President to inspect approved colleges and also those seeking approval as college or training institutions. They shall ordinarily hold office for one year but will be eligible for re-nomination.
13. Meetings of the Faculty. - The meetings of the Faculty shall ordinarily be held once before the examination and another just after completion of the examination. Fourteen days' notice of every meeting specifying date, time and place at which the meeting is to be held and the business to be transacted thereat, should be given by the Secretary to every member.
14. the President may call a special meeting of the Faculty whenever he considers the same to be necessary.
15. The President shall call special meeting of the Faculty upon a requisition signed by four or more members.
16. The President may, for reasons to be recorded in writing, adjourn a meeting at any time to any future day or to any hour of the same day.'
17. Voting at meeting. - Subjects which are not unanimously decided in a meeting shall be decided by a majority of votes. In cases of equality of votes the Presiding authority shall have a second or casting vote.
18. Quorum. - At least four members shall form a quorum at a meeting of the Faculty. In adjourned meeting the members present will form the quorum.
19. Minutes. - Minutes of the proceedings at every meeting shall be recorded in a book provided specially for the purpose and shall be signed by the Presiding authority. The attendance of the members present shall be taken in the register. The book shall be opened for inspection of the members.
20. A copy of the minutes of the proceedings of every meeting of the Faculty shall within seven days from the date of the meeting, be forwarded to the President of the Board and to the Government.
21. Government will have the power to cancel any resolution for good and sufficient reason or may direct the facility to amend the resolution within a specified period.
22. Common seal. - The [Board] [Substituted vide Orissa Gazette Part-VII/5-7-1974.] shall have a common seal which shall be in the custody of the President. The seal of the Faculty shall be affixed to the Diploma/Degree of the Faculty.
23. Examination Sub-Committee. - The function of the Examination Sub-Committee shall include-
24. Inspection Sub-Committee. - The functions of the Sub-Committee shall include the following :
25. [(a) Examiners should be from amongst those who are qualified to be appointed as teachers on the subject in a recognised College of Homoeopathic Medicine or have teaching experience in such a college on the relevant subject.] [Substituted vide Orissa Gazette Part-VII/8-8-1975.]
26. The [Board] [Substituted vide Orissa Gazette Part-VII/5-7-1974.] examination shall ordinarily be held at Bhubaneswar. For good and sufficient reasons examinations can also be held at other places.
27. The [Board] [Substituted vide Orissa Gazette Part-VII/5-7-1974.] shall have the power to grant the Diploma/ Degree in Homoeopathic Medicine and Surgery to any person who passes successfully the final examination held at the end of fourth year and after successful completion of house-manship for six months.
28. The D.H.M.S. Examination will be divided into 3 parts -
29. The minimum pass marks in every subject will be 40 per cent in the Theoretical and 40 per cent in Oral and Practical and 45 per cent in aggregate of the Theory and Practical papers taken together.
30. The candidates who have passed P. U. or P. P. with Physics, Chemistry and Biology are exempted from appearing in the Preliminary Examination.
31. The examination shall be written, Oral and Practical of every subject.
32. The examination shall be held ordinarily in November and May of each year. The date fixed shall be notified sufficiently in advance by the Secretary.
33. Failure to pass in any examination will not debar a candidate from appearing at any subsequent examination on the submission of a new application and on payment of fresh fee. The student will be allowed provisional promotion to the next higher class, Provided he has not failed in more than 50 per cent of the subjects of that class and has not received below 25 per cent mark in the aggregate in all subjects (both Practical and Theoretical papers).
34. [The student provisionally promoted has to pass in the subjects he had failed, in the two successive examinations next to his provisional promotion failing which his name will be struck off.
Further that a student who has not passed in all subjects in the previous examinations, shall not be entitled to sit for Final Part II examination.] [Substituted vide Orissa Gazette Part-VII/8-8-1975.]35. In case of extreme hardship, Faculty on the recommendation of the Examination Sub-Committee may consider allowing grace marks not exceeding 20 per cent of the total marks.
36. The fees payable in advance to the Secretary of the Faculty according to the date fixed by him will be at the following rates :
| Rs. | ||
| (a) | Preliminary | [25] [Substituted vide Orissa Gazette Part-VII/8-8-1975.] |
| (b) | Intermediate D. H. M. S. | [35] [Substituted vide Orissa Gazette Part-VII/8-8-1975.] |
| (c) | Final Part I | [45] [Substituted vide Orissa Gazette Part-VII/8-8-1975.] |
| (d) | Final Part II | [55] [Substituted vide Orissa Gazette Part-VII/8-8-1975.] |
| (e) | One subject | [16] [Substituted vide Orissa Gazette Part-VII/8-8-1975.] |
37. Fees once paid shall not be refunded or held in reserve for a future examination except in case of illness of a candidate ; provided an application for the refund is made so as to reach the office of the Board at least 4 days before the date of commencement of the examination. Such application should be supported by a Medical Certificate.
38. The written, oral, practical examinations will be held as per the decision of Examination Sub-Committee and the date, place and time will be duly notified by the Secretary.
39. Oral and practical examination will be held together. The examiner of the Theoretical paper will generally take oral and practical examination alongwith the internal examiners unless otherwise decided by the Faculty.
40. The remuneration to the examiners shall be as following which can be altered from time to time by the Faculty with the prior approval of Government:
41. T. A. for journeys performed by the examiners, who are Government servants and come to conduct the Faculty Examinations shall be paid to them in accordance with the T. A. Rules of the State Government. Nonofficial Examiners' will get T. A. at the rates admissible to non-official members of Committee and conferences laid down under Finance Department Resolution No. 6991-F., dated the 23rd September, 1947. Examiners who are retired Government servants will get T. A. at the rates which they were drawing prior to their retirement.
Form No. 1 (S. H. F. U.)The Preliminary ExaminationToThe Secretary to the State Homoeopathic Faculty, Utkal.(Through the Principal, Government Homoeopathic Medical College, Bhubaneswar)I request permission to appear at the ensuing Preliminary Examination for the Licence of the State Homoeopathic Faculty, Utkal.The fee of Rs...........only is forwarded herewith.Name in full (Block letters).......Father's name..........Race and religion.........Homoeopathic Institution...........Age on the first day of the month of the year of examination.....General education examination in Arts or Science passed with date of passing.Permanent address...........Date of birth........Date of application.........Marks of identification.........Signature of candidate..........Note - Re-examination fee is-1st. Homoeopathic Examination
The Secretary to the State Homoeopathic Faculty, Utkal.I request permission to appear at the ensuing 1st Homoeopathic Examination for Licence of the State Homoeopathic Faculty, Utkal.The fee of Rs..........(......... ) only is forwarded herewith.Name in full (Block letters) ......Father's name...........Race and religion...........Homoeopathic Institute .........Date of passing the Preliminary Examination (or any equivalentExamination, state name of Examination)............Permanent address...........Date of application.........Signature of candidate..........Note-Re-examination fee is.........| Serial No. | Roll No. | Written100 | Oral and Practical100 | Total |
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