Section 48 in The Goa, Daman and Diu Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Rules, 1975
48. Guidelines for Block Supervisors and their duties.
(1)The Block Supervisor shall collect the stationery such as answer books, supplements, etc. from the Deputy Conductor and check the same.(2)On receipt of the sealed question paper packets from the Deputy Conductor, he/she shall check the seals on the same alongwith the signature of the Conductor and the Deputy Conductor.(3)He/She shall follow the instructions given to him/her by the Deputy Conductor.(4)He/She shall report to the examination block 20 minutes prior to the commencement of examination at the first session and 15 minutes on the subsequent sessions.(5)He/She shall announce to the candidates to keep outside the block all material not required to answer the examination.(6)He/She shall brief the candidates about the schedule of punishment for using unfair means in examinations.(7)He/She shall supply main answer book to the candidates by recording the signature on the front page of the answer book after necessary entry in Report 'A' specified by the Board and ask the candidate to fill in the details on the front pages of answer book and check the same. He/She shall obtain the signatures of the candidates on Report 'A' specified by the Board, before issuing main answer book and supplements.(8)(a)He/She shall instruct the candidates to check the number of pages in the answer book serially. In case of missing pages in an answer book, if identified, before writing answers on it, the answer book shall be replaced. It shall otherwise be reported for further action.(b)The cases of missing pages in the answer books which are not reported during the conduct of examination, if identified later, shall be processed under malpractice cases.(9)He/She shall ensure that the packets of question papers received pertains to subjects as per the schedule of time table and shall sign on the sealed packets at appropriate column.(10)About one or two minutes prior to the scheduled time for commencement of the examination, he/she shall ask any two candidates from the hall to check that the seals on the question paper packets are intact and obtain their signatures on the envelope, in the space provided, in token of the verification of seals.(11)The Supervisor shall distribute the question papers to the candidates beginning with the last number and shall collect the answer books in the same sequential order of distribution of question-papers. He/She shall instruct the candidates to write seat numbers on the question papers at the right top corner on the front page of the question paper in the space provided therefor.(12)He/She shall procure from the Deputy Conductor immediately, the additional question papers in case of short supply.(13)He/She shall write on the board the total number of pages and the total number of questions in the question paper and instruct the candidates to verify the same as against the copies supplied to them.(14)The entire responsibility of supplying accurate and full question paper as per schedule of subject and medium, rests with the Supervisor and he/she will be held responsible for any dereliction on his/her part.(15)The balance question-papers, shall be kept in the packet for returning back to the Deputy Conductor who shall collect the same from the Supervisors, after the commencement of the examination.(16)The Supervisor shall check the admission cards without causing disturbance to the candidates.(17)The candidates shall be prevented from appearing for the examination in case he/she is unable to produce a valid admission card, unless permitted in writing by the Conductor/Deputy Conductor.(18)The Supervisor shall provide the facilities to the handicapped candidates as per their requirements having prior approval from the office of the Board, on producing such letter.(19)He/She shall perform the work of supervision vigilantly by preventing the candidates from committing any malpractices.(20)The following precautions shall be taken by Supervisor-(a)not to allow copying on the part of the candidate;(b)not to engage himself/herself in conversation with any candidate;(c)not to give any kind of explanation to any candidate, about the questions appearing in the paper, except under directions of and only to the extent, as desired by the Deputy Conductor;(d)not to do any work other than the work of supervision and allied duties.(21)In case any candidate commits any irregularity or objectionable action against the instructions, the matter shall be reported immediately to the Deputy Conductor for further action.(22)Any attempt on the part of supervisor-(a)to conceal any irregularity committed by any candidate;(b)to conceal any case of impersonation;(c)to give or to cause to give question paper, answer book or supplementary answer book to any unauthorised person;(d)to admit any unauthorised person to the examination hall;(e)to overlook irregularities committed by any candidate from the block;- shall amount to serious act of dereliction of duties and is liable for penalties as inflicted by the Board with a report to the respective management of the school.(23)He/She shall maintain all the required reports to be submitted to the Deputy Conductor at the end of each paper.(24)He/She shall not allow any candidate to attend toilet, without being accompanied by the peon appointed for the purpose.(25)He/She shall not allow any candidate to leave the examination hall without returning the answer book alongwith supplements, if any, properly tied and with the details on the cover pages, duly and legibly filled in.(26)He/She shall not allow any candidate to leave the examination hall, for the first one hour after the commencement of the session even if the answer book is submitted by such candidate.(27)He/She shall fill in Supervisor's Reports 'A' and 'B' specified by the Board, properly, duly sign the same and after verification by other Supervisor hand over to the Deputy Conductor alongwith the answer-paper packets duly sealed immediately after the respective session.(28)He/She shall return all the unutilised balance answer books and supplements to the stationery supervisor, who shall receive the same after due verification vis-à-vis Supervisors' Report 'A' specified by the Board.(29)The Supervisor shall be solely responsible entirely, if any answer book is missing in the packet according to the entries of seat/code numbers superscribed on the packet and Supervisor's Reports 'A' or 'B' specified by the Board.(30)The Supervisor who verifies the records shall also be held equally responsible for any omissions and be liable for action as the Board shall inflict.(31)He/She shall extend full co-operation to the members of the Vigilance Committee to perform their duties as mentioned in sub-rule (2) of rule 51. The compliance on the observations of Vigilance Committee shall be submitted to the Board in the specified proforma.
