80. Duties and Powers of Sub-divisional Education Officer.
- The Sub-divisional Education Officer is in general charge of all educational activities other than colleges, research and special institutes and female education in the subdivision, subject to the general control of the District Education Officer. He is the local educational officer who is charged with the immediate inspection and academic supervision of schools of all classes in his subdivision with the exception of Government High/Higher Secondary schools and Training schools of which the heads are officers of an equivalent rank. He is the authority to grant or withdraw recognition of Middle schools in his subdivision. He should carefully supervise the work of the Deputy Inspectors and the Sub-Inspectors of schools under him. He is the educational advisor of the Sub-divisional Officer.
