66. Inspecting duties of a District Education Officer.
- The District Education Officer is responsible for the efficient inspection of all recognised educational institutions (other than colleges and research institutes, girls' middle, high and training schools) including basic schools and social education centres in the area entrusted to his charge. He is required to inspect every Government Higher Secondary school including Sarvodaya High Secondary schools and Teachers' Training schools in his district at least once a year and to send the reports of these inspections to the Board of Secondary Education and the Board of Basic Education respectively. Each report except the report on Teachers' Training schools should contain definite recommendations whether, or not the school should continue to be permitted to present candidates at the Secondary School, Higher Secondary Examination. He should also pay occasional surprise visits to these schools. He is required to inspect annually not less than 33 per cent of non-Government High/Higher Secondary schools and a certain number of Government and non-Government Basic besides other Middle and Primary schools. He should also inspect annually the offices of all educational officers immediately subordinate to him. He should also inspect some of the other subordinate offices. He should see that these offices are efficiently managed and the inspection and supervision work of these offices are thorough. A copy of the Inspection Notes should be submitted to the Director through the Regional Deputy Director. The inspection should be evenly distributed throughout the year.
