MAHATMA GANDHI BOARD OF SECONDARY & VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING
MGBSVET is a self autonomous, independent board, established under the provision of IT Act 1882
duly registered by the Govt. of India, Delhi(NCR) for Secondary & Vocational educational society for the
poor and disadvantaged group such as street children, working persons, rural women and physically challenged.
The Board is established for development of education under the guidelines of National Education Policy 1986 and
programme of action 1992 Govt. of India respectively.
It has been constituted to regulate non formal Primary, Middle, Secondary (10th), Senior Secondary (12th)
education and other vocational courses (under Self Employment Education Scheme) in India with the help of
educational experts to educate uneducated boys, girls, men and women for upliftment of literacy in India. So that
they can serve the society effectively and with dignity. Board may impart education with international techniques and
with stress on moral, mental, physical and social personality.
Like all educational boards / universities, ours is also an autonomous body. Each educational organization acts on its
own discretionary powers. According to these powers every Board / University / State Govt. / Central Govt. of India has the liberty and right to take its own decision either to allow or refuse any admission / service. We do our best
to make the non formal education programme a success. All the education programmes run by the board is the board's own
autonomous education programme. Legality, validity and utility of the education programme is in strict conformity with the
Constitution of India and law of the land under Article 19(1)G, 29 & 30.
1. The aims and objectives of the Board is to provide basic education for Primary, Secondary And Senior
Secondary students. The mission of the Board is to achieve all round
development and growth for the masses through education.
2. MGBSVET is an autonomous independent and Non–Governmental Board for the conduct of Secondary and Senior Secondary School Examination, providing an alternative to choose from either Government aided Boards or a Non-Government independent autonomous body. The Board aims to provide education for all children, especially to those in rural and remote areas, at least up to the Senior Secondary level. It is further submitted that the Board is a private initiative for the establishment of a Non-Government Board for conducting 10th and 12th Common Examinations for students studying in schools affiliated and likely to be affiliated by MGBSVET.
3. The Board trustees / members has the constitutional right under Article 19 (1) (g) to pursue any profession or any occupation and running teaching institutes have been included as part of occupation as held by Hon’ble Supreme Court in T.M.A. Pai Foundation Vs. State of Karnataka (SC) 2003 (2) SCT 385. The relevant portion of the above said judgment is reproduced as under:-
“ Private education is one of the most dynamic and fastest growing segments of post-secondary education at the turn of the twenty first century. A combination of unprecedented demand for access to higher education and the inability or unwillingness of government to provide the necessary support has brought private higher education to the forefront. Private institutions with a long history in many countries, are expanding in scope and number, and are becoming increasingly important in parts of the world that relied almost entirely on the public sector.