M/s Karnataka Secondary Education Examination Board

1. Whether the Applicant is an "educational institution" and ought to be treated as such for the purposes of applicability of GST?
2. Whether the activity of printing of the following items of stationery on behalf of educational institutions constitutes a supply of service: 
a. question papers,
b. admit cards, 
c. answer booklets 
d. SSLC Pass Certificate, the overprinting of variable data and lamination 
e. Fail marks cards 
f. Circulars, ID cards and other formats used for and during examinations 
g. Envelopes for packing answer booklets 
If yes, whether the service provided to educational institutions by way of printing of stationery and other services incidental to the conduct of examination by such institutions would be covered by Sr. No. 66 (Heading 9992) of Notification No. 12/2017-Central Tax (Rate), as amended and subject to Nil rate of tax.
3. Whether the following incidental services provided to or performed on behalf of educational institutions are also services that are covered by Sr. No. 66 (Heading 9992) of Notification No. 12/2017-Central Tax (Rate), as amended and subject to Nil rate of tax: 
a. Scanning of answer booklets and converting the same into digital images;
b. hiring of light motor vehicles and heavy motor vehicles for transportation of examination materials;
c. annual maintenance of computers and equipment;
d. Obtaining the services of programmers and technical staff for examination related work; and
e. Obtaining Group 'D' staff, Drivers, Data Entry Operators, Security Guards, & House Keeping services related for SSLC Examination work