TAMIL NADU UNIFORM SYSTEM OF SCHOOL EDUCATION ACT, 2010
(1) This Act may be called the Tamil Nadu Uniform System of School Education Act, 2010.
(2) It shall be deemed to have come into force on the 30th day of November 2009.
Section 1 of the Tamil Nadu Uniform System of School Education Act, 2010, establishes the Act's nomenclature and commencement date, laying the foundation for a uniform educational framework in Tamil Nadu. It signifies the legislative intent to standardize school education across the state, promoting equality and consistency in curriculum and examination systems.
Note: The references are based on the provided sources, with emphasis on the primary legislative extracts and judicial commentary available therein.
In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,--
(a) "academic year" means the year commencing on the first day of June;
(b) "Anglo-Indian School" means a school approved as such under the Code of Regulations for Anglo-Indian Schools;
(c) "Board" means the State Common Board of School Education constituted under Section 5;
(d) "competent authority" means any authority, officer or person authorized by the Government, by notification, to perform the functions of the competent authority for such area or in relation to such class of private school, as may be specified in the notification;
(e) "Government" means the State Government;
(f) "matriculation school"
(1) Every school in the State shall follow the common syllabus and text books as may be specified by the Board for each subject,--
(a) in Standards I and VI, commencing from the academic year 2010-2011;
(b) in Standards II to V and Standards VII to X from the academic year 2011-2012.
(2) Subject to the provisions of sub-section (1), every school in the State shall,--
(a) follow the norms fixed by the Board for giving instruction in each subject;
(b) follow the norms for conducting examination as may be specified by the Board.
All the subjects, other than languages, may be taught in Tamil or English or in any other language as may be decided by a school with the approval of the competent authority.
(1) The Government shall, by notification, constitute a Board to be called as the State Common Board of School Education for the purpose of implementing the policy of the Government to provide uniform school education in the State. The Board shall exercise the powers conferred, and perform the functions assigned to it, under this Act.
(2) The Board shall consist of the following members, namely:--
Ex-officio Members.
(a) The Director of School Education, who shall be the Chairperson;
(b) The Additional Secretary to Government, School Education Department;
(c) The Director of Government Examinations;
(d) The Director of Matriculation Schools;
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(1) The nominated members shall hold office for a term of three years and shall be eligible for re-nomination for a further term of three years:
Provided that for the purpose of this sub-section, a person who has held office as a nominated member in a casual vacancy for a period of not less than one year shall be deemed to have held office for a full term of three years.
(2) A nominated member may, by writing under his hand addressed to the Government, resign his office but he shall continue to hold office until his resignation is accepted by the Government.
(3) The nominated members shall be eligible to draw such rate of sitting fee and travelling allowance as may be applicable to a First Class Committee.
If, at any time, it appears to the Government that a nominated member has shown himself to be unsuitable for office or has been guilty of misconduct or neglect which renders his removal expedient, the Government may, after giving the nominated member a reasonable opportunity of showing cause, by notification, remove the nominated member, from the office.
If a casual vacancy occurs in the office of a nominated member, either by reason of his death, resignation, removal or otherwise, such vacancy shall be filled up, as soon as may be, by the Government and the nominated member shall hold office only for the remainder of the term for which the person whose place he fills would have been a nominated member.
It shall be the duty of the Board to take all such steps as it may think fit for ensuring uniform system of school education in the State. The Board shall,--
(a) prescribe the common syllabus and text books for each Standard and each course of study in the school;
(b) prescribe the norms for conducting the examinations and the minimum standards for the award of certificate;
(c) evaluate the standard of school education and suggest recommend-dations for improvement of school education;
(d) constitute such number of committees as it may think fit, for the consideration of any business;
(e) advise the Government upon the action to be taken for the purpose of implementing the uniform system of school educatio
(1) The Board may, at any time, constitute a committee or committees consisting of such number of members as it may think fit or resolve itself into a committee for the consideration of any business.
(2) The committee shall have the powers to co-opt additional member or members with prior approval of the Chairperson of the Board.
(3) The committee shall submit its report to the Board within such time as may be directed by the Board.
If any person wilfully contravenes the provisions of this Act or any rules made thereunder, he shall be punishable with fine which may extend to twenty-five thousand rupees and in the case of continuing contravention, with an additional fine which may extend to one thousand rupees for every day during which such contravention continues after conviction for the first such contravention.
(1) Where an offence against any of the provisions of this Act have been committed by a Company, every person who, at the time the offence was committed, was in charge of, and was responsible to, the Company for the conduct of the business of the Company, as well as the Company, shall be deemed to be guilty of the offence and shall be liable to be proceeded against and punished accordingly:
Provided that nothing contained in this sub-section shall render any such person liable to any punishment, if he proves that the offence was committed without his knowledge or that he has exercised all due diligence to prevent the commission of such offence.
(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1), where any such offence has been committed by a Company and it is proved that the offence has been committed with the consent or connivanc
No Court shall take cognizance of any offence under this Act except with the sanction of the Government or such officer as the Government may authorize in this behalf.
(1) The Board shall, in the discharge of its functions and duties under this Act, be bound by such directions on questions of policy, as the Government may give in writing to it, from time to time.
(2) The decision of the Government as to whether a question is one of policy or not shall be final.
No suit, prosecution or other legal proceedings shall lie against the Board, Government or its officers for anything which is in good faith done or intended to be done under this Act or any rule or order made thereunder.
(1) The Government may, in the public interest, by order, direct the Board to make an enquiry in any case specified in the order, and the Board shall report to the Government the result of the enquiry made by it within such period as may be prescribed.
(2) On receipt of the report from the Board under sub-section (1), the Government shall give such direction as they deem fit and such direction shall be final and binding.
(1) The Government may make Rules for carrying out the purposes of this Act.
(2) Every rule made or notification or order issued under this Act shall, as soon as possible after it is made or issued, be placed on the table of the Legislative Assembly and if, before the expiry of session in which it is so placed or the next session, the Assembly makes any modification in any such rule or notification or order, or the Assembly decides that the rule or notification or order should not be made or issued, the rule or notification or order shall thereafter have effect only in such modified form or be of no effect, as the case may be, so, however, that any such modification or annulment shall be without prejudice to the validity of anything previously done under that rule or notification or order.
If any difficulty arises in giving effect to the provisions of this Act, the Government Power to may, by order published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, make such provisions, not remove inconsistent with the provisions of this Act as appears to them to be necessary or expedient for removing the difficulty:
Provided that no order shall be made after the expiry of a period of two years from the date of commencement of this Act.
(1) The Tamil Nadu Uniform System of School Education Ordinance, 2009 (Tamil Nadu Ordinance 4 of 2009) is hereby repealed.
(2) Notwithstanding such repeal, anything done or any action taken under the said Ordinance shall be deemed to have been done or taken under this Act.
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