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CHENNAI, THURSDAY, JANUARY 30, 2020

Thai 16, Vikari, Thiruvalluvar Aandu-2051

[Regd. No. TN/CCN/467/2012-14.

GOVERNMENT OF TAMIL NADU

[R. Dis. No. 197/2009.

2020

[Price: Rs. 12.00 Paise.

TAMIL NADU

GOVERNMENT GAZETTE

EXTRAORDINARY

PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY

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SCHOOL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT

SPECIAL RULES FOR THE TAMIL NADU ELEMENTARY EDUCATION SUBORDINATE SERVICE.

[G.O. Ms. No. 12, School Education (EE1(1)), 30th January 2020,

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No. SRO B-2(a-1)/2020.

In exercise of the powers conferred by the proviso to Article 309 of the Constitution of India, and of all

other powers hereunto enabling and in supersession of the Special Rules for the Tamil Nadu Elementary Educational

Subordinate Service, contained in Section 48A in volume III of the Tamil Nadu Services Manual, 2016 so far as they

relate to the posts now coming under the School Education Department and included in the present rules, the Governor

of Tamil Nadu hereby re-issue the following Special Rules for the Tamil Nadu Elementary Educational Subordinate Service

(Section 48A in Volume-III of the Tamil Nadu Services Manual, 2016)

The rules hereby made shall come into force from the date of publication in the Tamil Nadu Government

Gazette.

Part III—Section 1(b)

Service Rules including Adhoc Rules, Regulations, etc.,

issued by Secretariat Departments.

NOTIFICATIONS BY GOVERNMENT

TAMIL NADU GOVERNMENT GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY

SECTION 48 A - TAMIL NADU ELEMENTARY EDUCATIONAL SUBORDINATE SERVICE

1.Constitution .- The Service shall consist of the following classes and categories,

namely :-

Class

(1)

Category

(2)

Deputy Inspector of School

Graduate Teacher [Subjects]

Graduate Teacher [Tamil]

III

Graduate Teacher [English]

Graduate Teacher [Languages other than Tamil and English]

Secondary Grade Teacher

Craft Instructor

Art Master

Music Teacher

VII

Physical Director

Physical Education Teacher

2. Appointment.- (a) Appointment to the several classes and categories of the service shall be made as follows:-

Class and Category

(1)

Method of Appointment

(2)

Class I

Category 1

Deputy Inspector of School

by Transfer from category 2 of class I or classes II, III, IV

in the service

Category 2

Graduate Teacher (Subjects)

(i) by Direct recruitment; or

(ii) by Promotion from any other post; or

(iii) (a) Recruitment by transfer from the post of

Superintendent in School Education Department in the

Tamil Nadu Ministerial Service;

(b) If no candidate is available for appointment by the

method (a) above, recruitment by transfer from the posts

of Assistants in School Education Department in the Tamil

Nadu Ministerial Service;

methods (a) and (b) above, recruitment by transfer from the

posts of Junior Assistant in School Education Department

in the Tamil Nadu Ministerial Service;

(iv) If no candidate is available for appointment by the

methods (i) (ii) and (iii) above, recruitment by transfer from

any other service:

TAMIL NADU GOVERNMENT GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY

Provided that the appointments (i) by direct recruitment

(ii) by promotion from any other post (iii) by recruitment by

transfer shall be made in the ratio of 50% : 48 %: 2 %:

Provided further that out of ﬁ fty percent vacancies

earmarked for direct recruitment ten percent shall be

earmarked for appointment from among Secondary Grade

Teachers and other teachers with Secondary Grade

level of pay, viz., Craft Instructors, Art Masters, Music

Teachers and Physical Education Teachers ; also the Pre–

Vocational Instructor (Full time) in Tamil Nadu Elementary

Educational Subordinate Service working in Government

Higher Secondary Schools, Government High Schools,

recognized Higher Secondary Schools, High Schools,

Middle Schools and Elementary Schools under the Local

Bodies (Corporation or Municipal or Panchayat Union) and

all Aided Managements:

Provided also that if the said ten percent of vacancies could

not be ﬁ lled as above shall be ﬁ lled up from candidates in

open market.

Class II

Graduate Teacher (Tamil)

(i) by Direct recruitment; or

(ii) by Promotion from any other post; or

(iii) (a) Recruitment by transfer from the post of

Superintendent in School Education Department in the

Tamil Nadu Ministerial Service;

(b) If no candidate is available for appointment by the

method (a) above, recruitment by transfer from the posts

of Assistants in School Education Department in the Tamil

Nadu Ministerial Service;

methods (a) and (b) above, recruitment by transfer from the

posts of Junior Assistant in School Education Department

in the Tamil Nadu Ministerial Service;

(iv) If no candidate is available for appointment by the

methods (i), (ii) and (iii) above Recruitment by transfer from

any other service:

Provided that the appointments (i) by direct recruitment

(ii) by promotion from any other post (iii) by recruitment by

transfer shall be made in the ratio of 33⅓ % : 64⅔% : 2%:

Provided further that out of 33⅓% vacancies earmarked

for direct recruitment, ten percent shall be earmarked for

appointment from among the Secondary Grade Teacher

and other Teachers with Secondary Grade level of pay, viz.,

Craft Instructors, Art Masters, Music Teachers and Physical

Education Teachers; also the Pre–Vocational Instructor

(Full time) in Tamil Nadu Elementary Educational Subordinate

Service working in Government Higher Secondary Schools,

Government High Schools, recognised Higher Secondary

Schools, High Schools, Middle Schools and Elementary

Schools under the local bodies (Corporation or Municipal or

Panchayat Union) and all Aided Managements:

Provided also that if the said ten percent vacancies could

not be ﬁ lled as above, they shall be ﬁ lled up from candidates

in open market.

TAMIL NADU GOVERNMENT GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY

Class III

Graduate Teacher (English)

(i) by Direct recruitment; or

(ii) by Promotion from any other post; or

(iii) (a) Recruitment by transfer from the post of

Superintendent in School Education Department in the

Tamil Nadu Ministerial Service;

(b) If no candidate is available for appointment by the

method (a) above, recruitment by transfer from the posts

of Assistants in School Education Department in the Tamil

Nadu Ministerial Service;

methods (a) and (b) above, recruitment by transfer from the

posts of Junior Assistant in School Education Department

in the Tamil Nadu Ministerial Service;

(iv) If no qualiﬁ ed and suitable candidate is available

for appointment by the methods (i) (ii) and (iii) above,

recruitment by transfer from any other service:

Provided that the appointments (i) by direct recruitment

(ii) by promotion from any other post (iii) by recruitment by

transfer shall be made in the ratio of 50% : 48 % : 2 %:

Provided further that out of ﬁ fty percent of vacancies

earmarked for direct recruitment ten percent shall be

earmarked for appointment from among Secondary Grade

Teachers and other teachers with Secondary Grade

level of pay, viz., Craft Instructors, Art Masters, Music

Teachers and Physical Education Teachers; also the Pre–

Vocational Instructor (Full time) in Tamil Nadu Elementary

Educational Subordinate Service working in Government

Higher Secondary Schools, Government High Schools,

recognized Higher Secondary Schools, High Schools,

Middle Schools and Elementary Schools under the Local

Bodies (Corporation or Municipal or Panchayat Union) and

all Aided Managements:

Provided also that if the said ten percent of vacancies could

not be ﬁ lled as above shall be ﬁ lled up from candidates in

open market.

Class IV

Graduate Teacher (Languages other than

Tamil and English)

(i) by Direct recruitment; or

(ii) by Promotion from any other post; or

(iii) by Transfer from any class or category

in the service on an identical scale of

pay:

Provided that the appointments (i) by direct recruitment (ii)

by promotion from any other post (iii) by transfer shall be

made in the ratio of 33⅓ % : 64⅔% : 2%.

Class V

Secondary Grade Teacher

(i) Direct recruitment; or

(ii) Transfer from any post in the service; or

(iii) Recruitment by transfer from any other service

TAMIL NADU GOVERNMENT GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY

Class VI

Category 1

Craft Instructor

(i) Direct recruitment; or

(ii) Transfer from any post in the service; or

(iii) Recruitment by transfer from any

other service.

Category 2

Art Master

(i) Direct recruitment ; or

(ii) Transfer from any post in the service; or

(iii) Recruitment by transfer from the posts in School

Education Department in Tamil Nadu Ministerial Service:

Provided that twenty percent of the vacancies in the post

of Art Masters shall be ﬁ lled by transfer of service from

the Tamil Nadu Ministerial Service, Tamil Nadu General

Subordinate Service and Tamil Nadu Basic Service in the

School Education Department under the control of the

Director of School Education at the ratio of (2:2:2:3:4:4:3)

[i.e. Watchman - 2%, Oﬃ ce Assistant - 2%, Record Clerk

- 2%, Lab Assistant – 3% Junior Assistant – 4%, Assistant

– 4%, Librarian – 3%]; or

(iv) Recruitment by transfer from any other service.

Category 3

Music Teacher

(i) Direct recruitment ; or

(ii) Transfer from any post in the service ; or

(iii) Recruitment by transfer from any

other service.

Class VII

Category 1

Physical Director

(i) Promotion from among the Physical

Education Teachers; or

(ii) Recruitment by transfer from any other

service; or

(iii) If no candidate is available for

appointment by method (i)

and (ii) above, by direct recruitment.

Category 2

Physical Education Teacher

(i) Direct recruitment; or

(ii) Transfer from any post in the service ; or

(iii) Recruitment by transfer from any other

service.

(b) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-clause (r) in section 3 of the Tamil Nadu Government Servants

(Conditions of Service) Act, 2016, members of the services shall also be eligible to be recruited direct to any category

in the service, appointments to which is made by direct recruitment.

3. Appointing Authority. - The appointing authority for all classes shall be the Chief Educational Oﬃ cer.

4. Reservation of appointments.-

The Principle of reservation of appointment [section 27 of the Tamil Nadu Government Servants (Conditions of

Service) Act, 2016,] shall apply separately to selection for appointment to the service by direct recruitment within the

jurisdiction of each of the appointing authorities in each of the categories.

5. Qualiﬁ cation as to age.- (a) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (8) of section 20 of the Tamil

Nadu Government Servants (Conditions of Service) Act, 2016, no person shall be eligible for appointment by direct

recruitment to any of the class / categories speciﬁ ed in the rules, if he has completed 40 years of age, on the ﬁ rst

day of July of the year in which the vacancy is notiﬁ ed:

TAMIL NADU GOVERNMENT GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY

Provided that for direct recruitment for any of the class / categories speciﬁ ed in these rules, the age limit prescribed

in the sub rule (a) above shall be increased by ﬁ ve years ie., 45 years in respect of candidates belonging to Scheduled

Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Backward Classes Muslims, Backward Classes, Most Backward Classes and De-notiﬁ ed

Communities and Destitute Widows of all castes.

6. Other qualiﬁ cations.- (a) No person shall be eligible for appointment to the posts unless he possesses the

qualiﬁ cations speciﬁ ed in the Annexure-I.

Provided that for the categories of Craft Instructors, Art Masters, Music Teachers the qualiﬁ cations prescribed

in the Annexure -II shall apply:

Provided further that the certiﬁ cates mentioned below wherever prescribed as qualiﬁ cations, shall mean the

certiﬁ cates issued under the authority of the State Government.

Diploma in Teacher Education

Technical Teachers Certiﬁ cate.

(b) (i) No person who has not studied Tamil in his degree course shall be eligible for appointment to the

posts of Graduate Teacher in the Tamil Language group in Category 2 of Class I and Class III:

Provided that for purpose of appointment by promotion to the posts of Graduate Teacher in Category 2 of Class I

and Class III against the vacancies in the Tamil Language group, the departmental candidates who have studied in Tamil

Medium in SSLC course and who are handling Tamil Medium Classes as Secondary Grade Teacher shall be considered.

Such candidates shall, however, pass the Advanced Language Test in Tamil within the period of their probation in the

case of probationers and within the period of two years for others. Failure to pass the Advanced Language Test within

that period shall entail extension of probation or stoppage of increment, as the case may be.

(ii) The Graduate Teacher (Languages other than Tamil and English) who relinquish their right of promotion to

Administrative posts are exempted from passing the Language Test.

to the language groups (ie.) Telugu, Urdu, Malayalam etc., for which appointment is made in Class IV.

(d) If, in the opinion of the appointing authority a candidate or candidates with an adequate knowledge of a

particular language or languages other than Tamil is or are necessary for holding a speciﬁ ed post or posts in any class

or category, it may declare that such post or posts speciﬁ ed in the declaration is or are reserved for candidate with

such knowledge. When such a declaration has been made the required number of qualiﬁ ed candidates who possess

such knowledge shall be selected in preference to those who do not possess it notwithstanding anything contained in

these rules but without prejudice to the principle of reservation of appointments to any such post shall be ﬁ lled only by

a member of the service or an approved candidate who possesses such knowledge.

7. Probation.- (a) Every person who has been appointed by direct recruitment or by recruitment by transfer to

any category shall from the date on which he joins duty be on probation in such category for a total period of two

years on duty within a continuous period of three years:

Provided that no fresh probation is necessary in respect of a person who has been appointed by direct recruitment

or transfer, if he has already completed probation in any one of the categories of the service.

(b) Probationer in any category in the service deputed to the N.C.C. in regular commissioned oﬃ cer to the N.C.C.

units shall be entitled to count towards his probation in the category concerned the period of duty performed by him in

the N.C.C. units to the extent he would have actually held the post in the category concerned but for such deputation.

8. Tests.- No person shall be eligible for appointment to the post of Deputy Inspector of Schools unless he

has passed the following tests:-

(i)

Tamil Nadu School Education Department Administrative Test -- Paper I (Higher Secondary / Secondary / Teacher

Training and Special Schools)

(ii) Tamil Nadu School Education Department Administrative Test – Paper–II (Elementary / Middle and Special

Schools)

(iii) Account Test for Subordinate Oﬃ cer Part – I

9. Seniority.- The seniority of teachers transferred to one unit from other units or from other departments shall

be reckoned with reference to the date of joining to the category in which he was transferred subject to the following

condition.

An approved probationer in the post appointed in the other units or department will be placed below the approved

probationers in identical category in that unit or department.

10. Unit for discharge, reappointment and appointment as full member.- For the purpose of discharge and

reappointment and appointment of full members every post or group of posts in any class or category for which

qualiﬁ cation in a particular subject or language is prescribed shall be deemed to be a separate category.

TAMIL NADU GOVERNMENT GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY

11. Transfers and Postings.- (a) (i) Transfers and postings of the personnel in all classes of the service within

the revenue districts shall be made by the Chief Educational Oﬃ cer of the concerned revenue districts.

(ii) Transfers and postings of the personnel in all classes of the service within the educational districts shall be

made by the District Educational Oﬃ cer of the concerned educational districts.

(b) Inter-Revenue District Transfer and postings of all Oﬃ cers in the service shall be made by the Joint Director

of School Education (Personnel).

12. Preparation of annual list of approved candidates.- For the purpose of drawing up of the annual list of

approved candidates for appointment to the posts in the service by recruitment by transfer or promotion the crucial date

on which the candidates should be qualiﬁ ed shall be the 1^st January of every year. The Joint Director (Personnel) is

the Panel drawing authority for the Classes I, II, III, IV and Category I of Class VII.

13. Savings.- Nothing contained in these rules shall adversely aﬀ ect any person holding any of the post on the

date of publication of these rules.

PRADEEP YADAV,

Principal Secretary to Government.

ANNEXURE – I

(Referred to in rule 6)

Name

of the

Class

Name of the

Category

Method of

appointment

Qualiﬁ cations

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

1. Deputy

Inspector

of School

Transfer from

Category 2 of

Class I and

Classes II, III, IV

in the service

Qualiﬁ cations prescribed for the respective Classes of the post ;

and

Pass in Tests mentioned in rule 8.

Graduate

Teacher

(Subjects)

Direct

Recruitment

Promotion and

recruitment by

transfer

(i)

Graduation and 2-year Diploma in Elementary Education (by whatever

name known); or

(ii) Graduation with at least 50% marks and Bachelor in Education (B.Ed.) ; or

(iii) Graduation with at least 45% marks and Bachelor in Education (B.Ed.) in

accordance with the National Council for Teacher Education (Recognition

Norms and Procedure) Regulations issued from time to time in this regard;

(iv) Higher Secondary (or its equivalent) with at least 50% marks and 4-year

Bachelor in Elementary Education (B.El.Ed.) ; or

(v) Higher Secondary (or its equivalent) with at least 50% marks and 4-year

B.A. / B.Sc.Ed., or B.A.Ed./B.Sc.Ed.;or

(vi) Graduation with at least 50% marks and B.Ed., (Special Education);

and

must have obtained a degree or its equivalent with such subjects or

languages in respect of which recruitment is made;

and

Pass in Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) for direct recruitment:

Provided that the candidates possessing the educational qualiﬁ cations prescribed

in (i), (iv) and (vi) above shall be eligible for appointment as Graduate Teacher

(Subjects) to Classes VI to VIII:

Provided further that a person with B.Ed. (Special Education) qualiﬁ cation shall

undergo after appointment an National Council for Teacher Education recognized

6-month Special Programme in Elementary Education.

TAMIL NADU GOVERNMENT GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY

Graduate

Teacher

(Tamil)

Direct

Recruitment

Promotion and

recruitment by

transfer

(i)

Graduation and 2-year Diploma in Elementary Education (by whatever

name known);or

(ii) Graduation with at least 50% marks and Bachelor in Education

(B.Ed.);or

(iii) Graduation with at least 45% marks and Bachelor in Education

(B.Ed.) in accordance with the National Council for Teacher Education

(Recognition Norms and Procedure) Regulations issued from time to

time in this regard; or

(iv) Higher Secondary (or its equivalent) with at least 50% marks and 4-year

Bachelor in Elementary Education (B.El.Ed.); or

(v) Higher Secondary (or its equivalent) with at least 50% marks and 4-year

B.A. / B.Sc.Ed., or B.A.Ed. / B.Sc.Ed.; or

(vi) Graduation with at least 50% marks and B.Ed., (Special Education);

and

must have obtained a degree or its equivalent with such subjects or languages

in respect of which recruitment is made;

and

Pass in Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) for direct recruitment:

Provided that the candidates possessing the educational qualiﬁ cations prescribed

in (i), (iv) and (vi) above shall be eligible for appointment as Graduate Teacher

(Tamil) to Classes VI to VIII:

Provided further that a person with B.Ed. (Special Education) qualiﬁ cation shall

undergo after appointment an National Council for Teacher Education recognized

6-month Special Programme in Elementary Education.

III

Graduate

Teacher

(English)

Direct

Recruitment

Promotion and

recruitment by

transfer

(i)

Graduation and 2-year Diploma in Elementary Education (by whatever

name known); or

(ii) Graduation with at least 50% marks and Bachelor in Education

(B.Ed.); or

(iii) Graduation with at least 45% marks and Bachelor in Education

(B.Ed.) in accordance with the National Council for Teacher Education

(Recognition Norms and Procedure) Regulations issued from time to

time in this regard; or

(iv) Higher Secondary (or its equivalent) with at least 50% marks and 4-year

Bachelor in Elementary Education (B.El.Ed.); or

(v) Higher Secondary (or its equivalent) with at least 50% marks and

4-year B.A. / B.Sc.Ed., or B.A.Ed./ B.Sc.Ed.;or

(vi) Graduation with at least 50% marks and B.Ed., (Special Education);

and

must have obtained a degree or its equivalent with such subjects or languages

in respect of which recruitment is made;

and

Pass in Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) for direct recruitment:

Provided that the candidates possessing the educational qualiﬁ cations prescribed

in (i), (iv) and (vi) above shall be eligible for appointment as Graduate Teacher

(English) to Classes VI to VIII:

Provided further that a person with B.Ed. (Special Education) qualiﬁ cation shall

undergo after appointment an National Council for Teacher Education recognized

6-month Special Programme in Elementary Education.

TAMIL NADU GOVERNMENT GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY

Class

Graduate Teacher

(Languages other

than Tamil and

English)

Direct

Recruitment

Promotion and

recruitment by

transfer

(i)

Graduation and 2-year Diploma in Elementary Education (by

whatever name known); or

(ii) Graduation with at least 50% marks and Bachelor in Education

(B.Ed.) ; or

(iii) Graduation with at least 45% marks and Bachelor in Education

(B.Ed.) in accordance with the National Council for Teacher

Education (Recognition Norms and Procedure) Regulations

issued from time to time in this regard; or

(iv) Higher Secondary (or its equivalent) with at least 50% marks and

4-year Bachelor in Elementary Education (B.El.Ed.); or

(v) Higher Secondary (or its equivalent) with at least 50% marks

and 4-year B.A. / B.Sc.Ed., or B.A.Ed./B.Sc.Ed; or

(vi) Graduation with at least 50% marks and B.Ed., (Special

Education) ;

and

must have obtained a degree or its equivalent with such subjects or

languages in respect of which recruitment is made;

and

Pass in Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) for direct recruitment:

Provided that the candidates possessing the educational qualiﬁ cations

prescribed in (i), (iv) and (vi) above shall be eligible for appointment as

Graduate Teacher (Languages other than Tamil and English) to Classes

VI to VIII:

Provided further that a person with B.Ed. (Special Education) qualiﬁ cation

shall undergo after appointment an National Council for Teacher Education

recognized 6-month Special Programme in Elementary Education.

Class V

Secondary

Grade

Teacher

Direct

recruitment and

Recruitment by

Transfer

Higher Secondary (or its equivalent) with at least 50% marks and 2-year

Diploma in Elementary Education (by whatever name known) ;

Higher Secondary (or its equivalent) with at least 45% marks and 2-year

Diploma in Elementary Education (by whatever name known), in accordance

with the National Council for Teacher Education (Recognition Norms and

Procedure), Regulations, 2002;

Higher Secondary (or its equivalent) with at least 50% marks and 4-year

Bachelor of Elementary Education (B.El.Ed.) ;

Higher Secondary (or its equivalent) with at least 50% marks and 2-year

Diploma in Education (Special Education) ;

Graduation and 2-year Diploma in Elementary Education (by whatever

name known) ;

Graduation with atleast 50% of marks and Bachelor of Education (B.Ed.) ;

and

Pass in Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) for direct recruitment:

Provided that a person with D.Ed (Special Education) qualiﬁ cation shall

undergo, after appointment an National Council for Teacher Education

recognized 6-month Special Programmes in Elementary Education:

Provided further that person who has acquired the qualiﬁ cation of Bachelor

of Education from any National Council for Teacher Education recognized

institution shall be considered for appointment as a teacher in Classes

I to V provided the person so appointed as a teacher shall mandatorily

undergo a six month Bridge Course in Elementary Education recognized

by National Council for Teacher Education, within two years of such

appointment.

PRADEEP YADAV,

Principal Secretary to Government.

TAMIL NADU GOVERNMENT GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY

ANNEXURE-II

(Referred to in rule 6)

Name of the

Category

Method of appointment

Qualiﬁ cations

(1)

(2)

(3)

Craft Instructor

(Wood work)

Direct Recruitment,

Transfer and Recruitment

by Transfer

General Qualiﬁ cation.-

Minimum general educational qualiﬁ cation as deﬁ ned in Schedule III to

the Tamil Nadu Government Servants (Conditions of Service) Act, 2016;

and

Technical Qualiﬁ cation.-

Industrial School Certiﬁ cate or Certiﬁ cate Course in Elementary wood

working (old regulations) issued by the College of Arts and Crafts, Madras

/ Diploma course in wood work issued by the College of Arts and Crafts

(New regulations) Madras; and

Technical Teachers Certiﬁ cate / Craft Instructors course Certiﬁ cate of College

of Education, Saidapet; and

National Trade Certiﬁ cates in the Trade of Carpentry one year course (with one

year paid untrained) Teaching experience for one year (paid) work experience

on a standard wood work factory or Institutions; and

National Apprentice Certiﬁ cate issued by the National Council for Training in

Vocational Trades (wood work)

Craft Instructor

(Sewing)

Direct recruitment, Transfer

and recruitment by transfer.

General Qualiﬁ cation.-

A Pass in +2 under 10+2 pattern;

and

Technical Qualiﬁ cation.-

A Certiﬁ cate in Needle work and dress making (Higher Grade) and

Embroidery (Higher Grade) / a Diploma in Costume Designing and Dress

makings issued by the Board of Technical Education and Training, Chennai /

Industrial School Certiﬁ cate; and Technical Teacher’s Certiﬁ cate:

Provided that the educational qualiﬁ cation 10+2 prescribed shall not apply

to the candidates passed SSLC prior to 2005 and successfully undergone

the Technical Teachers Certiﬁ cate examination conducted by the Director of

Government Examinations, Tamil Nadu.

Craft Instructor

(Tailoring)

Direct Recruitment,

Transfer and Recruitment

by Transfer

A Certiﬁ cate in Tailoring (Higher Grade) with a Technical Teachers Certiﬁ cate.

Craft Instructor

(Agriculture)

Direct Recruitment,

Transfer and Recruitment

by Transfer

Minimum general educational qualiﬁ cation as deﬁ ned in schedule III to the

Tamil Nadu Government Servants (Conditions of Service) Act, 2016 with

Government Technical Examination Certiﬁ cate (Lower Grade) / Minimum

general educational qualiﬁ cation as deﬁ ned in schedule III to the Tamil Nadu

Government Servants (Conditions of Service) Act, 2016; with thirty ﬁ ve

percent in Agriculture (Theory and Practical separately) under the Diversiﬁ ed

Course / A Certiﬁ cate issued to candidates who underwent the two years

certiﬁ cate course in Agricultural Science, Gandhigram or by the Ramakrishna

Vidyalaya Perianaickanpalaylam; and Technical Teachers Certiﬁ cate.

TAMIL NADU GOVERNMENT GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY

Art Master

Direct recruitment,

Transfer and Recruitment

by Transfer.

General Qualiﬁ cation.-

A Pass in +2 under 10+2 pattern

and

Technical Qualiﬁ cation.-

Degree with Drawing and Painting of a recognised University in the State

approved by UGC or its equivalent or Diploma in Painting or Diploma in

Drawing of Annamalai University or A Diploma in Paintings or Commercial

Arts or Modelling of the Government College of Arts and Crafts or Government

Technical Examinations (Higher Grade) in Free Hand Outline and Model

Drawing or Government Diploma in Drawing or a Certiﬁ cate issued by the

Tamil Nadu Institute of Architecture and Sculpture, Mamallapuram; and

Technical Teachers Certiﬁ cate;

A Diploma in Fine Arts, awarded by the Director of Technical Education or a

Degree in Fine Arts awarded by the Madras University or the Bharathiyar

University or any other equivalent Diploma / Degree in Fine Arts issued by

other Universities and boards recognised by University Grants Commission:

Provided that the educational qualiﬁ cation 10+2 prescribed shall not apply

to the candidates passed SSLC prior to 2005 and successfully undergone

the Technical Teachers Certiﬁ cate examination conducted by the Director of

Government Examinations, Tamilnadu.

Music Teacher

Direct recruitment,

Transfer and Recruitment

by Transfer.

General Qualiﬁ cation.-

A Pass in +2 under 10+2 pattern;

and

Technical Qualiﬁ cation.-

Degree with Music of a recognised University approved by UGC in the State

or its equivalent / Sangeetha Bhushana of Annamalai University / Sangeetha

Vidwan title in Music awarded by the Director of Government Examinations,

Tamil Nadu / Sangeetha Siromani of the Madras University / Diploma in

Music of the Madras University or Madurai Kamaraj University/ Government

Technical Examination Certiﬁ cate (Higher Grade) in Music with forty percent

in Music (Theory and Practical separately) under the diversiﬁ ed course; and

Technical Teachers Certiﬁ cate ;

Diploma in Music Teaching awarded by the Director of Government

Examinations;

Teachers Certiﬁ cate in Indian Music issued by the Director of Government

Examinations:

Provided that the educational qualiﬁ cation 10+2 prescribed shall not apply

to the candidates passed SSLC prior to 2005 and successfully undergone

the Technical Teachers Certiﬁ cate Examination conducted by the Director of

Government Examinations.

TAMIL NADU GOVERNMENT GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY

Physical

Director

Promotion

Recruitment by

Transfer and Direct

recruitment.

Bachelor’s degree with Physical Education as an elective subject with 50% marks ;

Bachelor’s degree with Physical Education as an elective subject with 45% marks

and participation in National or State or Inter – University competitions in sports or

games or athletics recognized by Association of Indian University or Indian Olympic

Association ;

Bachelor’s degree with 45% marks and having participated in National or State or

Inter-University sports or games or athletics ;

For deputed in-service candidates (i.e. trained Physical Education Teachers /

Coaches) - Graduation with 45% marks and at least 3 years of teaching experience

as per National Council for Teacher Education (Recognition Norms & Procedure)

Regulation, 2009 ;

Graduate in Physical Education with 40% marks ;

Graduate with Physical Education as an elective subject with 40% marks ;

Graduate who participated school, Inter-Collegiate in sports / games or passed

NCC ‘C’ Certiﬁ cate in accordance with the National Council for Teacher Education

(Recognition Norms and Procedure) Regulations, 2007 notiﬁ ed on 10.12.2007;

Graduate in Physical Education i.e. B.P.Ed. Course (or its equivalent) of 3 years

duration ;

Graduate having represented State / University in sports / games / athletics ;

Graduate who has secured 1^st, 2^nd or 3^rd position in Inter – Collegiate sports / games

tournaments / possessing NCC ‘C’ Certiﬁ cate or passed basic course in Adventure

Sports;

Graduate with one year training programme in Sports Science, Sports Management,

Sports Coaching, Yoga, Olympic Education, Sports Journalism etc. in accordance

with the National Council for Teacher Education (Form of application for recognition,

the time limit of submission of application, determination of norms and standards for

recognition of teacher education programmes and permission to start new course or

training) Regulations, 2002 notiﬁ ed on 13.11.2002 ;

and

Bachelor of Physical Education (B.P.Ed.) of at least one year duration (or its

equivalent) from any National Council for Teacher Education recognized

institution.

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Physical

Education

Teacher

Direct recruitment,

Transfer and

Recruitment by

Transfer.

Higher Secondary (Class XII or its equivalent) with at least 50% marks from recognized

board ;

Candidates who have passed the Higher Secondary examination (+2) or its equivalent

and have participated in sports / games at least school / college / district level in

accordance with the and National Council for Teacher Education (Recognition Norms

and Procedure) Regulations, 2007 notiﬁ ed on 10.12.2007) ;

Higher Secondary (Class XII or its equivalent) with at least 45% marks from recognized

board (in accordance with the National Council for Teacher Education (Form of

application for recognition, the time limit of submission of application, determination of

norms and standards for recognition of teacher education programmes and permission

to start new course or training) Regulations, 2002 notiﬁ ed on 13.11.2002 ;

and

Certiﬁ cate / Diploma in Physical Education of duration not less than two years (or its

equivalent) from National Council for Teacher Education recognized institution.

PRADEEP YADAV,

Principal Secretary to Government.

SPECIAL RULES FOR THE TAMIL NADU HIGHER SECONDARY EDUCATIONAL SERVICE.

[G.O. Ms. No. 14, School Education [SE2(1)], 30th January 2020,

¬î 16, Mè£K, F¼õœÀõ˜ Ý‡´&2051.]

No. SRO B-2(a-3)/2020.

In exercise of the powers conferred by the proviso to Article 309 of the Constitution of India, and of all other

powers hereunto enabling and in supersession of the Special Rules for the Tamil Nadu Higher Secondary Educational

Service contained in Section 37 in Volume II of the Tamil Nadu Services Manual, 2016 so far as they relate to the

posts now coming under the School Education Department and included in the present rules, the Governor of Tamil

Nadu hereby re-issue the following Special Rules for the Tamil Nadu Higher Secondary Educational Service Section 37

in Volume-II of the Tamil Nadu Services Manual 2016.

The educational qualiﬁ cations prescribed in column (3) of the Annexure referred to in rule 7(a) shall

be deemed to have come into force on the 12^th June, 2019 and the other rules shall come into force on the date of

publication of these rules in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette.

SECTION 37 – THE TAMIL NADU HIGHER SECONDARY EDUCATIONAL SERVICE

1. Constitution. - The service shall consist of the following classes and categories namely:-

Class-I

Headmaster and Headmistress in Higher Secondary Schools

Class-II

Category 1

Post Graduate Assistant in Academic subjects.

Category 2

Post Graduate Assistant in Languages

Class-III

Category 1

District Inspector of Physical Education

Category 2

Physical Director and Physical Directress in Higher Secondary Schools

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2. Appointment.– (a) Appointment to several classes and categories of the service shall be made as follows :-

Class and Category

Method of recruitment

(1)

(2)

Headmaster and Headmistress

in Higher Secondary Schools

(i) Recruitment by transfer from the category of Headmaster /

Headmistress of Government High Schools in Class-V of

the Tamil Nadu School Educational Service;

(ii) Promotion from Class-II and Class-III of the service.

II.

(1) Post Graduate Assistant

in Academic subjects

(i) Direct recruitment; or

(ii) (a) Recruitment by transfer from the categories of Deputy

Inspector of Schools and Graduate Teacher (Subjects),

in Class I of the Tamil Nadu School Educational

Subordinate Service.

(b) In case of the post of Post Graduate Assistant in

Commerce, recruitment by transfer from the category of

Vocational instructor, teaching the subject “Commerce”

in Higher Secondary Standards.

Explanation:

For the purpose of ﬁ xing the inter–se – seniority

In respect of Vocational Instructors, teaching the subject

Commerce among the category eligible for appointment to

the post of Post Graduate Assistant in Commerce, the date of

regular appointment in the cadre, after passing M.Com., B.Ed.,

degree or the date of passing M.Com., B.Ed., degree while in

service whichever is later shall be taken into account for the

purpose of inter- se-seniority.

(iii) (a) Recruitment by transfer from the post of

Superintendent in the Tamil Nadu Ministerial Service

in School Education Department;

(b) If no qualiﬁ ed and suitable candidates are available

for appointment by the method (a) above, recruitment

by transfer from the posts of Assistant/ Steno-Typist in

the Tamil Nadu Ministerial Service in School Education

Department;

for appointment by the method (a) and (b) above,

recruitment by transfer from the posts of Junior

Assistant/ Typist in the Tamil Nadu Ministerial Service

in School Education Department;

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(2) Post Graduate Assistant in

Languages

(i) Direct recruitment; or

(ii) Recruitment by transfer from the categories of Deputy

Inspector of Schools in Category 1 in Class I, Graduate

Teacher (Tamil) in Class II, Graduate Teacher (English) in

Class III and Graduate Teacher (languages other than Tamil

and English) in class IV of the Tamil Nadu School Educational

Subordinate Service;

(iii) (a) Recruitment by transfer from the post of Superintendent

in the Tamil Nadu Ministerial Service in School Education

Department;

(b) If no qualiﬁ ed and suitable candidates are available

for appointment by the method (a) above, recruitment

by transfer from the posts of Assistant/ Steno-Typist in

the Tamil Nadu Ministerial Service in School Education

Department;

appointment by the method (a) and (b) above, recruitment

by transfer from the posts of Junior Assistant/ Typist in

the Tamil Nadu Ministerial Service in School Education

Department;

III

(1) District Inspector of

Physical Education

By transfer from category 2 of Class III

(2) Physical Director and

Physical Directress in

Higher Secondary Schools

(i) Direct recruitment; or

(ii) Recruitment by transfer from category 1 (Physical

Director) of class VII of the Tamil Nadu School Educational

Subordinate Service

2 (b) (i) Vacancies arising in Class I of the service shall be ﬁ lled up so as to ensure that the proportion of

appointment in the service in the said Class by recruitment by transfer and by promotion from categories of Class II

and Class III taken together respectively be in the ratio of 2:7 and the cycle for such appointment shall be as follows:-

By recruitment by transfer from Class V of the Tamil

Nadu School Educational Service (Headmaster / Headmistress

of Government High Schools)

By promotion from Class II and Class III

By recruitment by transfer from Class V of the Tamil

Nadu School Educational Service (Headmaster / Headmistress

of Government High Schools)

By promotion from Class II and Class III

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Provided that if no suﬃ cient number of qualiﬁ ed and suitable candidates are available for appointment by a particular

method, such vacancies shall be ﬁ lled in by the other method prescribed;

Provided further that promotion shall be made from combined seniority list of categories in Class II and Class III.

(ii) Fifty percent of the substantive vacancies in Class II and category 2 of Class III of the service shall be

ﬁ lled or reserved to be ﬁ lled by direct recruitment; and remaining ﬁ fty percent shall be ﬁ lled or reserved to be ﬁ lled by

recruitment by transfer.

Provided that ﬁ fty percent of the substantive vacancies in category 1, ‘Post Graduate Assistant in Academic Subjects’

under Class-II of the Service shall be ﬁ lled by direct recruitment and out of this, ten percent shall be ﬁ lled from among

the qualiﬁ ed Secondary Grade Teachers and other Teachers with Secondary Grade scale of pay viz. Craft Instructors, Art

Masters, Music Teachers, Physical Education Teachers and Pre-Vocational Instructors (Full time) working in Government

Higher Secondary Schools, Government High Schools and Higher Secondary Schools, High Schools, Middle Schools

and Elementary Schools under the Local Bodies (Municipal Corporation or Municipality or Panchayat Union); and all

recognized Aided Managements.

Provided further that ﬁ fty percent of the substantive vacancies in category 2, ‘Post Graduate Assistant in Languages,’

under Class II of the Service shall be ﬁ lled by direct recruitment and out of this, ten percent shall be ﬁ lled from among

the qualiﬁ ed Secondary Grade Teachers and other Teachers with Secondary Grade scale of pay viz. Craft Instructors, Art

Masters, Music Teachers, Physical Education Teachers and Pre-Vocational Instructors (Full time) working in Government

Higher Secondary Schools, Government High Schools and Higher Secondary Schools, High Schools, Middle Schools

and Elementary Schools under the Local Bodies (Municipal Corporation or Municipality or Panchayat Union); and all

recognized Aided Managements.

Provided also that if suﬃ cient number of suitable Secondary Grade Teachers and other Teachers with Secondary

Grade Scale of Pay working in the type of schools speciﬁ ed in the aforesaid provisos are not available for direct

recruitment, such vacancies shall be ﬁ lled up from other candidates available for selection in open market.

Provided also that 2% of the total number of substantive vacancies of all subjects and languages put together in

category 1 (Post Graduate Assistant in Academic subjects) and category 2 (Post Graduate Assistant in Languages) under

Class II, shall be reserved for appointment by recruitment by transfer from among those staﬀ , who are qualiﬁ ed in the

Tamil Nadu Ministerial Service working in the School Education Department (i.e.) “Superintendent, Assistant/Steno-Typist

and Junior Assistant/Typist without ﬁ xing subject wise reservation.

of merit and ability, seniority being considered only where merit and ability are approximately equal.

3. Appointing authority:- Appointment to the classes and categories of Oﬃ cers speciﬁ ed in column (1) of the

table below shall be made by the authority speciﬁ ed in the corresponding entries in column (2) thereof :-

TABLE

Class and Category

Appointing authority

(1)

(2)

I. Headmaster and Headmistress in Higher Secondary

Schools

- Director of School Education.

II.

(1) Post Graduate Assistant in Academic subjects

(2) Post Graduate Assistant in Languages

III. (1) District Inspector of Physical Education

Chief Educational Oﬃ cer

(2) Physical Director and Physical Directress in

Higher Secondary Schools

4. Reservation of appointments: The provisions under section 27 of the Tamil Nadu Government Servants (Conditions

of Service) Act, 2016 (Act No.14 of 2016) shall apply to appointments by direct recruitment to all the categories in

Class II and category 2 of Class III of the service, where the cadre strength is more than one and the appointments

to each category being treated as one unit.

Explanation : For the purpose of the rule every academic subject in category 1 in class II, every language in

category 2 in class II and the category 2 in class III of the service, shall be treated as separate units.

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4A. Unit for purpose of appointment, discharge for want of vacancies, re-appointment and conﬁ rmation.—

For the purpose of appointment, discharge for want of vacancies, re-appointment and appointment as a full member,

all the persons in class I, every academic subject in the category 1 of class II, every language in category 2 of class

II and all categories in class III shall be deemed to be separate units.

5. Appointments in institutions and establishments specially provided for women.— (a) Section 26 of the

Tamil Nadu Government Servants (Conditions of Service) Act, 2016 (Act No.14 of 2016) shall apply to appointments

to the service in institutions and establishments specially provided for women.

(b) A vacancy in a category in an institution or establishment specially provided for women shall be ﬁ lled by the

transfer of any women member of the same category who may be employed, at that time of vacancy, in an institution

or establishment not specially provided for women. When such transfer is not possible, a woman may be appointed

by any method admissible under sub-rule (a) of rule 2 in this special rules but she will not acquire by reason only of

such appointment any right in the matter of seniority or full membership in such category or transfer to a vacancy in

such category, in an institution or establishment not speciﬁ cally provided for women or promotion to a higher category.

of Service) Act, 2016) to a category in a vacancy in an institution or establishment specially provided for women shall

not, by reason only of such appointment acquire any right in the matter of seniority or full membership in such category

or promotion to a higher category and shall be replaced at the earliest opportunity by a qualiﬁ ed and suitable women.

Explanation:- There is no bar to appointment of women against vacancies in an institution not specially provided

for women.

6. Qualiﬁ cation as to age:- Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (8) of section 20 of the Tamil Nadu

Government Servants (Conditions of Service) Act, 2016, no person shall be eligible for appointment by direct recruitment

to any of the categories speciﬁ ed in the rules, if he has completed 40 years of age, on the ﬁ rst day of July of the

year in which the vacancy is notiﬁ ed.

Provided that for direct recruitment to any of the categories speciﬁ ed in the rules, the age limit prescribed above

shall be increased by ﬁ ve years in respect of candidates belonging to Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Backward

Class Muslims, Backward Classes, Most Backward Classes and De-notiﬁ ed Communities and destitute widows of all castes.

7. Other qualiﬁ cations:- (a) (i) No person shall be eligible for appointment to the posts unless he possesses the

qualiﬁ cation as prescribed by the National Council for Teacher Education by Regulations from time to time (vide annexure).

(ii) In addition to the qualiﬁ cations prescribed by the National Council for Teacher Education, the other

qualiﬁ cations, experience for the post, and other conditions shall be followed as prescribed in the Annexure.

(iii) For the purpose of these rules, the persons must have obtained a Post Graduate Degree, after completion

of S.S.L.C., Higher Secondary Course or its equivalent and a degree (10+2+3+2) from any University or Institution,

recognized by the University Grants Commission.

(iv) The Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees must have been obtained from an institution recognized by the

University Grants Commission and the courses must have been duly permitted by the competent authority authorised

on this behalf.

(b) Adequate knowledge of the oﬃ cial language of the State, namely, Tamil: No person shall be eligible

for appointment to any post in this Service by direct recruitment unless he possesses an adequate knowledge of Tamil.

8. Probation: (a) Every person appointed to any category by direct recruitment shall, from the date on which he joins

duty, be on probation in such category for a total period of two years on duty within a continuous period of three years.

(b) Every person appointed to any category by recruitment by transfer shall, from the date on which he joins

duty, be on probation in such category for a total period of one year on duty within a continuous period of two years.

completion of probation in respect of the members in Class I of the service and the Chief Educational Oﬃ cer concerned

is competent to issue orders declaring the satisfactory completion of probation in respect of the members in Classes II

and III of the Service.

9. Transfer and postings: (i). Inter Revenue District transfer and postings of all Oﬃ cers in the Service shall be

made by the Joint Director of School Education (Higher Secondary).

(ii). Transfer and postings of all Oﬃ cers in the service shall be made by the Chief Educational Oﬃ cers within

the Revenue District.

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(iii). Transfer and postings of all Oﬃ cers in the Service shall be made by the District Educational Oﬃ cers within

the Educational Districts.

10. Savings: Nothing contained in these rules shall adversely aﬀ ect any person holding any of the

posts on the date of publication of these rules.

11. Preparation of annual list of approved candidates: For the purpose of drawing up of the annual list of

approved candidates for appointment to the posts in the service by recruitment by transfer / promotion the crucial date

on which the candidate should be qualiﬁ ed shall be the 1^st January of every year and panel shall be prepared by the

Director of School Education for the Oﬃ cers in Class I and the Joint Director of School Education (Higher Secondary)

for the teachers in Class II and Class III of the Service.

PRADEEP YADAV,

Principal Secretary to Government.

ANNEXURE

[referred to in rule 7 (a)]

Name of the