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No. 11] CHENNAI, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 17, 2021 Panguni 4, Saarvari, Thiruvalluvar Aandu–2052

Part III—Section 1(b)

Service Rules including Ad hoc Rules, Regulations, etc.,

issued by Secretariat Departments.

NOTIFICATIONS BY GOVERNMENT

CONTENTS

Pages.

AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT

Amendments to the Special Rules for the Tamil Nadu Horticultural Service .. .. .. 26

LAW DEPARTMENT

Amendments to the Adhoc Rules governing the Post of Director of Physical Education in the Government Law Colleges. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 26-27 DTP—III-1(b)-(11)

[ 25]26 TAMIL NADU GOVERNMENT GAZETTE [Part III—Sec. 1(b)

NOTIFICATIONS BY GOVERNMENT

AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT

Amendment to the Special Rules for the Tamil Nadu Horticultural Service

[G.O.Ms.No. 188, Agriculture (AAI), 18th August 2020, ஆவணி 2, சார்வரி,

திருவள்ளுவர் ஆண்டு-2051.]

No. SRO B-15/2021.— In exercise of the powers conferred by the proviso to Article 309 of the Constitution of India, the Governor of Tamil Nadu hereby makes the following amendment to the Special Rules for the Tamil Nadu Horticultural Service (Section 51 in Volume-II of Tamil Nadu Services Manual, 1970).

2. The amendment hereby made shall come into force on and from the 18th August 2020.

A(cid:3477)(cid:3469)(cid:3478)(cid:3468)(cid:3477)(cid:3469)(cid:3478)(cid:3484)

In the said Special Rules, in Annexure to Rule 6(b) for the entries in column (3) qualifi cations against item (i), by direct recruitment in column (2) for the post of Assistant Director of Horticulture in Column (1) thereof, the following entries shall be substituted:

Must possess a Degree in anyone of the following

i. M.Sc. Horticulture

ii. M.Sc. Fruit Science

iii. M.Sc. Floriculture and Landscaping

iv. M.Sc. Vegetable Science

v. M.Sc. Spices/Plantation and Medicinal and Aromatic Plants.

GAGANDEEP SINGH BEDI, Agricultural Production Commissioner and Principal Secretary to Government.

LAW DEPARTMENT

Amendments to the Adhoc Rules governing the Post of Director of Physical Education in the

Government Law Colleges.

[G.O.Ms.No. 74, Law (LS), 25th February 2021, Maasi 13, Saarvari, Thiruvalluvar Aandu-2052.]

No. SRO B-16/2021.—In exercise of the powers conferred by the proviso to Article 309 of the Constitution of India, the Governor of Tamil Nadu hereby makes the following amendments to the rules published with the Law Department Notifi cation No.SRO B/67/99, at page.76, in Part III—Section 1(b) of the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, dated 5th May 1999.

2. The amendments hereby made shall be deemed to have come into force on and from the 25th February 2021.

A(cid:3477)(cid:3469)(cid:3478)(cid:3468)(cid:3477)(cid:3469)(cid:3478)(cid:3484)(cid:3483).

In the said Rules, -

(1) in rule 1, for the expression "Director of Physical Education", the expression "College Director of Physical Education and Sports" shall be substituted.

(2) for rule 5, the following rule shall be substituted, namely:-

"5. Qualifi cations.-(a) Age:- No person shall be eligible for appointment to the post by direct recruitment, if he has completed or will complete the age of 57 years, on the fi rst day of July of the year in which the vacancy is notifi ed. (b) Other qualifi cations:- No person shall be eligible for appointment to the post unless he possess the following qualifi cations, namely:-

(A) (i) A Master's Degree in Physical Education and Sports or Physical Education or Sports Science with 55% marks or an equivalent grade in a point-scale wherever the grading system is followed:

Provided that in the case of candidates belonging to Scheduled Caste / Scheduled Tribe / Backward Classes / Backward Classes Muslims / Most Backward Classes and Denotifi ed Communities and Differently-abled candidates the minimum marks shall be 50% or an equivalent grade.

(ii) Must have represented the University or College at the inter – university or inter-collegiate competitions or the State or National championships.

(iii) (a) Must have qualifi ed in the National Eligibility Test (NET), conducted by the UGC or CSIR, or a similar test accredited by the UGC, like SLET / SET:

Provided that qualifi cation in NET / SLET / SET shall not be required for such Masters Programmes in disciplines for which NET / SLET / SET is not conducted by the UGC, CSIR or similar test accredited by the UGC like SLET / SET; or

(b) Must have been awarded a Ph.D Degree in Physical Education or Physical Education and Sports or Sports Science, in accordance with the University Grants Commission (Minimum Standards and Procedure for Award of M.Phil./Ph.D. Degree) Regulations, 2009 or subsequent UGC Regulations on the subject:

Provided that the candidates registered for the Ph.D. degree prior to July 11, 2009, shall be governed by the provisions of the then existing Ordinances/Bye-laws/ Regulations of the Institutions awarding the degree and such Ph.D degree holders shall be exempted from the requirement of NET / SLET/ SET for recruitment and appointment of College Director of Physical Education and Sports on furnishing a certifi cate from the Registrar or the Dean (Academic affairs) of the concerned university that he fulfi lls the following conditions:-

(a) The Ph.D degree of the candidate has been awarded in regular mode;

(b) The Ph.D thesis has been evaluated by at least two external examiners;

(c) An open Ph.D viva voce of the candidate has been conducted;

(d) The candidate has published two research papers from his Ph.D work, out of which at least one is in a refereed journal;

(e) The candidate has presented at least two research papers in conference / seminar based on his Ph.D.work.

(iv) Must have passed the Physical Fitness Test conducted in accordance with UGC Regulations on Minimum Qualifi cations for Appointment of Teachers and Other Academic Staff in Universities and Colleges and other measures for the Maintenance of Standards in Higher Education, 2018;

OR

(B) Must have won a medal in an Asian Game or Commonwealth Games and possess a degree not less than Post-Graduation level."

(3) rule 8 shall be omitted.

C. GOPI RAVIKUMAR,

Secretary to Government.

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