
 State of Tamilnadu- Act
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 Special Rules for the Tamil Nadu School Educational Subordinate Service (Municipal and Township Schools)
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 TAMILNADU
   
 India
 
 Special Rules for the Tamil Nadu School Educational Subordinate Service (Municipal and Township Schools)
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 Rule SPECIAL-RULES-FOR-THE-TAMIL-NADU-SCHOOL-EDUCATIONAL-SUBORDINATE-SERVICE-MUNICIPAL-AND-TOWNSHIP-SCHOOLS of 2000
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* Published on 28 August 2000
* Commenced on 28 August 2000
 Special Rules for the Tamil Nadu School Educational Subordinate Service (Municipal and Township Schools)
 
 Published vide Notification No. G.O. Ms. No. 227, School Education (C-L), dated 28th August 2000 - No. SRO B-111/2000
 
 Notification No. G.O. Ms. No. 227, School Education (C-L), dated 28th August 2000 - No. SRO B-111/2000. - In exercise of the powers conferred by the proviso to Article 309 of the Constitution of India read with sub-section (2)  of section 77-AA of the Tamil Nadu District Municipalities Act, 1920 (Tamil Nadu Act V of 1920) and all other powers hereunto enabling, the Governor of Tamil Nadu hereby makes the following Special Rules for the Tamil Nadu School Educational Subordinate Service (Municipal Township Schools) to govern the former Municipal and Township schools teaching staff which will be included in Section 6 under Part III-B of Volume III of the Tamil Nadu Service Manual, 1970.
 
### 1. Constitution.
 - The service shall consists of the following classes and categories, namely: -
 
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 Classes
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 Categories
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 (1) | 
 (2) |
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 I
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 1. Supervisor (B.T. Grade)
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 2. School Assistant (B.T. Assistant)
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 3. Tamil Pandit and other Language Pandit Grade
 
 I (School Assistant in Tamil)
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 4. Headmaster/Headmistress of Middle School
 
 (B.T. Cadre)
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 II
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 1. Secondary Grade Assistant
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 2. Pandit and Munshi Tamil and other than Tamil,
 
 Grade II
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 3. Higher Grade Elementary Grade and Nursery
 
 Trained Teachers
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 4. Headmaster/Headmistress of Primary Schools
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 III.
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 1. Craft Instructors
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 2. Art Master/Mistress
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 3. Music Teacher
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 4. Pre-Vocational Instructor
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 IV
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 Physical Director
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 V
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 Physical Education Teacher
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### 2. Appointment.
 - Appointment to the various classes specified in column (1)  and the categories specified in column (2) of the Table below shall be made by the method specified in column (3) thereof:
 
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 Classes
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 Category and name of the post
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 Method of appointment
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 (1) | 
 (2) | 
 (3) |
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 I
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 1. Supervisor
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 Transfer from the senior most School Assistant
 
 or Tamil Pandit in the Service.
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 2. School Assistant (B.T. Assistant)
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 (i)  Transfer from any class or category in the
 
 service in an identical scale of pay; or
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 3. Tamil Pandit and other Language Pandit Grade
 
 I (School Assistant)
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 (ii)  Promotion from any category in the service
 
 provided that 50 per cent of vacancies may be filled up in the
 
 substantive vacancies arisen in the categories of Language
 
 Pandits.
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 (iii)  If no qualified and suitable candidates
 
 are available for appointment by methods (i)  and (ii) above,
 
 recruitment by transfer from any other service.
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 4. Headmaster/Headmistress of Middle Schools
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 Transfer from senior most School Assistant (or) Tamil Pandit Grade I in the service.
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 II
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 1. Secondary Grade Assistant
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 1. Transfer from any category in the service.
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 2. Pandit and Munshi, Tamil and other than
 
 Tamil, Grade II
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 2. If no qualified and suitable candidates are
 
 available in the service recruitment by transfer from any other
 
 service.
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 3. Higher Grade, Elementary Grade and Nursery
 
 Trained Teacher
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 1. Transfer from categories 1 and 2 of Class II.
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 2. If no persons are available by methods above
 
 recruitment by transfer from other service.
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 4. Headmaster/Headmistress of Primary Schools
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 III
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 1. Craft Instructors
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 (i)  Transfer from any category in the service in
 
 an identical scale of pay.
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 2. Art Master/Mistress
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 (ii)  recruitment by transfer from any other
 
 service.
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 3. Music Teacher
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 4. Pre-Vocational Instructor
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 IV
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 Physical Director
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 (i)  Promotion from Class V or
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 (ii)  Recruitment by transfer from any other
 
 service.
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 V
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 Physical Education Teacher
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 (i)  Recruitment by transfer from any other
 
 service, if no qualified and suitable candidates are available in
 
 the service:
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 Provided that promotion to the various categories in the service shall be made on the ground of merit and ability, seniority being considered only where merit and ability are approximately equal.
 
### 3. Appointing authority. - (a)  The appointment to the classes and categories specified in Column (1) of the Table below shall be made by the authorities specified in the corresponding entries in Column (2) thereof: -
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 Class and Category
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 Appointing authority
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 (1) | 
 (2) |
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 I
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 1. Supervisor
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 Joint Director of School Education (Personal) |
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 2. School Assistant (B.T. Assistant)
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 3. Tamil and other language Pandit Grade I
 
 (School Assistant)
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 4. Head Master/Headmistress of Middle School
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 Chief Educational Officer concerned.
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 II
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 1. Secondary Grade Assistant
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 Chief Educational Officer concerned.
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 2. Pandits and Munshi A (Tamil and other than
 
 Tamil) Pandit Grade-II.
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 3. Higher Grade, Elementary Grade and Nursery
 
 Trained Teacher
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 4. Head master/Headmistress of Primary Schools
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 III
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 1. Craft Instructors
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 Chief Educational Officer concerned.
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 2. Art Master/Mistress
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 3. Music Teacher
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 4. Pre-Vocational Instructor
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 IV
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 Physical Director
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 Joint Director of School Education (Personnel) |
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 V
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 Physical Education Teacher
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 Chief Educational Officer concerned.
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(b) Unit for appointment, discharge, etc. - For the purpose of appointments as full members, re-appointment or discharge in different categories, the jurisdiction of each municipality or township, as the case may be, shall be treated as a unit.
 
(c) Postings and transfers. - All transfers and postings shall be made by the appointing authority:
 
 Provided that the powers conferred on the appointing authority by this sub-rule may be exercised also by any authority to whom the appointing authority is administratively subordinate.
 
### 4. Qualification. - No person shall be eligible for appointment to the category in the service unless he possess the requisite general and professional qualifications specified in the table below: -
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 Category
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 Qualification
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 (2) |
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 Supervisor/Assistant Educational Officer
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 B.A. or B.Sc. or its equivalent degree with
 
 B.E.d/B.T or L.T.
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 Middle School Headmasters
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 School Assistant
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 Tamil Pandit and other Language Pandits Grade-I
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 B.A. in Tamil, B.Litt., BOL, Pulavar with
 
 B.Ed./B.T. or L.T./ Secondary Grade Training.
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 Headmaster/Headmistress of Primary Schools
 
 Secondary Grade Assistant
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 S.S.L.C. Passed. TSLC of Secondary Grade or its
 
 equivalent.
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 Pandit and Munshi other than Tamil Grade II
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 S.S.L.C. completed.
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 Oriental languages special study Pandit Training
 
 or T.S.L.C.
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 Higher Grade/Elementary Grade/Nursery Trained
 
 Teacher
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 S.S.L.C. completed with T.S.L.C.
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 Craft Instructors
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 S.S.L.C. completed.
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 Government Technical Teachers Certificate
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 Art Master/Mistress
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 S.S.L.C. completed.
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 Drawing Higher Grade Examination, Technical
 
 Teacher Training Certificate.
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 Music Teacher
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 S.S.L.C. completed.
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 Sangeetha Vidwan/Sironmani/Bushana Technical
 
 Teacher Training Certificate.
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 Pre-Vocational Instructor
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 S.S.L.C. completed.
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 Industrial School Certificate Technical Teacher
 
 Training Certificate
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 Physical Director
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 Any degree awarded by University. A degree in
 
 Physical Education (B.P.Ed.)
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 Physical Education Teacher
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 S.S.L.C. Passed.
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 Physical Training Teachers Certificate:
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 Provided that other qualifications prescribed for the similar categories in the Tamil Nadu Educational Subordinate Service Rules shall also be made applicable for above categories.
 
### 5. Probation. - Every person appointed to the classes and categories by recruitment by transfer shall, from the date on which he joins duty, be on probation for a total period of one year on duty within a continuous period of two years. The concerned Chief Educational Officers are competent to issue orders declaring satisfactory completion of probation in the service.
### 6. Tests. - Every person appointed to the Categories 1 and 2 in Class I shall qualify himself in the Special and Departmental Tests as follows: -
(1) Account Test for Subordinate Officers, Part I;
 
(2) Deputy Inspector Test, Parts I, II and III;
 
(3) District Office Manual Test.
 
### 7. Seniority. - For preparation of annual list the date of regular appointment to the category shall be maintained by the appointing authority concerned.

