Tamil Nadu Open University Act, 2002
No: 27 Dated: May, 26 2002
Tamil Nadu Open University Act, 2002
Act 27 of 2002
An Act to establish and incorporate an Open University at the State level for the introduction and promotion of Open University and Distance Education in the educational pattern of the State and for the co-ordination and determination of standards in such systems.
BE it enacted by the Legislative Assembly of the State of Tamil Nadu in the Fifty-Third Year of Republic of India as follows:
CHAPTER - I
PRELIMINARY
1. Short title, applicability extent and commencement:- (1) This Act may be called the Tamil Nadu Open University Act, 2002.
(2) It extends to the whole State of Tamil Nadu.
(3) This act shall come into force on such date as the Government may, by notification, appoint.
2. Definitions:- In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,-
(1) “academic council” means the academic council of the University;
(2) “academic year” means a period of twelve months commencing on the first day of July of the year or such other period of twelve months beginning on such date as the Syndicate may specify in respect of all the colleges and institutions under the control of the University or any particular college thereof;
(3) “college” means any college or any institution maintained by or admitted to the privileges of the University;
(4) “Distance education systems” means the system of imparting education through any means of communication, such as broadcasting, telecasting, correspondence courses, seminars, contact programmes or the combination of any two or more of such means;
(5) “Employee” means any person appointed by the University, and includes teachers and other academic staff of the University;
(6) “Finance Committee” means the Finance Committee of the University;
(7) “Government” means the State Government;
(8) “prescribed” means prescribed by this Act or the statues, ordinances or regulations;
(9) “Regional Centre” means a centre established or maintained by the University for the purpose of coordinating and supervising the work of Study Centres in any region and for performing such other functions as may be conferred on such centre by the Syndicate;
(10) “School” means a School of Studies of the University.
(11) “Statutes” “Ordinances” and “Regulations” mean, respectively, the Statutes, Ordinances and Regulations of the University;
(12) “Student” means a student of the University, and includes any person who has enrolled himself for pursuing any course of study of the University;
(13) “Study Centre” means a centre established, maintained or recognised by the University for the purpose of advising, counselling or for rendering any other assistance required by the students;
(14) “Teachers” means Professors, Readers, Lecturers and such other persons as may be designated as such by the Ordinances for imparting instruction in the University or for giving guidance or rendering assistance to students for pursuing any course of study of the University.
(15) “University” means the Tamil Nadu Open University established under this Act;
(16) “Vice-Chancellor” means the Vice-Chancellor of the University.
CHAPTER II
THE UNIVERSITY
3. The University:- (1) There shall be a University by the name ‘Tamil Nadu Open University’.
(2) The University shall be a body corporate, shall have perpetual succession and a common seal and shall sue and be sued by the said name.
(3) The Headquarters of the University shall be located at Chennai and it may establish or maintain Colleges, Regional Centres and Study Centres at such other places in Tamil Nadu, other States of the Indian Union and outside the country as it may deem fit.