Tamil Nadu Private University Rules, 2019
No: -- Dated: Jul, 08 2019
HIGHER EDUCATION DEPARTMENT
TAMIL NADU PRIVATE UNIVERSITY RULES, 2019
No.SRO A-21(a)/2019:- In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of Section 57 of the Tamil Nadu Private Universities Act, 2019 (Tamil Nadu Act No. 14 of 2019), the Governor of Tamil Nadu hereby makes the following rules :-
RULES
1. Short title and Commencement.– (1) These rules may be called the Tamil Nadu Private University Rules, 2019.
(2) These rules shall come into force at once.
2. Definition. - In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires,-
(a) “Act” means the Tamil Nadu Private Universities Act, 2019 (Tamil Nadu Act No. 14 of 2019);
Words and expressions used in these rules, but not defi ned, shall have the same meanings assigned to them in the Act.
3. Application for establishment of a Private University .- (1) Any sponsoring body desirous to establish a Private University shall make an application to the Government, in the Form annexed to these rules along with a detailed proposal containing an outline of the purpose and vision of the proposed Private University.
(2) Application for the establishment of a Private University shall be accompanied by a Project Report.
(3) Application shall be signed by the person authorized to authenticate instruments on behalf of the sponsoring body.
(4) The sponsoring body shall submit seven hard copies and one soft copy of the proposal along with requisite annexures, enclosures, undertakings and declarations.
(5) No application, referred to in sub-rule (1) of rule 3 above, shall be entertained, unless a fee of Rs.12,00,000/- (Rupees Twelve lakh only) is paid into the following Head of Account of Government of Tamil Nadu :-
“0202 – 01 – 103 – AH 227 05”
Provided that a portion of the fee amounting to Rs.6,00,000/- (Rupees Six lakh only) shall be refunded to the sponsoring body, if the Government decides to reject the application under Section 8 of the said Act.
(6) On receipt of the application from the sponsoring body, the Secretary to Government in-charge of Higher Education Department, shall refer it to the Expert Committee. The Expert Committee shall examine the proposal and may call for such other information from the sponsoring body, as it may deem necessary.
(7) The Expert Committee shall make recommendation on the establishment of Private University to the Government. The Government shall take a decision on accepting or rejecting the proposal or seek modifi cation of the proposal or additional information.
(8) The Secretary to Government in-charge of Higher Education, shall inform to the sponsoring body about the decision of the Government on the proposal through a Letter of Intent, a Letter of Regret, or a letter seeking modifi ed proposal or additional information, as the case may be
4. Land for the establishment of Private University.- For the purpose of establishing a Private University, the concerned sponsoring body shall possess contiguous land of not less than one hundred acres in the name of the sponsoring body at the time of submission of the application along with the proposal. The said contiguous land shall be transferred in the name of the Private University within a period of three months from the date of inclusion of the Private University in the Schedule to the said Act. On completion of the said name transfer, the Government shall publish the notifi cation in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette Extraordinary for the commencement of the Private University
5. Establishment of Permanent Endowment Fund. - (1) On receipt of Letter of intent from the Government, the sponsoring body shall earmark fi fty per cent of the Permanent Endowment Fund i.e., a sum of Rs.25,00,00,000/- (Rupees Twenty fi ve crore onIy) and keep it in a separate Fixed Deposit in the name of the sponsoring body. The remaining fi fty per cent of the Permanent Endowment Fund shall be deposited in the name of the Private University within a period of three months from the date of inclusion of the Private University in the Schedule to the said Act. Then, the initial deposit of a sum of Rs.25,00,00,000/- (Rupees Twenty fi ve crore only) made in the name of the sponsoring body shall also be transferred to the Permanent Endowment Fund of the Private University.
(2) The Permanent Endowment Fund shall be maintained in a nationalized bank, approved by the Government from time to time, in the form of a fi xed deposit and shall be in the joint name of the University concerned and an offi cer specifi ed by the Government for the purpose.
(3) The Permanent Endowment Fund shall not be liquidated without the prior permission of the Government.