Tamil Nadu Teachers Education University Act, 2008
No: 33 Dated: May, 26 2008
THE TAMIL NADU TEACHERS EDUCATION UNIVERSITY ACT, 2008
(Act No.33 of 2008)
An Act to provide for the establishment and incorporation of Teachers Education University in the State of Tamil Nadu for promoting excellence in teachers education.
Be it enacted by the Legislative Assembly for the State of Tamil Nadu in the Fifty ninth Year of the Republic of India as follows:-
CHAPTER - I
Preliminary
1. Short title, extent, application and commencement. - (1) This Act may be called the Tamil Nadu Teachers Education University Act, 2008.
(2) It extends to the whole of the State of Tamil Nadu.
(3) It applies to -
(a) Every college deemed to be affiliated to the University under this Act;
(b) Every other college or institute situated within the University area which may be affiliated to the University in accordance with the provisions of this Act, Statutes or Ordinances; and
(c) Every college which conducts any course of study or imparts any training which may qualify for the award of any degree in teachers education.
(4) This Act shall come into force on such date as the State Government may, by notification, appoint and different dates may be appointed for different provisions of this Act.
2. Definitions. - In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires-
(a) "affiliated college" means any college situate within the University area and affiliated to the University and providing courses of study for admission to the examination for degrees of the University in teachers education and includes a college deemed to be affiliated to the University under this Act;
(b) "autonomous college" means any college designated as an autonomous college by a Statute;
(c) "college" means any college affiliated to the University and providing courses of study in teachers education approved by the National Council for Teachers Education;
(d) "Government" means the State Government;
(e) "hostel" means a unit of residence for the students of the University maintained or recognized by the University in accordance with the provisions of this Act and includes a hostel deemed to be recognized by the University under this Act;
(f) "notified date" means the date specified in the notification issued under sub-section (4) of section 1;
(g) "post-graduate college" means an affiliated college situate within the University area and providing post-graduate courses of study in teachers education leading up to the post-graduate degrees of the University;
(h) "prescribed" means prescribed by this Act or the statutes, ordinances or regulations;
(i) "Principal" means the Head of a college;
(j) "statutes", "ordinances" and "regulations" mean, respectively, the statutes, ordinances and regulations of the University made or continued in force under this Act;
(k) "teachers" mean such Lecturers, Readers, Assistant Professors, Professors and other persons giving instruction in affiliated colleges, or in hostels and Librarians as may be declared by the statutes to be teachers;
(l) "University" means the Tamil Nadu Teachers Education University;
(m) "University area" means the area to which this Act extends under sub-section (2) of section 1;
(n) "University centre" means any area within the University area containing one or more departments or colleges competent to engage in higher teaching and research works;
(o) "University Grants Commission" means the Commission established under section 4 of the University Grants Commission Act, 1956 (Central Act III of 1956);
(p) "University Library" means a Library maintained by the University, whether instituted by it or not.
CHAPTER - II
The University
3. Establishment of University. - (1) There shall be established a University by the name "The Tamil Nadu Teachers Education University".
(2) The University shall be a body corporate having 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 within the limits of the Chennai or in any place within the radius of one hundred kilo-meters around those limits.
4. Objectives and Powers of University. - The University shall have the following objects and powers, namely:-
(1) To monitor teacher education as approved by the National Council for Teacher Education at all levels in the State academically.
(2) To develop research facilities in teachers education and to find out the ways and means to identify innovative courses in teachers education.
(3) To institute degrees, and other academic distinctions in teachers education as approved by the National Council for Teachers Education.
(4) To confer degrees, and other academic distinctions in teachers education on persons who have carried out research in the University or in any other centres or institution recognized by the University under conditions prescribed.
(5) To confer honorary degrees in teachers education in the prescribed manner and under conditions prescribed.
(6) To work out the modalities to offer programmes in latest fields for the development of teachers education.
(7) To conduct and organize seminars, workshops and symposia in promoting teachers education with a view to offering programmes in the latest fields and to develop the extension activities.
(8) To supervise and control hostels and to regulate and enforce discipline among the students of the University and to make arrangements for promoting their health and general welfare.
(9) To prescribe conditions under which the award of any degree, or other academic distinction may be withheld.
(10) To co-operate with any other University, Authority or Association or any other public or private body having in view, the promotion of purposes and objects similar to those of the University for such purposes as may be agreed upon, on such terms and conditions, as may, from time to time, be prescribed.
(11) To establish and maintain University libraries, research stations and publication bureau.
(12) To institute research posts and to make appointment to such posts.
(13) To institute and award fellowships, including travelling fellowships, scholarships, medals and prizes in the manner prescribed.
(14) To establish, maintain or recognize hostels, for students of the University and residential accommodation for the staff of the University and to withdraw any such recognition.
(15) To affiliate colleges to the University as affiliated colleges, or post graduate colleges under conditions prescribed and to withdraw affiliation, from colleges.
(16) To fix fees and to demand and receive such fees as may be prescribed.
(17) To hold and manage endowments and other properties and funds of the University.
(18) To borrow money with the approval of the Government on the security of the property of the University for the purposes of the University.
(19) To enter into agreement with other bodies or persons for the purpose of promoting the objectives of the University including the assuming of the management of any institution under them and the taking over of its rights and liabilities; and
(20) Generally to do all such other acts and things as may be necessary or desirable to further the objects of the University