Tamil Nadu State Council for Higher Education Act, 1992
No: 40 Dated: Nov, 30 -0001
THE TAMIL NADU STATE COUNCIL FOR HIGHER EDUCATION ACT, 1992
(Tamil Nadu Act No. 40 of 1992)
An Act to provide for the establishment of a State Council for Higher Education in the State of Tamil Nadu and for matters connected therewith and incidental thereto.
Whereas the National Policy on Education, 1986 of the Government of India contains recommendations that State level planning and co-ordination of higher education shall be done through the State Councils for Higher Education;
And Whereas the University Grants Commission constituted a committee to make recommendations regarding the setting up of State Councils for Higher Education as per the aforesaid National Policy;
And Whereas the said committee recommended that there is a pressing need for an effective machinery for promotion and co-ordination of Higher Education at the State level and co-ordination of State level programmes with those of the University Grants Commission;
And Whereas the University Grants Commission has laid down the guidelines for setting up of State Councils for Higher Education as recommended by the said committee;
And Whereas the State Government have accordingly decided to . establish a State Council for Higher Education as recommended in the National Policy on Education of the Government of India and by the University Grants Commission;
Be it enacted by the Legislative Assembly of the State of Tamil Nadu in the Forty-third Year of the Republic of India as follows:-
1. Short title, extent, application and commencement. - (1) This Act may be called the Tamil Nadu State Council for Higher Education Act, 1992.
(2) It extends to the whole of the State of Tamil Nadu.
(3) It applies to all the Universities, colleges and institutions of higher education. .
(4) It shall come into [force on such date] as the Government may, by notification, appoint.
2. Definitions. - In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,-
(a) "College" means any college or any institution maintained or approved by, or affiliated to, any University and providing courses of study for admission to the examination of the University and includes autonomous college;
(b) "Council" means the Tamil Nadu State Council for Higher Education established under section 3;
(c) "degree" means a degree in Art's, Science, Commerce, Teaching, Management Science, Oriental Languages, Engineering, Technology, Law or such other degree recognised by any University and includes a post-graduate degree;
(d) "diploma" means any diploma awarded by any University, but does not include a certificate;
(e) "Government" means the State Government;
(f) "higher education" means education, whether professional, technical or otherwise, leading to the obtaining of any degree or diploma from any University;
(g) "institution of higher education" means an institution conducting any course of study in higher education, which is approved as such by the Government in consultation with the Council;
(h) "member" means a member of the Council and includes the Chairman, the Vice-Chairman, the Member-Secretary and the co-opted member;
(i) "regulations" means the regulations made by the Council under this Act;
(j) "University" means the [Chennai] University, the Annamalai University, the Madurai-Kamaraj University, the Anna University, the Bharathiar University, the Bharathidasan University, the Tamil University, the Mother Teresa Women's University, the Alagappa University, the Manonmaniam Sundaranar University or such other Universities that may be established in the State of Tamil Nadu under any law made by the Legislature of the State of Tamil Nadu to which the University Grants Commission Act, 1956 (Central Act 3 of 1956) applied;
(k) "University Grants Commission" means the University Grants Commission established under section 4 of the University Grants Commission Act, 1956 (Central Act 3 of 1956).
3. Establishment of Council for Higher Education. - (1) There shall be established a Council by the name "the Tamil Nadu State Council for Higher Education".
(2) The Council 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 Council shall be located at Chennai.
4. Composition of Council. - The Council shall consist of the following members, namely:-
(a) the Minister in-charge of Education, who shall be the Chairman, ex-officio;
(b) the Vice-Chairman appointed by the Government from among persons having experience in the field of education;
[(bb) the Secretary to Governor, ex-officio;]
(c) the Secretary to Government in-charge of Education, ex-officio;
(d) the Secretary to Government in-charge of Finance, ex-officio;
(e) the Secretary, University Grants Commission or his nominee, ex-officio;
(f) the Director of Collegiate Education, ex-officio;
(g) the Director of Technical Education, ex-officio;
(h) one member nominated by the Government from among the . eminent academicians or educational administrators;
(i) one member nominated by the Government from among the eminent scientists or engineers;
(j) one member nominated by the Government from among industrialists of high repute who have contributed to the cause of higher education;
(k) two members nominated by the Government from among the Vice-Chancellors of the Universities including Vice-Chancellors of Central Universities in this State, if any;
(l) not more than three eminent educationists co-opted by the Council; and
(m) a full time Member-Secretary appointed by the Government.