Tamilnadu Educational Rules

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TAMILNADU EDUCATIONAL RULESPreliminary
1. This may be called The TamilNadu Educational Manual.
2. It extends to the whole of the State of TamilNadu.
3. It applies to all schools under all Managements, recognized by the Government in the
Education Department in a variety of classifications.4. In this Manual, unless the context otherwise
requires, the term
A. Director signifies,
a) The Director of School Education, in respect of secondary (High) and Higher
secondary schools and Anglo-Indian Schools.b) The Director of Elementary Education, in respect of
Pre-Primary, Nursery and
Primary, Primary, and Middle School.c) The Director of Matriculation Schools, in respect of
Matriculation schools
d) Director of Teacher Education, Research and Training in respect of Teacher
Training Institutes.e) Director of Government Examinations.
B. Inspecting Officer means in relation to
a) Pre-Primary; Nursery and Primary; Primary and Middle schools-Assistant
Elementary Education Officer or Additional Assistant Elementary EducationOfficer at the Block level
and District Elementary Education Officer at theDistrict Level.b) Secondary Schools District
Educational Officer.
c) Higher Secondary Schools Chief Educational Officer.
d) Matriculation Schools Inspector of Matriculation
Schoolse) Anglo-Indian Schools Inspector of Anglo- Indian
Schools.
C. The Head of the Institution includes,
a. Headmaster b. Headmistress c. The Principal
D. Recognized Schools means the schools recognized by the Government of
TamilNadu in the Department of Education throughThe Director of School EducationThe Director of
Elementary EducationThe Director of Matriculation SchoolsThe Director of Teacher Education,
Research and Training
or the officers to whom the powers of recognition have been delegated, as thecase may be.


THE TAMILNADU EDUCATIONAL RULESCHAPTER - IINTRODUCTIONClassification of
Institutions.1.
Educational Institutions are dived into two main classes Public and Private.
Public Institutions Comprise-1,2,3 deleted1. 4. Schools imparting secular instructions in conformity
with the standards of efficiency and
courses of study prescribed by the department and recognized by it.5. 1 Schools recognized under the
TamilNadu Elementary Education Act 1920.
2. Nursery Schools.3. Nursery and Primary Schools4. Matriculation Schools5.Anglo Indian Schools6.
Special SchoolsAll other educational institutions are classed as private institutions and are classified
as
follows:(i) Advanced Traininga. Arabic or Persianb. Sanskritc. Any other oriental classic(ii) Elementary
Teachinga. A vernacular language only or mainly
b. The Koranc. Sanskrit(iii) Other schools not conforming to departmental standards.
Public Institutions are of two classes: -1. Those under the Management of Government or Local
Bodies, namely
Panchayat Union, Municipal Corporation, municipality, Township known as
institutions under Public Management and2. Those under the management of Private persons or
Associations known as
institutions under private management. Public institutions under private
management are classified into aided and unaided according as they do or do notreceive aid from
public fund.
2.
Public Institutions are also classified according to the nature and
Grade of instruction imparted in them.


School Education General Education
1. Nursery & Primary2. Primary3. Middle4. Secondary (High)5. Higher Secondary
6. Schools for Teacher Education7. Other Special Schools
3. and 4. Deleted
Schools for General Education5.
Secondary (High) Schools are Schools whose main object is to afford general education.Higher
Secondary Schools are Schools whose main object is to afford higher general
education and also Vocational education.They may be sub divided into 1. Nursery & Primary 2. Primary
3. Middle 4.
Secondary (High) and 5. Higher Secondary Schools .
The nomenclature of the schools with various stages of school education is as
follows: -1. Schools with LKG, UKG & Standard I to V Nursery & Primary Schools.
2. Schools with Standards I to V Primary Schools
3. Schools with Standards I to VIIIor Standards VI to VIII Middle Schools (Existing Schools only). 4.
Schools with Standards I to X, VI to X,IX and X Secondary (High) Schools.
5. Schools with Standards VI to XII or I to XII or IX to XII or XI to XII (truncated school)
Higher secondary schools (Existing Schools Only).
The pattern of grant-in-aid to these schools will be governed by the rules under which the schools are
recognized.
Schools for Special Education:6.
Schools for Special Education may contain the following classes:
(i) Schools for Teacher Education(ii), (iii), (iv), (v), (vi) and (vii) - Deleted(viii) Oriental Schools.
Standards I to V or VI to X
Sanskrit - Advanced School, Elementary School
Arabic Advanced School, Elementary School. (ix) Deleted
7. Deleted.8.
In all institutions recognized by depart ment of Education and
presenting candidates for the public examination conducted by theDirectorate of Government
Examinations, the courses of instructionprescribed by the Directors concerned.