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COLLEGE COMMITTEE AND ITS CONSTITUTION AND FUNCTIONS

The Tamil Nadu Private Colleges (Regulation) Act, 1976

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The Tamil Nadu Private Colleges (Regulation) Act, 1976 establishes comprehensive state control over the establishment, management, financial administration, and service conditions of staff in private colleges across Tamil Nadu. It applies to all private higher educational institutions affiliated with or approved by state universities, while granting specific structural exemptions to minority institutions under Article 30(1) of the Constitution. The law safeguards teachers and non-teaching staff from arbitrary dismissal, protects student interests against sudden college closures, regulates fee collection, and prevents financial maladministration by management bodies. For the average citizen, student, and academic worker, it ensures academic stability, standardizes employment rights, and maintains accountability in private higher education.

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  1. 1. Short title, extent, application and commencement
  2. 2. Definitions
  3. 3. New private college to obtain permission
  4. 4. Application for permission and statement
  5. 5. Grant of permission
  6. 6. Permission deemed to be granted in certain cases
  7. 7. Approval of transfer of permission
  8. 8. Minority college to be exempt from permission
  9. 9. Minority college to send statement
  10. 10. Payment of grant
  11. 11. Constitution of college committee
  12. 12. Secretary of the college committee
  13. 13. Meetings of the college committee
  14. 14. Functions of the college committee and responsibility of educational agency under the Act
  15. 14-A. Appointment of special officer.
  16. 14-B. Special Appeal to Tribunal.
  17. 15. Amendment of section 15
  18. 16. Appointment of teachers and other persons in private college.
  19. 17. Conditions of service of teachers and other persons employed in private colleges.
  20. 18. Teachers and other persons employed in private colleges to be governed by Code of Conduct.
  21. 19. Dismissal, removal or reduction in rank or suspension of teachers or other persons employed in private colleges
  22. 20. Appeal against orders of punishment imposed on teachers and other persons employed in private colleges
  23. 21. Second appeal in case of dismissal, removal or reduction in rank or termination of appointment of teachers or other persons employed in private colleges
  24. 22. Special provision regarding appeal in certain cases
  25. 23. Pay and allowances of teachers and other persons employed in private college to be paid in the prescribed manner
  26. 24. Chapter to have overriding effect, provisions thereof not to apply to minority colleges
  27. 25. Closure of private college
  28. 26. Educational agency to send list of properties
  29. 27. Restriction on alienation of property of private college
  30. 28. Fees and other charges
  31. 29. Utilisation of funds and property of private college
  32. 30. Taking over management of private college
  33. 30-A. Continuance of taking over of management in certain cases
  34. 31. Relinquishment of management
  35. 32. Minority College not to be taken over
  36. 33. Accounts
  37. 34. Annual audit of accounts
  38. 35. Inspection or inquiry
  39. 36. Furnishing of returns, etc.
  40. 37. Appeal against orders of competent authority
  41. 38. Tribunal
  42. 39. Time for appeal and Powers of appellate authority
  43. 40. Deposit with the Tribunal of pay and allowances of teachers and other persons employed in private colleges in certain cases
  44. 41. Revision
  45. 42. Penalty for not giving information
  46. 43. Other offences
  47. 44. Offences by companies
  48. 45. Cognizance of offence
  49. 46. Jurisdiction of criminal court
  50. 47. Delegation of powers of Government
  51. 48. Competent authorities etc., to be public servant
  52. 49. Civil court not to decide question under this Act
  53. 50. Finality of orders, etc., passed under this Act
  54. 51. Indemnity
  55. 52. Overriding effect of this Act
  56. 53. Power to make rules
  57. 54. Publication of rules, commencement of rules and notifications and placing of them on the table of the Legislature
  58. 55. Act to be prospective in its application to persons, etc.
  59. 56. Repeal and saving
  60. Amendment (2019). Amendment of section 30-A (Act 32 of 2019)

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