(1) Every application for grant of certificate of recognition shall be submitted in Form II-A by the educational agency to the competent authority accompanied by proof of remittance of the fee as specified in sub-rule (5) and the documents relating to the norms specified in sub-rule (6).
(2) The application for grant of certificate of recognition shall be submitted to the competent authority at least six months prior to the commencement of the academic year in which it is proposed to commence the process of admission of the pupils.
(3) No application for grant of certificate of recognition shall be submitted after a lapse of three years from the date of receipt of the order granting permission under rule 6.
(4) If an application for grant of certificate of recognition is submitted after a lapse of three years, the permission granted under rule 6 shall be deemed to have lapsed on and from the date of expiry of the said period of three years.
(5) The fee to be paid for every application for grant of certificate of recognition shall be Rs.5,000/- (Rupees Five thousand only) for Play School, Nursery and Primary School and Primary School and Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten thousand only) for Middle, High and Higher Secondary School or as may be specified by the Government from time to time.
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(6) For the purpose of grant of certificate of recognition, the educational agency shall fulfil the following conditions, namely:-
(a) shall possess a contiguous single plot of land of not less than the requirement as specified in Annexure II, together with the infrastructure as specified in Annexure III;
(b) the required land shall be surrounded on all sides by a boundary wall;
(c) the land shall be owned or held in lease by the educational agency, by a valid registered document;
(d) if the land is held in lease, the lease deed shall be for a period of not less than fifteen years:
Provided that the lease deed executed by the Government may be for a period of not less than five years;
(e) shall furnish the following Certificates, namely:-
(i) Structural Stability Certificate from the competent authority in Public Works Department or from the Private Engineers (in the panel of Registered Engineers maintained by the District Collectors) in accordance with the Tamil Nadu Public Building (Licensing) Act, 1965 (Tamil Nadu Act XIII of 1965);
(ii) Building Licence issued by the competent authority under the Tamil Nadu Public Building (Licensing) Act, 1965 (Tamil Nadu Act XIII of 1965);
(iii) Sanitary Certificate issued by the Local Health Authorities;
(iv) ‘N o Objection Certificate’ from the Station Officer, Fire and Rescue Services Department;
(f) shall create and maintain a minimum endowment in the name of the school, to the extent of the amount specified below or as may be specified by the Government from time to time, in the form of fixed deposits in any nationalized bank or in any Government authorized agency or undertaking for a period of not less than seven years:
The Table.
Sl.No. Category of School Amount (in Rupees)
(1) (2) (3)
(i) Play School Fifty thousand only
(ii) Nursery and Primary School One lakh only
(iii) Primary School One lakh only
(iv) Middle School Two lakh only
(v) High School Two lakh and fifty thousand only
(vi) Higher Secondary School Three lakh only
Provided that in respect of a private school in existence on the date of publication of these rules in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette the endowment shall be created within a period of six months from the said date;
(g) shall deposit in any nationalized bank in the name of the private school, a sum equivalent to one month’s salary of the staff employed in such school, as a cash reserve of that school, which may be drawn for the disbursement of the salary to the staff, on the due date without any hassle;
(h) shall certify,- (i) that the teaching staff to be appointed possess the qualifications as prescribed in Annexure IV – A;
(ii) that the norms for safety and security of the pupils as prescribed in the Act, Rules, Code, guidelines etc., specified in rule 37 are fulfilled.
(iii) that no child has been admitted without obtaining certificate of recognition.
7) On receipt of the application under sub-rule (1), the competent authority shall, on verification of the particulars and the documents furnished, pass an order either granting certificate of recognition in Form III-A or refusing to grant recognition, within a period of three months from the date of receipt of the application and communicate the same to the educational agency:
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Provided that no order refusing to grant recognition shall be passed unless the applicant has been given an opportunity of making a representation.
(8) The certificate of recognition shall be issued for the period specified in the structural stability certificate or the building licence whichever is earlier:
Provided that the private schools in existence on the date of publication of these rules in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette which have already been granted with permanent recognition under the Tamil Nadu Recognised Private Schools (Regulation) Act, 1973 (Tamil Nadu Act 29 of 1974)shall continue to have permanent recognition and shall furnish the certificates specified in sub-clauses (i) to (iv) of clause (e) of sub-rule (6) above, after the expiry of the period specified in the structural stability certificate or the building license whichever is earlier, duly renewed and has validity in currency on the date of submission of the certificates to the competent authority.