**Executive Summary**
This document is the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette from May 10, 2017, publishing amendments to various service rules, regulations, and ad hoc rules issued by Secretariat Departments. The amendments are effective from various dates, including May 5, 2010, and February 22, 1977. The document contains notifications by the Health and Family Welfare Department, Higher Education Department, and Highways and Minor Ports Department.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Health and Family Welfare Department**
* Amends the Adhoc Rules for the Post of Principal, College of Nursing in Tamil Nadu Medical Service.
* Appointment to the post shall be made by promotion from the category of Reader in Nursing as per the Civil Nursing List seniority.
* **Higher Education Department**
* Amends the Special Rules for the Tamil Nadu Educational Service.
* Changes qualification requirements for Principals of Engineering Colleges (Category "I").
* Requires B.E/B.Tech and M.E/M.Tech with First class or equivalent and Ph.D or equivalent.
* Specifies minimum experience requirements in teaching/research/industry and acceptable alternatives.
* Changes qualification requirements for Professors in Engineering Colleges (Category "II").
* Requires B.E/B.Tech and M.E/M.Tech with First class or equivalent and Ph.D or equivalent.
* Specifies minimum experience requirements in teaching/research/industry and acceptable alternatives.
* Specifies equivalency criteria for Ph.D. and the conversion of CGPA to equivalent marks.
* Includes a saving clause to protect the persons holding the posts of Principals and Professors in Government Engineering Colleges on the date of publication of these rules.
* Amends the Adhoc Rules for the Post of Associate Professor in Engineering subjects in Tamil Nadu Educational Service.
* Substitutes "Associate Professor" for "Assistant Professor" where it occurs.
* Replaces "Lecturers" with "Assistant Professors" in rule 3(i).
* Changes the experience requirement.
* **Highways and Minor Ports Department**
* Amends the Special Rules for the Tamil Nadu Highways Engineering Subordinate Service.
* Substitutes "Junior Engineer" and "Junior Engineers" for "Supervisor" and "Supervisors" wherever they occur in the rules.
**Impact Analysis**
**Nurses in Tamil Nadu Medical Service**
* **Impact:** Readers in Nursing are now eligible for promotion to Principal, College of Nursing based on the Civil Nursing List seniority.
* **Action Required:** Eligible Readers in Nursing should ensure their seniority is correctly reflected in the Civil Nursing List.
**Faculty and Administrators in Government Engineering Colleges**
* **Impact:** Principals and Professors in Government Engineering Colleges are impacted. Modifications to qualification and experience requirements for the positions of Principal and Professors and Associate Professors in Engineering Colleges.
* **Action Required:** Candidates must ensure they meet the revised qualification and experience criteria for selection and promotion. Existing Principals and Professors should be aware of the saving clause protecting their positions.
**Highways Engineering Subordinate Service Employees**
* **Impact:** Changes the terminology from "Supervisor" to "Junior Engineer."
* **Action Required:** Employees in the Highways Engineering Subordinate Service should be aware of the new terminology ("Junior Engineer").
Key Entities Referenced
Tamil Nadu Government Gazette: Official gazette containing notifications and amendments to rules.
Article 309 of the Constitution of India: Constitutional provision providing the basis for the rules and amendments described in the document.
Tamil Nadu Educational Service: Set of rules governing employment, promotion, and other aspects of the education sector in Tamil Nadu. Amended in this document.
Tamil Nadu Medical Service: Set of rules governing the appointment and promotion of staff in the medical service. Amended in this document.
Tamil Nadu Highways Engineering Subordinate Service: Set of rules governing employment and promotion of staff in the highways and minor ports engineering sector in Tamil Nadu. Amended in this document.