Private Tuition- Rule 23-MEPS

23.Private Tuition:

(1)Full time Teaching Staff-

(a) A Head shall not undertake private tut ions or any part time job with remuneration excepting the following items of work,namely :-

(i) Working as a guide for post graduate research ( with the approval of University)

(ii) Working as apart time Lecturer in a college or in post-graduate Department of Universities.

(iii) Any other educational work of a small nature which does not interfere with his regular work and which shall be undertaken only with prior written permission of the Management.

(b) A teacher shall not do private tuition for more than two hours a day or teach more than five pupils during the whole period of tuition in the day.The expression " five pupils" means same five pupils and not batches of pupils.Day school teachers working in Night Schools may work for full duration of the Night Schools instead of two hours as mentioned in this rule provided they do not undertake private tut ions.

(c) A teacher shall not associate himself directly or indirectly with any coaching classes to prepare pupils for the internal or external examination of secondary schools or any other examining body.When the number of pupils taking private tuition from a teacher for internal or external examination exceeds five,it shall be deemed to be a coaching class.

(d) The time spent by a teacher for conducting classes in curricular or co -curricular activities with remuneration with prior permission of the Management shall be set off against the limit of two hours of private tut ions as permissible.

(2) Part time Teaching Staff-

(a) The total number of hours spent by a part time teacher in teaching in one or more schools as also the number of hours spent by him in tuition's shall not exceed the total number of hours spent in teaching in a school by a full time teacher plus the number of hours permitted for undertaking private tuition by a full time teacher.

(b) A part time teacher shall intimate the Head before undertaking any tuition.