State Act

THE KARNATAKA STATE CIVIL SERVICES (REGULATION OF TRANSFER OF TEACHERS) ACT, 2020

2. Definitions.- In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,- (a) "Appointment" means appointment by direct recruitment, by absorption or by promotion; (b) "Appointing authority" means the authority competent to make appointment to the post of a teacher; (c) "Competent authority" means the authority competent to make orders of transfer of teachers as may be prescribed; 5[(ca) “Critical Posts” means and include all the teaching posts including Lecturers in Government Pre-University Colleges, in the following categories, namely:- (i) Category 1: Karnataka Public Schools, Adarsha Vidyalaya, PM SHRI schools other than Head Master or Vice-Principal; (ii) Category 2: All other schools and Government Pre-University Colleges having an enrolment exceeding 250 students or as per enrolment threshold notified by the Government from time to time other than Head Master or Vice-Principal; and (iii) Category 3: Head Master or Vice-Principal of High School or Principal in Government Pre-University Colleges under Categories 1 and 2.]5 2[4[(cb)]4 “Lecturer” means a person appointed to a category of posts of Principal or lecturer in composite junior college or pre-university college as specified in Schedule-II;]2 3[(d) “Minimum period of service” means a continuous service of three years in a school or pre-university college including service rendered in a school or pre-university college from where the teacher or Lecturer has been re-deputed in the current academic year as per the provisions of clause (f) of section 2 and section 4:]3 5[Provided that, in case of transfers to the posts specified in serial number III of Schedule-I shall only be by counselling for which the minimum period of service rendered in the incumbent’s present cadre in schools / colleges shall be twelve continuous years. Provided further that, the maximum period of service in the posts specified in serial number III of Schedule-I shall only be three years. Provided also that, the incumbents of teaching posts specified in Schedule-I and clause (h) of section 2, shall not be transferred to the non-teaching posts in the School Education and Literacy Department and in any other posts in the State Civil Services or Boards or Corporations.]5 3[(e) "Order of priority" means priority list of teachers prepared based on weighted score obtained by the teacher as per the criteria as may be prescribed, for the purpose of counseling: Provided that, for a specified post Order of Priority means the merit list prepared as per the marks obtained in the Examination specified for such posts;]3 2[(ea) “Pre-University College” means Pre-University Colleges or composite junior colleges belonging to the State Government;]2 (f) "Re-deployment" means re-deployment of any post from a 1[School or Pre-university College]1 where it is excess, to any 1[School or Pre-university College]1 where it is deficit as per pupil-teacher ratio and other norms specified by the State Government; (g) "Schedule" means the schedule appended to this Act; (h) “Specified posts” means posts of Cluster resource person, Block resource person, Educational co-ordinator, Technical Assistant, Block resource co-ordinator, Assistant project Co-ordinator, Subject Inspector and Assistant Director (mid day meal); and such other posts as may be notified by the State Government in this behalf; (i) "Teacher" means a person appointed to a category of posts of a teacher in a primary 1[School or Pre-university College]1 or a high 1[School or Pre-university College]1 or composite high 1[School or Pre-university College]1 or composite junior college or such other posts belonging to the State Civil Services as specified in the 1[Schedule-I]1; (j)"Transfer" means posting of a teacher from one place of working to another place of working in the same cadre; (k) "Unit of seniority" means for primary 1[School or Pre-university College]1 teachers the Unit of Seniority is an Educational district and for high 1[School or Pre-university College]1 teachers, the unit of seniority is a Revenue division 2[and Principals or Lecturers working in Pre-university College or Composite Junior College unit of seniority shall be the State]2; and (l)"Zone" means Zone-A, Zone-B and Zone-C as defined and prescribed by the State Government.