Special provisions for students.

Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act the statutes or regulations, every student of a college specified in sub-section (1) of section 39 who immediately before the appointed day was studying in any college in the corresponding University or was eligible for any examination in the corresponding University shall be permitted to complete his course of study or be admitted to the examination in the Tamil Nadu Agricultural University and the Tamil Nadu Agricultural University shall make arrangements— (a) for the instruction, teaching, training and holding examination for such student for such period and in such manner as may be determined by the Chancellor, in accordance with the course of study in the corresponding University ; and (b) for the conferment of the corresponding degree, diploma or other academic distinction of the University upon the qualified student on the result of such examination.