Compulsory Education Act, 2009 and studied all remaining

standards upto Higher Secondary course in a Government school, shall be deemed to be 'Students studied in Government schools’:

1. (h) “undergraduate professional courses" mean the first year of Bachelor of Engineering, Agriculture, Veterinary Science, Fisheries Science, Law including other professional courses as may be notified by the Government;
   • (i) “University” means a University established or incorporated by an Act of the State Legislature. 3. Notwithstanding anything contained in any law for the time ~~ Admission on being in force and subject to section 5, seven and a half per cent. preferential basis. of the Government seats shall be set apart on preferential basis to students studied in Governmentschools. 4. Student studied in Government schools shall also be Right to compete for entitled to compete for the Government seats, other than those set other seats not to be apart on preferential basis, along with the students who studied in affected. private schools. 5. Admission of students studied in Government schools on ~~ Reservation to apply. preferential basis under section 3 shall be made by following the reservation as per the law in force. 6. Notwithstanding anything contained in section 3, where Filling up of adequate number of student studied in Government schools are preferential seats. not available for admission to the seats set apart on preferential basis, such unfilled seats shall be filled up with the students who studied in private schools. 7. (1) The Government may, by notification, make rules for ~~ Power to make rules. carrying out all or any of the purposes of this Act.

1. (2) (a) Allrules made under this Act shall be published in the TamilNadu Government Gazette, and unless they are expressed to come into force on a particular day, shall come into force on the day on which they are so published.
   • (b) All notifications issued under this Act shall, unless they are expressed to come into force on a particular day, comeinto force on the day on which they are so published. 94 TAMIL NADU GOVERNMENT GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY _—_—
2. (3) Every rule made, notification or order issued under this Act shall, as soon as possible, after it is made or issued, be placed on the Table of. the Legislative Assembly, and if, before the expiry of the session in which it is so placed or the next session, the Legislative Assembly makes any modification in any such rule, notification or order orthe Legislative Assembly decides that the rule, notification or order shall thereafter have effect only in such modified form or be of no effect, as the case may be, so, however, that any such modification or annulment shall be without prejudice to the validity of anything previously done under that rule, notification or order. Powertogive 8. The Government may, from time to time, give directions. such directions as it may deem fit for giving effect to the provisions of this Act. Power to remove BN 9. It any difficulty arises in giving effect to any difficulties. provisions ofthis Act, the Government may, by anorder published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, make such provisions not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, as may be necessary or expedient for the purpose of removing the said difficulty: Provided that no such order shall be made after the expiry of a period of two years from the date of the commencement of this Act. (By order of the Governor)