**Executive Summary**
The document is an official gazette from the Government of Tamil Nadu, dated March 1, 2017, publishing notifications regarding the loss of educational certificates. The notifications are issued by Heads of Departments and include the names of the students who have lost their certificates, the name of the school, the register number, the month and year of the exam, the type of exam, and the reference number and date. The notice indicates necessary steps are being taken to issue duplicate certificates.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Loss of Certificates Notification:**
* Original Higher Secondary Certificates, Matriculation Certificates, Diploma Certificates, and School Certificates are reported lost.
* Duplicate certificates are being issued to replace the lost originals.
* If found, the original certificates should be treated as invalid.
* Found originals should be sent to the Secretary, Board of Higher Secondary Examination / Directorate of Government Examinations, Chennai-6 / Director of Technical Education, Chennai-25 / Inspector / Inspectress of Matriculation and Anglo-Indian Schools as the case may be for cancellation.
* The notification includes a table listing student names, school names, register numbers, exam dates, exam types, and reference details for the issuance of duplicate certificates.
* The list of students is organised by their respective education districts.
**Impact Analysis**
**Stakeholders:**
* **Students who have lost their certificates**
**Impact:** Obtaining a duplicate certificate.
**Action Required:** No action required from the students, but they should know their duplicate certificate is being processed
* **Board of Higher Secondary Examination/Directorate of Government Examinations, Chennai**
**Impact:** Processes found original certificates and cancels them.
**Action Required:** Cancel any original certificates of affected students if they are found.
* **Director of Technical Education, Chennai**
**Impact:** N/A
**Action Required:** N/A
* **Inspector/Inspectress of Matriculation and Anglo-Indian Schools**
**Impact:** N/A
**Action Required:** N/A
* **Schools and Educational Institutions**
**Impact:** The schools are mentioned in the report for lost certificates from their students.
**Action Required:** No action is specifically required, but schools can advise former students to take necessary precautions to safeguard their certificates.
Key Entities Referenced
Board of Higher Secondary Examination: Conducts Higher Secondary Examinations in Tamil Nadu, and recipients of certificates issued by this board are subject to the notification.
Directorate of Government Examinations: The governing body overseeing government examinations.
Tamil Nadu: The state to which this gazette and the listed notifications pertain.
S.S.L.C.: An examination board in Tamil Nadu
Chennai: Location relevant to the contact address for the relevant examination boards.