**Executive Summary**
This document is a notification from the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, published on September 13, 2023. It contains notifications issued by Heads of Departments regarding the loss of certificates, specifically Higher Secondary, Matriculation, Diploma, and School Certificates. The notification lists individuals who have reported the loss of their certificates, as well as the actions to be taken regarding duplicates and invalidation.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Subject:** Loss of Certificates (Higher Secondary, Matriculation, Diploma, and School Certificates).
* **Action Taken:** Steps are being taken to issue duplicate certificates.
* **Original Certificate Handling:** If found, original certificates should be treated as invalid and sent to specified authorities for cancellation:
* 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.
* **List of Certificate Loss Notifications:** Includes specific details of each loss notification, such as:
* Student name and school/education district
* Registration/Certificate number
* Month and year of examination
* Details (Teacher Education Diploma)
* Letter number and date
**Impact Analysis**
**Stakeholder: Individuals Who Have Lost Certificates**
* **Impact:** They are notified that duplicate certificates are being processed.
* **Action Required:** If the original certificate is found, it must be surrendered to the relevant authority for cancellation.
**Stakeholder: Tamil Nadu Government (Specifically the Directorate of Government Examinations and related departments)**
* **Impact:** Required to process duplicate certificates and handle any found originals.
* **Action Required:** Issue duplicate certificates, invalidate any original certificates that are found and returned.
**Stakeholder: General Public**
* **Impact:** Notified that specified certificates are invalid if presented.
* **Action Required:** Anyone finding a certificate should return it to the appropriate authority.
Key Entities Referenced
Tamil Nadu Government Gazette: Official gazette publishing notifications and other legal announcements.
Notifications by Heads of Departments: A section within the gazette containing notifications issued by departmental heads.
Government Examinations / Educational Officers: Specific category of notifications related to government examinations and educational officers, appearing in the gazette.
Chennai: Location where the gazette is published and where the Directorate of Government Examinations is located, relevant to certificate recovery.
Directorate of Government Examinations: Department to which lost certificates should be returned; duplicate certificates are issued.