**Executive Summary**
This document is a notification from the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, dated March 15, 2017, regarding the loss of original Higher Secondary, Matriculation, Diploma, and School Certificates. The notification lists the names of students who have reported their certificates as lost beyond recovery and details the steps taken to issue duplicates. Found originals should be treated as invalid and returned for cancellation.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Loss of Certificates Notification:**
* Original Higher Secondary, Matriculation, Diploma, and School Certificates of certain pupils have been reported lost beyond recovery.
* Steps are being taken to issue duplicate certificates.
* If originals are found, they should be treated as invalid.
* Invalid certificates 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 for cancellation.
* **List of Students with Lost Certificates:**
* Lists students by name, school, district, register/certificate number, month and year of exam, type of exam, and letter number and date.
* The list is organized by Inspector of Matriculation School, covering various districts including Chennai, Madurai, Cheyyar, Tiruvallur, Tirupatthur, Palani, Tiruvannamalai, Ponneri, Virudhunagar, Nagercoil, Ramanathapuram, Thuckalay, Kuzhithurai, Aruppukottai, Tenkasi, and Srivilliputhur.
**Impact Analysis**
**Students / Certificate Holders**
* **Impact:** Students listed in the notification are directly affected as their original certificates are considered lost and are being replaced.
* **Action Required:** Students should obtain duplicate certificates and if they find the original, they must return it for cancellation.
**Board of Higher Secondary Examination / Directorate of Government Examinations / Directorate of Technical Education / Inspector / Inspectress of Matriculation and Anglo-Indian Schools**
* **Impact:** These departments are responsible for issuing duplicate certificates and cancelling any found originals.
* **Action Required:** Issue duplicate certificates to the listed students and cancel any original certificates that are returned.
Key Entities Referenced
Tamil Nadu Government Gazette: Official publication of the Tamil Nadu Government.
Board of Higher Secondary Examination: Tamil Nadu board responsible for conducting higher secondary examinations.
Directorate of Government Examinations: Department overseeing government examinations in Tamil Nadu.
Chennai: Location of Directorate of Government Examinations and where lost certificates should be sent.
Inspector of Matriculation School: Role of inspector to whom certificates are sent for cancellation