Section 3 — Schools to follow common syllabus

Schools to follow common syllabus. - (1) Every school in the State shall follow the common syllabus as may be specified by the Board for each subject in Standards I to X from such academic year as may be notified by the Government in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette. The Government may specify different academic years for different Standards. (2) Until notification under sub-section (1) is issued, the syllabus and text books for every school in the State shall be as follows: - (a) in Standards I and VI, the system as prevailing prior to academic year 2010-11 shall continue; and (b) in Standards II to V and VII to X, the existing system shall continue.1