Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act or the statutes, ordinances, regulations and rules made there under, where immediately before the commencement of this Act,-
(a) any student studying for a degree or diplomas or other academic distinctions of the Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences in accordance with the statutes, ordinances, regulations and rules in force he may until such examination is provided by the Karnataka State AYUSH University as the case may be admitted to the examination of the Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences and be conferred with the degrees or diplomas or other academic distinctions for which he qualifies on the result of such examination; and
(b) the Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences has held any examination, the result of which has been published but the degrees or diplomas or other academic distinctions relating thereto have not been conferred or issued or the result of any such examination has not been published relating to all affiliated Ayush Medical colleges by the Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences then such examination shall be deemed to have been held by the Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences.