In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—
(a) “aided institution” means an educational institution which receives grant from the Government under section 10 of the Tamil Nadu Private Colleges (Regulation) Act, 1976.
(b) “Government” means the State Government;
(c) “Government seats” mean,—
(i) all the seats in undergraduate professional courses in Universities, University colleges and Government colleges;
(ii) such number of seats in aided institutions, as may be directed by the Government; and
(iii) 65 per cent. of seats in undergraduate professional courses in non-minority educational institutions and 50 per cent. of such seats in minority educational institutions or the seats as arrived at in accordance with the consensus between such institutions and the Government;
(d) “Government schools” mean and include Government schools, Corporation schools, Municipal schools, Panchayat Union schools, Adi Dravidar and Tribal Welfare schools, Kallar Reclamation schools, Forest Department schools and other schools managed by Government departments;
(e) “minority educational institution” means an educational institution recognised or declared as such by the Government, subject to such conditions as may be prescribed;
(f) “private school” means a school which is not a Government school;
(g) “Students studied in Government schools” mean children who have studied from Sixth standard to Higher Secondary course in a Government school.
Explanation.— For the purpose of this definition, children belonging to weaker section and disadvantaged group who have studied upto Eighth standard in a specified category school or an unaided school, as per clause (c) of sub-section (1) of section 12 of the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009 and studied all remaining standards upto Higher Secondary course in a Government school, shall be deemed to be ‘Students studied in Government schools’;
(h) “undergraduate professional courses” mean the first year of Bachelor of Engineering, Agriculture, Veterinary Science, Fisheries Science, Law including other professional courses as may be notified by the Government;
(i) “University” means a University established or incorporated by an Act of the State Legislature.