Section 3 in Tamil Nadu Minority Schools (Recognition and Payment of Grant) Rules, 1977
3. Stages of Education.
(1)The following shall be the various stages of education and categories of schools.(a)Pre-primary. - The Pre-primary schools shall be classified as pre-basic Nursery, Kindergarten and Montessori Schools.(b)Primary. - The primary schools shall consists of Standards I to V.(c)Middle Schools. - The middle schools shall consists of standards I to VII or standards VI to VIII.(d)High Schools. - The High Schools shall consists of Standards I to XI or standards VI to XI or standards IX to XLExplanation. - The Anglo-Indian Schools, the Oriental Schools and the Special Schools shall be included" in the respective categories in (a) to (d) above.(e)Teachers' Training Institute.(2)The pattern and duration of courses, curricular syllabus courses of instruction, time table and textbooks of minority schools, shall, be regulated by the Government by issue of orders, from time to time.
