(4)Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act, the statutes, ordinances and regulations continued in force under sub-section (3) or made under this Act, every person who immediately before the notified date was a student of a college within the University areas affiliated to, or approved by, the Madurai-Kamaraj University was eligible to appear for any of the examinations of the Madurai-Kamaraj University shall be permitted to complete his course of study in the Alagappa University and the Alagappa University shall make arrangements for the instruction, teaching and training for such students for such period and in such manner as may be determined by the Alagappa University, in accordance with the course of study in the Madurai-Kamaraj University and such student shall during such period be admitted to the examinations held or conducted by the Madurai-Kamaraj University and the corresponding degree, diploma or other academic distinctions of the Madurai-Kamaraj University shall be conferred upon the qualified students on the result of such examinations by the Madurai-Kamaraj University.