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Notwithstanding anything in Section 3, any exami- official1 Ian- n a t.io n . lie ld . by the Assam . Public Service Commission guage in res-w h>ch immediately before the commencement of this Act used pect of exa- to be conducted in the English language shall continue to be so nduat ion conducted I ill such lime as the use I hereof is permissible under ffie Xam y c la u s e f2 ) o f A r t i c l e 3 4 3 o f lh e Constitution of India : Public Ser vice Commis sion. Provided that a candidate shall have the right to choose the language in use in the State of Assam, which was the medium of his University examination. » 4 various°iir,t!le ' '^u b.ie c t t 0 thR provision of this Act, the State Govern- uistf.Ugroup. t n e n t may by notification issued front time to time, direct the use of the language as may be specified in the notification and in such parts of the State of Assam as may be specified therein : Provided that (a) the rights of the various linguistic groups in respect of medium of instruction in educational institutions as laid down in the Constitution of India shall not be affected ; (b) the State shall not, in granting aid to educational and cultural institutions, discriminate against any such institutions on grounds of language ; (<;) the rights to appointments in the Assam Public Services and to contracts and other avocations shall be main tained without discrimination on the ground of lan guage ; and (d) in regard to noting in the offices in the region or district if any member of the staff is unable to note in any of the district language, the use of English shall be permitted by the Heads of Departments so long as the use thereof is permissible under Article 343 of the Constitution of India. Powers to ,Q>- bhe Slate Government shall have the power to make make rules, rules for carrying mil (he purposes of this Act. B. BAR DA, Secy, to the Govt, of Assam, Law Deptt.