I. Admissions upto Class VIII (i.e. Class VIII and below) shall be regulated by the rules, regulations, orders of the State/U.T. Governments applicable to the place where the School is located. II. Admission to Class IX in a school shall be open only to such a student who has passed class VIII examination from an institution affiliated to this Board or any recognised Board or is recognised by the Education Department of the Government of the State/U. T. in which such an institution is located. **III. Admission to Class X : – As the syllabus prescribed at Secondary level is of two years integrated course, no admission shall be taken in Class X directly. Provided further that admission to Class X in a school shall be open only to such a student who: (a) has completed a regular course of study for class IX, and (b) has passed class IX examination from an institution affiliated to this Board. (c) A student who has completed a regular course of study for Class IX and has passed Class IX examination from an institution recognised by/affiliated to any recognised Board in India, other than this Board, can be admitted to a school only on the transfer of the parent(s) or shifting of their families from one place to another, after procuring from the students the mark sheet and the Transfer Certificate duly countersigned by the Educational Authorities of the Board concerned. In case of such admissions, the schools would obtain post facto approval of the Board within one month of admission of the student. IV. Admission to Class XI : – Admission to class XI in a school shall be open only to such a student who has passed : (a) Secondary School Examination (Class X examination) conducted by this Board; or (b) an equivalent examination conducted by any other recognised Board of Secondary Education/ Indian University and recognised by this Board as equivalent to its secondary school examination. Admission to Class XII :- (i) No admission shall be taken in Class XII directly. Provided further that admission to Class XII in a school shall be open only to such a student who: (a) has completed a regular course of study for class XI, and (b) has passed Class XI examination from a school affiliated to this Board. (ii) A student who has completed a regular course of study for Class XI and has passed Class XI Examination from an institution recognised by / affiliated to any recognised Board in India, other than this Board, can be admitted to a school only on the transfer of the parent(s) or shifting of their families from one place to another, after procuring from the student the marksheet and the Transfer Certificate duly countersigned by the Educational Authorities of the Board concerned. In case of such admissions, the schools would obtain post facto approval of the Board within one month of the admission of the student. V. Notwithstanding anything contained in paras 1 to 5 of this Bye-laws, the admission of students passing qualifying examination from an examining body outside India shall be regulated according to the provisions contained in bye-law 6.2 of this chapter; provided that the condition of completing regular course of study for class IX and XI is satisfied in cases of admission to Class X and Class XII respectively.