Section 142 in The Delhi School Education Rules, 1973
142. Regulation of admission to class IX.
(1)No student shall be admitted to class IX unless he has passed class VIII of a school.(2)Students who, without having passed the examination for promotion from class VIII of a recognised school, have appeared as private candidates at any public examination, and have failed to pass such examination shall not be admitted to class IX or to any class higher than class IX.
