Section 19 in The Maharashtra Borstal Schools Rules, 1965
19. Grades.
(1)The inmates of a school shall be divided by the Principal into the following grades :-(a)Grade I.(b)Grade II.(c)Grade III.(d)Penal Grade [(as provided in rule 26)] [Added by G. N. of 21.6.1972.].(2)(a)All inmates, on their admission into a Borstal school, shall be placed in Grade III and promotion shall be regulated in the manner hereinafter specified by close personal observation of the inmates, attention being specially paid to their general behaviour, their amenability to instructions, both literary and industrial.(b)Every inmate shall remain in Grade III for at least six months after his admission to a Borstal school. During this period a suitable programme of work, vocational training and overall education shall be designed for the inmate commensurate with his physical and menial condition. The inmate shall be carefully observed by the House Master, teachers and other officials of the Borstal school, with special reference to his character, mental disposition and fitness for a special trade.
