A pupil shall be liable to be rusticated or otherwise punished in the following and other similar cases:-

1. When a pupil has been found to have secured admission or attempted to secure admission by means of false or forged leaving certificate or by false representation of any kind;

2. When in the case of a pupil, it has been found that the entries in the leaving certificate have been tampered with;

3. When the pupil has been found to be guilty of fraud or malpractices in connection with any public examinations; and

4. When a pupil has been found guilty of serious misconduct.