CBSE Withdraws Affiliation Of 21 Schools, Downgrades 6 Others, Check Full List – News18

Last Updated:November 07, 2024, 2:45 PM IST

The inspections were conducted to ascertain schools were operating in compliance with the norms of regular attendance of students in schools as per Affiliation and Examination Bye-Laws of CBSE

The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has withdrawn the affiliation of 21 schools “due to significant numbers of non-attending students from classes IX-XII.” As many as six schools were downgraded from senior secondary to secondary level.

A series of surprise inspections were conducted across 27 schools in Rajasthan and Delhi on September 3, 2024, the board said. The inspections were conducted to ascertain schools were operating in compliance with the norms of regular attendance of students in schools as per Affiliation and Examination Bye-Laws of the Board, reads the official notice.

The schools have been allowed 30 days to respond. “The CBSE emphasised that dummy or non-attending schools undermine educational integrity and issued Show Cause Notices, allowing schools 30 days to respond. The vital observations of the Surprise Inspection Committees in regard of the irregularities observed during the inspections were communicated as a report to the respective schools,” the notice added.

List of de-affiliated schools:

— Khemo Devi Public School

— The Vivekanand School

— Sant Gyaneshwar Model School

— P D Model Secondary School

—Sidhartha Public School

— Rahul Public School

Prince Uch Madhyamik Vidyalaya

— Bharti Vidya Niketan Public School

— U.S.M.Public Sec.School

— R.D. International School

— Heera Lal Public School

— B.R. International Schoo

— Lord Buddha Public School

— S.G.N. Public School

— M D Memorial Public School

— LBS Convent School

— Hansraj Model School

— Shiv Jyoti Convent Senior Secondary School

— Vidya Bharti Public School

— K.R.D.International School

— M.R. Bharti Model Sr. Sec. School

List of Downgraded Schools:

— Adarsh ​​Jain Religious Education Sadan

— B.S. International School Nilothi Extn.

— Bharat Mata Saraswati Bal Mandir Narela

—Ch Baldev Singh Model School

— Dhruva Public School Jai Vihar

— Naveen Public School

As per the board, “…the practice of dummy/ non-attending admissions contradicts the core mission of school education, compromising students’ foundational growth. To address this issue, we are taking decisive action to combat the proliferation of dummy schools and send a clear message to all affiliated institutions to resist the lure of accepting dummy or non-attending admissions. The Board will continuously strive to ensure that schools adhere to lawful and ethical educational practices.”