CBSE issues notice to 27 schools for violating enrollment and attendance norms

Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) on September 2,2024, Tuesday had conducted a surprise inspection in over 27 schools situated in Delhi and Rajasthan

Post the inspection, CBSE has now issued notices to 27 schools as the organization found several breaches of its Byelaws. Specifically in enrolment and attendance practices. An official statement from the Board mentioned that some schools had enrolled a higher number of students in classes 11 and 12, even though these students were not attending physical classes. Often the students preparing for competitive exams. like JEE and NEET opt for dummy schools , where they don’t attend the classes regularly and only appear for board exams.

The inspections showed that some institutions were failing to meet the Board’s infrastructural requirements, potentially compromising both the quality of education and student safety. CBSE’s notification reiterated its commitment to upholding educational standards and assured that it would continue to closely monitor schools to ensure compliance with its guidelines.

. The purpose of inspection was to curb the dummy schools, it consisted of a CBSE officer and a principal from affiliated school .The goal for these inspections was to maintain the surprise element which will ensure that the information gathered about the school working will be accurate and also be reflective of everyday functioning. For the schools who are found not following the guidelines, strict action had been taken against them. 
Few months back the CBSE secretary Himanshu Gupta mentioned the board will continue its efforts to curb dummy schools.
He said at an event in a Lucknow School “Surprise inspections are regularly being conducted in CBSE schools across the country to check whether the schools are running as per the provisions and norms contained in affiliation and examination byelaws. We are going tough on such institutions and stringent action will be taken against the errant schools,” 

Gupta informed that CBSE in March found that around affiliated schools in India, including three in Uttar Pradesh were committing various malpractices of presenting dummy students, ineligible candidates and not maintaining records properly.