Lok Sabha Question No. 2259 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-24
Subject: CBSE Norms for Affiliation of Schools
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: ASHOK SHANKARRAO CHAVAN, SUDHEER GUPTA, VIJAY KUMAR S.R., T. RADHAKRISHNAN, S. RAJENDRAN, RANJANBEN BHATT, KUNWAR HARIBANSH SINGH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION & LITERACY

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2259 TO BE ANSWERED ON 24 th   December, 2018

## CBSE Norms for Affiliation of Schools

## 2259. SHRI ASHOK SHANKARRAO CHAVAN:

SHRI SUDHEER GUPTA:

SHRI S.R. VIJAYAKUMAR:

SHRI T. RADHAKRISHNAN:

SHRI S. RAJENDRAN:

SHRIMATI RANJANBEN BHATT:

KUNWAR HARIBANSH SINGH:

Will the Minister of HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Central  Board  of  Secondary  Education  (CBSE)  has revamped the  norms  of  affiliation  for  schools  and  if  so,  the  details thereof along with the   aims and  objectives thereof;
- (b) the salient features of the revised norms of affiliation;
- (c) the  number of schools in India and abroad affiliated to  the  CBSE,  till date;
- (d) the  number  of  applications  pending  with  CBSE  for  affiliation,  till  date along  with the time by which the decision is likely to be taken in this regard; and
- (e) the  steps  taken/being  taken  by  the  Government  to  increase  the transparency and to boost confidence of parents of school children?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (Dr. SATYA PAL SINGH)

(a)  and  (b):  The  Central  Board  of  Secondary  Education  (CBSE)  has  revamped  it Affiliation Bye-Laws.  The revamped Affiliation Bye-Laws depict a paradigm shift from the  highly  complex  procedure  followed  earlier  to  a  simplified  system  based  on preventing duplication of processes, speedy transparent and hassle free procedures and ensuring the ease of doing business with CBSE. The entire affiliation process will be completed online and integrated with instantaneous communication.

The following are some of the major changes in the revised Affiliation ByeLaws :-

1. Instead of 12-14 documents, a single certificate from District Education Officer and a single affidavit is required.
2. The process of Inspection of schools is based on outcome based methodology focusing on quality of education
3. Standardization of measurement of Land is done by changing from acreage to metric system.
4. The requirements of affiliation have been clearly defined as essential, postaffiliation and general. Now schools will be required to fulfill certain criteria like recruitment  of  teachers  etc.,  post  affiliation,  but  before  commencement  of session.
5. Well defined provisions for Shifting of school, Change of name of school/Society, Transfer from one society and closure of school etc. to avoid any variation in the processing of various requests are added.
6. Relaxation is given in the requirements of land given for states of Arunachal Pradesh,  Sikkim  and  Andaman  &  Nicobar/Lakshadweep  Islands,  being difficult areas with scarce land resources, at par with Metro Cities.
7. The  lease  period  has  been  reduced  from  30  to  15  years  with  ownership guarantee of 5 years only on the date of application.
8. The responsibilities of various functionaries have been defined in clear terms with adequate penal provisions.
9. (c): Till date, 21259 schools are affiliated with the CBSE.
10. (d): The  total  number  of  applications  pending  with  CBSE  for  affiliation  till  date, including  session  2019-20  is  9518.  The  applications  of  schools  for  affiliation  are processed as per norms of Affiliation Bye-Laws of the Board.  No specific time line for taking a decision on these applications can be specified.
11. (e): As per the revamped affiliation bye-laws the entire affiliation process will be completed online and integrated with instantaneous communication which will ensure transparency in the affiliation process.

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