Lok Sabha Question No. 216 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-02-04
Subject: CBSE Affiliation Laws
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: UDAY PRATAP SINGH

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †216 TO BE ANSWERED ON 4 th  FEBRUARY, 2019

## CBSE Affiliation Laws

## †216. SHRI UDAY PRATAP SINGH:

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

- (a) whether the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has revised affiliation bye-laws rules recently;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  take  any  concrete  steps  or  enact  any concrete law in view of the arbitrary attitude of private schools; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

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

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(a) and (b): The  Central  Board  of  Secondary  Education  (CBSE)  has  notified  its revamped Affiliation Bye-Laws vide their Notification No. CBSE/Aff./Circular/10/ 2018/1424692 dated 18.10.2018.  A  copy  of  same  is  available  on  the  Board's  website www.cbseaff.nic.in.  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 Bye-Laws:-

-  Instead  of  12-14  documents,  a  single  certificate  from  District  Education  Officer and a single affidavit is required.
-  The process of Inspection of schools is based on outcome based methodology focusing on quality of education.
-  Standardization  of  measurement  of  Land  is  done  by  changing  from  acreage  to metric system.
-  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.
-  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.
-  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.
-  The lease period has been reduced from 30 to 15 years with ownership guarantee of 5 years only on the date of application.
-  The responsibilities of various functionaries have been defined in clear terms with adequate penal provisions.

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.

(c) and (d): The Board has incorporated various provisions in revamped Affiliated ByeLaws  for  the  school's  to  be  followed  to  avoid  arbitrary  action  on  part  of  the  private schools.

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