CBSE issues advisory against non-affiliated schools, alerts parents

Chennai | Wednesday | 4th March, 2020

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By Express News ServiceCHENNAI: After several schools faked their affiliation with CBSE or advertised falsely, the CBSE has issued an advisory for parents against falling prey to these fraudulent institutions. The board said it has been receiving several complaints about schools falsely advertising with phrases ‘to be affiliated with CBSE’, ‘CBSE pattern’, ‘likely to be affiliated with CBSE’ and ‘under reigns of CBSE’. According to clause 14.2.2 of Affiliation Bye-Laws of CBSE, the board does not allow non-affiliated schools to present candidates to public examination. It is interesting to note that some schools, which may have affiliation, run branches that are not affiliated to CBSE. Schools with poor enrolment can run Tamil mediumChennai: Government schools that have both English and Tamil mediums can switch to Tamil medium, if the school has poor enrolment, the government has said..