CBSE to give schools leeway for affiliation extension

Nagpur: CBSE has decided to extend affiliation of applicant schools without waiting for the physical inspection report due to various restrictions in travel and school reopening currently in place. Schools need the affiliation extension to be processed quickly as other formalities like admissions etc depend on it.
The board’s secretary Anurag Tripathi in a circular issued earlier this month confirmed that this step was being taken due to the current pandemic.Tripathi wrote, “It is observed that the inspection of schools that had applied for extension has been held up due to the current Covid-19 situation in which schools are not functional. However, schools are pressing hard for extension of affiliation as they have to take further approval from the state education department/other govt authorities to ensure normal functioning”.
The central board has classified such applicant schools into two categories. First are those where the physical inspection is due, and second, those whose inspection is done but final report by committee members is pending. With no inspection being done now, CBSE will extend affiliation based on inputs submitted online by the school. Tripathi clarified that the onus will be on schools to ensure that only facts are presented.
Schools that have received letters citing deficiencies noticed during inspection have to comply before the extension is granted. Tripathi wrote, “Cases where the inspection committee is constituted shall be required to submit compliance against deficiencies communicated”.
While it’s expected that the compliance by schools and the ensuing affiliation inspection will be in good faith, CBSE has warned against misrepresentation of facts. “The onus of genuineness of the data/ documents/ information provided by the schools shall be of the school for all purposes” wrote Tripathi.