Patna, Feb. 14: DAV, BSEB School, Shastri Nagar, has been issued a showcause notice by CBSE on withdrawal of provisional affiliation for Class X and XII examinations from the next session for its alleged failure to meet the board's guidelines.
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) issued the Shastri Nagar institution the notice on January 10.
The notice was received on February 10 and the school has 30 days to reply to the charges failing which it could lose its provisional affiliation for secondary (Class X) and senior secondary (Class XII) school certificate examinations from the next academic session.
In the letter, faults found at the school, including poor student-teacher ratio and lack of a full-time health wellness teacher, have been listed.
It also states that the school's affiliation couldend on March 31 if the authorities did not reply satisfactorily within 30 days.
Ramanujan Prasad, the school principal, said: 'We received the notice on February 10. So, I still have time to reply to the committee's allegations. These types of issues often come up in big institutions like our school. I will directly reply to the head office of CBSE and the matter will be sorted out within a few weeks.'
The fear of withdrawal of affiliation to the secondary and senior secondary classes has upset parents.
Kuldip Shrivastava, a resident of Boring Road, said: 'I am very upset as my son is studying in Class VIII of DAV BSEB. I recently got to know that the board could withdraw the school's affiliation. This is disturbing news for us.'
Ashiana Nagar resident Anjum Hussain also said: 'My elder daughter studies in Class XII and son in Class VII. My daughter will appear in her board exam this year. I was a little relieved to know she won't be affected by this action. I would have to look for another school for my son though.'
The CBSE had set up a two-member committee (comprising CBSE regional officer Rashmi Tripathi and former joint director of Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti D.S. Singh) for a full report on the school's activities.
The team submitted the report after a visit to the school on October 14 and 16, 2014.
Singh said: 'We only file the report, the decision has been taken by the CBSE headquarters in New Delhi. The school didn't follow several norms of the CBSE and breached several rules, including sections 3(3), 10 and 13(2). If the school fails to reply to CBSE or is unable to give a satisfactory explanation in 30 days since receiving the notice, the institution's affiliation would be cancelled on March 31. It won't be allowed to admit students in classes IX-XII from the next session but those already studying in these classes will be allowed to appear in the board examination.'
Regional officer Tripathi said: 'We found violations of many CBSE rules at the school and reported to the office in Delhi. One of the major faults was found in classes XI and XII, which have 40 and 34 sections, respectively. The student-teacher ratio has not been maintained properly. Now, the CBSE head office will do what it has to do.'
She added: 'There are around 1,330 students in Class XII but only 131 students' names are on the register. Further, although there are 34 sections in Class XII, the records show 14.'
Classes IX and X have 14 and 17 sections, respectively.
The school principal, however, denied the charges and stressed he would answer the CBSE soon.
