The CBSE has warned of legal action against schools that let students from non-affiliated institutions appear for board exams in lieu of either financial or other gains, last week.
The practice of getting students registered with affiliated schools while they study somewhere else has become common in several institutes.
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) regional office is monitoring the schools as the registration of class IX and class XI for board examination is being carried out in affiliated schools in Bihar and Jharkhand.
This arrangement is sought by schools who solicit admissions falsely by brandishing the CBSE tag and then in Class IX get their students registered through a CBSE affiliated school for a fee, said Babita Singh, assistant secretary in the CBSE's affiliation department.
"Since it causes a major problem for parents, the board has reminded schools that it would keep a close watch to check such violations," said Singh.
She added: "The CBSE has ordered that all principals are required to send a list of those students who are bona fide candidates of the school. The board is also conducting surprise inspection of schools in which infrastructure and candidate strength in classes IX, X, XI and XII would be verified."
That kind of practice was prevalent at AVN Public School, Rajiv Nagar, which lost its affiliation this year in June.
The matter came to light after the Class X board results were declared. The students of St Columbus School, Kadamkuan, and Doon Public School did not get their board results. The two schools had a tie-up with AVN Public School.
"Strict action would be taken against schools that sponsor students from non-affiliated schools. Before admitting their kids to any school, the safest bet for parents is to ask schools for their affiliation number and get it checked on the CBSE website. Even for multi-branch schools, each unit will have a different affiliation number which will help parents ascertain the authenticity of such schools," said R.R. Meena, the CBSE regional officer (Bihar and Jharkhand).
There are 661 and 363 CBSE affiliated schools in Bihar and Jharkhand, respectively. Of 661 schools, 144 institutes are in Patna according to the latest affiliation list on the CBSE website.
Meena said: "Lots of schools are using the words 'CBSE pattern' on their prospectus and display boards on their main gate, which gives the impression that they are affiliated with the CBSE. There is no such thing as CBSE pattern apart from a teaching methodology which schools try out."
The city schools are asked to submit the list of students who would appear in the board exam.
Seema Singh, the principal of St Karen's High School, said: "It is important for the board to take action against the schools that violate the norms. It is a question of the children's future and schools have no right to play with their career."
"The parents should check the authentication of the school whether they are affiliated or not. They should not put their kids' future at stake. The authorised schools should maintain the rules and regulations prescribed by the board," said Shubodeep Dey, principal of Gyan Niketan.
