AFFILIATION BYE-LAWS 2018 (Date of notification: 18/ 10/2018) CENTRAL BOARD OF SECONDARY EDUCATION “Shiksha Kendra”, 2, Community Centre, Preet Vihar, Delhi - 110092 Website: www.cbse.nic.in; www.cbseaff.nic.in eee el SC ANURAG TRIPATHI, IRPs' SECRETARY Central Board of Secondary Education Prost Vihar, Deihicra "1 12 13 14 15 16 7 18 Appendix-I Appendix-Il Appendix-Ii Appendix-iV Appendix-V Appendix-VI Appendix-VII Appendix-Vill DETAI ‘Short Title and Commencement Norms for Affiliation Land Requirement Physical infrastructure Staff Financial Resources School Fees School Management Committee Roles, Responsibilities, Duties and Powers of Important Functionaries. Procedures Related to Submission, Processing of Applications And Approvals, Inspection of Schools Penalties Procedure for Imposition of Penalties General Rules ‘Special Provisions In Service Training of Teachers and Quality Assessment Affiliation Committee Interpretation, Repeal and Saving ‘Schedule of Fee under Various Heads DEO Certificate for Fresh Afiliation DEO Certificate for Extension and Upgradation of Affation Sample Affidavit Enrolment Table Time Frame for submitting the Applications Qualifications and other Details for Teachers Commencement Certificate Saat ANURAG TRIPATHI, inpls Central Board of Seesneey ava Preet Viner, Deini eat”SHORT TITLE AND COMMENCEMENT 1.4 These Bye-laws may be called the Affiliation Bye-Laws - 2018 of Central Board of Secondary Education. 1.2 These shall be effective from the date’ of notification by the Central Board of Secondary Education. 1.3 Definitions - In these Bye-laws, unless the context otherwise requires: 1.3.1 “Affiliation” means formal affiliation of a school with the Board for the Purpose of preparing students for admission to the Board's examination |t includes affiliation under all categories and of all types. 1.3.2 “Composite _Affiation” means Affiliation for running all Classes/Standards starting from and to the classes for which such affiliation has been granted. 1.3.3 “Upgradation” means upgradation of a school approved for middle class syllabus or affiliated for secondary stage to secondary stage or senior secondary stage as the case may be. 1.3.4 “Extension” means extension of period of Affiliation granted to the school by the Board. 13.5 “Board” means the Central Board of Secondary Education. 1.36 — “Affliation Committee" means Affiliation Committee of the Board. 1.3.7 *Chairman" means the Chairman/Chairperson of the Central Board of Secondary Education. 1.3.8 "Secretary" means the Secretary of the Central Board of Secondary Education. 1.3.9 “Examination” means examinations conducted by the Board including the Board's annual examinations or any public examination. 1.3.10 “Affiliation Fee" means charges payable by the schools to the Board in ‘connection with Affiliation and/or under the provisions of these byelaws, 1.8.11 “School Fee" means the amount of money paid to the School by the students in connection with the conduct of studies. 1.3.12 “School Management Committee” means the committee managing the school 1.3.13 “Institution* means an educational institution affiliated to the Board. 1.3.14 ‘School’ means a school as defined in Section 2 of the Right to Education Act. 1.3.15 "Senior Secondary School" means school preparing students for both the Secondary (Class-x) and Senior School Certificate (Class-Xil) Examinations of the Board or for Senior School Certificate (Class-XIl) Examination only, 1.3.16 “Secondary Schoo!” means school preparing students for the Secondary ‘School (Class-X) Examination of the Board, ange Arwunsg Tripatty Ge) ANURAG TRIPATHI Contras DoE GRETARY Preet nee wdary Education | IRPS21Page 1.3.17 1.3.18 1.3.19 1.3.20 1.3.21 1.3.22 1.3.23 1.3.24 1.3.25 1.3.26 1.3.27 1.3.28 13.29 1.3.30 13.31 1.3.32 1.3.33 1.3.34 1.3.35 1.3.36 “Private School’ means a school run by a Society/Trust/Company registered (under section 8 of the Companies Act 2013) duly constituted and registered under the provisions of Central/State Acts. “Government Aided School” means school receiving grant-in-aid from the Union Government/Administration of Union Territory/State Government/Local Authority. “Grants-in-aid” means ald or grant in the form of maintenance from the Central Government or State Government or Administration of Union Territories or Local Authority, as the case may be. “Head of _ Institution” means the Headmaster/Principal of a Secondary/Senior Secondary School affiliated with the Board. “Teacher’ means a person in the employment of an institution affiliated with the Board for teaching purposes as per the qualification criteria Stipulated in Section 23 of RTE Act 2009 or as per Affiliation Bye-Laws of the Board, “Manager” means an office bearer of the management committee of the ‘School who acts as correspondent. “Right to Education Act’ means the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act 2009, “Recognition” means formal recognition of school in accordance with the provisions contained in the Right to Education Act and/or the Education Act of the concerned State/UT Government/Administration “No Objection Certificate" means a letter issued by the Education Department of the State/Union Territory in respect of a School situated in the State/Union Territory for Afflation of the school to the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE). “Parents-Teachers Association” or “PTA” means an association of the parents and teachers of a particular school. “Reserve Fund” means fund created by the school authority as per requirement of the Board, in a Post Office/Nationalized Bank, “Session” means the period of twelve months duration, when instruction is provided to the students, normally from April to March “Appropriate Government” means the same as defined in Section 2 of the Right to Education Act, “Capitation fee" means the same as defined in Section 2 of the Right to Education Act. “Child” means the same as defined in Section 2 of the Right to Education Act. “Child belonging to weaker ‘section" means the same as defined in Section 2 of the Right to Education Act. “Guardian” means the same as defined in Section 2 of the Right to Education Act, “Local authority” means the same as defined in Section 2 of the Right to Education Act. ‘Parent’ means the same as defined in Section 2 of the Right to Education Act. “Penalty” means a means a penalty imposed or purported to be imposed upon the school under the provisions contained in these byelaws, eee ANURAG TRIPATHI, ines a Preet Vihar, Dern ‘nesea]Page 1.3.37 1.3.38 1.3.39 1.3.40 “Notification” means notification in the official gazette or notification of any provision through suitable means by CBSE. “Foreign School’ means the schools situated in the territories out-side India, Words importing the singular number also include the plural number and vice-versa. Words importing the masculine gender also include the feminine gender Prieteensiniints Arnwsep Tite ED ANURAG TRIPATHI, inp: . Ss Central Boar of Seeondey Eaveaton Preet Viner, Delhi 2"24 22 4|Page NORMS FOR AFFILIATION CATEGORIES OF SCHOOLS: The Board may affiliate following categories of schools all over India and abroad: 244 242 24.3 214 215 2.4.9 2.4.10 Government Schools run by the Education Departments of States/UTs; Government Aided Schools; Schools run by Autonomous Organizations under the Government created for running the schools like Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS), Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti (NVS), Central Tibetan Schools Organisation (CTSO), Sainik Schools Society, etc; Schools run directly by other Government Ministries/Departments like Defense, Railways, etc, and Local Bodies; Schools managed directly by (Central or State) Public Sector Undertakings, Statutory Bodies and Autonomous Bodies etc.; Schools managed by Societies formed by (Central or State) Public Sector Undertakings, Statutory Bodies, Autonomous Bodies and Government Departments etc.; Schools managed by Societies for (Central or State) Public Sector Undertakings, Statutory Bodies Autonomous Bodies and Government Departments etc. under the financial control of such Public Sector Undertakings, Statutory Bodies Autonomous Bodies and Government Departments et Private schools established by (@) Societies registered under the Societies Registration Act 1860 of the Government of India or under Acts of the State Governments as educational, charitable or religious societies having non-proprietary character or (b) by Registered Trusts or (€) Companies registered under section 8 of the Companies Act-2013, having education as one of its objects. Schools located in foreign countries. Any other category as specified by the Board from time to time. CATEGORIES OF AFFILIATION. Applications for Affiliation may be considered under the following categories of Affiliat 223 Approval for Middle Class Syllabus General Affiliation of a Secondary School or Senior Secondary ‘School. This category will include all the schools affiliated provisionally on the date of notification of these bye laws. Upgradation of a school approved for Middle Class Syllabus up to ‘Secondary or Senior Secondary Level. ti c ANURAG TRIPATH' a9 Secrerany (PS Central Board of Secondary Educati Prost Viner, Dain 0"23. S| Page 224 2.25 226 Upgradation of an affiliated Secondary School up to Senior Secondary Lev Switch over of Schools up to Secondary and Senior Secondary Level Schools already affiliated with other Boards of School/Secondary education to the Central Board of Secondary Education are granted affiliation under this category. Regular Affiliation of schools ‘One time regular Afiliation will be granted to the categories of schools under clauses 2.1.1, 2.1.2, 2.1.3 and 2.1.4. ESSENTIAL CONDITIONS FOR AFFILIATION OF SCHOOLS: Any educational institution in India or abroad which fulfils the following essential conditions may apply to the Board for Affiliation: 234 232 233 23.4 23.5 ESTABLISHMENT OF SCHOOL The school should have been established by any one of the following entities: (a) Government Ministry/Department (b) Statutory Body (©) Autonomous Body (@) Public Sector Undertaking (e) Local Body ( Any other Government Body (g) Registered Society (h) Registered Trust () Company Registered under Section-6 of the Companies Act~ REGISTRATION UNDER LAW In case of schools mentioned in clauses 2.1 6, 2.1.7 and 2.1.8, there should be a properly constituted Registered Society/Registered TrustRegistered Company under section 8 of the Companies Act — 2013 (Hereinafter referred to as Society/TrustiCompany) having non- proprietary character not vesting control in a single individual or members of a family, conforming to the extant laws and rules. SCHOOL MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE Subject to relevant provision in the Education ActRules of the appropriate government, every school should have a scheme of management: It should also have a School Management Committee as stipulated under RTE Act 2009 and as per provisions contained in these Byelaws, RECOGNITION FROM THE RESPECTIVE STATE GOVERNMENT The Schools seeking affiliation with the Board shall submit formal prior Recognition Certificate from concerned State Education Department as per extant rules and provisions contained in RTE Act-2009. NO OBJECTION FROM THE RESPECTIVE STATE GOVERNMENT The Schools mentioned under clauses 2.1.5, 2.1.6, 2.1.7 and 218 seeking affliation with the Board shall submit formal prior "No Objection Certificate” to the effect that State Government has no objection to the affiliation of the School with CBSE. No objection Certificate once issued to any school will be considered at par even if it prescribes a specific period and / or level unless itis withdrawn.23.6 2.3.7 238 23.9 2.3.10 Land Requirement as per provisions contained in Chapter 3. Physical Infrastructure as per provisions contained in Chapter 4. WEBSITE The school seeking affiliation shall develop and maintain its website Providing all vital information regarding the school on the website. DOCUMENTS PRESCRIBED At the time of application, schools will be required to submit information in online application portal, and two documents as prescribed: one from the District Education administration as per Appendix-ll or iil as applicable and a self-affidavit as per Appendix -IV. LETTER OF INTENT After satisfactory report of Inspection and fulfilment of all essential conditions, the Board will issue a Letter of Intent for affiliating the applicant school, 24 REQUIREMENTS: POST AFFILIATION Any school on affiliation with the board is required to fulfil the following requirements before starting classes on CBSE pattern as per the conditions laid down in the affiliation grant letter and the session mentioned therein: 2441 242 243 244 245 24.6 6lPage Staff and Service Conditions as per provisions contained in Chapter 5. Financial Resources as per provisions contained in Chapter 6. Fees as per provisions contained in Chapter 7. ELECTRONIC CLEARING SERVICE Salary should be paid to the staff through Electronic Clearing Service (ECS) only. ADMISSION OF STUDENTS (@) Admission in the school affiliated to the CBSE shall be made without any distinction of gender, lity, religion, race, caste, creed and place of birth etc. Reservation, if any, shall be governed by the applicable Education Act/Rules of the appropriate Government. (>) For the purpose of admission and extent of schools’ responsibilty for Free and Compulsory Education the school shall be governed by the provisions of the Right to Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009 and the rules framed there under. (©) The school shall not take any direct admission in the classes X and Xil without following the procedure prescribed by the Board in this regard, CURRICULUM AND SYLLABUS: (@) The school will follow the curriculum and the syllabus prescribed by CBSE/NCERT. (b) The Schoo! will follow the scheme of study for different classes as Prescribed in the Examination Byelaws of the Board. SECRETARY Central Board of Secondary Education Preet Vihar, Delhi247 248 249 24.10 24.11 24.12 7IPage BOOKS (@) The School may prescribe NCERT text books in the classes and subjects in which these have been published by the NCERT Extreme care should be taken in the selection of books of Private Publishers so that there is no objectionable content that hurts the feeling of any class, community, gender or any religious group in society. (b) The School shall put a list of prescribed books on its website with the written declaration duly signed by the Manager and the Principal to the effect that they have gone through the contents of the books prescribed by the school and own the responsibility. If a school is found prescribing a book having any objectionable content, the responsibility for such content shail lie with the school and action will be initiated against the Schoo! by the Board. QUALITY OF EDUCATION The school must be quality driven and must strive for excellence in all aspect of its activities. It must follow the directions issued by the Board from time to time regarding introduction of innovative practices in areas of curriculum, pedagogy and evaluation. WEBSITE Every affilated school will develop their own website containing comprehensive information such as Afiliation status, details of infrastructure, details of teachers including qualifications, number of students, address-postal and e-mail, telephone nos., copies of transfer certificates issued, etc. as may be directed by the Board from time to time. The website so created should also have information with regard to fees charged PHYSICAL EDUCATION TEACHER Every ‘school should appoint Physical Education Teacher in the prescribed grade with PET to pupil ratio of 1:500 at each stage i.e. Primary Level/Secondary Level and Sr. Secondary level and they should be designated as PRT (Physical Education), TGT (Physical Education) and PGT (Physical Education). SPECIAL EDUCATOR Every Secondary and Senior Secondary school should appoint a person on full time basis for performing the duties of Special Educator. The appointment and qualifications of Special Educator shall be in accordance with guidelines laid down by the Board and the minimum requirements laid down by Rehabilitation Council of india in this regard COUNSELOR & WELLNESS TEACHER Every Secondary and Senior Secondary school shall appoint a person ‘on full time basis for performing the duties of Counselor & Wellness Teacher. ‘The person appointed as Counselor and wellness teacher shall be either a Graduate/Post Graduate in psychology or Post Graduate in Child Development or Graduate/Post Graduate with Diploma in Career Guidance and Counseling. Schools having enrolment of less than 300 students in classes from IX to Xilcan appoint a Counselor & Wellness Teacher on part-time basis Content 8 SECRETARY ral Board of Secondary Educa rool Vinat, bein) tt"25 BiPage 2.4.13 24.14 DUAL AFFILIATION A school affiliated with the Board is not allowed to have dual affiliation simultaneous affiliation with two boards with the same set of infrastructure and land. In case the affiliation has been granted under switch over category, the School is required to withdraw its students from the classes of the board. to which it was earlier affiliated, in a phased manner. COMMENCEMENT CERTIFICATE The Board shall require the school to submit commencement certificate in the prescribed manner and format to the effect that the school has complied with all the conditions imposed in the grant letter and the Provisions contained in clause 2.4 and sub-clause thereto and shall start class VI or IX or XI on confirmation of affiliation. The format of ‘commencement certificate is given at Appendix-VIll SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR FOREIGN SCHOOLS The following special provisions have been made in respect of the schools situated in foreign countries seeking affiliation with the Board. The special provisions are to be read in reference to the existing pro\ ions applicable to the schools in India The other provisions will be applicable to the foreign schools to the extent possible if not otherwise provided for. 25.1 252 253 254 255 25.6 No Objection Certificate (NOC) The schools will submit No Objection Certificate (NOC) issued after due diligence by High Commission/Consulate/Embassy of India in the concemed country clearly stating that the school has been established within the legal and administrative framework of the respective country by an entity permitted to establish and run school in that country. The NOC shall clearly mention that the school fulfils all the conditions required for establishing and opening a school including land requirements in the respective country. TEACHERS The school situated in foreign country shall have qualified teachers as Per the qualifications presoribed in the respective country for teachers at various levels. SALARY OF TEACHERS AND STAFF ‘The schoo! situated in foreign country shall pay salary and allowances to teachers and staff as per the prescribed norms of the respective country. SCHOOL MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE (SMC) The school situated in foreign country shall constitute a School Management Committee (SMC) if the local laws of the respective country provides/mandates for the same. In case, the local laws does not provides/mandates for constitution of School Management Committee (SMC), the school shall submit a declaration/affidavit stating the same. BUILDING, FIRE, WATER AND HYGIENE CERTIFICATES The school situated in foreign country shall procure and submit the Building, Fire, Water and Hygiene Safety Certificates if issued by concemed departments in the respective country. In case, these certificates are not being issued in the fespective country, the school shall submit a declaration/affidavit stating the same. FINANCES AND ACCOUNTS The school situated in foreign country shall maintain its accounts in accordance with applicable laws in the respective country. ANURAG TRIPATHI, ines Giga SECRETARY Central Board of Secondary Education Preet Vihar, Deini26 27 28 29 a1Page SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR INNOVATIVE SCHOOLS. Special category of innovative schools may also be considered for grant of affiliation by the Board. All the provisions of affiliation byelaws will be applicable to these schools unless otherwise provided for in these byelaws. The affiliation to the innovative schools is subject to the following conditions 2.6.1 The special category of innovative schools will cover specialized schools, not covered elsewhere in these byelaws, implementing innovative ideas in the fields of skill development, sports. arts, sciences, ete. 2.6.2 The schools will be granted affiliation as per functional requirements of the schools. 26.3 The Schools will be covered under the respective category of affiliation applicable to the school as given in clause 2.2 and sub-clauses there to 2.64 The schools shall produce recognition certificate in respect of all classes that are proposed to be opened in the school as per the requirements of RTE Act-2009. In respect of students/classes not covered under RTE Act-2009, the school shall compulsorily produce permission from the state government to open/start all classes which are proposed to be started in the school. 2.6.5 The. admission of students in schools shall be governed by the conditions mentioned in NOC and Permission issued by the State/UT Government. 2.6.6 The decision of the Board for considering any school under this category shall be final. PERIOD OF AFFILIATION Schools which fulfill all the requirements of the Affllation Bye-Laws shall be granted affiliation for an initial period of Three Years even if not expressly mentioned in the grant letter. For administrative convenience and for the purpose of classification of schools the Board may bunch together two or more categories of schools mentioned in clause 2.1. This classification will not endow any additional privileges to the schoo! COMPOSITE AFFILIATION Affiliation in respect of all categories of schools will be composite affiliation only. It will be mandatory for the schoo! to run all classes starting from the class and up to the level for which affiliation has been granted, ‘The Schools may be granted composite affiliation for the following classes: 2.9.1 Class-1*' to Class-8" (All schools) 2.9.2 Class-1*' to Class-10" (All schools) 2.9.3 Class-1*' fo Class-12" (All schools) 29.4 — Class-6 to Class-8" (All schools) 29.5 Class-6" to Class-10" (All schools) 2.9.6 Class-6"" to Class-12" (All schools) 2.9.7 Class-9" to Class-10" (Innovative Schools only) 2.98 Class-9" to Class-12" (Innovative Schools only) PoP Arnunse ribet. GTeD ANURAG TRIPATHI, IRPS SECRETARY Central Board of Secondary Education Preet Vihar, DelhiLAND REQUIREMENT The School or Society/TrusCompany managing the school must have land as per the following norms: 3.1 REQUIREMENTS WITH RESPECT TO LAND The following conditions should be satisfied in respect of the land: 3.4.41 The land on which the school is located should necessarily be a Contiguous single plot of land. if there are more than two survey numbers etc. all the survey numbers/plots should be adjacent/touching each other and shall make a single plot of land on the whole 34.2 A suitable building should be constructed on a part of the land mentioned in 3.1.1 above. 3.1.3 A proper playground should exist on the remaining part of the land mentioned in 3.1.1 above. 3.14 Other facilities as prescribed by the Board from time to time should exist on a part of the land mentioned in 3.1.1 above. 3.1.5 The land mentioned in 3.1.1 above should be surrounded on alll sides by ‘a pucca boundary wall of sufficient and adequate height 3.2 The school affiliated or seeking affiliation with the Board shall have a minimum of 8000 square meters of land in general subject to the restriction of optimum enrolment and number of sections given in Appendix-V. 3.3 The school not fulfilling the minimum fequirement of 8000 square meters but having land not less than 6000 square meters may be granted affiliation, subject to the restriction of optimum enrolment and number of sections given in Appendix. v. 3.4 The land requirement will be of minimum 4000 square meters in case of the following, subject to the restriction of optimum enrolment and number of sections given in Appendix-V: 3.44 School located in limits of Municipal Authorities of cities with a Population exceeding 15 Lakhs. 34.2 School located in hilly areas. The norms as prescribed by the Planning Commission (NIT! Aayog) shall be applicable for determining the hilly areas. 34.3 Schools located within the limits of Municipal Authorities of the State Capital Cities. 344 ‘Schools located in the North Eastern States. 3.45 ‘Schools located in the state of Jammu and Kashmir. 3.46 ‘Schools located within the limits of Municipal Authorities of Ghaziabad, NOIDA, Faridabad and Gurugram cities only of National Capital Region. 3.4.7 Schools located within the limits of Municipal Authorities of Panchkula (Haryana) and Mohali/SAS. Nagar (Punjab), the satellite cities of Chandigarh. Gi oe antes ANURAG TRIPATHI, inG&o/SS SECRETARY Conttal Board of Secondary Education Prest Vihar, Delhi35 36 ag. 38 For the schools located within the limits of Municipal Authority of the cities classified as Class-X (At present Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Hyderabad and Pune) by the Government of India the minimum land requirement wil be 2000 square meters for a Secondary School and 3000 (or 4000) square meters for a Senior Secondary School subject to the restriction of optimum enrolment and number of sections given in Appendix-V, For the schools mentioned in sub-clauses to this clause, the minimum land fequirement will be 1600 square meters for a Secondary School and 2400 (or 3200) square meters for a Senior Secondary School subject to the restriction of optimum enroiment and number of sections given in Appendix-V. 3.6.1 For the schoo! located in the limits of Municipal Authorities of 4 ‘metropolitan cities of Chennai, Delhi, Kolkata and Mumbai. 3.6.2 For the schools located in the state of Arunachal Pradesh. 3.6.3 For the schools located in the state of Sikkim. 3.6.4 For the schools located on the Islands. For the schools situated on the Hill Stations, the minimum land requirement will be 2000 square meters for a Secondary School and 3000 (or 4000) square meters for a Senior Secondary School subject to the restriction of optimum enrolment and number of sections given in Appendix-V: 3.7.1 The institution “should have an arrangement for sports and extracurricular activities with the nearby schools/colleges or any other institution for a minimum period of 15 years. 3.7.2 Incase the arrangement in respect of 3.7.1 is with a private institution, a Copy of the resolution passed by the management of the institution at its managing committee meeting may also be submitted to the Board 3.7.3 In case the arrangement in respect of 3.7.1 is with a government institution, a copy of the letter issued by the head of such institution may also be submitted to the Board, 3.7.4 The number of students should be restricted in such institutions on the basis of constructed covered area of school building by following the norms of 1 sq.mtr. floor area per child. LAND OWNERSHIP All the land title documents should be in the name of the School or Society/T rusCompany which has established the school 3.8.1 In case of ownership, the land title documents should be a Sale Deed/Conveyance DeediGift Deed/Lease Deed/Allotment Letter etc duly registered before the Registration Authority concemed of the State as per rules. 3.8.2 In case of lease, the Lease Deed of the land/building should be duly registered before the concerned Registration Authority of the State and ‘should be for a minimum effective term of 15 years, 3.8.3 Alease executed by a government or any agency of government may be accepted even if it is for a term of less than 15 years but the lease should specifically be for running a school. 3.8.4 The lease deed shall be operational at the time of application for affilation/upgradation/extension SECRETARY Central Board of Secondary Education Preet Vihar, Delhi3.9 2] Page 3.85 3.86 3.8.7 388 3.8.9 The period of validity of lease or any other documents of property should be such that it guarantees the enjoyment of lawful rights over the land for a continuous period of five years or more from the session for which the application for initial affiliation has been submitted it shall be the responsibility of the school to renew the lease or allotment ete. during the period of affiliation to ensure lawful rights over the land on which the schoo! is situated. Period of lease will further be subject to the rules and policy of the State/UT Government. In case of schools mentioned in 2.1.5, 2.1.8, 2.1.7, the land may be ‘accepted if the same is under the ownership or legal possession of the (Central or State) Public Sector Undertakings, Statutory Bodies and Autonomous Bodies, Government Department etc. and has been allotted by the said (Central or State) Public Sector Undertakings, Statutory Bodies and Autonomous Bodies, Government Department etc for running of school |n case of schools established by or in large scale industrial projects, the land may be accepted if the same is under the ownership or legal Possession of the industrial project and has been allotted by the said industrial project for running of school For the purpose of Upgradation to Secondary Level stage in respect of the schools which were granted Affiliation up to Secondary level on or before the year 1996 under the felaxed condition of land requirement may be considered for Upgradation to +2 stage provided that they should have at least 4000 square meters of land. eeheen pArwesreg Tl . ANURAG TRIP, (7464 SECRETARY oe ce) Central Board of Secondary Education Proet Vihar, Delh) o| 4 PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE The school seeking Affiliation must satisfy the following conditions: 4.1 Class Rooms ~ Minimum size should be 8 m. x 6 m. (approximately 500. sq. ft), There should be one room for each class. Minimum floor space should be at least 1 sq. mtr. per student. 42 Science Laboratory - (Composite for Secondary or/and separate Physics, Chemistry and Biology for Senior Secondary)- minimum size should be 9 m. x 6 m. each (approximately 600 sq. ft) and should be fully equipped. 43 Library 4.3.1 Minimum size should be 14 m. x 8 m. fully equipped and with reading room facility and other resources to cater to the strength of students in the school. 4.3.2 The Library should have sufficient number of age appropriate books on all subjects in its stock. 4.3.3. Books should include e-Books, Fiction, Non-fiction, Reference Books, Encyclopedias, Periodicals, Magazines, Journals and Newspapers. Staff and students should be encouraged to read e-magazines, e-journals, e- books etc. ‘ 4.3.4 The Library shall not contain any book or other forms of literature that espouse or propagate communal disharmony or casteism or discrimination based on religion, region or language etc. The school ‘should not stock in the library any book disapproved by the Government! Board. 4.3.5 The Library shalll issue books regularly to every child studying in the school. 4.3.6 Adequate budgetary provisions must be made for the School Library. 44 Computer Laboratory Minimum size of computer laboratory should be 8 m x 6 m each (approx 600 sq, ft) 441 The Schoo! should have a minimum of 20 computers and maintain computer to student ratio of 1:20. 4.4.2 The School should have internet connectivity with good speed. 4.4.3 There should be minimum one lab if the school strength of students in the school is up to 800. For every additional (up to) 800 students one more lab will be required. 444 Ifthe school is offering any subject related to Computer Science or IT at Senior Secondary level, it should have a separate laboratory with adequate provisions for the same. 445 There should adequate provisions related to cyber safety in the computer laboratory and students should be allowed in the laboratory under the supervision of a teacher only. BI Pace . : ANURAG TRIPA: (3 64 Central Board of Secondary Educ tion Preet Viner, Bain45 Math i ratory —The School should have separate provision for Mathematics Laboratory at least of the size of a regular class room. 46 - either separate rooms for music, dance, Rooms for extracurricular activities arts & sports etc. or one multipurpose hall of adequate size for all these activities 47 Drinking water, Toilets and other Physical Facilities 474 472 47.3 474 475 478 477 478 47.9 14 [Page The School will provide adequate facilities for potable drinking water on each floor. The School will provide clean healthy and hygienic toilets on each floor with washing facilities for boys and girls separately in proportion to the number of students. The toilets for the Primary students should be ‘separate from other toilets. There should be ‘separate toilets for staff members. Signage Boards should be displayed prominently on the toilets of all categories. The School shall provide proper facilities like, ramps in toilets and at entry/exit points for wheelchair users and auditory signals in glevatorsilifts in accordance with the provisions laid down in RPWD Act. 2016. The School should have suitable furniture in the Class rooms commensurate with the strength of students and staff. The school should have the needed equipment and facilities as per the syllabus prescribed for Sciences, Home Science, Technical subjects Vocational subjects and various activities under Work Experience and Art Education ete. a ‘The schoo! shall follow the guidelines related to the safety of the children in Schools contained in the following: (@) The guidelines issued by the Hon'ble Supreme Court of India in Writ Petition (Civil) no. 483 of 2004 in the matter of Avinash Mehrotra (Petitioner) Versus Union of india & Others (Respondents) (b) The Guidelines on School Safety Policy, 2016 issued by the National Disaster Mariagement Authority which is statutory in nature. (c) Manual on Safety and Security of Children in Schools eco by National Commission for Protection of Child ights. (¢) National Building Code-2008, as amended from time to time. "The School should scrupulously observe prescription from the State Government/Municipal Authority/Transport Department regarding health & hygiene, drinking water, fire safety, building safety and transport Precautions in the school, The School should have adequate facilities for providing recreation activities and physical education as well as for conduct of various activities and programs for developmental education and for the social. cultural and moral development of the students and for safeguarding their health. PLAY GROUND Adequate ground to create ‘outdoor facilities for at least 200 meter Athletics Track. Facilities for Kabbadi, Kho-Kho, Volleyball, basketball ete, ANURAG TRIPATHI, inPqI {6 SECRETARY Contral Beard of Secondary Education t Vihar, Delhi48 ENROLMENT AND SECTION RESTRICTION IN EACH CLASS The optimum number of students shall be 40 in each section. Availability of one Square meter Built-up Floor Area per child in the class rooms is an absolute necessity in the school. Subject to this the details of the allowed sections, as per the rules of these byelaws and availability of land and infrastructure, are given at Appendix-V. Petetentdic Tt ANURAG TRIPATHI, ines C14, SECRETARY Central Board of Secondary Education Preat Vihar, Delhi 15|PageQualifications, Recruitment and Service Rules in respect of the Principal, Vice Principal, Teachers and other staff a given in the nsuing clauses. 5.1 The minimum qualifications for the teaching staff (including the PrincipaVice- Principal/Head of school) should be in accordance with the following 5.1.1 National Council for Teacher Education (Determination of Minimum Qualifications for Persons to be recruited as Education Teachers and Physical Education Teachers in Pre-Primary, Primary, Upper Primary Secondary, Senior Secondary or intermediate Schools or Colleges) Regulations as amended and notified from time to time. 5.1.2 Minimum qualifications laid down in the Recruitment Rules for the teachers by the Appropriate Government where the school is situated or the Recruitment Rules for the teachers of Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangthan or Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti. 5.1.3 The minimum qualifications of the teachers of subjects introduced by CBSE are given in Appendix-Vil, 5.14 Where ever need arises, the provisions contained in clause 5.1.2 will prevail over the provisions contained in clause 5.1.3 and the provision contained in clause §.1.1 will prevail over both 5.1.2 and 5.1.3. 5.2 The schools should devise and follow @ well organized system for the recruitment of staff of various categories. The following are the guiding principles in respect of all activities related to the recruitment of staff: 5.2.1 The school shall have well defined recruitment rules for the staff on the lines of the recruitment rules of the Appropriate Government. 5.2.2 Teaching & non-teaching staff should be appointed on pay scales and allowances prescribed by the Appropriate Government 523 All selections should be approved by the School Management Committee. 5.2.4 Appointment letters shall be issued to the selected candidates. The appointment letter shall incorporate the Terms & Conditions of the service of employee including the designation, probation. scale of pay and other allowances to which he/she shall be entitled 5.2.5 Every school should sign a contract of service with every staff member in terms of clause 5.2.4. A copy of this contract should be kept in the service book of the concerned. 5.26 The Service records of teaching and non-teaching staffs must be duly maintained and updated. Self attested photocopies of original degree/diploma certificates of teachers may be obtained from the employees and kept in their personal files. 5.2.7 The essential stafffteachers required as per the provisions of these byelaws shall be appointed on full time basis only 5.3 The school shall define the service rules of teaching & non-teaching staff on the lines of the service rules of the employees of Appropriate Government. The service fules shall be approved by the School Management Committee and. the ‘TrusSociety/Company running the school and invariably have specific and well documented provisions in respect of the following: 16|Page ANURAG TRIPATH: e4 1, IRPS SECRETARY €[84) Central Board of Secondary Education Proet Vihar, Dein5.3.4 5.3.2 5.33 5.3.4 5.3.5 5.3.6 5.3.7 538 5.3.9 5.3.10 5.3.11 5.3.12 $3.13 5.3.14 §.3.15 5.3.16 5.3.17 5.3.18 5.3.19 5.3.20 5.3.21 5.3.22 5.3.23 Appointments Medical Certificate, Character Certificate, etc. Probation (Including Extension of Probation) Confirmation Termination of Service due to Abolition of Posts, etc. Age of Retirement Working Days and Working Hours Number of Teaching Periods Maintenance of Record by the Teachers Attendance of Employees Contributory Provident Fund - Pension Scheme Representations to the School Management Permission to add Qualifications Application for Another Post Private and other Tuitions Leave, Grant of Leave Duties and Code of Conduct for Employees ‘Service Books Performance Appraisal Reports Disciplinary Procedure: Suspension and Reinstatement etc. Constitution of Disciplinary Committee Penalties (Minor and Major), Powers of Imposing Penalties and Procedure of Imposing Penalties etc. Payment of Pay and Allowances on Reinstatement 5.4 The pupil teachers’ ratio should not exceed 30:1 in the school. In addition to this there must be 1.6 teachers per section, excluding principal, physical education teacher and counselor, to teach various subjects. [Page Per ieBGrS Auras “ahett—re ates ANUR AS CRETARY Central Board of Secondary Education Preet Vihar, Delhi64 62 63 64 65 66 67 FINANCIAL RESOURCES The school must have sufficient financial resources to guarantee its continued existence, to meet the running expenses of the school and to undertake improvementdevelopment of school facilities and capacity building of teachers. No part of income from the Institution shall be diverted to any individual in the TrustSociety/Company/School Management Committee or to any other person/entity. The saving, if any, after meeting the recurring and non-recurring expenditure and contributions to developmental, Depreciation and contingency funds, may be further utilized for promoting the school and extending the cause of education in the same school. {t shall be the responsibility of the school to maintain its account in a transparent and accountable manner based on accounting standards. The accounts should be audited and certified by a Chartered Accountant and proper accounts statements should be prepared and maintained as per extant laws/rules. All the transactions should be made through digital mode. ‘The school shall separate its account from the society and maintain the books of accounts independently. 2 RESERVE FUND: ‘The school will maintain a reserve fund if the laws/regulations of the Appropriate Government so stipulates in the manner prescribed under such laws/ rules. It shall be the responsibility of the school to maintain a separate register for all loans taken by the school or by the society/trust/company from banks etc. for the School, having complete details of the purpose, securities and terms of repayment etc. of the loan such secured. Schoo! will ensure that the loan such taken is only utilized for the purpose for which it is obtained. Pret prwss-2 ANURAG et cain SECRETARY entral Board of Secondary Education Pret Vihar, Delhi 18|PageSocieties accordan {trust ‘companies are required to run schools without any profit motive in ice with the provisions contained in these bye laws. The School shall endeavor to Charge fees to the extent the expenses for running the School are met. Schools shall islow the following norms in respect of the fees charged from pupils: 7A 72 73 74 75 76 77 19 Page No Society/TrusuCompany/Schoo! shall charge capitation fee or accept donations for the purpose of admission for pupils. Admission Fee and Fee charged under any other head are to be charged only as Per the regulations of the Appropriate Government. Fees shall be charged under the heads prescribed by the Department of Education of the State/UTs, REFUND OF FEES; In case not otherwise provided by the Appropriate Government, in the event of a Student discontinuing the studies or wishing to migrate to some other School, dues Shall be collected only up to the month of discontinuance or migration and not up to the month in which the transfer certificate is applied for. This shall apply to all Heads of fee, FEE REVISION: 75.1 Fee revision of schools shall be subject to laws, regulation and directions of the Appropriate Government. 7.5.2 Fee shall not be revised without the express approval of the School Management Committee or the process prescribed by the Appropriate Government under any circumstances. The acts and regulations of the Central and State/UT Governments enacted/framed in connection with regulation of fee in respected of the various categories of the schools situated in the state will be applicable to the school affiliated with CBSE also. For schools situated in foreign countries a transparent process, as per the applicable laws and regulations of the country where the school is situated, shall be followed in respect of all matters related to fee and revision of fee ete. Pelee tbh crag hen hen secretary" (PP Cental Board of Se candary Eaucstion reel Viner, Deiny “wea| 8 SCHOOL MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE ‘Subject to relevant provision in the Education Act of the State/UT concerned, every affiliated school should have a scheme of management 84 8.2 8.3 per following clauses. All the schools affliated with the board shall have a School Management Committee as stipulated in RTE Act 2009, any other enactment or regulations framed by the State/Appropriate Government. Composition of School Management Committee 8.2.1 The management committee of a recognized aided school shall consist of not more than fifteen members; and the management committee of a private unaided school shall consist of not more than twenty one members; However in case of senior secondary schools offering vocational subject additional member(s) (subject expert(s) as per subject offered may be appointed 8.2.2 subject to provisions of clause 8.1 and the total number of members specified in clause 8.2.1, every management committee shall include the following namely: — (2) The Head of the school. S/he will be a Member Secretary of the ‘Schoo! Management Committee; (6) Two parents of students studying in the school. One father and ‘one mother of students specifically in co-educational schools, (©) Two teachers of the schoo! (4) Two other persons (of whom one shall be women); who are, or have been, teachers of any other school or of any college, to be nominated by the Trust/Society/Company: (€) Two members to be nominated by the Board; (The remaining members to be nominated or elected as the case may be, in accordance with the rules and regulations of the society/trust/Company running the school. (9) Members may be nominated as per the conditions, if any, laid down in the “No Objection Certificate”. (h) Atleast fifty percent members should be women Provided further that the above provisions shall be implemented with immediate effect and the schools affiliated earlier and not complying with above provisions shall be required to take remedial measures with suitable qualified substitutes within a year of notification of these byelaws, The term of the members of the Management Committee shall be three years. A Member can be re-nominated for another term but a member cannot remain in office for more than two consecutive terms except ex-officio members and the members of the Trus/Society/Company. 20[Pane ANURAG Theat Secretary 20/63 Central Boar 'é of Secondary Educati Preet Vinar, Delhi ato”8.4 Powers and Functions of the School Management Committee Subject to overall control of the Society/Trust/ Company the duties, powers and Tesponsibilities of the School Management Committee shall include but not limited to the following: 8.4.1 It shall supervise the activities of the school for its smooth functioning 84.2 It will work according to the specific directions given by the Society/TrustCompany regarding admission policy. However, it shail ensure that admissions are made as per merit without discretion of gender, disability, religion, face, caste, creed and place of birth etc. strictly as per state policy. 8.43 It shall look into the welfare of the teachers and employees of the school. 8.4.4 It shalll evolve both short-term and long-term plans for the improvement of the school, 8.4.5 It shall make appointment of teachers and non teaching staff. 8.4.6 It shall exercise financial powers beyond those delegated to the Principal within the budgetary provisions of the school. 8.4.7 It shall take stock of academic programmes and progress of the schoo! without jeopardizing the academic freedom of Principal 8.4.8 It shall guide the Principal in school management. 84.9 It shall ensure that the norms given in the Acts/Rules of the State/UT and of the CBSE regarding terms and conditions of service and other rules governing recognition/Aftiiation of the school are strictly adhered to. 8.4.10 It shall ensure that no financial irregularity is committed and no irreguiar Procedure with regard to admission/examinations is adopted. 8.411 It shall approve the rates of Fees and other charges subject to the Conditions laid down in Chapter-7, 8.4.12 It shall review the budget of the school presented by the Principal and forward the same to Society/Trust/Company for approval 8.4.13 It shall ensure the safety and security of children and staff of the school ‘and give directions for improvement. 8.4.14 It shall look in to grievances of the teachers and staff in connection with their service conditions and pay etc. and dispose such grievances. in accordance with applicable rules. 84.15 The School Management Committee will meet at least twice in an academic session. 85 The provisions contained in Acts and Regulations of the Appropriate Government will prevail upon the provisions related to School Management Committee in theses byelaws, Pete enbnSnh. Aruaey “wipe tere ANURAG TRIPATHI, inpS Central Board of Sora, lroce Prost Vihar, Delhi oat”9 ROLES, RESPONSIBILITIES, DUTIES AND POWERS OF IMPORTANT FUNCTIONARIES. All the functionaries involved in running the school has a vital and key role to play in Providing @ good and healthy climate to the schoo! to fulfill its aim and objects, to enable the Staff provide quality education and to be a centre for educational excellence. To achieve this aim, subject to the provisions contained in these byelaws, the roles and responsibilities of various functionaries shall include but Not limited to the following SOGIETY/TRUSTICOMPANY 94 92 9.4.4 912 9.1.9 9.1.10 9.4.11 The Society/TrustiCompany will ensure that the school is running as per the provisions of the Education Act, other relevant Acts of Centre/State/UT Governments and Affiliation norms of CBSE and shail be committed to provide quality education to the children and shall take necessary steps as per its needs for this. lt should ensure that the school gets proper land, building, library laboratories, equipment for sports and other co-curricular activities, furmiture and qualified staff and ensure prescribed safety precautions for children as per norms of the Board and actual requirements. {t shall ensure that the school is run as a community service and not as a business and that commercialization does not take place in the school in any manner whatsoever. It shall ensure that the funds accruing from the school are spent for the benefit of the same school and extending the cause of education 'tshall safeguard the autonomy of the Principal 't shall have control over the school management committee {t shall have contro! over any capital expenditure i.e., on land and the construction of ‘building, its expansion and procurement of major equipments for the school. It shall provide funds for the needs of the school whether it is recurring or non-recurring, It shall ensure that the teachers employed in the school are imparted teachers training as per the directions issued by the Board from time to time. {t shall ensure that the teachers/principal and infrastructure available with the school are made available to the Board for and the conduct of Public examinations, evaluation of answer sheets, the result processing and other ancillary activities etc. It shall ensure that the Principal/Head of the School does not refuse any duty assigned by the Board in connection with the conduct of examinations, evaluation of answer scripts, result processing and other ancillary activities. HEAD OF THE SCHOOL 9.2.4 221 Page Head of the School/Principal will be the ex-officio, Member Secretary of the School Management Committee. ee ANURAG TRIPATHI, iRps 1D SECRETARY Central Board of Secondary Education moi ort922 9.2.3 924 925 926 927 9.28 9.2.9 9.2.10 9.2.11 9.2.12 9.2.13 9.2.14 9.2.15 9.2.16 9.2.17 23|Page ‘Will function as the Head of the office of the school under his charge and carry out all Academic and Administrative duties required of a head of ‘educational institute. ‘Will ensure that all provisions of the Affiliation and Examination Byelaws and all directions given by CBSE from time to time are strictly complied with Be the drawing and disbursing officer for the employees of the school however in the case of an unaided school, he may perform only such function, as drawing and disbursing officer as may be specified in the instructions issued by the Society. Be responsible for the proper maintenance of accounts of the school, school records, service books of teachers, and such other registers returns and statistics as may be specified by the Society/Board, Handle official correspondence relating to the school and furnish. within the specified dates, the returns and information required by the State Government/Board Make purchases of stores and other materials required for the schoo! in accordance with the rules governing such purchases and enter all such stores in stock register and shall scrutinize the bills and make payments. Conduct physical verification of school property and stock at least once a year and ensure the maintenance of stock registers neatly and accurately. Be responsible for proper utilization of the Pupils Fund, Make satisfactory arrangements for the supply of good drinking water and provide other facilities for the pupils and ensure that the school building, its fixtures and furniture, office equipment, lavatories, play grounds, school garden and other properties are properly and carefully Maintained. Supervise, guide and control the work of the teaching and non-teaching staff of the school. Be in-charge of admission in the school, preparation of school timetable. allocation of duties and teaching load to the teachers, and shall provide necessary facilities to the teachers for the discharge of their duties and conduct of school examination in accordance with the instructions issued by the Government /Board from time to time: Plan the year's academic work in advance in consultation with his colleagues and hold staff meeting at least once a month, review the work done during the month and assess the progress of the pupils. Help and guide the teachers to promote their professional growth and actively encourage their participation in courses designed for in service education. Promote the initiative of the teachers for self-improvement and ‘encourage them to undertake pedagogical and other innovations which are educationally sound, Supervise class room teaching and secure co-operation and coordination amongst teachers of the same subject areas as well as inter subject coordination. Arrange for special remedial teaching of the children belonging to the weaker sections of the community also of other children who need such remedial teaching SECRETARY Central Board of Secondary Education Preet Vihar, Delhi9.2.18 9.2.19 9.2.20 9.2.21 9.2.22 9.2.23 9.2.24 9.2.25 9.2.26 9.2.27 Arrange for informal and non-class room teaching. Plan and specify a regular time-table for the scrutiny of pupils written work and home assignment and ensure that the assessment and corrections are carried out timely and effectively, Make necessary arrangement for organizing special instructions for the Pupils according to their needs. Organize and coordinate various co-curricular activities through the house system or in such other effective ways as he may think fit Develop and organize the library resources and reading facilities in the School and ensure that the pupils and teachers have access to and use of books and journals of established value and usefulness Send regularly the progress reports of the students to their parents or guardians, Promote the physical well being of the pupils, ensure high standard of cleanliness and health habits, and arrange periodical medical examinations of the students and send medical reports to parents or guardians, Devote at least one period per day to teaching of the pupils. Be responsible for sending teachers for the evaluation of answer scripts in respect of Board's Examinations and other duties related to academics, training and conduct of examinations as per requirements of the Board from time to time. The Principal/Head of the Schoo! shall not refuse any duty assigned by the Board in connection with the conduct of examinations, evaluation of answer scripts, result processing and other ancillary activities. The Principal/Head of the School shall act as a Centre Superintendent whenever and wherever appointed by the Board and shall not delegate his authority, duties and responsibilities to any other person under any circumstances. 9.3 MANAGER/CORRESPONDENT OF THE SCHOOL. 9.3.1 9.3.2 9.3.3 9.3.4 93.5 9.3.6 93.7 2 [Page The Manager / Correspondent will be an important and necessary link between the Trust / Society and the school. S/he shall be responsible for carrying out the instructions of the Board. ‘S/he should ensure that the directions from the Soci ty are conveyed to the School Management Committee and to the Head of the institution properly. Sihe will exercise general supervision over the school, subject to the control of the Management Committee. Sthe shall exercise such financial powers as are prescribed in the Scheme of Management and delegated to him. Sihe shall sign on the appointment letters, letters for disciplinary action against the staff and termination, and suspension letters etc. on behalf of the Management Committee. Sihe shall not interfere with the Head of the school in discharge of his responsibilities and duties, All ‘correspondence concerning Affliation/recognition shall_be countersigned by him. i PPro Arunsg ipetha a ANURAG TRIPATHI, aPhoATeD Central Board of Secondary Education Preet Vihar, Deini