Minimum years of Affiliation of school with CBSE

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Kindly go through the bye-laws of CBSE

1. In these Bye-laws, unless the context otherwise requires:
i) “Affiliation” means formal enrolment of a school among the list of approved
schools of the Board following prescribed/approved courses of studies up to
class VIII as well as those preparing students according to prescribed
courses for the Board’s examinations.
ii) “Affiliation Committee” means Affiliation Committee of the Board.
iii) “Board” means the Central Board of Secondary Education.
iv) “Chairman” means the Chairman of the Central Board of Secondary
Education.
v) “Secretary” means the Secretary of the Central Board of Secondary
Education.
vi) “Examination” means examinations conducted by the Board.
vii) “Extension” means extension of Provisional/Regular affiliation granted to the
school by the Board.
viii) “Affiliation Fee” means charges payable by the schools to the Board in
connection with affiliation.
ix) “School Management Committee” means the committee managing the
school.
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x) “Government Aided School” means school receiving grant-in-aid from the
Union Government/Administration of Union Territory/State Government.
xi) $“Government School” means a school run by the Department of Education
of the Union Territory/ State Government/Local Authority as
stipulated in Section 2 (h) of RTE Act 2009.
xii) “Grants-in-aid” means aid in the form of maintenance from the Central
Government or State Government or Local Authority or Administration of
Union Territories, as the case may be.
xiii) “Head of Institution” means the Principal/Headmaster of a Senior Secondary
or Secondary School affiliated with the Board or a Middle School approved
by the Board.
xiv) “Health Officer” means appropriate authority of the Local Municipality/
Municipal Corporation/Local Body to look after the health and sanitary
conditions of the area.
xv) “Indian Diplomatic Mission” means the Embassy/High Commission /
Consulate General of India in the relevant country.
xvi) “Institution” means an educational institution affiliated to the Board.
xvii) “Kendriya Vidyalaya” means a school run by Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan,
an Autonomous Organisation under the Ministry of Human Resource
Development of the Government of India.
xviii) “Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya” means a school run by the Navodaya
Vidyalaya Samiti of the Government of India.
xix) “Middle Class Syllabus”, means syllabus approved by the Board for classes
up to VIII on the pattern of syllabus/guidelines for these classes given by
N.C.E.R.T.
xx) “No Objection Certificate” means a letter issued by the appropriate authority
of the Education Department of the State/Union Territory in respect of School
situated in the State/U.T. for affiliation of the school to the Central Board of
Secondary Education (CBSE).
xxi) "Parents-Teachers Association” means an association of the parents and
teachers of a particular school.

Norms for Affiliation
1. The Board may affiliate several categories of schools all over India and abroad, as
for example:
(i) Government or Government aided schools;
(ii) Schools run by autonomous Organisations under the Government like
Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS), Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti (NVS),
Central Tibetan Schools Organisation (CTSO), Sainik Schools Society etc;
(iii) Schools run by Government Deptt. directly like Defence, Railways etc.
(iv) Schools managed directly by Public Sector Undertakings or by reputed
societies for Public Sector Undertakings under the financial control of such
Public Sector Undertakings or by Societies formed by such undertakings.
(v) Private, unaided 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 by Trusts or #Companies registered
under section 25 of the companies Act of 1956 of the Govt. of India.
- Provided that for granting affiliation to school(s) run by a company under
section 25 of the Companies Act, 1956, it should satisfy the following:
i) The State / UT Government does not have any objection to school
being run by a company under Section 25 of the Companies Act,
1956 at its jurisdiction.
ii) The Company which wants to run school under the above provision
should have memorandum of bye-laws wherein education must be as
one of its objects and it should not channelize funds of institution for
purposes other than furthering education
2. Applications for affiliation may be considered under the following four categories:
(i) Approval of middle class syllabus.
(ii) Provisional affiliation of a secondary school.
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# Rule amended in the Affiliation committee’s meeting held on 16th May 2007 and approved by the
Governing Body at its meeting held on 29th June 2007.
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(iii) Upgradation/provisional affiliation of a school for senior secondary stage.
(iv) Regular affiliation to schools run by the Government/Government Aided /
Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS)/Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti
(NVS)/Central Tibetan Schools Organization (CTSO).
(v) Permanent Affiliation.
3. Any educational institution in India or outside India which fulfils the following
essential conditions (without which the case cannot be processed) can apply to the
Board for affiliation :
(i) The School seeking Provisional Affiliation with the Board must have formal
prior recognition of the State/U. T. Govt. Its application either should be
forwarded by the States Govt. or there should be a No Objection Certificate
to the effect that State Government has no objection to the affiliation of the
school with the CBSE. ‘No Objection Certificate’ once issued to any school
will be considered at par even if it prescribes a specific period or *stage
unless it is withdrawn. Condition of submitting a No Objection Certificate will
not be applicable to categories 3.1 (i) to (iv).
(ii) (a) The School/Society/Trust /#Company registered under section 25 of the
Companies Act, 1956 or the Congregation or other Religious Body
controlling the Society/Trust/# Company registered u/s 25 of the Companies
Act, 1956 managing the school must have about two acres (or as otherwise
permitted measurement) of land and a building constructed on a part of land
and proper playgrounds on the remaining land.
Provided that the school may be graded as Category A+, Category A & Category B School
as per the following criteria:
Category A + School - Permanently affiliated school
Category A School - Provisionally affiliated school with land of atleast 2 acres
or of such measurement as has been permitted under
Rule 3(ii) (b),(c), (d) & (e) below.
Category B School - Provisionally affiliated school with following criterion:
a) recognized by the Education Department or whose application has been
forwarded by it.
b) does not possess land as per Category ‘A’ but has not less than 1.5 acre of
land also satisfies the following:
• 250 sq. mtr. of area + 1 sq.mtr. for every student on the rolls (for a middle
school).
• 500 sq.mtr. of area +1 sq.mtr. for every student on the rolls (for a
Secondary school).
• 750 sq.mtr. of area +1 sq.mtr. for every student on the rolls (for a Senior
Secondary school).
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*Rule amended in the Affiliation Committee’s meeting held on 20th December 2006 and approved by the Governing
Body at its meeting held on 22nd December 2006.
#Rule amended in the Affiliation Committee’s meeting held on 16th May 2007 and approved by the Governing at its
meeting held on 29th June 2007.
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c) pays salaries as per State Govt./U.T. scales of pay
d) satisfies all the other conditions of Affiliation Bye-Laws
(b) $ In cities with a population exceeding 15 lacs, the land should not be less than
one acre with adequate building & arrangement with other institution/organization
for imparting Physical & Health Education and for conducting games, to the
satisfaction of the Board.
In case of lease, it will be accepted if, it is for atleast 30 years. Provided further that
in case of any portion, which is leased out below 30 years, such case may be. In
case of lease, it will be accepted if considered provided that land has been allotted
by the Govt. or Govt. Agencies and it is as per the Law of the land. In all such
cases school should have at least one acre of land by ownership or by lease for 30
years and in all case the total land area should not be less than about 2 acres.
(c) In hilly areas, the land should not be less than one acre. The norms as prescribed
by the Planning Commission shall be applicable for determining the hilly areas.
(d) The land area for the schools seeking affiliation in NCT, Delhi should not be less
than the following:
1 Senior Secondary School Classes from
pre-primary to
Class XII
All the 4
Streams
4000 sq. mt.
2 Senior Secondary School Classes from
pre-primary to
Class XII
Maximum 2
Streams
3000 sq. mt.
3 Secondary School Classes from
pre-primary to
Class X
2000 sq. mt.
(e) * All classified cities notified by the Governing of India under A -1 category within
their limits of Municipal Corporation and the entire state of Arunanchal Pradesh be
at par with the relaxation in land requirement as has already been prescribed for
Delhi under Sub-Clause (d) above.
(f) The schools which were granted affiliation upto Secondary level on or before the
year 1996 under the (relaxed condition of land requirement under category “B” or
“C” may be considered for Upgradation to +2 stage provided. that they should have
atleast one acre of land.
Provided further that such school will have only two sections at +2 level preferably
one for non-vocational stream and one for vocational stream with the provision that
the number of candidates shall not exceed 40 in each section.
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* Rule amended in the Affiliation Committee’s meeting held on 20th April 2009.
$ Rule amended in the Affiliation Committee’s meeting held on 17th June 2011 and approved by the Governing Body
at its meeting held on 22th June 2011.
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Provided further also that if the school is found to have opened more than two
sections it will attract violation of provisions of Affiliation Bye-Laws of the Board.
(g) **The minimum land requirement under category B in respect of schools located
in Ghaziabad, Noida, Faridabad and Gurgaon of National Capital Region (NCR)
as well as in Panchkula (Haryana) and Mohali (Old SAS Nagar‐ Punjab) satellite
cities of Chandigarh within the limits of their respective Municipal
Corporation/Development Authority has been fixed as 1 acre.
(h) ## Schools located within the Municipal limit of the Capital Cities, Islands,
North‐Eastern States and Jammu & Kashmir, the minimum land requirement
shall be 1 acre.
Provided that the affiliation to such schools under category (g) & (h) would be
subject to restriction of maximum 1250 students with 40 students per section up
to Senior Secondary Level.
(i) $$ The schools situated in the approved heritage zones of various cities and hill
stations.
i) The location of the school be declared
as heritage zone by the competent authority of the State/Central
Government.
ii) Construction of the school’s building
should be of pre-independent era and there is a ban on new construction.
Also, no land is available nearby for allotment.
iii) The institution must have a minimum
of 2000 sqmtr campus area of its own.
iv) The institution should have an
arrangement for sports and extra curricular activities with the nearby
schools/colleges or any other institution for a minimum period of 30 years.
v) In case the arrangement in respect of
(iv) above is with a private institution, a copy of the resolution passed by the
management of the institution at its managing committee meeting may also
to be attached with the letter of permission submitted to the Board.
vi) The number of students should be
restricted in such institutions on the basis of constructed covered area of
school building by following the norms of 1 sqmtr floor area per child as laid
down in the Affiliation Bye-Laws.
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** Rule added in the Affiliation Committee’s meeting held on 24th December, 2007 and approved by the Governing
Body at its meeting held on 28th December, 2007.
## Rule added in the Affiliation Committee’s meeting held on 16th May 2007 and approved by the Governing Body at
its meeting held on 29th June 2007
$$ Rule amended in the Affiliation Committee’s meeting held on 3rd November 2009 and approved by the Governing
Body at its meeting held on 23rd, November, 2009.
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(iii) The Trust or Society or # Company registered under Section 25 of the companies Act,
1956 Management running the school should be of non-proprietary character. The list of
members with their addresses, occupations, qualifications and an affidavit from the
Chairman/Secretary stating how the members are related to each other or they are not
related to each other duly attested by first class magistrate should be submitted.
(iv) The school should have well qualified staff as per the norms of the Board given in
Chapter IX.
(v) The school in India must pay salaries and admissible allowances to the staff not less than
the corresponding categories of employees in the State Government schools or as per
scales etc. prescribed by the Government of India $ or as per the conditions laid down
by the State Government. The schools outside India should pay salaries not lower than
those of the teachers in government schools in that country or not less than the salaries
and foreign allowances payable to KVS teachers if officially posted to that country. A
certificate to this effect should be obtained from the Indian Diplomatic Mission.
(vi) $$$ “Every school should organize at least one week training programme for teachers
every year in association with any teachers training institute recognized by the State or
Central Government or by any agency identified by the Board”.
(vii) $$$ “Every institution will provide adequate facilities for potable drinking water and clean
healthy and hygienic toilets with washing facilities for boys and girls separately in
proportion to the number of students.”
(A) Provisional Affiliation :
Those schools which fulfill the essential conditions of the Affiliation Bye-Laws may be
considered for Provisional Affiliation for a period of three years subject to fulfilling all the norms
and conditions of the Affiliation Bye-Laws with in this period. In case the school(s)do not fulfill
the norms and conditions of the affiliation due to some prudent reasons the Board may grant
extension of provisional affiliation granted for a further period of 3 years to 5 years subject to
fulfill the conditions of affiliation in the extended period.
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#Rule amended in the Affiliation Committee’s meeting held on 16th May 2007 and approved by the Governing at its
meeting held on 29th June 2007.
$$$ Rule amended in the Affiliation Committee’s meeting held on 11th June 2009 and approved by the Governing at
its meeting held on 16th June 2009.
$ Rule amended in the Affiliation Committee’s meeting held on 17th June 2011 and approved by the Governing at its
meeting held on 22th June 2011.
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(B) Regular Affiliation :
The schools run by Government/Government Aided/KVS/NVS/CTSO will be granted one
time regular affiliation subject to satisfying and fulfilling all the norms/conditions of the Affiliation
Bye – Laws including of the land etc. Such school need not apply for extension of affiliation, but
they have to remit annual fee as may be prescribed.
(C) Permanent Affiliation
i) Schools managed directly by the Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) or by reputed
societies of PSUs under financial control of such PSUs or by societies formed by
such undertakings, and private, unaided schools established by societies/trusts
#Company Registered under section 25 of the Companies Act, 1956 as per
Affiliation Bye-laws may apply for Permanent Affiliation.
ii) Those schools which have been granted Provisional Affiliation may be considered
for permanent affiliation after the expiry of period of provisional affiliation of 3 years
or such extension of provisional affiliation as the case may be subject to fulfillment of
all the norms and conditions of the Affiliation Bye-Laws in force by the Board.
Provided further that preference may be given to such schools which have been
provisionally affiliated with CBSE for a period of 10 years or more and satisfying all
the conditions of Affiliation Bye Laws.
Provided further also that in case of non/partial fulfillment of conditions as mentioned
in various chapters of Affiliation Bye-Laws, the application will be summarily
rejected.
iii) The school seeking permanent affiliation must also satisfy the following conditions:
(a) Infrastructure
The infrastructural facilities should be as follows:- .
(i) Class rooms - minimum size should be 8 m x 6 m (approx 500. sq. ft.).
(ii) Science Labs. (Composite for Secondary or/and separate Physics,
Chemistry and Biology for Senior Secondary)- minimum size should be 9 m.x
6 m. each(approx 600 sq. ft) and fully equipped.
(iii) Library - minimum size should be 14 m.x 8 m. fully equipped and with
reading room facility.
(iv) Computer Lab. and Math Lab. - No minimum size is prescribed, however, the
school should have separate provision for each
(v) Rooms for extra curricular activities - either separate rooms for music, dance,
arts & sports or one multi purpose hall for all these activities should be
available.
(b) General
Besides fulfilling the other conditions, the school must satisfy the following:
(i) All admissions and. withdrawal registers are properly maintained.
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# Rule amended in the Affiliation Committee’s meeting held on 16th May 2007 and approved by the Governing at its
meeting held on 29th June 2007.
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(ii) The Service records of teaching and non-teaching staffs are duly maintained
and updated.
(iii) No teachers are appointed on ad-hoc basis
(iv) Teaching & non-teaching staff are appointed on prescribed pay scales & no
staff are appointed on consolidated pay. They are also paid DA & admissible
other allowances as per Central or respective State Govt. rates

Advocate Siddhant Sharma LawRato