Guidelines for Schools

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Guidelines for Schools

1. All schools must regularly visit the CBSE website to be updated about various

policies and schemes including latest updates on School Quality Assessment andAccreditation (SQAA)

. All schools will have a ma!imum time"line o# three years within which they shouldapply to the CBSE #or School Quality Assessment $ Accreditation.

%. &he list o# empanelled agencies is available on the CBSE website. &he Boardwould provide the complete list o# agencies (added or blac'listed). enceschools should ma'e re#erence to the CBSE website #rom time to time.

*. Schools intending to get accredited must ensure that they have a website with an+Accreditation Corner+.

,. Schools should upload the +-andatory isclosure /orm+ on their website be#ore%1st ecember 01 . &he +-andatory isclosure /orm+ is available on the CBSEwebsite under Academic Accreditation. Schools should also chec' their data andcontinuously update their status website details etc on the CBSE 2ebsite.

3. &he schools on deciding to undergo the SQAA should ma'e a School AssessmentCommittee (SAC) with its principal as head o# the team.

4. &he decision to #orm the School Accreditation Committee and resolve to undergoSchool Quality Assessment and Accreditation (SQAA) should be appropriatelyapproved by the -anagement Committee o# each school.

5. &he school intending to undergo Accreditation should 6ll"in the +/orm o# 7ntent+and submit it to the CBSE. All the agencies listed on CBSE website are e8uallyauthori9ed to carry out the SQAA : assessment. &he CBSE will allocate an agency#rom those empanelled with them.

;. &he school should normally e!pect a con6rmation letter #rom the allotted agencywithin two wee's o# 6lling in /orm o# 7ntent. 7n case o# non"receipt o# anyresponse within three wee's it should then send a reminder to the CBSE toe!pedite the matter.

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11. &he agency on receiving the SQAA/ (7nstrument 1) shall conduct the internalscoring. All schools which get an initial score o# ,0 and above would 8uali#y #orthe =A& visit #or SQAA.

1 . &he agency shall in#orm the SAC team ead i.e. the =rincipal #or 6nali9ing the =A&

visit dates by email phone (the dates are then 6!ed).

1%. &he school should ma'e arrangements as per the =A& visit schedule #or co"ordinating the availability o# students teachers etc apart #rom access to physicalin#rastructure documents etc. re8uired by the school to be produced #orveri6cation to the team members.

1*. &he schools should act in a pro#essional manner and not resort to any unwantedactions which are not desirable as per the broad mandate o# the CBSE.

1,. &he schools should use the visit o# =A& as a learning visit and constantly ma'enotes o# suggestions #eedbac' etc. #or improving the school 8uality irrespectiveo# the result o# SQAA.

13. A#ter the visit> the schools would be given a +School Quality Enhancement ?eport+(SQE?) which should be thoroughly gone through and necessary action ta'enaccordingly #or improving the 8uality o# teaching and learning at the school.

14. A school which gets a score o# 4, @ or above (overall) and minimum ,0 @ ineach domain> shall be declared +Accredited+ by CBSE. &he school+s name shall bethen listed on the CBSE website under the list o# accredited schools. &he schoolmay use the terminology +a liated and accredited CBSE School+ instead o# onlyusing a liated to CBSE . &he school should not ma'e any other #alse or over"reaching claim.

15. &he validity period o# SQAA accreditation is three years. A #resh application #orrenewal should be made be#ore the e!piry o# the three year period to enDoy theprivilege o# being an +Accredited School o# the CBSE+ in a continuous manner.

1;. 7n case o# any 8uery or #eedbac'> the school should contact Section< cer(Accreditation) on email - [email protected]

20. CBSE Schools Affiliation Bye-laws:Minimum Infrastructure

21. CBSE Affiliation
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22. Central Board of Secondary Education ( CBSE ) grants affiliation to various categories of schoolsin accordance with its Affiliation Bye-laws. The chapter- of affiliation Bye-laws! inter-aliaprescri"es the following with regard to #ini#u# infrastructure re$uire#ent in schools.

2%. The schools #ust have a"out 2 acres or as otherwise per#itted #easure#ent of land and a"uilding constructed on a part of land and proper playgrounds on the re#aining land.

2&. The land should "e owned "y the schools or the society which is running the school. f the landis ta'en on lease it should "e for a #ini#u# period of % years.2 . The institutions should have proper facilities co##ensurate with its re$uire#ent and should

provide #ini#u# floor space of * s$. #tr. per student in the class roo#.2+. Every institute will also provide proper facilities for physically challenged students.2,. The school should have suita"le furniture in the class roo#s and office e$uip#ent

co##ensurate with the strength and staff.2 . The school should have the needed e$uip#ent and faculties for science! ho#e science!

technical su" ects! vocations su" ects etc.2/. The school should scrupulously o"serve prescription fro# the local authority regarding safety!

safe drin'ing water and sanitation.% . The school should have at least * co#puter la" with #ini#u# of * co#puters or co#puter

students0 ratio of *12 and internet connection.%*. The school should have a well-e$uipped and spacious li"rary with #ini#u# of * "oo's and

at least * #aga ines. Also! the school should #aintain pupil "oo' ratio of *1 .%2. The right of Children to 3ree and Co#pulsory Education Act! 2 / provides for nor#s and

standards to "e fulfilled "y every school. These include nor#s and standards relation to (i)4upil teacher ratios at pri#ary and upper-pri#ary level! (ii) "uilding nor#s to provide for allweather "uilding! "arrier free access! separate toilets for "oys and girls! safe drin'ing water!'itchen facility! playground! etc.! (iii) #ini#u# nu#"er of wor'ing days! (iv) #ini#u# nu#"erof wor'ing hours per wee' per teacher! (v) teacher learning e$uip#ent! (vi) 5i"rary! (vii) play#aterial! ga#es and sports e$uip#ent.

CBSE AffiliationCBSE Affiliation Code

The "oard would provide affiliations to the govern#ent and govern#ent aided schools6 autono#ousorgani ations! which would "e controlled "y the govern#ent6 private educational institutions!recogni ed "y the state govern#ent6 society religious institutions! etc. which are included in the Bye-laws of the "oard. There are three types of affiliations! na#ely! provisional affiliations! regularaffiliations and per#anent affiliations. The provisional affiliations are granted to the institutions for aspan of three years! provided they strictly adhered to the nor#s and conditions of the Bye-laws of the

"oard. The regular affiliations are granted to the govern#ent and govern#ent aided institutions! whoare fulfilling the Bye-laws perfectly6 this is granted at one ti#e and there would not "e any need forthese institutions to apply for e7tension6 however! they would "e as'ed to re#it the annual fee! asprescri"ed in the Bye-laws. The per#anent affiliation is rendered for pu"lic underta'ings6 privateinstitutions! recogni ed "y the state govern#ents! etc. t also provides such affiliation to the schools!which are provisionally affiliated to the "oard for #ore than * years! standing "y the Bye-laws! allthe ti#e. The Bye-laws include #any standard features! which has to "e satisfied "y the institutionsthat are re$uesting the affiliations fro# the "oard. Such features are descri"ed as follows1
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Infrastructure facilities

The institutions #ust have a l i"rary with a #ini#u# si e of *. 8 #.6 full e$uipped with$uality reading facilities6 cleanliness! etc.

The classroo#s #ust have a #ini#u# si e of # 8 +# (appro7i#ately . s$. ft.).

4rovisions for $uality 9ath la" and Co#puter la".

4rovisions for well-e$uipped Science la" with a #ini#u# capacity of /#. 8 +#. There #ust "eseparate Science la"s for senior secondary standards! i.e. separate la" for physics! che#istry and"iology and the availa"ility of co#posite Science la" for secondary levels.

General features

4roper office #aintenance6 proper #aintenance of ad#ission and withdrawal registers.

E7cellent #aintenance of service records of the teachers.

4roper ad#ission procedures for teachers! according to the pay scales6 flawless delivery ofallowances! :A! etc.

Quality of Education

The schools that are see'ing the per#anent affiliation #ust follow the Bye-laws of the "oard ini#ple#enting the CCE (Continuous and Co#prehensive Evaluation) "ased education syste# till ;standard6 no provisions of ho#e wor's till standards6 proper #aintenance of internal assess#entsand acade#ic recordserala


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3ro# the rules and procedures of the CBSE Bye-laws! one could understand the "oard0s striving effortsin enhancing the educational standards in all possi"le #eans.

CBSE Schools Affiliation Bye-laws: MinimumInfrastructure

CBSE Affiliation

Central Board of Secondary Education ( CBSE ) grants affiliation to various category of schools inaccordance with its Affiliation Bye-laws. The chapter- of affiliation Bye-laws! inter-alia prescri"e thefollowing with regard to #ini#u# infrastructure re$uire#ent in schools.

The schools #ust have a"out 2 acres or as otherwise per#itted #easure#ent of land and a "uildingconstructed on a part of land and proper playgrounds on the re#aining land.

The land should "e owned "y the schools or the society which is running the school. f the land ista'en on lease it should "e for a #ini#u# period of % years.

The institutions should have proper facilities co##ensurate with its re$uire#ent and should provide#ini#u# floor space of * s$. #tr. per student in the class roo#.

Every institute will also provide proper facilities for physically challenged students.

The school should have suita"le furniture in the class roo#s and office e$uip#ents co##ensurate with

the strength and staff.

The school should have the needed e$uip#ent and faculties for science! ho#e science! technicalsu" ects! vocations su" ects etc.

The school should scrupulously o"serve prescription fro# the local authority regarding safety! safedrin'ing water and sanitation.

The school should have at least * co#puter la" with #ini#u# of * co#puters or co#puter studentsratio of *12 and internet connection.

The school should have a well e$uipped and spacious li"rary with #ini#u# of * "oo's and at least* #aga ines. Also! the school should #aintain pupil "oo' ratio of *1 .

The right of Children to 3ree and Co#pulsory Education Act! 2 / provides for nor#s and standards to"e fulfilled "y every school. These include nor#s and standards relation to (i) 4upil teacher ratios atpri#ary and upper-pri#ary level! (ii) "uilding nor#s to provide for all weather "uilding! "arrier freeaccess! separate toilets for "oys and girls! safe drin'ing water! 'itchen facility! play ground! etc.! (iii)
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#ini#u# nu#"er of wor'ing days! (iv) #ini#u# nu#"er of wor'ing hours per wee' per teacher! (v)teacher learning e$uip#ent! (vi) 5i"rary! (vii) play #aterial! ga#es and sports e$uip#ent.

Minimum Infrastructure Required for CBSE Affiliation By /ranchise School ecember 1 01* CBSE SchoolCentral Board for Secondary Education or frequently called as CBSE is the education board

established by the Central Government of India to supervise the planning of education curriculum

and its appropriate implication by the schools that are affiliated with the board. All the e perienced

e pert members of the board !eep an eye on regular review and update processes for the syllabus

and certification to schools that apply for affiliation with the board. All the government schools and

numerous private schools all over India follow CBSE policies for imparting education.

"here is a set of Affiliation Bye#laws fi ed by CBSE to grant affiliation to applying schools. $irst and

foremost a school has to be running before it applies for affiliation. $or your school to be affiliated

with CBSE there are some minimum infrastructure pre#requisites that you would need to fulfil first%

which are as follows&

"he school must own a minimum area of land specified as per its location and the region it

stands in. "he premise must hold a constructed building on one part of the land and ample

playing and open space on the remaining part of the land. As per CBSE Affiliation norms% a school situated in a hilly area or in a city with total

population of more than '( la!hs% the minimum land required for the school is ) acre. *hile for schools in cities with resident population of less than '( la!hs% the land area should not be less

than ' la!hs. "he trust or society running the school must be registered beforehand and the land for the

school should also be registered with the name of this society. If you do not own the land% it

should have been leased to the same society for a period of +, years at least. "his lease period

can be less than +, years only in case the land has been allotted by the Govt. or a govt. agency. "here are a different set of norms for schools see!ing affiliation in -elhi. $or senior

secondary schools with classes from pre#primary to II offering / streams the minimum land

requirement is /,,, sq. mts. and that for those offering ' streams is +,,, sq. mts. "he

secondary schools with classes from pre#primary to should have a minimum land area of ',,,

sq. mts. "he school should have class rooms big enough to provide at least the floor space of ) sq.

mtr. to each student individually along with all proper facilities for the children. "he school must
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also have all the basic facilities required for the physically challenged students li!e chairs%

elevators or slopes% etc. "here should be ample and suitable furniture li!e chairs tables% lecture stands% cupboards%

des!s% organi0ing stands% etc. for the classrooms% faculty rooms% and office to match the needs

and comfort of all the students% teachers and staff. "here must also be proper space for e tracurricular activities li!e stage area% sports ground%

courts% etc. with the needed equipment and facilities. "he school must also suffice the imparting

of technical and vocational !nowledge to the students by !eeping adequate equipment. "here should be a minimum of ) computer lab in the school. And the lab should be well

equipped with a good internet connection% minimum ), computers or computer to students ratio

of )&',. "he school must also have a spacious library with )(,, boo!s and )( maga0ines at

least. "he student to boo! ratio has to be maintained at )&( by the school authorities. 1roper certifications have to be ta!en from local authorities for safety of children% safe

drin!ing water and sanitation% hygienic and healthy environment etc. "he school must also fulfill

all the standards set by the 2ight of Children to $ree and Compulsory Education Act% ',,3 about

teacher to student ratio% school basic infrastructure requirements% minimum wor!ing hours and

required equipment in the school premises.

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