Dummy school menace: CBSE carries out surprise checks at 27 schools in Delhi, Rajasthan

Hundreds of students take admission in dummy schools to focus solely on competitive exams preparations

PTI

New Delhi, Updated At : 03:35 PM Sep 03, 2024 IST

The move comes six months after the CBSE cancelled the affiliation of 20 schools for enrolling dummy students.

The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) conducted a series of surprise inspections at 27 schools in Rajasthan and New Delhi on Tuesday to check the 'dummy school' menace, top officials said.

The move comes six months after the Board cancelled the affiliation of 20 schools for enrolling dummy students and ineligible candidates.

"These inspections were aimed at ensuring that the affiliated schools are strictly adhering to the norms and bylaws set by the CBSE. The inspections were carried out by 27 teams, each comprising a CBSE officer and a principal from a CBSE-affiliated school," CBSE Secretary Himanshu Gupta said.

"The inspections were meticulously planned and executed in a synchronised manner, taking place simultaneously across all selected schools within a short time-frame," he added.

Gupta said the approach was adopted to maintain the element of surprise, thereby ensuring that the information gathered about the operations and compliance of the schools was accurate and reflective of their everyday functioning.

"The findings from these inspections will be reviewed comprehensively, and appropriate actions will be taken in cases of non-compliance. The CBSE reiterates its commitment to rigorous monitoring and will continue to conduct such surprise inspections to ensure that affiliated schools uphold the quality and standards expected by the Board," he added.

Hundreds of students preparing for engineering and medical entrance exams prefer to take admission in dummy schools so that they can focus solely on their preparations for the competitive exams. They do not attend classes and straightaway appear in the Board exams.

Aspirants also choose dummy schools keeping in mind the quota available in medical and engineering institutes. For example, the candidates who have completed classes XI and XII in Delhi are considered for admission in the union territory's medical colleges under the Delhi State Quota.