CBSE Raps Schools for Excess Students: Show Cause Notices Issued, Alarm Raised on 'Kota Coaching Model'
CBSE Raps Schools for Excess Students: Show Cause Notices Issued, Alarm Raised on 'Kota Coaching Model'
The schools had enrolled several times more students than the sanctioned strength in Classes XI and XII and allowed them to remain absent so they could prepare for national-level entrance exams at private coaching institutions.
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has issued showcause notices to 29 schools for enrolling additional students and allowing them to remain absent from classes. This comes amid concerns that the "Kota coaching model," which prioritizes coaching over schooling, is rapidly spreading to other cities.
Last month, the CBSE conducted surprise inspections at 29 schools, including 19 in Delhi, three in Varanasi, two each in Ahmedabad, Bilaspur, and Patna, and one in Bengaluru. During these inspections, it was found that the schools had violated CBSE’s affiliation rules by enrolling more students than their sanctioned strength. The schools allowed students in Classes XI and XII to remain absent so they could prepare for national-level entrance exams at private coaching institutions.
The inspected institutions lacked adequate academic staff and infrastructure to handle the large number of students enrolled. The CBSE issued showcause notices to all 29 schools, providing them with a copy of the respective inspection reports and directing them to submit replies within 30 days.
In September 2024, the CBSE had already showcaused 27 similar schools, de-affiliating 21 of them. The students from these schools were shifted to other institutions.
A principal from a private school, who was part of the inspection team, noted that she didn’t see any students on the premises on a working day, even though nearly 500 children were shown to be enrolled. She highlighted that the "Kota model" is being replicated, where private coaching centers in Kota collaborate with local schools, admitting children to appear for board exams. This "dummy school" concept, which originated in Kota, has spread to other cities, creating a nexus between schools and coaching institutions.
Sudha Acharya, the principal of ITL Public School, added that parents are often more ambitious than their children. She emphasized that when CBSE cancels a school's affiliation, both children and parents suffer. She urged parents to be more careful and avoid withdrawing their children from regular schools.
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