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Court Directive to CBSE Schools on Class XI Admissions

Court Directive to CBSE Schools on Class XI Admissions

Chennai: All Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) schools in Tamil Nadu should display on the notice board details such as the number of seats available in Class XI, applications received, selection procedure and the merit list of candidates, the Madras High Court has ruled.

Accepting as set of guidelines submitted by the Centre to regulate admissions to Class XI and prevent the First Bench comprising, Chief Justice A.P.Shah and Justice Chitra Venkataraman, said, “As an interim measure we direct all CBSE schools in Tamil Nadu to follow the guidelines submitted by the Union Ministry of Human Resource Development and the CBSE.”

In order to ensure compliance of the order, the Bench said the matter would be heard as first item on June 4, when the court reopens after summer recess.

On April 26, Assistant Solicitor-General of India P.Wilson furnished the guidelines, which, among other things, stated that CBSE schools would be violation rules If they treated their own Class X students as fresh candidates for admission to XI, and issued transfer certificates before “re-admitting” them to Class XI in the same schools.

Making it clear that Class XI should be treated as a continuation of the original admission done by the school, the guidelines stipulate that no admission tests be conducted by schools for their own students.

Students from other schools should be considered for admission only after accommodating their own students. Admission of other school students could be on the basis of the Class X Board examinations or by a new admission test, it said. The guidelines also wanted the schools to display all details relevant to admission of students in Class XI, such as the total number of vacancies, admission procedure in order to ensure transparency.

The First Bench, commending the guidelines, also direct the authorities, also directed the authorities to communicate them to all CBSE Schools along with a copy of the present order, Besides displaying the details on the notice board, the schools could upload them on their website, if any, the Judges said.

On their part, the schools should communicate the information to the parents of students in Class X, along with a copy of this order, along with a copy of this order within two weeks, they said.

On their part, the schools should communicate the information to the parents of students in Class X, along with a copy of this order, within two weeks, they said.

It all began with a public interest litigation petition filled by convenor of Concerned Citizen’s Committee S.Anandalakshmy, who contended that several CBSE schools were weeding out Class X students of their own schools.

Court Directive to CBSE Schools on Class XI Admissions

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