CBSE Amends Affiliation Norms, Built-Up Area Key Now

The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has amended its affiliation bye-laws to mandate that the maximum number of sections in a school will be permitted based on the total built-up carpet area of the school building, according to officials.

- Press Trust Of India

The board has also decided that schools shall be allowed an equal number of sections at the secondary level and at the senior secondary level.

"The board has been receiving feedback from the schools and stakeholders that there are areas where there is an acute shortage of land availability, due to which, at times, the schools face functional difficulties in increasing additional sections beyond the permissible limit, even when there is a demand for new admissions.