The Department of School Education and Literacy has formed a three-member committee headed by BEOs in every taluk to check affiliation of schools

The Department of School Education and Literacy (DSEL) has issued notices to around 700 managements, which were affiliated to the State board, but had allegedly made claims to be running “Central Board schools” illegally. Over 600 of them are in Bengaluru.

This follows protests by parents of children studying in some branches of Orchids The International Schools, over the alleged misleading claim that they were running a Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE)-affiliated school, while they were affiliated to the State Board.

The department has formed a three-member committee, headed by Block Education Officers (BEOs) in every taluk, to check the schools’ affiliation and other issues in their jurisdiction. There are also several cases where schools are being run illegally without affiliation to any of the boards, sources said.

“If there are any unregistered private schools running, we need to close them. But if the schools have been registered, but are affiliated to one board and are claiming that they are affiliated to another, and are teaching that syllabus, we will have to take action according to the Karnataka Education Act,” said Vishal R., Commissioner for the Department of Public Instruction.

Many private schools in Karnataka, those affiliated with the State board, are illegally running schools claiming to be...

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