CBSE restructures affiliation system; process to completely go digital
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) is restructuring the affiliation system for schools and making the process completely digital and based on data analytics with least human intervention. Also Read | Punjab Govt. teacher dies due to COVID-19; many students test positive The new system will come into effect from March 1, it has been restructured as per various recommendations for systemic reforms laid down in the new National Education Policy (NEP). CBSE Secretary Anurag Tripathi said, “The board is restructuring the affiliation system and process as per recommendations of education reforms in the NEP. Although, the CBSE affiliation system has been online since 2006, the restructured system will be completely digital and based on data analytics with the least human intervention,” Adding, “The restructuring will help in establishing ease of doing business in the CBSE affiliation system, attaining the goal of minimum government, maximum governance, automated and data driven decisions, achieve transparency, bring more accountability in the entire systemic processes and achieve quick and time-bound disposal of all applications,” He said the board will soon come out with detailed guidelines on the restructured system. “A detailed document on the CBSE affiliation system containing the restructured online procedure for affiliation, documents required for affiliation application, modalities and standard operating procedures (SOPs) for inspection, guidelines for the inspection committee, videos for various process, will be released soon,” he mentioned. The CBSE board has also revised timelines for the application process as per the restructured system.