<p>Scores of parents staged a protest on Monday outside Orchids The International School in Mahalakshmi Layout questioning the institute's affiliation status with the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE). </p>.<p>Recently, parents who send their children to Orchids branches at Nagarabhavi and Panathur also staged a protest. An FIR has also been filed against the Nagarabhavi branch. </p>.<p>Apparently, the school branch at Mahalakshmi Layout does not have CBSE affiliation and it has issued a circular informing parents that exams will be held for Classes 5 and 8 as per the state board syllabus. This caused worry among parents.</p>.<p>"We will write to the Department of School Education & Literacy demanding action against the management," said Yogananda B N of the RTE Students and Parents Association. </p>.<p class="CrossHead">Orchids' statement </p>.<p>In a statement, Orchids said they are following rules and guidelines.</p>.<p>"All of our schools have required affiliation to operate in the state. Nine of our schools have CBSE/ICSE affiliation. Our recently opened schools are proposed to be CBSE schools in future and are undergoing the affiliation process by getting all the approvals/permissions/recognitions in place," the statement said.</p>.<p>"As per government regulations, all the schools have to be first affiliated to the state board to be able to apply for national/international board affiliation, and Orchids The International brand of schools have the required state board permission. The school is eligible to file CBSE registration only when grade 8 commences," the management explained.</p>.<p>"There are several approvals required from the education department to get state No Objection Certificate (NOC)... this is a time consuming and lengthy process. Normally, it takes three to four years for a school to formally get CBSE affiliation depending on when the school reaches grade 8," it said.</p>.<p>The management even claimed that the affiliation process got delayed due to the pandemic situation and that it had maintained complete transparency in the admission documentation.</p>
<p>Scores of parents staged a protest on Monday outside Orchids The International School in Mahalakshmi Layout questioning the institute's affiliation status with the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE). </p>.<p>Recently, parents who send their children to Orchids branches at Nagarabhavi and Panathur also staged a protest. An FIR has also been filed against the Nagarabhavi branch. </p>.<p>Apparently, the school branch at Mahalakshmi Layout does not have CBSE affiliation and it has issued a circular informing parents that exams will be held for Classes 5 and 8 as per the state board syllabus. This caused worry among parents.</p>.<p>"We will write to the Department of School Education & Literacy demanding action against the management," said Yogananda B N of the RTE Students and Parents Association. </p>.<p class="CrossHead">Orchids' statement </p>.<p>In a statement, Orchids said they are following rules and guidelines.</p>.<p>"All of our schools have required affiliation to operate in the state. Nine of our schools have CBSE/ICSE affiliation. Our recently opened schools are proposed to be CBSE schools in future and are undergoing the affiliation process by getting all the approvals/permissions/recognitions in place," the statement said.</p>.<p>"As per government regulations, all the schools have to be first affiliated to the state board to be able to apply for national/international board affiliation, and Orchids The International brand of schools have the required state board permission. The school is eligible to file CBSE registration only when grade 8 commences," the management explained.</p>.<p>"There are several approvals required from the education department to get state No Objection Certificate (NOC)... this is a time consuming and lengthy process. Normally, it takes three to four years for a school to formally get CBSE affiliation depending on when the school reaches grade 8," it said.</p>.<p>The management even claimed that the affiliation process got delayed due to the pandemic situation and that it had maintained complete transparency in the admission documentation.</p>
