<p>In a bid to contain malpractices by certain schools affiliated under the CBSE, the board, in the latest amendment to the examination by-laws, has said the schools can issue transfer certificate (TC) to students only in case of migration or written request from parents.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Earlier, it was alleged that several schools deliberately issued TCs to weak students, especially in classes IX and XI, to eliminate chances of poor show by students in board examination.<br /><br />The amended rule states: “A student leaving the school at the end of a session or who is permitted to leave the school during the session, on account of migration from one city/state to another on the transfer of the parents or shifting of their families from one place to another or parents’ request, especially in classes IX, X, XI and XII, as the case maybe.”<br /><br />However, principals of certain schools in Delhi said even prior to the amendment, TCs were issued on parent’s request only. <br /><br />“This has always been the case. We do not issue leaving certificates for any class without written applications from parents giving a valid reason,” said Ameeta Wattal, principal of the Springdales School on Pusa Road and vice-chairperson of the National Schools Progressive Alliance. <br /><br />L V Sehgal, principal of the Bal Bharati School and chairperson of NSPA, said the amendment will shield children who do not perform well academically. “Some schools that are giving certificates on their own will not be able to do so any longer,” he said.<br /><br />Besides the TC issue, the governing body of CBSE decided that schools will have to hold school-based class-X examination even if they do not offer class XII. They also decided that candidates with disabilities will get extra time in the board examination. “These amendments were made by the examination committee at a meeting held on May 30 and were approved by the governing body of the board on June 4,” said a CBSE official. <br /></p>
<p>In a bid to contain malpractices by certain schools affiliated under the CBSE, the board, in the latest amendment to the examination by-laws, has said the schools can issue transfer certificate (TC) to students only in case of migration or written request from parents.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Earlier, it was alleged that several schools deliberately issued TCs to weak students, especially in classes IX and XI, to eliminate chances of poor show by students in board examination.<br /><br />The amended rule states: “A student leaving the school at the end of a session or who is permitted to leave the school during the session, on account of migration from one city/state to another on the transfer of the parents or shifting of their families from one place to another or parents’ request, especially in classes IX, X, XI and XII, as the case maybe.”<br /><br />However, principals of certain schools in Delhi said even prior to the amendment, TCs were issued on parent’s request only. <br /><br />“This has always been the case. We do not issue leaving certificates for any class without written applications from parents giving a valid reason,” said Ameeta Wattal, principal of the Springdales School on Pusa Road and vice-chairperson of the National Schools Progressive Alliance. <br /><br />L V Sehgal, principal of the Bal Bharati School and chairperson of NSPA, said the amendment will shield children who do not perform well academically. “Some schools that are giving certificates on their own will not be able to do so any longer,” he said.<br /><br />Besides the TC issue, the governing body of CBSE decided that schools will have to hold school-based class-X examination even if they do not offer class XII. They also decided that candidates with disabilities will get extra time in the board examination. “These amendments were made by the examination committee at a meeting held on May 30 and were approved by the governing body of the board on June 4,” said a CBSE official. <br /></p>
