NEW DELHI: The Delhi government on Friday warned parents and students against fake education boards running in the Capital, saying there are only three relevant boards operating in the city.
The Directorate of Education (DoE), had last week, made public a list of 12 fake boards operating in Delhi. "No board with the name of Board of Adult Education and Training is recognised by the directorate," the DoE order said, also clarifying that there is no state board of the Delhi government.
"Further, DoE which regulates government, private, unaided and aided schools in Delhi, does not grant any recognition to any board," it said.
"As far as Delhi is concerned, there are only three relevant boards – Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (ICSE) and National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS)," it added.
The boards declared fake by the DoE are: Urdu Education Board, Gramin Mukth Vidhalyai Shiksha Sansthan, Delhi Board of Secondary Education, The Central Board of Higher Secondary Education, National Open School and Board of Secondary Open Education, Delhi. Higher Secondary Education Board of Delhi, State Council of Senior Secondary Open Education, Delhi Board of Senior Secondary Education, Board of Higher Secondary Education, Delhi, Council of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education, Delhi, and The Central Board of Higher Education, Delhi.
Meanwhile, a government official said that a school that the DoE had decided to de-recognise, for not following the rules, has now "fallen in line".
"A private school has fallen in line after the government took a tough stand over the school violating the set norms and not providing EWS students their lawful due. Victor Public School in Maujpur was not providing students of the EWS category with books, stationery and uniforms. The law makes it mandatory for them to provide students with books, stationery and uniforms," said an official.
He added that the school submitted to the DoE that it has started distributing stationery and uniforms to EWS students.