Private Matriculation schools have applied for Govt. NOC to switch over to CBSE

Updated on: Wednesday, October 03, 2012

Several private matriculation schools in the state are reportedly planning to switch over to the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), as they find the fee structure fixed for them by the Private Schools Fee Determination Committee headed by Justice S.R. Singaravelu unacceptable and hardly enough to keep them afloat.

Not only has the same committee fixed a fee of over Rs 25,000 a year for CBSE schools, these institutions also enjoy greater administrative and academic freedom, they say.

Mr K.R. Nandakumar, an administrator of a private matriculation school and secretary of the Tamil Nadu Nursery, Primary, Matriculation and Higher Secondary Schools’ Association, claims about 400 schools have applied for a no-objection certificate (NOC) from the government to convert to the CBSE curriculum.

“Over 100 schools have already obtained the NOC over the last two years and more are expected to follow suit,” he said.

Several school administrators complain that their troubles began with the implementation of the uniform schooling system (samacheer kalvi) a year ago in the state.

“We began to lose our identity after a common curriculum was introduced for both matriculation and government schools.

Parents want good quality education for their children which we think cannot be provided with the existing samacheer kalvi.
We plan to migrate to CBSE as it offers more flexibility. CBSE schools not only enjoy academic freedom but also charge higher fees,” said a correspondent of a private matriculation school.

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