Rajashekhar (name changed) is a worried man. His daughter studies in Class 4 at a reputed “global school” in Bengaluru, but he is unsure what awaits her next year.
“The school has Karnataka State board affiliation for Class 1 to 8 and CBSE [Central Board of Secondary Education] affiliation for Class 9 to 11, but the school neither teaches the State syllabus nor the CBSE syllabus. My daughter is taught the ICSE [Indian Certificate of Secondary Education] syllabus, which the school says will prepare children for ‘global challenges’. But starting this year, the State government is holding board exams for Classes 5, 8, and 9. So next year, my daughter has to write a State board exam,” he explained.
Teaching a different syllabus is a violation of the Department of School Education and Literacy (DSEL) rules. In addition, both the CBSE and State-affiliated classrooms are allegedly run in the same building, also going against the rules.
