Bengaluru: Prominent institutions in unauthorised schools list, says DPI
Bengaluru: With admissions round the corner for the academic year 2016-17, the Department of Public Instruction (DPI) has published the list of unauthorised schools in Bengaluru city.
According to the list, 6 CBSE/ ICSE schools, 61 primary schools and 20 high schools were listed as unauthorised schools in the Bengaluru North and South academic districts. This list of unauthorised schools was prepared on January 22.
According to the list which is now available online, several prominent city schools including two branches of Narayana E Techno School, one branch of Chaithanya Techno School, Parikrama High School, Nandini layout, Global Public School, Gangondanahalli etc have been listed as unauthorised schools. Two schools among these list of unauthorised schools are facing criminal cases from the Department of Public Instruction (DPI).
According to sources at the DPI, every year, DPI publishes the list of unauthorised schools just before the admission season to ensure that parents will not fall into the trap of unauthorised schools which may be shut by the DPI at any time.
“It is a precautionary measure. Every year DPI publishes the list to ensure that parents will not admit their kids to these schools which may be risky,” said a seniorofficer.
“Many of these schools which are listed as unauthorised are the corporate chain schools,” he explained.
Meanwhile, experts are happy with the DPI's decision to make public the list of unauthorised schools. According to Mr. Rohit Rao, an academic consultant, till last year this list used be very long, as the DPI used to name those schools which teach in English medium but have permission to run classes between Std I and IV in Kannada medium under ‘state language policy’ as unauthorised schools.
“But this year this list is very small as the Supreme Court has quashed the controversial language policy of the state. Anyhow, the main point is that parents need to be extra careful while admitting their kids,” he said.