'Dummy students found': CBSE conducts surprise inspections in 15 schools across 7 states, UTs

CBSE Board: As per the records, the enrolment in Classes 11 and 12 was disproportionately high compared to Classes 9 and 10.

CBSE conducts inspection in 15 schools. (Image: Careers360)

Vaishnavi Shukla | August 1, 2025 | 07:52 PM IST

The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) held surprise inspections in 15 schools across five 5 states and 2 union territories. As per the board’s update, dummy students were found in many schools. The enrolment in Classes 11 and 12, as per records, was disproportionately high compared to Classes 9 and 10.

CBSE board conducted surprise inspections across Delhi, Chandigarh, Andhra Pradesh, Jharkhand, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, and West Bengal.

According to the CBSE notice, there were 15 teams consisting of an officer of the board and a principal of an affiliated school to conduct inspections. All the inspections were held in a synchronised way in a short duration to ensure the surprise element remains intact..

“The primary objective of the surprise inspections was to probe and ascertain whether the schools were functioning in compliance with the Board’s norms as per the bye-laws of the Board and are not enrolling non-attending students while maintaining the academic and physical infrastructure in the school,” the CBSE notice read.

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CBSE: List of schools inspected

The list of schools inspected in various states and UTs was as follows.

Apex Public School, Apex Avenue, Sant Nagar (Burari), District North Delhi

CIAT Convent School, Kanjhawala, North Delhi

Devendra Public School, Z-105, Narayan Vihar, Prem Nagar-II, Kirari Suleman Nagar, Delhi

SKR Public School, Bohrianwala Thalla, Inder Puri, South West Delhi

St. Kabir Modern School, Uday Vihar, Part III, Nilothi, Delhi

Rajindra Public School, Nihal Vihar, Nangloi, Delhi

Sri Lal Convent School, Village Baprola Vihar, Kh. No. 44/15, New Delhi

LK International School, Opp. Rajiv Gandhi STD, Auchandi Road, Bawana, District North West Delhi

Central Academy, Bariatu Road, Ranchi, Jharkhand

The Jain International School, Yerla Village, Near Asaram Bapu Ashram, Feateri, Nagpur, Maharashtra

Rahul International School, Kanakia Park, Mira Road, Maharashtra

JS Memorial Public School, Ganga Nagar, Near Stadium, Agra By-Pass Road, District Mainpuri, Uttar Pradesh

Lakshya School, Unduru Village, Samalkota Mandal, Andhra Pradesh

Aaloke Bharti Model School, Rana Park, Aatghara, Dalua, Sonarpur, Kolkata, West Bengal

Sri Guru Harkrishnan Public School, Sector 40-C, Chandigarh

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