The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has mandated schools to enhance the accuracy of students’ demographic information in examination records. This directive, issued on Wednesday, emphasizes the importance of maintaining correct details across various school documents, including admission forms, scholar registers, and admission withdrawal registers. Schools are required to adhere strictly to the guidelines provided during the registration process and when submitting the List of Candidates (LOC).
It also observed that many requests are incomplete, with schools failing to provide supporting records from all previous schools attended by the student. The Board further stated that some documents submitted with correction requests are not clearly visible or contain multiple cuttings. In several cases, schools do not respond even after the Board asks them to provide additional documents, causing delays in processing the requests. Schools have also been asked to strictly comply with CBSE instructions issued during registration and LOC submission and obtain confirmation from parents regarding the correctness of the details. schools must submit all certified records from the previous schools attended by the student, wherever applicable While sending a request for correction to CBSE.
CBSE said schools must provide complete certified records so that correction requests can be processed in the minimum possible time. These include verification during Class 9 registration, correction windows after registration and LOC submission, verification of Registration Cards and admit cards, and confirmation from students, parents, and school principals. The Board has directed schools to ensure that demographic details in all school records are 100 per cent correct.
The Board said it makes several efforts to ensure that students’ demographic details are correctly recorded before the results are declared. Despite these measures, the Board said it receives a large number of requests for corrections after the results are declared. “In case, incomplete requests are received, the same will be summarily rejected by the CBSE,” the Board said.
