CBSE Circular No. Acad-13/2017 dated 16/03/2017

1 CBSE/JS(ARTtI & llcl2017 Circular No:Acad-1 3 /201 7. Dt: 16th March 2017. Advisorv for all CBSE Affiliated Schools In the light of the confusion created by some of the schools with regard to the recent Circulars issued by the GBSE, it is deemed appropriate to issue this advisory for the larger interest of the stakeholders especially children and parents: Heads of all Schools affiliated with the CBSE may clearly note that: 1. Circular No Acad-5 and Circular No Acad-1 1/2017 dtd. 91312017. are two distinct Circulars. 2. Circular No Acad-5/2017 is for all schools/students pursuing academic scheme of studies with five subjects (6tn subject only as optional additional subject either a Language or a subject from the list of additional subjects offered at secondary level by the CBSE).)

2 3. Circular No Acad-11/2017 pertains to those CBSE schools that are offering vocational subjects as 6th Compulsory Subject under NSQF (vocational) scheme for students in Secondary classes and the first para of this Circular clearly states so. 4. There is no change in the Language Scheme offered by the CBSE. 5. The Heads of the School must familiarize themselves with the content of Circulars in its entirety and take action as per the spirit of the Circular / Directions / Curriculum Documents/ ByeJaws. 6. Schools are advised to disseminate only correct and factual information to the students and oarents.

3 7. Any misinformation or incorrect interpretation on the part of the school would result in vioiation of directions/provisions of the CBSE Bye-laws which may consequentially lead to action as deemed fit under the Rules. 8. Students/ parents if aggrieved due to any misunderstanding regarding a on the part of the school may e-mail to CBSE at Jt. Secretary & In-charge (. 'RIEI q-{{, rz, rro-q ciq q-{ frd- tto ooz "Shiksha Sadan", 17, Rouse Avenue, New Delhi - 110 002. rDtq/ tetephone | +gf-fl-23220154,23233553 AiRlEie^Vebsite: Copy to: respective Heads of Directorates/KVS/NVS/CTSA to disseminate the information to all concerned schools under their jurisdiction: 1.)}}}

4 The Commissioner, KVS, 18-lnstitutional Area, Shaheed Jeet Singh Marg, New Delhi. 2. The Commissioner, NVS, B-15, Sector-62, Institutional Area, Noida. 3. The Director of Education, Directorate of Education, Govt. of NcT of Delhi, old Secretariat, Delhi 4. The Director of Public Instructions (Schools), Union Territory Secretariat, Sector 9, Chandigarh 5. The Director of Education, Govt. of Sikkim, Gangtok, Sikkim. 6. The Director of School Education, Govt. ofArunachal Pradesh, ltanagar. 7. The Director of Education, Govt. of A&N lslands, Port Blair.

5 8. The Director of Education, , CBSE Cell, VIP Road, Junglee Ghat, , A&N lslands. 9. The Secretary, Central Tibetan School Administration, ESS Plaza, Community Centre, Sector 3 Rohini, Delhi. 10. The Additional Director General ofArmy Education, A -Wing, Sena Bhawan, DHQ, PO, New Delhi. 11. The Secretary AWES, Integrated Headquarters of MoD (Army), FDRC Building No. 202, Shankar Vihar (Near APS), Delhi. 12. The Under Secretary,(SE-ll), Ministry of Human Resource Development, Shastri Bhawan, New Delhi 13. PS to JS (SE&L), MHRD. 14. EO to Chairman. CBSE.

6 15. SPS to Controller of Examinations, CBSE. 16. SPS to Director (lnformation Technology). 17. SPS to Director (Special Exams and CTET), CBSE. 18. SPS to Director (NET). 19. SPS to ED (JAB). 20. SPS to JS (ARTI), CBSE. 21. The Public Relations Officer, CBSE. 22. All Regional Directorv Regional Officers of CBSE with the request to send this Circular to all the Heads of the affiliated schools of the Board in their respective regions. 23. All Additional Directors/Joint Directors/ Deputy Directors/ Assistant Director, CBSE. 24. PA to JS (Coordination). 2s.

7 PA to Js (A&L). 26. PA to DS (Affiliation). 27. The Hindi Officer, CBSE. 28. The Assistant Librarian, CBSE. 29. The Officer in charge of with the request to put this Circular on the CBSE we Jt. Secretary & In-charge (ART&|). 'fum s<+, 17, rr$!I qiq d ftd- rro mz "Shiksha Sadan", 17, Rouse Avenue, New Delhi - 110 002. StiT telephone | +gr-fl-23220154,23233553 iqqf{d^Vebsite.}