Prime Minister Narendra Modi might be insisting on minimum government, maximum governance but the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) believes in just the opposite.
In a decision that has put thousands of students and parents in a spot, CBSE has issued an order that change of name surname of candidates will be done only if the change has been granted by a court of law and notified in the government gazette before the publication of the results of the candidate.
The order issued on February 16 also said no correction in date of birth shall be made after one year of the date of issue of the qualifying certificates. Also, all applications for correction in date of birth will have to be submitted to the CBSE chairman.
Earlier, changes in name surname or date of birth could be done by affidavit followed by advertisement in newspapers.
The CBSE order also said that “as a matter of due diligence and administrative propriety , all such decisions on the file since October 1, 2014 should be suspended on `as is where is' basis and reviewed“. This has caused a backlog that threatens to become big after Class 10 and 12 results. In Delhi alone, some 400 applications have been pending.
Many parents outside Delhi are unaware of the new order and have made applications in regional offices. “My child has to go abroad later this year for higher education. In courts it is not easy to get quick hearing and early resolution,“ a parent said.
A senior CBSE official said, “There are atleast 400 cases pending since February . Previously , affidavits and newspaper advertisements used to suffice.The new order, instead of simplifying the process, has made it complex. Now, students and parents are running from pillar to post as they have to get name changed for higher studies.“
In a decision that has put thousands of students and parents in a spot, CBSE has issued an order that change of name surname of candidates will be done only if the change has been granted by a court of law and notified in the government gazette before the publication of the results of the candidate.
The order issued on February 16 also said no correction in date of birth shall be made after one year of the date of issue of the qualifying certificates. Also, all applications for correction in date of birth will have to be submitted to the CBSE chairman.
Earlier, changes in name surname or date of birth could be done by affidavit followed by advertisement in newspapers.
The CBSE order also said that “as a matter of due diligence and administrative propriety , all such decisions on the file since October 1, 2014 should be suspended on `as is where is' basis and reviewed“. This has caused a backlog that threatens to become big after Class 10 and 12 results. In Delhi alone, some 400 applications have been pending.
Many parents outside Delhi are unaware of the new order and have made applications in regional offices. “My child has to go abroad later this year for higher education. In courts it is not easy to get quick hearing and early resolution,“ a parent said.
A senior CBSE official said, “There are atleast 400 cases pending since February . Previously , affidavits and newspaper advertisements used to suffice.The new order, instead of simplifying the process, has made it complex. Now, students and parents are running from pillar to post as they have to get name changed for higher studies.“
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