AFFILIATION NORMS OF CBSE REVAMPED

NEW DELHI: The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has revamped the norms of affiliation for schools, taking the entire affiliation process online to increase transparency, and made it more focused on learning outcomes, in a move that should serve as a confidence boost for the parents of schoolchildren. Schools will also have to make mandatory fee disclosures and ensure there are no hidden costs for parents to pay, HRD minister Prakash Javadekar said.