BENGALURU: Schools affiliated to Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) and Indian Council for Secondary Education (ICSE) associations have decided to go for self- regulation in the state.
Following the state government’s decision to regulate schools in the state, by fixing fee and ensuring safety measures for children, the associations have jointly decided to come up with their own regulatory mechanisms.
This was decided in the joint advisory board meeting held in the city on April 7.
Mansoor Ali Khan, one of the members of the advisory board , said, “ W e would prefer to self-regulat e and an official mechanism on how to go about this will be released in 10 days.”
A major decision taken in the meeting was not to increase the fee beyond 8 - 10% in a year. “We have advised the schools to make better financial plans and not to increase unnecessarily,” he said.
When asked about those who have already released the fee tariff, Khan said “Once we release the official mechanism, parents can approach the advisory body if there are any issues.”
Over 200 school representatives were present at the meet.
“We are sensitive to the needs of parents.
The fee should not be increased for the whims and fancies of the managements. The decision will put a cap on all such moves and bring relief among parents. We have decided not to increase fee by more than 10% every ye ar,” sa id Dr Mohan Manghnani , president of ICSE Schools Association.