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The move comes following a surprise inspection at the schools in Rajasthan and Delhi in September during which several lapses were found, they said.
“The practice of dummy or non-attending admissions contradicts the core mission of school education, compromising students’ foundational growth. To address this issue, we are taking a decisive action to combat the proliferation of dummy schools and send a clear message to all affiliated institutions to resist the lure of accepting dummy or non-attending admissions,” CBSE Secretary Himanshu Gupta said.
He said the vital observations of the surprise inspection committees regarding the irregularities observed during the inspections were communicated as a report to the respective schools.
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Of the 21 schools whose affiliation has been withdrawn, 16 are in Delhi while five of them are in Rajasthan’s coaching hubs — Kota and Sikar.