The Chennai Collectorate has released a list of 25 unapproved schools as a warning to parents during the admission season. The schools in the list have been operating without obtaining recognition from the state government. These schools are among the 760-odd schools across Tamil Nadu could potentially be shut down by the government.
Most of the schools are functioning in the Thiruvallur district in the state. While some of the schools are claiming to be affiliated to the CBSE, others say they were functioning as private primary and nursery schools and had thus sought approval from the Department of Elementary education. In order to attain approval from the State government, the school must obtain the following — 'No Objection' certificate from the Health Department, building stability certificate from local bodies, fire safety certificate and it should also needs to meet the minimum land requirements prescribed by the government.
According to the Right of Children for Free and Compulsory Education (RTE) Act, the schools are also mandated to apply for a renewal of their recognition certificate every three years. The Collector, A Shanmuga Sundaram said that the schools were shut down now because they didn't want students to suffer in the middle of the academic year. Recently a CBSE school was not allowed to hold their annual exams at the very last minute because they did not have the required recognition.
A senior member of the department has said that the schools have been instructed to update their recognition status. District committees have also been set up to supervise and conduct inspections in the schools. Other Districts are also expected to release their lists of derecognized and unrecognised schools in the near future.
Here is the list of all the schools that have been asked to shut down
VNR Vivekananda Vidyalaya CBSE School, Gangaiamman Nagar, Maduravoyal, Chennai 95
Narayana E- Techno CBSE School, No,9 Meekakshni Street, Karthikeyan Nagar, Maduvavoyal, Chennai 95
Ravindra Bharathi Global CBSE School, Nerkundram, Chennai 107
Margregories Public CBSE School, Mogappair West, Chennai 37
Sri Chaithanya Techono CBSE School, Ambathur, Athipet, Chennai 58
KC Toshiniwal Vivekananda Vidyalaya CBSE School, Mathur, Chennai 68
Vivekananda Viyalaya CBSE School, A.S.Nagar, Thiruvottiyur, Chennai 19
SMT Mohini Saraogi Vivekananda CBSE School, Jothi Nagar, Thiruvottiyur, Chennai 19
Vellammal New Gen CBSE School, Ward-G, Village Road, Thriuvottiyur, Chennai 19
SVP Nursery and Primary school, Thedel Nagar, Perumal Koil Street, Maduravoyal, Chennai 95
SVP Nursery and Primary school, Pellaiyarkoil Street, Mettukuppam, Chennai 107
Janet Nursery and Primary school, Erikkarai Street, Maduravoyal, Chennai 95
SRNM Nursery and Primary school, Anish Nagar, 2 nd Street, Ramapuram, Chennai 89
Kinder Lounge Nursery and Primary school, Valasaravakkam
Kinder Lounge Nursery and Primary school, Nolambur.
Lamech Nursery and Primary school. Kaikkankuppam, Valasaravakkam.
Divyam Nursery and Primary school. Mogappair East .
Jayavel Nursery and Primary school, Athipet, Ambathur, Chennai 53
Acharya Nursery and Primary school, Janaki Nagar, Valasaravakkam.
Acharya Nursery and Primary school, Thiru Nagar, Valasaravakkam.
Acharya Nursery and Primary school, R K Nagar, Valasaravakkam.
Emmanuvel Nursery and Primary school, Surapet Main Road, Vinayagapuram, Chennai 99
St Johns Nursery and Primary school, Puzhal.
Devi Karumariamman Nursery and Primary school, Thiruvottiyur, Chennai 19
Deva Prabaredari Nursery and Primary school, Ennoor.
