CBSE relaxes student per section strength in schools for next 3 years

The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has released an important notice regarding re-alignment of student strength for the next three years.

The CBSE has decided to relax the number of students per section from 40 to 45 for a period of three years, from the 2023-24, 2024-25 and 2025-26 academic session.

This will be done to rationalise the number of students who are already enrolled in the school.

During this period of three years, the schools have been asked to re-align the students’ strength to 40 students per section.

“The schools are expected to systematically and gradually reduce and maintain the strength in all sections up to the level of 40 per section over the next three years so that the ratio mentioned in the rule is followed in letter and spirit,” the CBSE letter read.

The board further said that the exception shall not be treated as a change of rule to increase the section strength to 45 students per section beyond the time of three years.

“The schools are required to utilise this permission of 45 students per section, judiciously and ensure that the section strengths are re-aligned to 40 students per section in each class over the next three years by regulating the admissions from junior classes,” the circular read.