WITHDRAWAL OF AFFILIATION
 

Provisionally Affiliated Schools

(1) Affiliation may be withdrawn by the Board either in a particular subject or in all subjects. Institution may be disaffiliated if the Board is satisfied that the school concerned is not fit to enjoy continuing affiliation to the Board.

(2) Proceedings for withdrawal of affiliation may be initiated by the Board in case the schools are found guilty of following after reasonable notices :-

(i) Not paying salaries and allowances to teachers and other employees, at least at par with those obtaining in State/Union Territory institutions; default or delay in payment of salaries and allowances.

(ii) Financial irregularities including channelling of funds for purposes other than those provided for in these Bye-laws.

(iii) Engagement in activities prejudicial to the interest of the State, inculcating or promoting feelings of disloyalty or dis-affection against the Government established by law.

(iv) Encouraging or tolerating disharmony/hatred between different sections of the Society.

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(v) Non-fulfilment of conditions laid down regarding deficiencies to be removed, even after due notice.

(vi) Disregard of rules and conditions of affiliation even after receiving warning letters.

(vii) Hindrance in the smooth functioning of the school on account of dispute between rivalries within the school management.

(viii) Absence of approved terms and conditions of service, or frequent dismissal of teachers from service.

(ix) Poor academic performance of the school for three consecutive years in not being able to keep at least 50 per cent of passes of the general pass percentage.

(x) Non-availability of proper equipment/space/staff for teaching a particular subject.

(xi) Any other misconduct in connection with the admissions/examinations/any other area which in the opinion of the Board warrants immediate disaffiliation of the school.

(3) The Board shall provide adequate time and opportunity to the Management of the school served with a 'Show Cause Notice', upto a maximum of one year for adequate compliance/removal of defects failing which the Board may declare the institution disaffiliated. Such decision by the Board shall be final and binding. The maximum period of 'Show Cause Notice' due to clause 17(2)(xi) may not exceed one month.

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(4) In case a school seeks legal redressal from the Court against the decision of the Board, the jurisdiction of the Court of Law shall be Union Territory of Delhi only and not any other place.

18. Withdrawal of Permanent/Regular Affiliation

(1) Within the general framework of Section 17 of this chapter, the Board reserves the right to withdraw regular affiliation in the event of a school failing to observe affiliation norms and rules and/or the pass percentage in most of the subjects goes lower than the pass percentage of each subject at the examinations of the Board, continuously for three years. The Board will ask such a school to rectify the deficiencies and give adequate time (6 months to one year). If the school fails to show improvement, it will lose the status of a regular affiliation school and will revert to a provisionally affiliated school status.

(2) In the event of a school failing to maintain the prescribed norms for regular affiliation for affiliated schools and/or rules of the Board and/or the school deteriorates in standards of performance, the Board will ask such a school to rectify the deficiencies and come upto Board's expectations within a period not exceeding one year. If the school fails to show improvement it may lose the status of a regular affiliation school and will revert to a provisionally affiliated school or even may be dis- affiliated, if considered necessary by the Board.