Four officials of a private school and other employees have been booked after 11 students of Class 10 missed the CBSE mathematics exam due to not getting admit cards, police said on Thursday.
They said the students missed their exam on Tuesday after Educrest International School, located in Sector 9B, failed to submit admit cards amid an affiliation dispute.
They added that a resident of New Colony called the police, claiming that he had enrolled his daughter in a school said to be affiliated with the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE).
Based on the complaint, police registered a case against school head Vinay Kataria, principal Riddhima Kataria, vice principal Simar Batra, coordinator Sonia and other staff, under relevant sections of BNS on Wednesday at Sector 9A police station, they said.
Earlier, Gurugram Deputy Commissioner Ajay Kumar also ordered a probe into the case of 11 students of Class 10 of a private school who could not appear for their first CBSE board exam.
The students claimed that the school “cheated” them, as its CBSE affiliation was valid only up to Class VIII.
The matter came to light on Tuesday, the day of the examination.
The students’ families approached the police to highlight how they were deceived by the school by accepting their children into higher grades without having the correct affiliation.
The District Elementary Education Office (DEEO), while examining the credentials of the school, found that it lacked clearance from CBSE to run classes for classes IX and X, they added.
The parents described the school as a fraud, claiming that it was late in issuing admit cards on one pretext or the other, and sent their children to the examination center on Tuesday, knowing that they would be denied entry.
Based on the complaint, the police registered a case and started an investigation, the Gurugram Police spokesperson said.
“Information will also be obtained from the education department and board officials, on the basis of which effective action will be ensured against the accused,” he added.
