<p>The Department of Public Instruction has identified 51 ‘unauthorised’ private unaided schools in the Bengaluru South and Bengaluru North education districts.</p>.<p>These schools were identified as part of an ongoing effort to identify institutions that are operating illegally.</p>.<p>Deputy Directors of Public Instruction from the two districts visited schools in their jurisdiction and submitted a list to the department.</p>.<p>According to the list, accessed by <span class="italic">DH</span>, Bengaluru South has highest number of unauthorised schools at 38. Bengaluru North has 11, with two schools closed in Anekal taluk.</p>.<p>The department has also issued notices to these schools seeking an explanation. Officials from the department said a decision on shutting down the schools will be taken after receiving responses to the notices.</p>.<p>Officials said that schools will be closed if their reply to the notice is not satisfactory or if they fail to furnish relevant documents. </p>.<p>Students in schools that have been closed due to irregularities have been shifted to nearby schools. </p>.<p>According to officials, most of these schools are functioning without renewing their affiliation and violating the Karnataka Education Act.</p>.<p>“To our surprise, some schools have shifted the location without bringing it to the notice of the department. Some were caught teaching syllabus prescribed by other boards without obtaining a no-objection certificate,” one official explained.</p>
<p>The Department of Public Instruction has identified 51 ‘unauthorised’ private unaided schools in the Bengaluru South and Bengaluru North education districts.</p>.<p>These schools were identified as part of an ongoing effort to identify institutions that are operating illegally.</p>.<p>Deputy Directors of Public Instruction from the two districts visited schools in their jurisdiction and submitted a list to the department.</p>.<p>According to the list, accessed by <span class="italic">DH</span>, Bengaluru South has highest number of unauthorised schools at 38. Bengaluru North has 11, with two schools closed in Anekal taluk.</p>.<p>The department has also issued notices to these schools seeking an explanation. Officials from the department said a decision on shutting down the schools will be taken after receiving responses to the notices.</p>.<p>Officials said that schools will be closed if their reply to the notice is not satisfactory or if they fail to furnish relevant documents. </p>.<p>Students in schools that have been closed due to irregularities have been shifted to nearby schools. </p>.<p>According to officials, most of these schools are functioning without renewing their affiliation and violating the Karnataka Education Act.</p>.<p>“To our surprise, some schools have shifted the location without bringing it to the notice of the department. Some were caught teaching syllabus prescribed by other boards without obtaining a no-objection certificate,” one official explained.</p>