The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has withdrawn the affiliation of 21 schools and downgraded six others from higher secondary to secondary level in Rajasthan and Delhi for “fake enrollment” of students.

“A fake student is enrolled in a school but does not attend classes regularly. These students go to coaching institutes and prepare for competitive exams. The school fabricates their attendance so that they can take their higher secondary exams. This is against the affiliation regulation,” said a CBSE official.