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CBSE or any other board doesn’t really have a benchmark or norm in terms of the Minimum area to be constructed. There is no requirement that a school has to construct ‘x’ square feet. Given the vision of the school and the investment capacity of the governing body, one has to plan accordingly.

For CBSE Affiliation till class X there are some basic requirements which may increase as per number of sections. Any Budget School today should have provisions for the following;

1. Class Rooms – Based on Classes the School is starting with and the Sections
2. Office – Admin & Management, Admission, Accounts, Principal, Vice Principal, Coordinator, Counsellor, Medical Room
3. Big Rooms – Library, Computer Lab, Dance Studio, Music Room, Craft & Art Room, Staff Room
4. Miscellaneous Rooms – Exam Department, Stores,
5. Toilets – Boys, Girls, Staff ( Good to have Separate for Class IV Employee)
6. Assembly Hall / Ground
7. Play Area – Swings, Slides, Merry go round and other outdoor play equipments
8. Playground / Courts – Must have provision for at least 5 Outdoor and 5 Indoor Sports

In Byelaws CBSE has mentioned the sizes :

Classrooms : 500sft for 40 Students

Library : 1200 sft

Computer Lab : 600sft ( 1 Lab till strength of 800 Students)

Composite Science Lab : 600 sft

Math Lab : Can be same of Classroom size

Rooms for extra curricular activities – either separate rooms for music, dance, arts & sports or one multi purpose hall for all these activities should be available.

One can also visit CBSE website for more details : www.cbseaff.nic.in