CBSE norms for School Building

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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

CBSE School Building Construction Requirements as per Rules.

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Before any one starts the construction of any school building which will be seeking CBSE Affiliation, must satisfy the following conditions as mentioned in latest CBSE Byelaws. :

Class Rooms – Minimum size should be 8 m. x 6 m. (approximately 500. sq. ft.). There should be one room for each class. Minimum floor space should be at least 1 sq. mtr. per student.

Science Laboratory – (Composite for Secondary or/and separate Physics, Chemistry and Biology for Senior Secondary)- minimum size should be 9 m. x 6m. each (approximately 600 sq. ft) and should be fully equipped.

Library : Minimum size should be 14 m. x 8 m. fully equipped and with reading room facility and other resources to cater to the strength of students in the school.

Computer Laboratory : Minimum size of computer laboratory should be 9 m x 6 m each (approx. 600 sq.ft.)
There should be minimum one lab if the school strength of students in the school is up to 800. For every additional (up to) 800 students one more lab will be required.
If the school is offering any subject related to Computer Science or IT at Senior Secondary level, it should have a separate laboratory with adequate provisions for the same.

Mathematics Laboratory – The School should have separate provision for Mathematics Laboratory at least of the size of a regular class room.
Rooms for extracurricular activities – either separate rooms for music, dance, arts & sports etc. or one multipurpose hall of adequate size for all these activities.

Drinking water, Toilets and other Physical Facilities :
-The School will provide adequate facilities for potable drinking water on each floor.
-The School will provide clean healthy and hygienic toilets on each floor with washing facilities for boys and girls separately in proportion to the number of students. The toilets for the primary students should be separate from other toilets. There should be separate toilets for staff members. Signage Boards should be displayed prominently on the toilets of all categories.
-The School shall provide proper facilities like, ramps in toilets and at entry/exit points for wheelchair users and auditory signals in elevators/lifts in accordance with the provisions laid down in RPWD Act- 2016.
-The School should have suitable furniture in the Class rooms commensurate with the strength of students and staff.
-The school should have the needed equipment and facilities as per the syllabus prescribed for Sciences, Home Science, Technical subjects, Vocational subjects and various activities under Work Experience and Art Education etc.

The school shall follow the guidelines related to the safety of the children in schools contained in the following:
(a) The guidelines issued by the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India in Writ Petition (Civil) no. 483 of 2004 in the matter of Avinash Mehrotra (Petitioner) Versus Union of India & Others (Respondents)
(b) The Guidelines on School Safety Policy, 2016 issued by the National Disaster Management Authority which is statutory in nature.
(c) Manual on Safety and Security of Children in Schools Developed by National Commission for Protection of Child Rights .
(d) National Building Code-2005, as amended from time to time.

“The School should scrupulously observe prescription from the State Government/Municipal Authority/Transport Department regarding health & hygiene, drinking water, fire safety, building safety and transport precautions in the school.
The School should have adequate facilities for providing recreation activities and physical education as well as for conduct of various activities and programs for developmental education and for the social, cultural and moral development of the students and for safeguarding their health.
PLAYGROUND : Adequate ground to create outdoor facilities for at least 200-meter Athletics Track. Facilities for Kabbadi, Kho-Kho, Volleyball, basketball etc.

For reference one can look the important requirements given in CBSE Bye laws.

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