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PROCEDURES & DOCUMENTATIONS

REQUIRED FOR OBTAINING RECOGNITION FOR SCHOOLS IN THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, INDIA

This memo through light to the practical aspects of the process of obtaining recognition for a
school from the State Board of Government of Andhra Pradesh, India

1. In the state of Andhra Pradesh it would be easy to get a recognition for the school if the
application is made by a society and hence the first step is to Register a Society under
applicable law (A. P. Societies Registration Act, 2001 );

2. All application seeking recognition has to be made under the prescribed form before
October 31 of every year;

3. The following documents should be submitted to the office of the District Education Officer/
Regional Joint Director as initiation of the process

i. Covering Letter with list of documents enclosed;

ii. Charter Documents of the society [Memorandum, Bye Laws and Certificate of
Registration];
iii. Application form in prescribed format;
iv. Inspection fee;
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[Rs 10,000/- till 7 Standard and Rs 20,000/- till 10 Standard]
v. Payment towards Endowment fund
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[In case of application for classes up to 7 Standard then it has to be with
National Savings Certificates worth Rs 25,000/- and in case of classed up to
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10 Standard it has to be with national savings certificate worth Rs 50,000/-]
vi. Sketch and plan of the School Building;
vii. Site plan of the building;
viii. Structural soundness of the building;
ix. Title Deed of the property in which the school building is located;
x. Rental Agreement with registration;
xi. Play ground particulars;
xii. List of teachers appointed;
xiii. No objection certificate from neighbouring school;
xiv. Sanitary certificate;
xv. Details pertaining to fixing of fire equipments;
xvi. Details pertaining to zebra crossing mark on the roads near to school and the
efforts taken by school in the regard;
xvii. List of library books;
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xviii. List of laboratory equipment;

xix. List of games equipments;
xx. Annual audit report of the society;
xxi. Annual advertisement report;
xxii. Resolution of the governing body of the society regarding fee and salary
structure of the teachers;
xxiii. Details pertaining to formation and activity of parent teachers association;

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4. Application for recognition for classes till 7 standard has to be made to the District
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Education Officer and Application for recognition till 10 Standard has to be made Regional
Joint Director together with the above documents.

5. Based on the application the Department will conduct an inspection through its Inspecting
Officer to check the veracity of the claims made by the applicant. Inspecting Officer submits
his report with the District Education Officer for his approval.

6. Before the culmination of the process the following will be sought by the authorities for its
satisfaction:

1. No Objection for the police station;

2. No Objection from Municipality of Hyderabad;
3. No Objection from Fire Department;

7. The period of recognition granted will be for a minimum period of 5 years [this may change]
and the maximum period would be for 10 years.

8. There will be yearly or more visit from the department to verify the functioning of the school
and the recognition can be reviewed on reasonable grounds for contravention of those
aspects detailed above.

9. The period for giving the recognition pursuant to the application would range from 3 months
to 6 months in normal cases.

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