DRUK Padma Karpo School, nestled in the cold desert of Ladakh and popularly known as “Rancho’s school”, has finally got CBSE affiliation more than two decades after it was founded. The affiliation was granted after several delays and rejections. The school, which shot to fame after it featured in the Aamir Khan-starrer movie “3 Idiots” in 2009, was so far affiliated with the Jammu and Kashmir State Board of School Education (JKBOSE). Known for its innovative methods of teaching much before the new National Education Policy (NEP) proposed reforms to move away from traditional “rot learning”, the school is now planning to expand till class 12.

 

“We have finally got the CBSE affiliation after delay of several years and our first batch of class 10 students is now waiting for their CBSE board exam results. “Though we had all the required infrastructure in place, excellent result record and focus on innovative ways of teaching and learning, we didn’t get the NOC from the JKBOSE despite several attempts all these years,” school principal Mingur Angmo told PTI. As per the affiliation norms of the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), schools require a ‘no objection certificate’ from the respective state board. The foreign schools require a similar document from the embassy concerned or the Consulate of India in the country concerned. The school has been trying to get the clearance since even before Ladakh acquired the Union Territory status.