SARAS 5.0 tightened documentation and infrastructure verification for CBSE affiliation. Here's a practical checklist to get inspection-ready without last-minute scrambling.
1. Land and building documents
Clear title deed or registered lease, building completion/safety certificates, and fire and health NOCs — gather these first, they take the longest to process.
2. Society/trust registration
Your managing society or trust must be validly registered with an up-to-date list of members and a clear education-only objective clause.
3. Infrastructure norms
Classroom area per student, playground size, library, labs (including Tinker Lab where applicable), and washrooms all have minimum norms under SARAS 5.0 — map your campus against them early.
4. Staff qualification records
Every teacher's qualification and appointment documentation should be digitized and cross-checked against the subjects they're assigned.
5. Online submission and inspection
Once documents are ready, the online SARAS submission is followed by a physical/virtual inspection — presenting organized digital records here saves real time.