CBSE orders schools to disclose teacher strength: Why India’s ‘comfortable’ PTR tells only half story

CBSE has told its affiliated schools to stop treating staffing as a backroom file. By February 15, 2026, they must put teacher details and qualifications on their websites under Mandatory Public Disclosure, with the board warning that gaps or errors can invite action under affiliation rules. The timing is telling: India’s PTR can look comfortable in national averages, but state-wise spikes and single-teacher schools reveal how unevenly teachers are actually spread.