Al Falah Islamic School in Ahmedabad’s Rakhiyal area faces a recommendation for cancellation of recognition and a police complaint after an inquiry reportedly found that it admitted 1,252 students in Classes 1 to 5 against an approved capacity of 200 and conducted Classes 6 to 8 without government approval.
The action followed a written complaint filed by an applicant named Zuber through the Gujarat chief minister’s portal. The District Education Officer’s office assigned the complaint to an education inspector for investigation. The school had earlier been fined Rs 10,000 and asked to submit an explanation after preliminary findings indicated irregularities.
A special inquiry committee constituted under the Right to Education framework submitted its detailed report on October 15, according to Nav Gujarat Samay. The report stated that the school had received approval in 2018 to operate only one division each for Classes 1 to 5. The approved strength across the five classes was 200 students, while the inquiry found 1,252 students enrolled in those grades.
The inquiry also reportedly found students attending educational activities in Classes 6 to 8 even though the school had no legal approval to run those grades. The school administration described the classes as “academic classes”, according to the report. The inquiry treated the arrangement as part of the alleged irregularities.
The case has also raised questions about student documentation and school records. Evidence submitted by the complainant allegedly showed that his daughter studied at Al Falah School but was issued a leaving certificate by R.A. Primary School. The report said the two documents contained significant discrepancies.
During the investigation, officials tracked student details through the Child Tracking System portal. The students’ names were reportedly shown under a U-DISE number associated with Cherry Blossom English School, which had already closed. U-DISE is used to maintain school and student-related education records, making the reported mismatch a central issue in the inquiry.
The findings place the focus not only on the school’s alleged admissions but also on how students were recorded across official education databases. For families, such discrepancies can affect the validity of school records, transfers, examination arrangements and recognition of the education received. The available report does not establish the final status of the students’ academic records or whether the recommended police complaint has been registered.
The District Education Officer has recommended that the school’s recognition be cancelled and that a police complaint be filed. The recommendation is not itself a final cancellation order. Further action will depend on the competent education authorities and, if initiated, the police process.
