CBSE Orders CCTV Cameras In Schools In Bid To Enhance Student Safety, Security

Last Updated:July 21, 2025, 18:17 IST

CBSE requires affiliated schools to install high-resolution CCTV cameras with audio-visual features at key points, excluding toilets, for real-time monitoring.

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Central Board of Secondary Education has amended by-law mandating schools to install high resolution CCTV Cameras with audio-visual facility at all the entry and exit points of the school, lobbies, corridors, staircases, all the classrooms, labs, library, Canteen Area, store room, playground and other common areas except toilets and washrooms with real time audio-visual recording concerning safety in the schools.

All CBSE-affiliated schools must now implement a CCTV system that supports real-time audiovisual monitoring. The recordings must be stored for a minimum of 15 days and kept accessible for review by authorities if required.

“As per the Manual on Safety and Security of Children in Schools, NCPCR, “School Safety" has been defined as creating a safe environment for children, starting from their homes to their schools and back. This includes safety from any kind of abuse, violence, psycho-social issues, disaster: natural and man-made, fire, and transportation," the notification from the CBSE said.

It added that emotional safety is especially important because it is often difficult for teachers and parents to detect emotional problems and difficulties in children. Bullying can cause victimised students to suffer from lower self-esteem and daily stress about their well-being.

Children require a healthy and supportive environment to grow and develop. Children of our country have a constitutional guarantee of the fundamental rights to live with dignity and to have access to education in an environment that is safe, protective and conducive to their growth and development.

The Board has instructed that everyone in school has a role to play in ensuring a good safety, healthy and secure environment within the school; be it teachers, special needs assistants, visitors and contractors and students themselves.

“Safety of students is one of the paramount responsibilities of a school, and ensuring that the students get a safe and cohesive ecosystem in the school. Safety has two aspects: (a) safety from scrupulous unsocietal elements, (b) safety for the overall well-being of the children with reference to bullying and other implicit threats. All such probabilities can be prevented with a vigilant & sensitive staff and with the usage of the latest technology," the notification said.

“As per clause 1(X) of the NCPCR’s Manual on safety and security of children in Schools, “CCTV in schools needs to be monitored and maintained regularly," it added.

The Board further directed that the schools may continuously vigil their entire premises by installing CCTV cameras at various identified points in the school’s premises.

The directive has been sent to all heads and managers of CBSE-affiliated schools. Schools are required to fully comply with the updated safety measures to maintain their affiliation with the Board.

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