Land required to open a CBSE School in India

The land requirement to start a CBSE (Central Board of Secondary Education) school in India can vary based on factors such as the location, infrastructure, and facilities you plan to provide. Generally, CBSE has guidelines regarding the minimum land area required for different types of schools. For instance, it may specify different criteria for schools in urban and rural areas. The minimum land area required for establishing a CBSE school depends on the location—urban, suburban, or rural. The specified land area varies, and it is generally lower for urban areas.

The CBSE Land requirements for premium cities like Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai is 1600 sqm for secondary affiliation and 2400 sqm for senior secondary affiliation.

The CBSE Land requirements for premium cities like Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai is is 2000 sqm for secondary affiliation and 3000 sqm for senior secondary affiliation.

The CBSE Land requirements in Cities With population above 10 Lakh is 4000 sqm.

The CBSE Land requirements in state capitals of India is 4000 sqm.

The CBSE Land requirements in rural area & rest of India is 6000 sqm.

The CBSE Land requirements for Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim and Islands is 1600 sqm for secondary affiliation and 2400 sqm for senior secondary affiliation.

The CBSE Land requirements for Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Tripura, J&K, Hilly Areas, Cities in municipal limits of: Noida, Gurgaon, Faridabad, Ghaziabad, Mohali, Panchkula, SAS Nagar is 4000 sqm.

The CBSE Land requirements for Amaravati, Itanagar, Dispur, Patna, Raipur, Panaji, Gandhinagar, Chandigarh, Shimla, Ranchi, Thiruvananthapuram, Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Chandigarh, Jaipur, Gangtok, Agartala, Lucknow, Dehradun is 4000 sqm.