Patna, April 28 -- The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) decision that students not enrolled in regular schools would be banned from taking the Class 12 board examination would have a direct impact in Bihar, from where thousands of 'non-attending' students join coaching institutes both within the state and outside and take board exams from pre-identified centres.

There have also been instances of students from CBSE schools in large numbers shifting to Bihar government schools or aided institutions after Class 10 board results to avail the non-attending facility and pursue coaching anywhere in the country.

The CBSE's decision has come after two rounds of inspections in different schools across the country, including in Bihar an...