India, Dec. 20 -- Schools across the state have been barred from using words such as "international", "global", "CBSE" or "English Medium" in their names unless they are officially entitled to use these terms. This was stated in a directive issued by the state education department.

The directive was issued following concerns that terms like this were misleading parents and students. A circular issued by the directorate of education on December 15, observed that several schools have been using terms that suggest an international status, CBSE affiliation or English-medium instruction despite lacking the required recognition or approval to use these terms. In some cases, even some Marathi-medium schools were found to be using "English Mediu...