Admissions criteria won’t be revised,says Lovely

The minister said the government will announce the admission schedule and guidelines for schools to follow by late December or early January.

He said the criteria will be notified at the right time,otherwise schools take undue benefit and charge tuition fee from parents months in advance.

Parents who Newsline spoke to said reforms in nursery admissions envisaged under the RTE won’t take shape if the government decides to go ahead with last year’s guidelines.

Meenal Agarwal,a resident of West Delhi said,her son is a case in point to illustrate the discrimination meted out to several students under the current system.

“If the same criteria persists, I will lose out on many grounds. West Delhi does not have many renowned schools,plus,I have a son. There are no special points for boys in any schools,” she said.

Another parent,Gagandeep Kaur Saini was worried about the uncertainty that prevails. “I am seeking admission for my child this year and I hope that last year’s confusion regarding nursery admissions is not repeated.”

L V Sehgal,President of the National Progressive Schools Alliance,said last year’s confusion was caused by the fact that the criteria and notifications were announced very late,

“If last year’s criteria will be repeated this year also then there should be no confusion at all,” he said.

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