Hindustan Times 11 Jan (Delhi) -Schools will have to seek DoE nod before publishing admission norms Sumit Vohra, founder, admissionsnursery. said -Parents are panic stricken as they are not sure of getting a fair chance. Fifty percent seats are reserved (25% for EWS, 20% management quota and 5% staff quota) as per the guidelines that 100 school have come out with. Added to this is the 3% reservation for children with special needs in some schools,” said Sumit Vohra, founder, admissionsnursery. Of the remaining seats, parents fear, a large chunk will be taken by sibling or alumni cases as most schools plan on keeping a high quantum of points for both criteria. “As far as the school’s autonomy is concerned, it is very confusing as parents want a common admission calendar. Parents have also said that a large chunk of points should be for the neighbourhood criteria and that there should be a helpline for complaining against erring schools,” Vohra added. The Delhi High Court division bench’s decision to let unaided private schools in the city schools decide their own admission criteria may be a big win for schools but it does not mean that the Directorate of Education (DoE) has no control over them. According to the guidelines issued in 2007 — one that the court has asked the schools to follow— the criteria will be finalised only with the prior approval of the DoE. Its decision will have to be communicated to the school within four weeks. The management quota cannot be denied as the 2007 order explicitly allows for it. “It is not as if schools will be able to set whatever criteria they want. We plan to be stringent in checking and will take action against any school setting arbitrary criteria,” said an official of the education department. Wednesday’s decision, however, has caused panic among the parents.
Posted on: Thu, 11 Dec 2014 02:51:00 +0000
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