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Nurseryadmissions-HindustanTimes 6 Nov 2015 -Nursery admission guidelines in Delhi may change again
Nursery admission guidelines in Delhi may change again
- Shradha Chettri, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
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- Updated: Nov 06, 2015 11:12 IST
Education minister Manish Sisodia confirmed that a law to bring in new guidelines would be introduced in the assembly session starting November 18. (Saumya Khandelwal/HT file photo)
Nursery admission rules in the Capital could change this year. Again.
The “neighbourhood” criterion could be enough for three-year-olds to enroll in nursery class as the AAP government might chuck out all other norms with an aim to simplify the process — dubbed an annual headache for parents.
Education minister Manish Sisodia confirmed that a law to bring in new guidelines would be introduced in the assembly session starting November 18. “The new law will streamline the nursery admission process in the city.”
As part of the simplification exercise, a source said, a plan is being worked out to keep only the neighbourhood criterion or distance from home to school for a child seeking admission — the closer the better.
“This means, even general category students will be selected through draw of lots which is currently done for children from economically weaker sections of society for whom 25% seats are reserved under the right to education.”
The controversy-prone nursery admission process in Delhi, which normally starts in December, has undergone several changes in the past as the authorities looked for ways to make things easier.
In 2013, lieutenant governor Najeeb Jung issued a set of guidelines that reserved 70 points for children applying for admission in a “neighbourhood” school. Admissions were given to those living within a 6km radius of the school. The following year, the rule varied from school to school — from 3km to 6km.
“The neighbourhood norm is undoubtedly good because it agrees with the right to education. It will save children the hassle of travelling miles to reach school. It is not discriminatory and every child will be treated equally,” said Ashok Aggarwal, a lawyer and founder of Social Jurist, an NGO that works in the field of education.
It filed a court petition seeking a ban on interviews in 2004 and later sought scrapping of the point system when right to education was enforced in 2010. A source in the education department said the management quota, which allows 20% seats to be reserved for school authorities and children of staff, could also be junked.
Besides state-run schools, the rules are meant to regulate admissions to entry-level classes in private recognised institutions as well.
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Permalink Reply by Mahesh Jagota on
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They must add sibling to the neighbourhood criterion too
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Permalink Reply by Sakshi (Moderator) on
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Mahesh
yes we agree as very tough to send two children to different schools.
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This is the best thing that can be done
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Good initiative to streamline the process
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Yes only fair procedure but parents not having good schools in the vicinity might not like it.
As Delhi does not have equal distributed good schools.
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It's is same like najeeb Jung points crieteria.old Delhi doesn't have good schools.kids will be left out living in old Delhi n far ioff places..
Same problems that we faced in 2014-2015 session sakshi maam
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What for the parents who didn't get admission in neighborhood school due to existing point system and they got school admission at very far distance. Some seats for them also be there
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I think distance criteria is good.. though they can bring a little flexibility where the distance criteria can vary from area to area.. this is just to make sure that the distance criteria is less where number of schools are more and vice versa.. this is just to make sure that every child has number of schools to apply. In case of equal distance for the whole city, its quite possible that one kid is eligible for many schools while other only for a few.. .this can also lead to people moving to areas where they have more options of schools.... distance criteria can also be varied based on the population of the area... more population mean need of more schools to accommodate so distance should be more for such areas.. so basic objective is to make sure that every kid has enough schools to choose from and all kids get admission and parents dont feel that they dont have enough schools to apply because they live in an area where schools density is less...
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Permalink Reply by kripa shanker mishra on
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In case both parents are working n no one is at home to take care of them then should working area to be considered as point for distance criteria.
Does anyone support this idea????
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Kripa
Uniform rule is required.i don't think many parents would agree.
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I agree. A person can select if he/she want the criteria to be applicable from office or home. Choose one only for fair practice.
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