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HC orders fresh draw of lots for all city nursery seats
TIMES NEWS NETWORK
New Delhi: In a fresh twist to the nursery admission process, the Delhi high court on Thursday ordered the state government to conduct a fresh draw of lots for all seats.
The state government earlier decided to limit the draw of lots to just those seats that fell vacant after the interstate transfer category, worth five points, was scrapped. But the court now held that
“candidates having equal marks shall be considered equally” while ordering the fresh draw of lots.
Justice Manmohan also partially stayed the February 27 notification of the government that had stated the draw of lots were to be held afresh only for the vacated seats and between candidates unsuccessful in the first round of the draw and those whose points dipped after scrapping of the transfer category. ‘Kids who scored alike must be in same draw’
“This court is in agreement with the submission of senior advocate Nidhesh Gupta, counsel for petitioners, that if draw is held only for seats vacated by transfer candidates, between candidates who were initially unsuccessful and the candidates whose points have now been reduced, then candidates who (had) got five transfer points would be at disadvantaged position and (their) chance of success stands reduced,” the HC noted.
Emphasizing that “all equals be treated alike and children who have scored equal points should participate in the same draw”, the court listed the matter for further hearing on July 25. It also told the government that it could issue a fresh notification, if required, to give effect to the latest order.
Senior advocate Raju Ramachandran, appearing for the government, informed the court that the second round of draw after the notification had already been held in many schools and staying the process would cause inconvenience. Opposing a fresh draw of lots for all seats, Ramachandran argued that “if a price has to be paid by some, then it is a small price compared to the larger picture”.
The court, however disagreed, observing that that “if a draw of lots is not held amongst candidates who had secured equal marks, it would result in discrimination and a disadvantage to a few candidates….inconvenience and delay cannot be grounds for denying equality before law”.
The HC was hearing a plea by Major Saurabh Charan and other parents who sought quashing of the government's decision to do away with the system of allocating five points to children whose parents had been transferred to the national capital from another state. The state government had decided to scrap the category after admitting in the court that it was being misused.
As per the prevailing system, of a total 100 points, 70 are allotted to a child residing near the school, an additional 20 if a sibling studies in the school, five points more if either parent is an alumni and the remaining five in case of an inter-state transfer case. Draw of lots were held at each point level.
कहा, सभी बच्चों को दाखिलों में समान अवसर देना जरूरी
Delhi: Nursery admission continues to be a nightmare
Soibam Rocky Singh, Hindustan Times New Delhi, March 06, 2014
The Delhi high court on Thursday ordered a fresh draw of lots for all nursery seats, prolonging the agony of parents battling furious competition to get their children in schools of their choice.
Justice Manmohan said a fresh draw of lots was necessary for all seats, including the confirmed one and those vacated after scrapping of the inter-state transfer points, to put all the children on equal footing.
Seat allocation has already been hit after the transfer category was done away with following complaints of fake certificates being used to secure admissions.
The Delhi government on February 27 through a notification scrapped the inter-state transfer category under which it used to give five additional points to children whose parents were transferred to the national capital from another state.
At present admission process follows 95-point system -- 70 points allocated to neighbourhood criteria, 20 to sibling category and five points under alumni criteria.
Thursday’s order is a setback for children who have already been selected as they will have to start all over again. This will be the third time that a draw of lots will be held for nursery admissions for the 2014-15 academic session that opens April 1.
The first draw of lots was cancelled after the February 27 notification.
The process could be delayed further as many parents whose children were selected in the subsequent draw may challenge the order. Sources in the directorate of education (DoE) said the March 15 deadline for schools to come out with the first list remained.
The court also stayed a provision of the February 27 notification that asked schools to conduct a fresh draw only for the seats vacated by transfer candidates.
Some parents told the court if lots were not drawn for all the seats, the transfer candidates would not get a chance to compete against those picked in the earlier draw. Transfer candidates should also be given equal opportunity to compete with other candidates having equal points, senior advocate Nidhesh Gupta said.
The case will now be heard on July 25.
Timeline
2007 - The government set up a committee to look for ways to change the nursery admission process in the city. The Ganguly Committee report that came out suggested that interviews and tests that were conducted to should be abolished and schools should admit students using the points system
Till 2013, schools admitted students based on the points that they themselves decided. The most common of these were distance, alumni, sibling and girl child. The quantum of points for each category varied from school to school.
In December 2013, the directorate came out with guidelines that mandated all schools to follow the same points system that would give maximum points to distance followed by sibling and alumni and transfer points.
In February 2014, parents went to court against the transfer points category calling it misguided and discriminatory. The court asked the government to do away with the category
Fact box
# In December 2013, the Lieutenant Governor issued guidelines that mandated all schools to follow the same points system that would give maximum points to distance followed by sibling and alumni and transfer points.
# After a series of complaints of fake transfer certificates being used for admission were reported, a set of parents challenged the guidelines in court.
# The court scrapped the 5 points for transfer
# The court later ordered all schools to hold fresh lotteries in the open category
Mental and physical torture for parents
NEW DELHI: For a parent like me, securing admission for my child in nursery this year has been nothing short of torture — mental as well as physical. And the agony hasn’t ended yet.
I did the rounds of 18 schools, big and small, within 8kms of my home in Rohini to deposit the forms. Expectedly, I encountered mind-numbing long queues. It usually took me up to an hour at some schools to just deposit the forms.
Braving the cold on wintry mornings, I visited many of these institutions a second time for verification of attested documents I had submitted with the forms.
Always, there was a lurking fear that my son could very well fail the crucial first test of his education life even before he had begun formal education.
My child mustered 70 of the total 100 points but that was not enough. I soon found that his name did not figure on the admission list in any of the schools I had applied to. The list had names of children who secured between 75 and 90 points.
Just when I thought the ordeal was coming to an end, the Delhi High Court scrapped five points allotted for inter-state transfer, directing schools to hold lotteries again. It gave me hope that my son would make it to the first list to be out on March 15.
On Thursday, the cour t scrapped the draw again, leaving the future of thousands of young children hanging in balance. The new academic year is to begin in less than a month.
Education is the key to putting lives of our children on the path to success. This is a mess to which we must find a solution, the sooner the better.
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Permalink Reply by dev on
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Firstly action should be taken against those schools that have taken admission fee before 15th April as per DoE order...........
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Permalink Reply by KANIKA GUPTA on
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Why this happen for those kids who have been selected by sheer luck of their own and without any fraudulent activity. This is all done because of those parents who misuse the transfer points.
Abhishek Gupta
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Mr. Vohra, Can you please make one more request on my behalf please. I filled 20 schools forms out of which my daughter got selected in 1 school in draw. In current situations I think I should fill 20 more schools forms with a hope to get my daughter selected in 1 school. Because luck doesn't remains with us all the time.
Request you please highlight that we should be allowed to fill more school forms which were left unfortunately last time
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Permalink Reply by Ashish Kumar on
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Please help if anybody knows what about Girls Quota
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girls and ews draws will be valid as they were not part of any points. they were given seperate quota which did not bother 70 or 90 or 75.
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Girl quota everyone was eligible. ..so no redraw in this category
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Permalink Reply by Sakshi (Moderator) on
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Yes Ashish
Sarika and Mitali are right.
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Permalink Reply by Babita Rawat on
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Sakshi
Please clarify will all schools are doing the draw afresh. As some schools are still doing their draw of seats vacated by transfer points case.
And if DOE is issuing any notification in this regard.
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And ehy should we have a quota. We alk want a rule that is convenient and in our favour. Court played smart by giving next hiring date in july. No one get anything but schools now will be minting money... no oone challenges why lottery for school admission. . Education is my right but wr made it a business.
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No there will be redraw for Girl's Quota too. It is my opinion.
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is there a guild line form DOE on admission fee submission date ? can schools ask for early admission fee ?
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It has become a BIGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG joke this time :)
This year, as a relief admission should be given to all registered candidates. Trash all these committees who can't come out with full proof directions much earlier, so that there is no hope of any such issues.
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