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Nursery admissions: Mixed response to SC directive
SC to end nursery mess today
TIMES NEWS NETWORK
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday gave 24 hours to the lieutenant governor of Delhi to consider accommodating interstate transfer students in nursery classes of private schools by allowing them to increase intake by five-six seats each.
Blaming the government for changing the rules midway through admissions, a bench of Justices H L Dattu, M Y Eqbal and S A Bobde said it had entertained the petition by parents and stayed nursery admissions because of this sudden change of rules.
When Delhi administration counsel Raju Ramachandran proposed that the court pass appropriate orders, the bench said if the LG did not find a way out by Tuesday, it would pass orders, indicating that admission blues of parents would soon be over.
Accepting senior advocate Nidhesh Gupta’s submission against the administration’s February 27 order scrapping the interstate transfer category, the bench said, “You cannot change the rules midstream. They have come on transfer from different places. What should happen to these students? Had they known this earlier, they would have left their wards back at earlier place.” ‘5-6 extra seats per school a one-time step’
Conscious of the inconvenience caused by its stay on nursery admissions, the bench said, “We know by our interim order people would be affected. But by the order (scrapping inter-state transfer), the clock was being turned against them (petitioners).”
In the 100-point nursery admission guidelines, inter-state transfer category students were given 5 additional points to enable them to compete with local students and vie for 30,000 seats. Post-February 27, they were rendered without any seat and were asked to compete again with 2.5 lakh students for 2,000 vacant seats.
Ramachandran informed the court that the policy was reviewed and inter-state transfer category struck off as it was found that of the 1,500-odd applications under this category, more than 800 were fake.
But the bench asked, “How can you do it? Your earlier notification (of December 18, 2013) was accepted by us. You could have advised them to take permission of the court before changing the rules after the game had begun.” Gupta argued that the government was free to act against “fake” applicants but it could not deprive genuine applicants who had secured admission. He said nursery seats were limited compared to primary classes. As an interim measure for this year, he proposed that if schools could be asked to increase intake by five seats, the inter-state transfer students who had secured admission could be adjusted.
The court told Ramachandran, “This is a matter where you (Delhi administration) should take a decision and see all of them get a place. For this year, as a one-time measure, allow schools to have five-six seats extra in pre-primary. By doing so, you will be solving the problem of these 70-pointers instead of you going up and down and making parents spend so much money on such silly matters.” Toi
Asian Age
Hindustan Times
Court suggestion to increase seats confuses schools
NEW DELHI: With the Supreme Court asking the Delhi directorate of education to consider increasing 5 to 6 seats per school to accommodate inter-state transfer cases, a new issue has arisen in nursery admissions.
According to school principals, if they do retrospectively increase the number of seats, the lotteries conducted for the economically weaker section and the girl child will be compromised.
According to the admission guidelines issued by the Lieutenant Governor in December last year, 25% of seats have to be reserved for aspirants from the EWS and 5% for the girl child.
If five or six seats are added, it would be unfair to students under these categories.
“The moment the number of seats are increased, the percentage figures are messed up. The lottery for these seats has already taken place. We will wait for a clear direction from the directorate. According to me, it would be fair to consider all interstate parents if we are considering them at all,” said Ameeta Wattal, principal, Springdales School, Pusa Road.
The suggestion has received mixed response from parents.
“While a number of parents think that the seats should be increased as an extraordinary measure considering the situation we are in today, others are worried that it may imbalance the class and the quality of education might be affected,” said a statement by the Jagrook Parents Association.
Another suggestion that some principals are coming up with is to split the seats between the children with alumni points and those with transfer points. This should only be done in those cases where the directorate has investigated and ascertained that all transfer cases are genuine.
The other danger with increasing seats, according to experts, is that it could lead to more litigation, especially from those parents whose children have got admission under the EWS and the girl child quota.
- The Statesman
- 29 Apr 2014
After the Supreme Court directive to consider increase 5-6 seats in schools for nursery admissions, education experts said that the decision would help a number of children but on the other hand some parents are saying that the category should be scrapped entirely.
According to education expert, Mr Sumit Vohra, the student-teacher ratio would not be affected, as most of the private and unaided schools have classrooms divided into different sections, "even if one student is added in every section of nursery, there is a possibility that it would neither alarm the student-teacher ratio and nor any burden on resources as every school has minimum 5 to 6 sections in nursery." However, the court has given time to the Directorate of Education (DoE) to interact with schools and then go back to them with an answer if they can increase the seats by 2:30 pm tomorrow.
"So for DoE to go back to some schools and come out with an answer is practically impossible in this time frame, had they only asked DoE only without specifically asking their counsel to consult schools to whether they can increase the seats or not, would have been a different story and therefore I feel it will be easier for DoE to reply no to the court. I hope this is not the case," said Yash, a parent seeking nursery admission. Vohra added, "Specifically around 600 kids can be accommodated in 100 schools and 500 schools would be able to accommodate all the transfer cases and DoE has 1,300 schools. But DoE has to take the final call."
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Permalink Reply by Suman Dahiya on
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What about the 70 point kids,those who are not selected anywhere till today
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Suman ji, 1st list, 2nd list, 3rd list, 4th list every thing is for 70 pointers, And above all Transfer points not coming back :) every thing is a ++ for 70 pointers."
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Permalink Reply by Maharam Tanwar on
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LG was the main flop person behind this mess. I don't understand why SC asked to consult LG again on this issue. Complete Edn department was at fault for many reasons and again consultation from the same and that too within 1 day rather not even 24 hours. I doubt rationalization of facts and theory. SC did not find any other body to consult except the LG? What a system it is?
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Maharam Ji LG is the final signing authority for all departments of Delhi including DOE that’s why his name is used everywhere, whereas the whole process of ideas is done by the department itself which is DOE here but to pass any file it has to be taken to LG for his final approval and signatures.
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Permalink Reply by 2dxjnwm5n6w6g on
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there is still confusion where 70 pointers will go who havent been selected yet anywhere
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where will the kids of those parents go who neither studied from delhi schools nor they have any sibling studying being first chil absolute nonsence
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"@ parul, 1st list, 2nd list, 3rd list, 4th list every thing is for 70 pointers, And above all Transfer points not coming back :) every thing is a ++ for 70 pointers."
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Permalink Reply by kunal mittal on
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Oh...god...why is girl child quota being dragged in this.
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@Rahul..sorry to say but the worst effected are the 70 pointers. all those with siblings and alumini points have more or less got their placements done. Everybody knows abt IST which makes no sense. I have applied in 19 school and i am a 70 pointer , and whatever draws/list that have come up till date only and only 3 school have made draws for 70 pointers this was till the 1st list was out. Rest of the schools did not even considered 70 points as if these points reflects the IQ level of the kids they are admitting. We all schools have to derive some system to take kids in this case a min quota should be there to adjust the 70 pointers. Let see what the subsequent list will have in store of us.
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Well Suman, had I been you would have already done one of the following:
1. Move to NCR school
2. Get admitted to some minority school like frank anthony etc. which are above DOE regulation
3. Continue with Nursery at play school only. Good play schools do have excellent nursery and kindergardens.
If you have not done anything of above till now, I am not sure cribbing like this will neither help u nor your sweet child.
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