In Gurgaon schools, hassle-free nursery admissions
- See more at: http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/delhi/in-gurgaon-schools-ha...Not taking chances, parents, seeking admission of their little ones to nursery classes in the capital, often secure seats for their children in schools in Gurgaon.
Nursery admissions in most private schools in Gurgaon started in early August and in some schools, they are still on.
“This happens because there is no regulatory body to control school admissions in Gurgaon unlike in Delhi, where all schools are bound to follow an admission calendar,” Sumit Vohra, founder of a website which serves as a platform for parents seeking admission for their children, said.
School authorities see nothing wrong in starting the admission process early. According to sources, unlike in Delhi, where parents get back most of the admission fee if they withdraw their children within a month of admission, private schools in Gurgaon do not refund the admission fees.
“A school in Palam Vihar demands Rs 30,000 as admission fee. I have booked a seat for my child there. Now I will think twice before applying to schools in Delhi as the admission fee is non-refundable,” Gyanender Singh Yadav, a Delhi-based businessman, said.
Harsh and Sumati Chandok, both working in Gurgaon, drop their four-year-old daughter at a private school every morning before going to work.
“Even though we are based in Delhi, last year we had a tough time securing a seat in nursery here. The only option was to put our daughter in a school in Gurgaon,” Harsh said.
“We have had transfer cases in the past, but for that we have special seats. And in case a parent wants his or her ward to be transferred to Delhi, then we transfer the admission of the ward to the Delhi branch of the same school. But it depends on availability of seats. We never have had cases of parents withdrawing their wards,” Savinder Kaur Rooprai, principal of Salwan Public School, Gurgaon, said.
The school follows the point-based system for nursery admissions.
Arti Chopra, principal, Amity International School, Gurgaon, said, “Since admissions begin early and in Delhi they would start now, we have had cases of withdrawal, but not majorly. But these cases are just a handful. Also, parents have to give us a genuine reason for doing so. Since admissions are still on, we do not have any such case yet.”
Since schools in Gurgaon do not follow any set rules, every school has its own refund policy, Premlata Yadav, district elementary education officer of Gurgaon, said, “What private schools in Gurgaon do is school-specific. Some have a refund policy and some do not. I agree there are no set rules in Gurgaon for nursery admissions as we have in the national capital, but since education is a state matter, most of the decisions come from Chandigarh,” Yadav said.
