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Mallica Joshi , Hindustan Times
New Delhi, January 16, 2012

As if the open hostility some city schools displayed towards those seeking admission under the Economically Weaker Section (EWS) category wasn't enough, the harassment has been taken a notch higher by choosing to declare the admission list in the said category much later than the general
category.

While city schools have been directed to come out with their first admission lists for nursery classes by January 31, many schools are releasing the first list in the EWS category as late as March.

According to a notification issued by the Directorate of Education, schools are required to come out with a common list of names of admitted candidates. "The schools shall display the list of children admitted, under free ship (EWS) and general category, commonly in alphabetic order indicating G against general category children," the notification clearly states.

In clear violation, reputed schools are coming out with admission lists for general and EWS categories separately.

ASN International School in Mayur Vihar is coming out with its list for the EWS category on March 16 even as its list for the general category comes out on January 30.


"While some schools are coming out with their general lists earlier than usual to force parents to block their seats, very few schools are proactive when it comes to EWS admissions as they don't get any profit from them. They will delay their admissions for as long as they can," said Sumit Vohra, owner, admissionsnursery.com, a forum for parents.


This is not for the first time that this has happened. Even last year schools came out with the lists separately.

"The government is not serious about implementing the rules it makes. There is no clarity about a watertight schedule. All schools have to send their schedules to the Directorate before they publish it. How could the directorate have cleared this schedule," said Saurabh Sharma, member, Josh, an organisation that works on issues around the Right to Education Act.

Education officials, meanwhile, said that they would look into the matter. "No school will be allowed to flout rules. We are looking into all complaints," an official said.

No end to parents’ ordeal as nursery schools flout norms with impunity

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Violating the guidelines of the Delhi Government of taking out a common list for candidates seeking admission in the general and Economically Weaker Section (EWS) category in nursery, several schools in Delhi are taking out a separate list for candidates to be admitted in different categories.

While Monday is the last date in most of the schools to collect and submit the admission forms, the confusion of the parents does not seem to end there. Since the date of cut-off list is different for different schools, parents feel that the admission ordeal is not yet over.

A Delhi Government notification on nursery admission clearly states that the schools will take out a single list for candidates admitted in the nursery and the EWS category. The notification states that the list will have names in alphabetic order with category G marked against the names of candidates belonging to General category. No separate list is to be prepared for the EWS category students.

However, schools including Tagore International Vasant Vihar, DPS International RK Puram and Sneh International, Vikas Marg are amongst the leading schools of Delhi who are taking out two separate lists for candidates belonging to the general and EWS category.

The admission bulletin uploaded on the websites of these schools specify separate dates for admission and a separate dates for announcing cut-off list for general and the EWS category candidates.

Schools are, however, taking the plea that separate lists are being taken out to protect the interest of EWS candidates and giving them more time to do paper work. “Generally, the number of applicants is much more than the seats available. In that case, we have to go by the draw of lots. The draw of lots for general and EWS categories takes place separately,” said Dr DR Saini, Principal of the school.

Further clarifying his stand, the principal informed that the EWS list is delayed for the convenience of the parents. “We want to give more time to parents of the EWS so that they can do the paperwork and get all the necessary documents,” added the principal. The principal, however, clarified that the final admission list will be in compliance with the Government’s order.

This is not the first occasion that schools in Delhi are violating the Government guidelines. The Government guidelines clearly state that 25 percent seats are reserved for the EWS category; however, schools have refused to give away the forms for the same.

Earlier, four schools run by the defence forces were issued show cause notice by the Delhi Government last week for not giving out forms to parents of the candidates seeking admission in the EWS category.

Monday, January 16, is also the last date of submission of forms in most of the schools. While some schools are announcing the cut-off list from January 18, others are announcing it from February 1. “I have filled forms for five schools.

The cut-off list for two schools will be out on January 23 and the others on February 1 and 6. It is going to be a difficult gamble for us,” said parents Amit Sinha of Dwarka. Amit says he is prepared to pay fees in at least two schools to secure a seat for his daughter.

Sumit Vohra of admissionnursery.com feels that the schools are violating guidelines and the parents are made to suffer.

“The Directorate of Education should have ensured that all schools submit its admission schedule in its office and there should be uniformity in guidelines, so that the parents do not get victimised,” he said.

Delhi schools again flouting norms, allege parents | INDIAN EXPRESS

Private schools in Delhi are once again facing allegations of “violating” Directorate of Education (DoE) guidelines, with many coming out with separate lists for candidates selected in general and EWS categories.

According to clause 4(i) of the guidelines issued through a notification by the Lieutenant Governor of Delhi, “The school shall display the list of children to be admitted, under free-ship and general category, commonly in alphabetic order indicating (G) against general category children.” But certain schools have notified different dates for the release of the lists of the selected candidates.

Tagore International School, Vasant Vihar, will release the list of candidates selected in the general category on January 28, 2012, while the list of selected candidates in the EWS category will be displayed on February 10, 2012.

DPS International School, RK Puram, has likewise notified January 18, 2012, as the day of declaring the first list of candidates selected under the general category. For applicants under the EWS category, the lottery draw will be held on January 25, 2012 and the list will be out on January 27, 2012.

Principal of Tagore International, East of Kailash, Suman Nath said, “As far as our school is concerned, we are not aware of any such guidelines .However, schools alone are not to blame for the confusion regarding the display of lists. Officials at the DoE were also “unsure” of clause 4(i) and said EWS admissions “usually take longer than the general category admissions as verification of documents of the EWS candidates takes time.”

Mail Today | Pvt schools ignore govt guidelines

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PRIVATE schools in the Capital are flouting the nursery admission guidelines laid down by the state education department with sheer impunity.

A number of private schools have decided to bring out separate cut- off lists for candidates in ‘ General’ and ‘ EWS’ ( economically weaker section) categories despite an order of the education department which states that a single list be released for both the categories.

Clause 4 ( i) of the guidelines issued through a notification by the Lt. governor of Delhi states that “ the school shall display the list of children to be admitted, under freeship and general category, commonly in alphabetic order indicating ( G) against general category children”. But the nursery admission schedules updated on the websites of various schools suggest that they are planning to come out first with the list of selected candidates that have applied under the ‘ general’ category.

In a few cases, the general category cut- off list is scheduled to be declared only a day after the last date of form submission on January 16.

For example, according to the admission schedule uploaded on the website of ASN International School, the school will first announce the cut- off list of students under the general category on January 21.

After the admission procedure for the general category is over, the school has scheduled the admission under freeship quota ( EWS category) on March 16, when the draw as well as the list of candidates selected from the draw will be finalised.

Similarly, DPS International School will declare the first list of candidates selected under the general category on January 18. However, the school has decided to hold the draw for students applying under the freeship quota on January 25.

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Mon, 16 Jan 2012
FINANCIAL EXPRESS
Nursery Admissions: Delhi schools again flouting norms, allege parents

Posted: Monday, Jan 16, 2012 at 0324 hrs IST
Tags: Nursery Admissions | Delhi Schools Norms | Directorate Of Education | EWS Categories | Tagore International School
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New Delhi: Private schools in Delhi are once again facing allegations of “violating” Directorate of Education (DoE) guidelines, with many coming out with separate lists for candidates selected in general and EWS categories.

According to clause 4(i) of the guidelines issued through a notification by the Lieutenant Governor of Delhi, “The school shall display the list of children to be admitted, under free-ship and general category, commonly in alphabetic order indicating (G) against general category children.” But certain schools have notified different dates for the release of the lists of the selected candidates.

Tagore International School, Vasant Vihar, will release the list of candidates selected in the general category on January 28, 2012, while the list of selected candidates in the EWS category will be displayed on February 10, 2012.

DPS International School, RK Puram, has likewise notified January 18, 2012, as the day of declaring the first list of candidates selected under the general category. For applicants under the EWS category, the lottery draw will be held on January 25, 2012 and the list will be out on January 27, 2012.

Principal of Tagore International, East of Kailash, Suman Nath said, “As far as our school is concerned, we are not aware of any such guidelines.”

However, schools alone are not to blame for the confusion regarding the display of lists. Officials at the DoE were also “unsure” of clause 4(i) and said EWS admissions “usually take longer than the general category admissions as verification of documents of the EWS candidates takes time.”
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