Hindustan Times~Front Page|Mar 06~Sumit Vohra|Schools like Modern Barakhamba,Amity Saket,Gyan Bharti taking Exams against RTE,DOE would take strict action against erring schools Education Minister

by Sakshi (Moderator)

Mar 6, 2013

Top schools violate RTE with entry test
HT Correspondent, Hindustan Times
New Delhi, March 06, 2013
The admission season is on and so is the flouting of the Right to Education (RTE) Act by Delhi’s top schools which are asking students to take tests to get into junior classes.

Modern School, Barakhamba Road, Amity International School, Saket and Gyan Bharati School, Saket have all asked students seeking admission to Classes 2 to 8 to sit entrance exams in violation of the RTE act.


No school shall, while admitting a child, subject the child or the parents to any screening procedure, says the act that guarantees free and compulsory elementary quality education to all children aged between 6 and 14.

Students applying for Classes 6 to 9 in Modern School have to take the test on March 22. Gyan Bharati is done with it and results will be out on March 9.

Modern School principal Lata Vaidyanathan told HT admissions to Classes 2 to 8 were done without a test.
But the school website says something else.

“An entrance examination is conducted normally in the second or third week of March and the candidates are tested in the subjects of English, mathematics, science and Hindi,” it says.

"The candidates who qualify the written examination are called for an interview and they must be accompanied by both the parents," says the Modern School website.

Vaidyanathan claimed that the notice was a mistake.

For Amity, Saket, forms were available online till February 15. The website, too, says admission will be based on a student's performance in the written test. The school refused comment.

A complaint was sent to the directorate of education (DOE) last week by Mr Vohra

"Despite the complaint, no action has been taken. Why can't the government have a regulation for admission to these classes as well?," said Sumit Vohra, founder, admissionsnursery.com, a forum for parents.

The DOE would take strict action against the erring schools, Delhi education minister Kiran Walia told HT.

Copy of complaints

1 To
Shri Amit Singla Feb 28 2013
Director Education (DOE)
Govt. of NCT of Delhi.
Civil Lines, Delhi- 110054

Respected Sir

Please find link for the Gyan Bharti School Saket  notice posted on school a  website below

http://www.gyanbharatischool.net/GBS/UserForm/Popup/PopWindow.asp?i...

 Kindly take required action at the earliest as only one more day left for Entrance Test !!

2 Subject: For Urgent Pursual of Shri Amit Singla (Director Education)-Subject | Modern School Barakhamba Road Notice on School's Website dated 28 Feb 2013~School talking Written test for Grade VI-VIII against RTE and No Seats Allocated for EWS under Land Allotment Notification Dated 26 Feb 2013 as this school was allotted land by Govt Agency.(Marked to Delhi Chief Minister/Delhi Education Minister/Education Secretary/ NCPCR/DCPCR)

  • AMITY INTERNATIONAL SAKET
  • Classes III, IV, VII, IX & XI , admissions for academic year 2013-14 open for Amity International School,Saket Delhi
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    • Admission form available online from Wednesday, 16th January 2013 onwards.
    • Admission forms are available only online from Wednesday, 16th January 2013 to Friday, 15th February 2013 (inclusive of filling, registration and submission online)
    • Processing fee of Rs.25 is to be paid online through credit card.
    • Print the duly filled application form, affix the required photographs along with the copy of last two year’s report card and submit to the school from Thursday, 17th January 2013 to Saturday, 16th February 2013. Timings for the school office: 10:00 am to 2:00 pm.
    • Eligibility criteria: Children will be shortlisted on the basis of their performance in the previous session. It is not mandatory for the school to call all students, who have applied for the admission.
    • Admission will be granted on the basis of the student’s performance in the written test taken by the school.
    • Preference will be given to the children with national/state level achievements in the field of art, music, dance, drama and sports (esp. chess), and also academically exceptional candidates.
    • Scholarship will be available.
    • http://www.amity.edu/aisadmission/#saket1




To


Shri Amit Singla


Director Education (DOE)


Govt. of NCT of Delhi.


Civil Lines, Delhi- 110054



Respected Sir

Please see below the notice uploaded on Modern School Barakhamba Road  School Website on 28 FEB 2013 (After Land Allotment Notification came in force from 26 Feb 2013) Undersigned by  School Principal.

School is talking written test for Grade VI-VIII against RTE and is not allocating seats for EWS

(School was allotted land from Govt Agency as validated list available with me and also on DOE website)

Are School's above Law of the land ? Please find the notice uploaded on school website below


"MODERN SCHOOL, BARAKHAMBA ROAD, NEW DELHI


NOTICE FOR ADMISSION CLASS VI AS DAY SCHOLARS AND CLASSES VI TO IX AS BOARDERS"


http://www.modernschool.net/pdfs/notice-admission-scholar.pdf


I have given you list of more than 5 schools doing the same also doing screening and not giving seats to EWS in my previous mails but no action has been  taken against them.

'

Hope you will do the Needful ASAP.

 

My last point when Show Cause Notice was served to  Mt Carmel School on 20th Feb 2013


1 Why it has not been uploaded on DOE websites under public circulars ?

2 What action has been taken against by DOE as more than 2 weeks have passed by and  School was given 7 days to answer ?


3  Are School Authorities ready to change the age criteria to Min  3 years 31Mar for Nursery from next year ( Sir , we are biggest parents community of 55,000 parents  in India and i got max queries in last one week  related to Mt Carmel)

 

 


Regards

Sumit Vohra

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    Lathaa Manavalan

    With real time evidence why can't DOE take needful action against the complaint filed by Mr.Sumit Vohra with DOE using it's real powers? Why can't the RTE redressal system function efficiently?

    I welcome the best suggestion given by Mr.Vohra stressing for a regulation of admission process in all classes to make system more transparent. DOE should take this issue seriously and try to implement from next session. 

    DOE should take strict action against the Schools allotment land by Govt. Agency who are not  allocating the requisite seats for EWS.

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    Mar 6, 2013

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      PET

      my small child of 3 yrs 10 month old child gv a written test at amity gurgaon n due syllabus ws given to him by them.. :) wat fun they were doing.the form they charged ws of 300 rs.explaining more of them that how n how much the parents and as well as there paternal n maternal grand parents earn.gud job done amity of setting up education standards.there the rejection at the interview ws meant like..our family just cannot meet there standards.after this episode..the great brand AMITY got out of my standard...it went vice-versa :). i dont want my child to b educated under there smart guidance

      Mar 7, 2013

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        ekta batra

        All of parents have their points for justification nd all of them are true to certain level too. The only response to all queries in everyone's mind is that each and every school can lay their own principles and our Respectable Jurisdictional and Government will not ply any rules for admissions. so be it Ahlcon or Bharti National or BVM or any other, Take it as it happens or if we have to amend the rules then all suggestions should go to DOE but from a single route and what better option then Admission Nursery.com, so that it can start working on amending admission policies.

        Mar 7, 2013