“We will not be dictating any rules, but just communicating parameters within which all schools can make their admission criteria. That said, it will be communicated to schools that the committee does not support collecting donations, building fund or capitation fee during admission season. Parents can file complaints of schools found asking donations with the grievance cell,” Bhattacharya said.
Although schools have welcomed the move, some have expressed apprehension over how it will be executed. “It’s a good move and will streamline the nursery admission process. Parents will no longer have to run from pillar to post,” Jyoti Arora, principal, Mount Abu School, Rohini, said.
“It’s all a question of autonomy. As long as schools are given autonomy, it works. But we will only know how good the policy is once the guidelines are out,” principal of a leading school told Newsline, wishing not to be named.
“It looks like a good move on the face of it. But we will have to see what schools come out with,” Pooja Thakur, a parent from East Delhi, said.
