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Comment by ekta batra on February 13, 2013 at 4:21pm

The Centre today told the Delhi High Court that the RTE Act does not apply to nursery or pre-school and that it was up to the state governments to regulate nursery admissions.

The High Court is expected to pass its order on Monday.

more delays!!!!!

Comment by Rajesh Kumar Uppal on February 13, 2013 at 4:18pm

"I LOVE MY INDIA" IN INDIA - PARENTS HAVE TO PAY BRIBE, BUT NO ADMISSION !, NO EDUCATION. OTHER COUNTRIES- GOVT. PAY BRIBE, BUT NO/LESS CHILDREN IN SCHOOLS.

Comment by SANJAY on February 13, 2013 at 4:11pm

Why all the people are against the EWS ??

1. EWS fee is paid by the govt. not all by general candidates. Govt. extend subsidy equal to the expense incurred by the govt in providing education in Govt. Schools per child.

2. If govt. has provide free land to school , than why should not govt. get profit share from the school. EWS seats is only way of releasing it.

3. EWS seats are meant for  socially backward class and poor people.

 

It’s true that the ewsseats are not going to deserving candidates but in future that can be improved. But believe me friends many school discriminate between the EWS child and General candidate child. If you were given option to put your child in EWS seat then many of us will take back seat.

The system needs more good schools and criteria of admission should be rational rather than eliminating EWS seats. 

Comment by Sakshi (Moderator) on February 13, 2013 at 4:10pm

RTE Act not applicable to nursery admissions: Govt tells Delhi HC

by Pallavi Polanki

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The Centre today told the Delhi High Court that the RTE Act does not apply to nursery or pre-school and that it was up to the state governments to regulate nursery admissions.

The High Court is expected to pass its order on Monday.

The Centre’s delay in making its stand clear to the High Court on the scope of the RTE Act had led the High Court to call a hearing yesterday. The judgment had been reserved on 30 January after a marathon hearing of arguments.

Representative image. Agencies.

In yesterday’s hearing, the High Court had asked the government to clarify its stand on whether the RTE Act applied to nursery school and, if it didn’t, what procedure was to be followed for nursery admissions.

The High Court is hearing a writ petition filed by NGO Social Jurist that has challenged notifications issued by the Centre and the Delhi Government that allow private unaided schools to come up with their own criteria for nursery admissions.

The result (where schools allot points to categories such as sibling and alumni and admit students based on the points they earn) the petition states is a violation of the RTE Act which prohibits any sort of screening procedure that discriminates between children.

However, the RTE Act’s definition of a child as being 6 to 14 years has raised the question of the scope of the Act and its applicability to nursery where children are below 6 years. (Read report here.)

Given that admissions in Delhi are made at nursery, Ashok Agarwal, advocate representing Social Jurist, makes the case that if “pre-primary classes are not covered by the provisions of the RTE Act, it would lead to an anomalous situation where children are admitted in pre-primary classes by subjecting them to a screening procedure and thereafter promoting them to higher classes.

A six-year old child so promoted to Class I would have already been screened at the pre-primary level and, therefore, the prohibition contained in Section 13 of the Act against screening would completely lose its meaning.”

 

Comment by Umesh on February 13, 2013 at 4:02pm

High Court asking the government whether RTE applies to nursery admissions = Police waala asking a chor "tune chori ki hai?"

Comment by Anjani Kumar Sinha on February 13, 2013 at 3:57pm

how can a simple man can rely on govt..........taking too much time means making fool..............

Comment by Rajesh Kumar Uppal on February 13, 2013 at 3:54pm

DELAY IN JUDGEMENT = CHANCE TO SCHOOLS FOR MAKING MONEY.

Comment by Rajesh Kumar Uppal on February 13, 2013 at 3:52pm

ANY PARENTS HAVING THE RESULTS OF DRAW HELD IN BLUE BELLS INTERNATIONAL ON 12.02.2013.

Comment by Umesh on February 13, 2013 at 3:52pm

Don't forget that the verdict is only "expected" by Monday 18th. It's not certain. 

What a shame.

Comment by Har Prateek Arya on February 13, 2013 at 3:51pm

this interpretation also means that at present there is no law/Act as such that can be used to enforce any kind of regulatory mechanism that can be applied to Private unaided schools. This means Schools, if they so decide , can go back to adopting any meachanism , that they may choose---interviews, interactions, pointless point system, entrance exam, etc for choosing kids for nursery admission to their school---i.e back to the good/bad old days

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