NEW DELHI: The Delhi high court order on nursery admissions has been welcomed by almost everyone. While the stay on the process had left all applicants feeling insecure about their positions, the latest order, according to schools and parents, will allow the process to resume with minimum disruption. Except 70-pointers without seats and transfer cases, for whom the process remains on hold till the next hearing on April 16, everyone who bagged a seat through the first round of draws-held before the transfer category was withdrawn on February 27-gets to keep it.
"I am relieved that I hold the seat," says Amit Goel, an alumni-category applicant who secured a seat for his son in a south Delhi school after the transfer points were scrapped. "This order is fair to everyone-even those 70-pointers (candidates with points only for distance) who got in through the first draw. At least there won't be further ruckus," he says. Jyoti Arora, principal, Mount Abu Public School, Rohini, agrees. "It's a relief. Fielding queries from parents every day was getting difficult. Also, the order has stopped further mess." Arora adds that 18 seats had gone to transfer cases at her school.
Ameeta Mulla Wattal, chairwoman, National Progressive Schools' Conference, suggests that schools should wait for the Directorate of Education to notify the order and explain the process to be followed. "There has already been enough confusion. It is important for schools to wait for DoE's instructions." The directorate has been ordered to closely monitor the process-admission-related data will have to be gathered and a status report prepared by April 16.
Parents who've made it in multiple schools will have to choose one seat by April 9 or lose all seats. The idea is to know the exact number of seats taken, so that the court can take a view on the interstate category applicants. Parents, however, doubt if the scrutiny is possible.
"Without a centralized system," observes 70-pointer parent Sudhanshu Jain, who's still without a seat, "it will be impossible to monitor. Parents can take admission in multiple schools without anyone getting to know. Also, there's a clear refund policy." However, Padmini Singla, director, education, says, "We'll know what to monitor only once we've seen the order."
Though relieved at being able to keep the seats, a 70-pointer parent from Vasant Kunj says the "fight remains" as "the entire process has benefited only alumni cases".
In addition to questions on monitoring, there is confusion about the status of waitlisted candidates. "According to the HC direction, all draws before February 27 are valid. Based on that order, the DoE notification announced cancellation of the waiting lists. Parents who were on them are wondering if those have also been made validAlso, there are many schools that didn't issue a first list at all," says Sumit Vohra of admissionsnursery.com.
"I am relieved that I hold the seat," says Amit Goel, an alumni-category applicant who secured a seat for his son in a south Delhi school after the transfer points were scrapped. "This order is fair to everyone-even those 70-pointers (candidates with points only for distance) who got in through the first draw. At least there won't be further ruckus," he says. Jyoti Arora, principal, Mount Abu Public School, Rohini, agrees. "It's a relief. Fielding queries from parents every day was getting difficult. Also, the order has stopped further mess." Arora adds that 18 seats had gone to transfer cases at her school.
Ameeta Mulla Wattal, chairwoman, National Progressive Schools' Conference, suggests that schools should wait for the Directorate of Education to notify the order and explain the process to be followed. "There has already been enough confusion. It is important for schools to wait for DoE's instructions." The directorate has been ordered to closely monitor the process-admission-related data will have to be gathered and a status report prepared by April 16.
Parents who've made it in multiple schools will have to choose one seat by April 9 or lose all seats. The idea is to know the exact number of seats taken, so that the court can take a view on the interstate category applicants. Parents, however, doubt if the scrutiny is possible.
"Without a centralized system," observes 70-pointer parent Sudhanshu Jain, who's still without a seat, "it will be impossible to monitor. Parents can take admission in multiple schools without anyone getting to know. Also, there's a clear refund policy." However, Padmini Singla, director, education, says, "We'll know what to monitor only once we've seen the order."
Though relieved at being able to keep the seats, a 70-pointer parent from Vasant Kunj says the "fight remains" as "the entire process has benefited only alumni cases".
In addition to questions on monitoring, there is confusion about the status of waitlisted candidates. "According to the HC direction, all draws before February 27 are valid. Based on that order, the DoE notification announced cancellation of the waiting lists. Parents who were on them are wondering if those have also been made validAlso, there are many schools that didn't issue a first list at all," says Sumit Vohra of admissionsnursery.com.
Some relieved, others remain anxious - Hindustan Times
Over 37,000 kids can take admission in schools where names have appeared; govt notice today
NEW DELHI: The long wait for nursery admissions for a section of parents has finally come to an end but the new session is undoubtedly delayed.
After the court asked schools to admit those children whose names have already appeared in the draw of lots, 37,593 children will be able to take admission in schools where their names have appeared.
This figure may have a few duplications as some children have been selected in more than one school. The decision brings great relief to a large number of parents.
“I am beyond relieved today. My daughter will finally be able to go to school,” said Simran Dhillon, a parent who lives in Malviya Nagar whose daughter’s name had appeared in the first list at a prominent south Delhi school.
The uncertainty, however, continues for those whose children’s names did not appear in the draws already conducted.
“I wish the court had come out with a verdict for all parents once and for all. A large number of parents are still clueless about what will happen to them and this uncertainty will remain till April 16, the next hearing date,” said Kanika Sood, a parent whose son’s name has not been declared in any list so far.
The Directorate of Education is expected to come out with a notification by Friday asking schools to start admitting children.
The directorate also uploaded the data collected from schools on the total number of seats as well as the number of seats that will be filled as per the draws already conducted.
The court had asked the directorate to upload the information by Wednesday but it was done on Thursday morning, the day of the hearing. A number of parents have accused them of hiding the information to favour schools, though the directorate said the documents could not be uploaded because of a technical glitch.
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