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NURSERY ADMISSIONS-Latest litigation against alumni, sibling points has created two factions among parents- Hindustan Times Mar 20

Tempers run high as parents file PIL to scrap alumni points
NURSERY Latest litigation against alumni, sibling points has created two factions among parents

NEW DELHI: The nursery admission mess has not just created mistrust between parents and the authorities. It has also soured relations between parents.

The latest PIL against including alumni and sibling points in the nursery admission guidelines has created two factions — one against and one for it, at least for now.

“It is too late in the day for yet another PIL. The guidelines were announced on December 18. Why did these parents not protest against the alumni and sibling points at that time? Any problems that they now have should be addressed in next year’s guidelines,” said a parent, who did not want to be named.

“My daughter has got admission through the alumni points. Every parent wants their child to go to the same school as them. Even if others don’t agree with this, they have to agree with it being too late to cancel all admissions after we have been assured of a seat,” she added.

Some parents applied only in a couple of schools as they were sure that they would get admission in the school of their choice.

“I applied to a school where I studied and where my elder daughter studies. That gives me 95 points out of 95. I did not need to apply to any other school as I was sure I would get admission here. Now all of that seems to be a waste because the guidelines may change,” said Ketan Adhikari, a parent who lives in east Delhi.

Heated discussions between parents can be observed on online admission guidance portals, with passions running high.

The nursery admission process in the city is yet to take off with the Delhi High Court staying the process till March 24.

Nursery admission for disabled kids: HC pulls up Delhi govt

Arora has challenged Lt Governor's nursery admission guidelines to extent it clubs disabled children with kids from economically weaker groups

Press Trust of India |

The Delhi High Court today pulled up the city government for not taking steps to ensure that three per cent seats be kept vacant in nursery classes for kids with disabilities.

Taking serious note of non-implementation of its earlier orders, a bench of justices S Ravindra Bhat and R V Easwar asked the Delhi government, through its counsel Zubeda Begum, to implement them "forthwith".

The bench also directed the city government to file an affidavit indicating the steps taken by it to implement the orders of the court while giving a warning to it not to take the issue "lightly".

The court said if no circular, communicating its decision to the schools, is issued by the next date of hearing, the Principal Secretary concerned be present before it and posted the matter to March 28.

"Don't take it lightly. By not doing so (issuing the circular), you have rendered our decision infructuous. How will you ensure that three per cent quota is set aside once the stay on admissions is lifted? How will the schools know about our order? Who will be responsible?

"What are you waiting for? What are you scared of?" the bench asked when Zubeda Begum submitted that no harm has been done by non-issuance of the circular as admissions to nursery class have been stayed by the court.

The bench had on February 26 and March 12 ordered three per cent seats be kept vacant for disabled kids which would be filled subject to the outcome of the petition.

The court was today informed about non-issuance of the circular to communicate its decision to the schools by the petitioner Pramod Arora's counsel Anshumaan Sahni.

Arora has challenged the Lt Governor's nursery admission guidelines to the extent it clubs disabled children with kids from economically weaker groups (EWS).

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Comment by Ranjan on March 22, 2014 at 10:02pm: I agree with someone telling that equality is not possible but equilibrium can be possible in nursry admission.. well since some fixed reservation quota are there it is equilibrium which we can expect from system and hope the judgement favours in establishing the equilibrium by taking corrective decision. Wish u all luck for a justified system..

Comment by Sunny on March 22, 2014 at 12:25am: @mousumi , @farhan,

forget about good schools even in average schools there is no chance

and if this continues not only present but all future generations (of non alumni, non sibling) will face this issue.

for 1st born non alumni its not a matter of one session or 1 year, there entire generations to come will face the same bias.

Comment by mousumi on March 21, 2014 at 11:53pm: In a good school if there is no chance for the first born it means chances for the 2nd born also very low to get admission in a good school because of siblings points. I know few parents whose 1st child reads in a good school but they want another school for their 2nd baby due to distance but not getting chance except that one

Comment by mohd farhan on March 21, 2014 at 9:14pm: For the first born no admission and hoping for getting benefits for 2nd child. Is it justified?

Comment by Ashish Sharma on March 21, 2014 at 6:37pm: what about honest transfer cases ? They are also suffering due to fake transfer cases but no body want to understand their pain.

Comment by Vikas Gupta on March 21, 2014 at 6:26pm: Honest 70 pointers who got selected should not suffer because of fake transfer cases.

Comment by Vikas Gupta on March 21, 2014 at 6:25pm: @kanika Correct..

Comment by Sunny56 on March 21, 2014 at 6:03pm: @Monoj, Thanks for putting it in right words, adding to your comments if one have two kids in two different school, imagine what will happen when both schools have (PTMs, Sports Day Annual Day, Picnic pick ups and drops etc.) on the same day or with little difference of time. Which office allows so many half days and leaves to its employees. So friends please be supportive and dont file PILs for siblings or Alumni.

Comment by Kanika Saxena on March 21, 2014 at 5:28pm: @Manoj you really understood the crux please lets not fight we need to understand the value of each point. Therefore the best solution is let 70 pointers who got lucky in lottery to retain there seats as they did not had any fault and try to accomodate as many TC cases as many possible but not at cost of honest 70 pointers and honest TC cases.

Comment by Manoj on March 21, 2014 at 4:09pm: Hi Kanika Saxena

I have read your comment posted 10 hours ago and would like to discuss as below:

Seems you be a good writer.

But while writting from your heart you forgot to understand the fact that at 6:30 in the morning how a parent will go to two different bus stops to drop their 3 & 4 or 5 year child.

Second, in the afternoon, if the parent succeed to pick one child from one bus stop of one school then please ask your heart and reply that what will happen when the second child will be taken back to the school as parent will not be able to pick both their children at the same time.

Hope you and all others who have single child as of now will be requiring this factor of sibling in future also when they will plan for their second child.