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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 mousumi on March 20, 2014 at 11:22am: I am agree with you Vikas. Now we all are expecting a good solution asap.

Comment by Gurpreet on March 20, 2014 at 11:15am: I am totally against alumni criteria however i feel sibling points are genuine. I am mother of single child but i feel there should be preference to sibling cases. However i feel it should be restricted to two child only and there should be proper verification of cases admitted under sibling criteria. Schools should be more transparent and should not have autonomy in filling seats under sibling criteria .......DOE should keep monitoring on this .....

Comment by shilpa singh on March 20, 2014 at 11:15am: @Paweesh.Its a gud school i am an alumni of the same school.Very disciplined..

Comment by Vikas Gupta on March 20, 2014 at 10:57am: Agreed to all for sibling points but there should be some cap on that also. In many good schools there are only 15-20 seats vacant after that.

In this way parents like me who has only one child till date. Our child won't get admission in good school.

Comment by Babita Rawat on March 20, 2014 at 10:28am: I too agree with sibling points. Though I am mother of a first boy child i can understand the justification for sibling points because it is very difficult to send your two kids in two different schools.

Though I am not in favour of alumni points, but since this year and now at this time its too late to implement it, we should go with these points and for next year policy /points should be made keeping into mind all these things and views of parents in this year.

My kid has not been selected so far in any of the schools I have applied (almost 16 schools) for but even though I want to end this admission process now very soon

Comment by Shikha Gupta on March 20, 2014 at 10:22am: Well said Girish, fully agree with you. That is point for which WE all parents should fight instead of scrapping of points. I request to those people who have really filed PIL for any reason, please do some good work for the country & not just for yourself. Think as a whole & not as one. I believe we all can give valuable suggestions & solutions to make the system proper & intact.

Comment by Suresh Kumar Shukla on March 20, 2014 at 10:13am: I have got numb now. I am just waiting for this process to end now no matter if my kid gets admission or not. Atleast then I will be able to think about next step...

Comment by Hemant Vishnoi on March 20, 2014 at 9:59am: sorry, it's Fr Agnel..

Comment by Hemant Vishnoi on March 20, 2014 at 9:58am: @Sakshi: Can you pl help in suggesting how is Fr Angel, The Frank Anthony as compare to other schools for overall development of the child. which one is better.

Comment by sheeba adil on March 20, 2014 at 9:44am: Just wants to say that I completely honour and believe in Delhi high court however 12 march judgement has given me sleepless nights and so much mental pressure .... And here I am clueless ... Is that worth tolerating .... Where I stand ? Do I also have to knock to court above bcoz of the coming decision ??