Nursery Admissions in Delhi NCR 2025-26
Form Dates | Admission Criteria | Results | Fee Details | List of All Schools
School body seeks stay on nursery norms~TOI | Anxious and testing time for parents~The Statesman
School body seeks stay on nursery norms
NEW DELHI: Yet another school body has filed a petition in high court asking for a stay on the new nursery guidelines based on the order passed by LG Najeeb Jung. The Forum for the Promotion of Quality Education, with 19 Delhi schools as members including Vasant Valley and Salwan Public School, issued a statement proposing "co-operation between government and the private schools," on Thursday.
"The order...usurps the autonomy of private unaided schools," says the statement, "Till the recommendations of the Ganguly Commission were enforced in 2007, these schools had complete autonomy in the process of admission." "In truth," it further says, "Private schools are engaged in providing high quality educational inputs to the future citizens of the country in furtherance and support of the government's aim of 100% literacy. It is strange that while these schools and the people who run them are considered good enough to be entrusted with young children in their formative years, they are not considered responsible enough to conduct admissions."
Meanwhile, several schools have started posting the new guidelines on their websites, and the department's helpline for nursery admissions will by up by JAN 13 2014. The admissions, as per the existing schedule, will begin on January 15.
"The order...usurps the autonomy of private unaided schools," says the statement, "Till the recommendations of the Ganguly Commission were enforced in 2007, these schools had complete autonomy in the process of admission." "In truth," it further says, "Private schools are engaged in providing high quality educational inputs to the future citizens of the country in furtherance and support of the government's aim of 100% literacy. It is strange that while these schools and the people who run them are considered good enough to be entrusted with young children in their formative years, they are not considered responsible enough to conduct admissions."
Meanwhile, several schools have started posting the new guidelines on their websites, and the department's helpline for nursery admissions will by up by JAN 13 2014. The admissions, as per the existing schedule, will begin on January 15.
Anxious and testing time for parents
twisha.hans
twisha.hans@thestatesman.net
New Delhi, 8 Jan
The admission season looks anxious and testing time for parents as the Delhi High Court on Wednesday stayed a DoE's order for reserving 20 percent seats in St Columbia's school for students belonging to the economically weaker sections, now as predictably parents are bothered about the delay in the process of nursery admission of their wards as the private schools are also in the same league of receiving stay on their plea for new rules in LG guidelines.
The private schools, however, moved court on 3 January against the new guidelines issued by the Lieutenant Governor, Mr Najeeb Jung, which asked for the weightage to area kids and abolition of 20 per cent management quota in all the private schools. Parents are now worried about if the private schools might get stay on their plea then it will twist a tricky situation on their leave applications. "Me and my husband are working. We have applied for leave since 15th of this month as the admission commences from that day but now as the schools have moved the court for stay, we are worried that the process might get delayed by a week or two," said Nehai Tyagi, a resident of Tilak Nagar.
Parents are also expressing uncertainties during the admission procedure as they believe that they would not get admission effortlessly and many of them would apply for as many schools as possible. "Since, there will be shortage of leaves if the order comes and with that it is very difficult to cover all the schools together at one go or in the short period of time possible," said a parent.
On the other hand, RC Jain, who is president of Delhi State Public Schools Management Association for Unaided Recognised Private Schools, states that the petition was made against the diminishing autonomy of private schools under the new guidelines. He said, "We yearn for our independence and autonomy. The government's latest guidelines are hostile towards self-sufficiency of private, non-aided and recognised schools. We contribute towards 40 percent of city's education but we don't have any right to reserve a seat for the ward of our kin's child."
While expressing the positive decision from the court, he said, "We are optimistic about the petition filed by us and if the action is to be taken, it should be taken against the misuse of management quota but it shouldn't be scratched off."
Meanwhile, Sumit Vohra, who founder of admissionnursery.com, said, "Many parents feel it's a big setback and as private unaided are moving to court against new admission guidelines, now they are anxious about case against new guidelines and dissolution of management quota is not stayed."
Although, amidst all chaos, parents hope for unsurpassed order from the court, "I am applying for all the private schools including DPS, Cambridge and Sardar Patel so I hope that the decision should be sensible enough in terms of accommodating the parents grievances also," said Imam Ghani, a resident of south Delhi.
Replies to This Discussion
-
Permalink Reply by Sunny Chadha on
-
Our govt and schools have made a complete mockery of the system. Guidelines, stay orders...for Christ sake - we are talking about our kids admissions. There is a limit to the volatile nature of these frequent changes. Totally disappointed with the system.
Hope we sail through it:(..God bless us all!!!!!!
-
Permalink Reply by Deepanshu Arora on
-
Its a good decision and hopefully everything falls in its place once the process starts on 15-Jan-14
-
Permalink Reply by Neetika Taneja on
-
Yes absolutely, and All the Best to everyone!
-
-
good news
-
-
Love you Najeeb & HC.
Hats off to Team AN, Sumit Ji, Sakshi Ma'am & Latha Ma'am.
-
-
God News ...
-
Permalink Reply by Sakshi (Moderator) on
-
THANKS EVERYONE FOR YOUR KIND WORDS
-
-
Delhi High Court rejects stay on L-G order on nursery admissions
IBN7 | 10-Jan-2014 12:32 PM
New Delhi: In a major setback to private schools in the national capital, the Delhi High Court rejected their petition to stay Lieutenant Governor Najeeb Jung's order on nursery admissions. The petitioners had questioned the power by which Jung issued guidelines for nursery admissions in Delhi.
The petition was filed by Delhi School Association after Jung made some changes in nursery admission process and decided to put an end to the management quota following protests by parents. The petitioners argued that the order compromised the autonomy of private unaided schools in Delhi.
The Lieutenant Governor had passed guidelines in 2013, which ended the 20 per cent management quota in private schools.
According to the new guidelines, all students will be enrolled under the same 100-point system. It has also brought in a clause of added preference for children from the same neighbourhood as the school or children who lived within an eight kilometre radius of the school.
Schools must also mention the area and roadmap on the notice board and school website.
-
-
please tell me something, every one is happy with the new points and the new 8km distance. what happens to someone who does fall in the 8km distance but is a first boy child??? With the distance all the seats would be filled with siblings and alumni. with so many now qualifying for limited seats, a first child wont even qualify for the draw of lots!!!!
-
-
Prateek and Hardeo, We agree as Mr Vohra raised this issue in media.
One point only 5 girls will selected per school ( taking average 100 general seats) rest its equal for all .As only 5% reservation. but we feel in metro like delhi girls and boys are treated at par so ..equal points should have been given to both.
- ‹ Previous
- 1
- 2
- 3
- Next ›
About
Latest Activity
- Top News
- Everything
© 2025 Created by Sumit Vohra (Webmaster).
Powered by
