New Delhi: The battle for nursery school admissions is far from over. The Action Committee of over 1,900 private schools in Delhi has refused to accept the recommendations of the court appointed Ashok Ganguly Committee.
The 5-member committee had recommended an admission procedure based on the neighbourhood policy. A child could gain up to 20 points if he resided within 3 km of the school. If he lived beyond 10 km he or she would not qualify.
Following recommendations given by the Committee have become a bone of contention:
*20 points if child resided within 3 km of the school
*5 points if sibling studies in the same school
*10 points if parents were alumna of the school
*5 points each for children with special needs
*20 points for parents’ educational qualifications
*5 extra points for the girl child
*20 marks to the discretion of the school management
The schools are not happy with these recommendations. Their contention is that the sibling or the alumna clause is unwarranted for. Similarly the clause saying ‘5 marks for girl child’ is unacceptable on grounds since already a gender balance has been ensured in each classrooms, such a clause was not required at all.
School’s biggest objection is to the recommended ‘neighbourhood policy’. They argued that the policy is impractical as most good schools are concentrated in South or Central Delhi and the kilometer scheme puts residents of West, East or North Delhi at a disadvantage.
The schools have time till Friday to suggest an alternative model to the Delhi High Court. And if they still can’t reach an agreement, schools are free not to hold admissions in nursery this academic session than reject the Ganguly Committee recommendation all together in their admission process.
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