Admission for EWS children in Nursery to remain open past March 31st

Updated on: Friday, January 06, 2012

Delhi government today decided to keep the admission process in Nursery Schools open beyond March 31st which is the last, for children from economically weaker sections to ensure that seats are filled completely. The government has taken this step for the first time to ensure that the vacant EWS seats are filled even after the admission process is over.

According to officials, the admission process will be over by March 31 after which the Education Department will conduct a review to check whether any seats in EWS category is vacant.

Once the review is conducted and if it is found that there are vacant seats in the category, then the government will advertise these seats.

The decision was taken at a meeting chaired by Education Minister Arvinder Singh Lovely.

Lovely warned that the government would cancel the admission process of any school that is found violating guidelines by asking details of educational qualification and financial status of parents.

As the admission process for nursery classes began yesterday, Lovely also asked deputy directors of each zone to visit schools in person to check whether the admission process was going on the right track.

"Seeking details about the educational qualification and professional details (financial situation) is violation of the guidelines. If we get such complaints, we will cancel the admission process in such schools," he told.

The Minister was pointed out that some schools were found violating the guidelines by seeking details of educational qualification of parents.

"There is nothing wrong in asking about the educational qualification in the admission form. But adding it in the point system is not allowed. We will take action," he said.

He also said the government has not received any complaints from parents regarding rules' violation by schools.

"We have an online complaint system wherein parents can lodge complaints about such things. But we have not got any such complaints as of now," he said.

On complaints of schools charging more than the prescribed amount of Rs 25 for application forms, he said the government can take action only when someone complains.

To a question, Lovely said schools which have mobile towers installed in their premises should remove them immediately.

Admission for EWS children in Nursery to remain open past March 31st

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