Govt can’t enforce straitjacket formula on schools: HC
10 years, 4 months ago

Govt can’t enforce straitjacket formula on schools: HC

Hindustan Times  

The Lieutenant-Governor’s December 18, 2013 order imposing a rigid points-based nursery admission rules came under severe criticism from the Delhi high court which said the restrictions imposed on unaided private schools was “neither procedurally proper nor rational.” HT Image “The government cannot impose a straitjacket formula of admission upon the schools under the guise of reasonable restriction and that too, without any authority of law,” Justice Manmohan remarked. “By awarding as many as 75 out of 95 marks for neighbourhood, the L-G’s order place undue emphasis on location of residence of a child over which he/she has no control,” the HC said. “By awarding five marks for siblings studying in the same school irrespective of the number of siblings a child may have, the guidelines place a single child in a disadvantageous position. The parents would certainly want their child’s school to reflect the values of their family and community,” the high court said.

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A quarter of parents lie to get their child into desired school
2 months ago

A quarter of parents lie to get their child into desired school

The Independent  

The best of Voices delivered to your inbox every week - from controversial columns to expert analysis Sign up for our free weekly Voices newsletter for expert opinion and columns Sign up to our free weekly Voices newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The poll found that 5 per …

Points to ponder: schools continue to flout norms for nursery admission
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Points to ponder: schools continue to flout norms for nursery admission

The Hindu  

More than eight years after the Directorate of Education issued a circular banning ‘unfair’ criteria for nursery admissions, several schools continue to give weightage to ‘parents’ education’ and ‘meritorious child’, among other prohibited parameters. A source, however, said, “The DoE will certainly take action if schools are awarding points for banned criteria if and when it receives such complaints.” Modern …

Nursery admissions: High Court questions Delhi govt’s distance criteria
8 years, 1 month ago

Nursery admissions: High Court questions Delhi govt’s distance criteria

Hindustan Times  

The Delhi High Court on Monday asked the AAP government whether it had done geographical mapping of the number of schools in a given area before directing private schools to admit kids in nursery on the basis of neighbourhood criteria. The court’s oral observations came during hearing of pleas challenging the AAP government’s recent order to private unaided schools to …

Can distance be sole criteria for nursery admission?
8 years, 2 months ago

Can distance be sole criteria for nursery admission?

Hindustan Times  

The Delhi government recently released the nursery admission schedule for city schools, with a rider that the rules will not be applicable for all 1,700 schools in the city. The Delhi government has decided that all 285 private schools built on DDA land will have to conduct admissions based on the sole criteria of neighbourhood or proximity of the applicants …

Improve your schools first: HC to AAP govt in nursery case
9 years, 2 months ago

Improve your schools first: HC to AAP govt in nursery case

Hindustan Times  

The Delhi high court on Monday told the AAP government to “set its house in order”, asking it to improve the “poor state” of public schools before trying to “take over” the admission process in private unaided ones. His observation came while issuing a notice to the Delhi government, asking it to respond to petitions by private schools who seek …

Stop meddling in pvt school affairs, 'set own house in order': HC tells AAP govt
9 years, 2 months ago

Stop meddling in pvt school affairs, 'set own house in order': HC tells AAP govt

India TV News  

New Delhi: Flaying the Aam Aadmi Party government in Delhi for meddling in the affairs of private unaided schools, the Delhi High Court on Monday said that the AAP government should first "set its house in order" by administering public schools and improving them instead of trying to "take over" the admission process of private schools. No one is addressing …

Nursery admission: Plea in HC against quashing of LG's guidelines
10 years, 3 months ago

Nursery admission: Plea in HC against quashing of LG's guidelines

India TV News  

New Delhi: An appeal was filed Monday in the Delhi High Court, challenging the decision of a single judge bench to quash the Lt. The plea said the Gauguly Committee's report became irrelevant after the enactment of the Rights of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, which prohibits screening procedure for admission of children at elementary level in schools. …

Delhi schools allowed to set their own nursery admission rules
10 years, 4 months ago

Delhi schools allowed to set their own nursery admission rules

The Hindu  

The Delhi High Court on Friday allowed private unaided schools to set their own guidelines for nursery admissions and evolve point systems to suit their requirements. The court set aside the Lieutenant Governor's previous guidelines issued in this regard and held that the administrative autonomy of schools could not be restricted by official orders. The court, which had earlier restrained …

Nursery admission: Only Private schools can make guidelines, says Delhi HC
10 years, 4 months ago

Nursery admission: Only Private schools can make guidelines, says Delhi HC

India TV News  

New Delhi: In a big relief to the private schools in Delhi, the High Court today upheld Ganguly committee recommendations on nursery admissions and quashed the guidelines for the same which was issued by the city government last year with respect to general category seats. The court pronounced its order on petitions challenging the nursery admission guidelines issued last year. …

New nursery admission rules flouted brazenly
11 years, 2 months ago

New nursery admission rules flouted brazenly

The Hindu  

If you’re an alcohol-guzzling, cigarette-smoking, non-vegetarian parent of a child just about ready to enter school, then the chances of your child landing the coveted nursery seat might be lower than that of a child born to a teetotaller, non-smoking, vegetarian parent. Water-tight guidelines on nursery admissions released last month were hailed as just what was needed in a city …

Nursery Admission: Delhi High Court rejects plea of private schools
11 years, 2 months ago

Nursery Admission: Delhi High Court rejects plea of private schools

India TV News  

New Delhi: In a setback for private schools, a two judge bench of Delhi High Court on Monday dismissed the petition filed by private schools saying that nursery admissions will be held as per the orders of the Lieutenant Governor. The new December 18 norms issued by the L-G increased the weightage of the ‘neighbourhood' criteria and did away with …

Nursery admissions in Delhi not to begin Jan 15
11 years, 2 months ago

Nursery admissions in Delhi not to begin Jan 15

India TV News  

New Delhi: The admission process for nursery classes in the city's private schools which was to start Jan 15, was Monday deferred by two days after some schools moved the Delhi High Court saying the new guidelines were "arbitrary". Unaided private schools appealed the single judge order which refused to stay the government notification on the criteria for nursery admissions …

Nursery admissions to go on under new guidelines
11 years, 2 months ago

Nursery admissions to go on under new guidelines

The Hindu  

The Delhi High Court on Friday declined to stay the new guidelines for admissions to nursery classes in the Capital saying the matter required a detailed hearing. The Action Committee Unaided Recognised Private Schools, an association of Capital’s private unaided school managements, had challenged the guidelines issued by Lieutenant-Governor Najeeb Jung. According to the guidelines, admissions to nursery classes will …

High Court: Lieutenant Governor to decide govt. school nursery admission guidelines
11 years, 6 months ago

High Court: Lieutenant Governor to decide govt. school nursery admission guidelines

The Hindu  

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday asked the Lieutenant-Governor to decide within three months a representation seeking amendments to Clause 14 of the Recognised Schools Order, 2007, to bring it in line with Section 13 read with Section 2 of the Right to Education Act, 2009, which prohibits screening of children for admissions to nursery. The petitioner through its lawyer …

Delhi HC Refuses To Interfere With Admission Norms For Kids Below 4
13 years, 2 months ago

Delhi HC Refuses To Interfere With Admission Norms For Kids Below 4

India TV News  

New Delhi, Jan 27: Three-plus-toddlers can be admitted to pre-nursery classes with the Delhi High Court today refusing to interfere with the age criteria and admission process in pre-schools saying “inclusive elementary education” is needed for all children. The High Court, however, refused to interfere with the age criteria saying elementary education was necessary for all the children and schools …

“Nursery admissions unfair, in violation of court ruling”
15 years, 3 months ago

“Nursery admissions unfair, in violation of court ruling”

The Hindu  

Dubbing the admission procedure adopted by unaided public or private schools in the city as “unfair and in clear violation of court directions”, BJP councillor and Delhi Abhibhavak Mahasangh president Vijender Gupta has alleged that these schools had made a “mockery” of the admission policy circulated by the Government. Addressing a conference on the issue on Monday, Mr. Gupta said: …

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