Nursery Admissions No Clarity On EWS Category
NEW DELHI: While there is practically no change in the way general
category nursery admissions will be conducted, on EWS-DG admissions-in
which massive changes are planned-there is no word. The government has
said the process will be moved online but there is no guideline or
instructions yet.
Awareness is generally low among EWS-DG (economically weaker section and disadvantaged groups) parents. "Most of them don't know what to do or what documents are required. Even telling them the process will be online will make no sense to them," says lawyer-activist Khagesh Jha. He also believes the government should give this category plenty of time. "It's not like the government can simply issue a notification and the parents in their jhuggis will pull out laptops, read and interpret it. You have to leave enough time for the school or government or NGO to approach the parents."
The delay in issuing information could lead to a reduction in the number of admissions, he fears, and that's assuming it starts at the same time as admissions for general category
There could be reduction in numbers for other reasons too. Jha points out that many private schools have not declared vacancies — general or EWS — in KG and Class I now. "When they do announce them, there won't be any online system or anything to ensure the EWS seats get filled," he says. Delhi's rules as well as a minister of HRD guideline require schools to issue a common list of successful candidates and not separate ones.
In any case, schools have found ways to broaden the scope of certain criteria. Admissionnursery.com's Sumit Vohra has found schools that have allotted points criteria such as "double alumni/ two generation alumni" and "triple alumni/ three or more generation alumni." By Thursday evening, only 701 of 1,737 had submitted their admission criteria and points distribution policies to the DoE. irectorate of Education. The DoE had ordered schools to submit by Christmas day.
Awareness is generally low among EWS-DG (economically weaker section and disadvantaged groups) parents. "Most of them don't know what to do or what documents are required. Even telling them the process will be online will make no sense to them," says lawyer-activist Khagesh Jha. He also believes the government should give this category plenty of time. "It's not like the government can simply issue a notification and the parents in their jhuggis will pull out laptops, read and interpret it. You have to leave enough time for the school or government or NGO to approach the parents."
The delay in issuing information could lead to a reduction in the number of admissions, he fears, and that's assuming it starts at the same time as admissions for general category
There could be reduction in numbers for other reasons too. Jha points out that many private schools have not declared vacancies — general or EWS — in KG and Class I now. "When they do announce them, there won't be any online system or anything to ensure the EWS seats get filled," he says. Delhi's rules as well as a minister of HRD guideline require schools to issue a common list of successful candidates and not separate ones.
In any case, schools have found ways to broaden the scope of certain criteria. Admissionnursery.com's Sumit Vohra has found schools that have allotted points criteria such as "double alumni/ two generation alumni" and "triple alumni/ three or more generation alumni." By Thursday evening, only 701 of 1,737 had submitted their admission criteria and points distribution policies to the DoE. irectorate of Education. The DoE had ordered schools to submit by Christmas day.
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