GURGAON: The nursery admissions kicked off barely a week ago in Gurgaon, but parents seeking admissions for their little ones have little to choose from. The reason some schools are close on the heels of shutting the admissions window, while others haven't even started the process. Experts say this is because of the absence of a uniform academic calendar here, like in Delhi.
"I had applied for a prominent school near Sector 56. It started offering admissions on August 1 and my child was shortlisted. But it wants the fee to be paid before August 8 when Blue Bells Public School will start the admissions. There are schools that will start the admission process later such as Heritage Public School and Scottish High International," said Vijay Singh (name changed), a parent. Another parent, on the condition of anonymity, said, "My child has secured admission in DPS Sushant Lok and we have been given only two days to deposit the fee that is in the range of Rs 60,000. But then, I won't be able to apply for my child in Lotus Valley International and DPS Sector 45." The problem is quite prevalent and even the schools admit it, but they blame it on the parents' fickle-mindedness.
DPS Sushant Lok's principal Ruchi Seth said, "The parents should come to us with a lot of preparation. They normally do their recce before they fill up the form and when their children are shortlisted, they should not refrain from depositing the fee. Moreover, we give each parent three days' time to think and take a decision."
Another school head, Rupa Chakraborty of Sun City World School, said, "Parents should do their thorough research before applying anywhere. And when the opportunity arises, why should they wait for any other school then?"
Anjali Nagpal, principal of Blue Bells Public School, said, "Though we have not started the admissions, we will give parents three days' time to deposit the fee. And we are flexible about extending the date by a few more days if the parents are not sure about it."
However, experts say the authorities should fix the timelines for all schools to follow just as it is done in Delhi to avoid the recurrence of this problem. "Unless we have uniform admission calendar like in Delhi, this problem cannot be resolved and the directorate of education should look into it," said Sumit Vohra, founder of www.admissionsnursery.com, a virtual platform for parents seeking admission for their children in NCR.
Sun City World School's Rupa also agreed. "If the authorities fix a date for opening the admissions, the problem will be sorted. The schools might be given a liberty to close them as they feel like."
When contacted, a senior official in the district administration told TOI, "The rules are made at the directorate level and are applicable statewide. But the problem is very city-specific and so far, no concrete solution has been proposed by the government. We can't frame a policy at Gurgaon level."
District elementary education officer, Prem Lata, couldn't be contacted.
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"I had applied for a prominent school near Sector 56. It started offering admissions on August 1 and my child was shortlisted. But it wants the fee to be paid before August 8 when Blue Bells Public School will start the admissions. There are schools that will start the admission process later such as Heritage Public School and Scottish High International," said Vijay Singh (name changed), a parent. Another parent, on the condition of anonymity, said, "My child has secured admission in DPS Sushant Lok and we have been given only two days to deposit the fee that is in the range of Rs 60,000. But then, I won't be able to apply for my child in Lotus Valley International and DPS Sector 45." The problem is quite prevalent and even the schools admit it, but they blame it on the parents' fickle-mindedness.
DPS Sushant Lok's principal Ruchi Seth said, "The parents should come to us with a lot of preparation. They normally do their recce before they fill up the form and when their children are shortlisted, they should not refrain from depositing the fee. Moreover, we give each parent three days' time to think and take a decision."
Another school head, Rupa Chakraborty of Sun City World School, said, "Parents should do their thorough research before applying anywhere. And when the opportunity arises, why should they wait for any other school then?"
Anjali Nagpal, principal of Blue Bells Public School, said, "Though we have not started the admissions, we will give parents three days' time to deposit the fee. And we are flexible about extending the date by a few more days if the parents are not sure about it."
However, experts say the authorities should fix the timelines for all schools to follow just as it is done in Delhi to avoid the recurrence of this problem. "Unless we have uniform admission calendar like in Delhi, this problem cannot be resolved and the directorate of education should look into it," said Sumit Vohra, founder of www.admissionsnursery.com, a virtual platform for parents seeking admission for their children in NCR.
Sun City World School's Rupa also agreed. "If the authorities fix a date for opening the admissions, the problem will be sorted. The schools might be given a liberty to close them as they feel like."
When contacted, a senior official in the district administration told TOI, "The rules are made at the directorate level and are applicable statewide. But the problem is very city-specific and so far, no concrete solution has been proposed by the government. We can't frame a policy at Gurgaon level."
District elementary education officer, Prem Lata, couldn't be contacted.
See The Details About Nursery Admissions In Some Schools
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