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West Delhi school flouts court's admission code
By Unregistered Visitor, Section News
The school reserved 50 per cent of the seats for girls, wound up admissions before the HC-specified date for starting the process, and used a draw of lots for final admissions
When a major west Delhi school invited applications for admissions, parents were in for a shock. The school had specified in its prospectus that 50 per cent of the seats would be reserved for girls. Not only did it wind up its admissions before the High Court-specified date for starting the process, it also made some arbitrary decisions. "They told us that only five boys and five girls could avail of benefits under the sibling criterion. The final admissions were also conducted through draw of lots. They have not followed court norms at all. We are very confused," said Shiven Lal (name changed), a parent. Another parent, Sarita Rajiv, said her child's application form was rejected because the school said her home was too far. "We had applied in Bal Bharti (Dwarka), which is 12 km from our Maya Enclave residence. We know that we would have lost points, but the school just refused to accept the application," said Rajiv.
Under the 100-point criteria, 20 points have been set aside for those living within 1-3 km of the school, while those living more than 10 km away get no points.
Bal Bharti (Dwarka) prin cipal V.K. Bhatnagar, however, said the school only catered to students in the neighbourhood. "Our school buses do not go to Maya Enclave. The areas catered to by our school are specified in the prospectus," said Bhatnagar. Rajiv, however, feels that the school's decision to reject the application form was arbitrary as the court has placed no ceiling on distance. "It asked schools to grant more points to children who live nearby. But it does not say anything about refusing admission to children who live far away," she said. Ganguly Committee advocate Puneet Mittal said all schools have to adhere to the High Court norms. "The court asked for transparency, minimum discretion of management and no interviews," said Mittal. By- Hindustan Times
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